Trinity V UCD

Fat Al · 20-02-2008 12:22pm #1

I am not a UCD student but i have friends who are in UCD and they are very harsh on the attitude of the trinity students to them. I am an open minded person but have the good cause to feel the way they do or are they over reacting.

The Black Oil · 20-02-2008 12:23pm

Meh.

Fat Al · 20-02-2008 12:32pm

This is an english speaking website

20-02-2008 12:43pm

You're a towel.

paperclip · 20-02-2008 12:54pm

As if it's not reciprocated anyway!
I went to a talk by Bill Bryson in UCD last year and up on the walls were tons of posters proclaiming a talk on 'Why We Hate Trinity' or something to that effect. I think it's sad, since there are plenty of people in both colleges who are idiots and also plenty who contain the milk of human kindness. To lump them together is just silliness.

Group hug!

P.S- If it makes you feel any better, I originally wanted to do veterinary science in UCD. Just because we end up in trinity doesn't mean that's what we signed up for. I suspect the same is true in UCD, but it doesn't really matter which college is 'bigger' or 'older'. I like TCD because it's central in the city, it's convenient to get to and has the course I wanted to do.

Crash · 20-02-2008 1:31pm

some people in UCD seem to put a hell of a lot of work into disliking trinity

for instance putting UCD ents posters in trinity, to their obsession with rushing in on med day etc. Doesn't bother me, just seems like too much work!

experiMental · 20-02-2008 1:59pm

that's nothing new, I heard that there was rivalry between Trinity and DIT as well. Students of both colleges should be very glad that there's a world class uni in the center and in the south, and that they got their college places. They just can't realise the opportunity they have compared to students in other countries.

smchugh · 20-02-2008 4:57pm

Im am a UCD student. I was in trinity about two weeks ago looking for a book to further my studies where the people there were nothing short of pure ignorant to me just because I study at UCD. Yous should be ashamed of yourselves and grow up. That is just childish.

paperclip · 20-02-2008 5:18pm

smchugh wrote: »

Im am a UCD student. I was in trinity about two weeks ago looking for a book to further my studies where the people there were nothing short of pure ignorant to me just because I study at UCD. Yous should be ashamed of yourselves and grow up. That is just childish.

Why, what happened? I'm sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I hope this doesn't make you think badly of the rest of us.

Crash · 20-02-2008 6:14pm

Was it because you were attempting to get access to a library you don't have rights to access? i'm sure some people would be pure ignorant with me if i walked into UCD library looking to get in. madness that.

AlanSparrowhawk · 20-02-2008 6:24pm

some people in ucd have an inferiority complex about the rivalry between ucd and tcd. i don't think many people in tcd look down their noses at ucd but if they thought ucd was a better uni they probably would have went there tbh....

exiztone · 20-02-2008 7:46pm

smchugh wrote: »

Im am a UCD student. I was in trinity about two weeks ago looking for a book to further my studies where the people there were nothing short of pure ignorant to me just because I study at UCD. Yous should be ashamed of yourselves and grow up. That is just childish.

Don't you mean arrogant and not ignorant?

Thirdfox · 20-02-2008 7:58pm

Well it is UCD,D after all

- most of my friends go there and they lament that name change all the time.

But aside from some friendly/joking banter I've never seen anyone make anything of the supposed TCD v. UCD rivalry.

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI · 20-02-2008 8:57pm

smchugh wrote: »

Im am a UCD student. I was in trinity about two weeks ago looking for a book to further my studies where the people there were nothing short of pure ignorant to me just because I study at UCD. Yous should be ashamed of yourselves and grow up. That is just childish.

I think you are childish...

Why should we be ashamed of ourselves? Why should I be ashamed of the actions of a fellow Trinity student? I'm not responsible for the actions of others, and you can't say, "well, one/some Trinity student/s treated me bad and therefore all of you ought to be ashamed of yourselves", it's a ridiculous over-generalisation. Do you really think the entire student body has it in for UCD students? Furthermore, without knowing the particulars of your experience, is it not possible and misinterpreting some playful inter-college rivalry as malevolence?

barnesd · 20-02-2008 9:35pm

From my experience (as a Trinity student) it's other colleges who have an attitude with us. Apart from maybe DIT, who have an attitude with everyone.

Boston · 20-02-2008 9:48pm

Trinity people tend to be oblivious to the trivial rivalry.

Crash · 20-02-2008 9:58pm

Also, the original poster states he's "not a ucd student" but in his other thread says "we (UCD) will kick your ass at cricket!".

Bad troll is bad mk?

paperclip · 20-02-2008 10:00pm

The 'rivalry' seems to be limited to those in Dub colleges- my brothers went to UCG and UCC and nothing was ever made of any inter college rivalry.

UCG is the biggest party college in the country though, my money's on it.

Crash · 20-02-2008 10:05pm

They've got a great city for it

Love galway, great larf.

snorlax · 20-02-2008 10:34pm

There was plenty of rilvary at the fencing colours i was in last year...kinda made the matches more fun though!

godtabh · 20-02-2008 10:58pm

snorlax wrote: »

There was plenty of rilvary at the fencing colours i was in last year...kinda made the matches more fun though!

Same with me when I did the soccer colours so many years ago. Thats more than to local rivalry over bragging rights I'd say. We were the first to beat UCD in years! The night in the Palace was class

patzer117 · 21-02-2008 12:04pm

sure it's all a bit of fun. The debating colours in trinity in fresher's week was brilliant, the UCD students stole the show completely, but whenever trinity students go out to UCD they get a much harder time of it... Next Tuesday in Theatre L in UCD is the next colours, some funny trinners people and hilarious LnH folks if anyone is interested, but as an example two years ago at the show human faeces were thrown at some Trinity students, they now have security check everybody's bag for stuff they could throw

folan · 21-02-2008 12:07pm

its college rivalry, i went to neither, i slag my brother for going to one, my sister for applying for the other, and I'm the one with a degree and a good job, as good as a grad from either.
Its a bit of fun, there is rivalry between countys and towns, this is the same, but i think these two get the worst stick cause of some of the "posher" (read ruder and holier than thou) students who people seem to remember best (suprisingly).

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