OPEN ON MONDAY ?

curly from cork

Hi
Just wondering as Minister O Keeffee has issued a directive to all primary and post primary schools to close til Thurs, are UCC making any decisions?

deRanged

the place is open for business as usual.

quoteunquote

Hopefully they'll make allowances for students who are snowed in. I have a German presentation on Monday and the way things are going I don't know if I'll be able to get back to Cork.

deRanged

they should do. attendance has been crap all week anyway, so I imagine they're expecting people not to turn up/hand stuff in.

legal eagle 1

I hope so too, I've missed the whole of last week due to the weather and it looks like this week is going to be no different. I think there should be some email sent out to everyone telling lecturers etc. to give consideration to those who are in a bad position because of the weather.

Aodan83

Keep an eye on the student email Id say. Ucc wont be quite so eager as Batt to close the college. If they do, there will definitly be an email from either the SU or the president, if not both.

Nova_era

If they run out of salt and grit then surely they'll have to close, lest they risk claims by people with broken legs. As a health and safety issue it's likely that they could close.

Fingers crossed they don't though, I need every second of college time at the moment.

legal eagle 1

I hope they do close, the thought of having to take a journey that normally takes me four and a half hours on a good day down to Cork in this weather is terrifying me. Lecturers whom I have emailed too don't seem to be given much consideration to the weather conditions. I'd happily make up for any time I miss, I think it is unfair to students who have to travel distance to make it to college by continuing to have the college open and fully functioning

samf

i've been cc'd on an email from the SU asking the registrar if UCC will be open for business as normal on Monday, will let you know the response.

Ricky91t

legal eagle 1 wrote: »

I hope they do close, the thought of having to take a journey that normally takes me four and a half hours on a good day down to Cork in this weather is terrifying me. Lecturers whom I have emailed too don't seem to be given much consideration to the weather conditions. I'd happily make up for any time I miss, I think it is unfair to students who have to travel distance to make it to college by continuing to have the college open and fully functioning

I'm having the same problem,I usually get the bus via Kilarney in Kerry and if there's snow the roads around there will be hit bad.

The journey that takes me 3 hours normally on a Friday took me four and a half and the roads were OK then

Byron85

UCD is closed until Tuesday it seems. You gotta love the Dubs. The slightest bit of hardship and the whole place shuts down.

x in the city

T.W.H Byron wrote: »

UCD is closed until Tuesday it seems. You gotta love the Dubs. The slightest bit of hardship and the whole place shuts down.

pissing snow in kerry now. havent been back yet since holidays, laid low with flu all last week

Orizio

Aodan83 wrote: »

Keep an eye on the student email Id say. Ucc wont be quite so eager as Batt to close the college. If they do, there will definitly be an email from either the SU or the president, if not both.

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I'm guessing they would actually save quite a lot of money if UCC is closed down.

stop

Orizio wrote: »

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I'm guessing they would actually save quite a lot of money if UCC is closed down.

not really, they'll likely have to pay their staff, even if the staff are told not to come in.

Ricky91t

stop wrote: »

not really, they'll likely have to pay their staff, even if the staff are told not to come in.

I'd say 4 days of very low power and heating usage would cover that though :eek:

My journey back to Cork is looking bad,Been snowing for three hours here!

funki_munkee

I think lectures should definately be cancelled this week, or at least extra detailed notes put up on Blackboard for people who cant get to college. The majority of students are going to be snowed in seen as most of the counties surrounding Cork are badly effected by the weather, and Cork city itself is dangerously icy and may worsen. imho it seems that the colleges are only reluctant to close because they dont want to have to make up the time some other week or be under pressure to squeeze everythin in before the end of term! Maybe thats a bit harsh?? It just doesnt make sense to me why they'd put on lectures when they know the majority of students wont be able to attend due to reasons outside their control! Its not really fair when there wont be any other opportunity to catch up!

Jay P

I want to go to college. I don't want to lose summer holidays the same way I lost Christmas holidays.

Byron85

Has anyone emailed the S.U?

captainspeckle

Jay P wrote: »

I want to go to college. I don't want to lose summer holidays the same way I lost Christmas holidays.

You didnt lose christmas holidays, you lost the study/review week.

I think it should close, road condidtions are hazardous, to say the least, and there is a good chance that a lot of people will get snowed in. Plus I dont want to hand in my essays monday and wednesday!

Byron85

captainspeckle wrote: »

You didnt lose christmas holidays, you lost the study/review week.

I think it should close, road condidtions are hazardous, to say the least, and there is a good chance that a lot of people will get snowed in. Plus I dont want to hand in my essays monday and wednesday!

I emailed the S.U. so we'll see if they reply. Tbh, if it keeps snowing the way it is there is no way that college could operate as normal. It's been snowing since around 11 and it has only gotten heavier.

Also I don't want to hand up my Psychology essay on Wednesday.

Ricky91t

I'm not able to get to Cork tomorrow anyway..Been snowing since 11,the grit on the road has done nothing,And buses seem to be cancelled from my local stop..

captainspeckle

yeah, there is definately no let up with the snow. I usually come into cork by shanakiel.... I can only imagine how slippery that hill is right now. :eek:

Nonoperational

The hill is grand. Just back from town.

Byron85

gpf101 wrote: »

The hill is grand. Just back from town.

Now it is. The problems won't arise until tonight when the temperature drops. That added to the snowfall will lead to a slippery situation. Har har!

captainspeckle

So has anyone heard anything yet from official sources?

blankblank

If they are planning on shutting the college they are being very slow about announcing the whole thing, I mean people who do have to traval might start attempting to get moving and try and make buses/drive down.

Ive to go to work at six till midnight, hope the roads will be okay on the way home.:(:(

Jeebus

SU :

Despite the campus looking absolutely beautiful we know many of you don't want to chance getting in here tomorrow. We're waiting on an update from Senior Management and should have it shortly... in the mean time - get out and build a snowman

Would you ever add them on facebook, lads ?! They are very good altogether !;)

Orizio

Jay P wrote: »

I want to go to college. I don't want to lose summer holidays the same way I lost Christmas holidays.

I don't remember that happening.

Anyway, its only lightly snowing here, but this is out in East Cork.

thebigcheese22

From the SU:

'OK FOLKS - official word from UCC is that it will be OPEN AS NORMAL tomorrow. Anyone who cannot make it to college tomorrow are asked to get in touch with their department first thing in the morning. I'd like to stress that we are only passing on this message and any complaints should be forwarded to vpstudentexperience@ucc.ie'


What a complete joke. The SU did all the could like, the college authorities really couldn't give a flying fucc about the students :mad:

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

From the SU:

'OK FOLKS - official word from UCC is that it will be OPEN AS NORMAL tomorrow. Anyone who cannot make it to college tomorrow are asked to get in touch with their department first thing in the morning. I'd like to stress that we are only passing on this message and any complaints should be forwarded to vpstudentexperience@ucc.ie'


What a complete joke. The SU did all the could like, the college authorities really couldn't give a flying fucc about the students :mad:

I see what you did there. Well bollix to that. I'm stuck in clare as far as they're concerned

Trent L

All the SU did is ask if the college was closing. I'm all for an SU that communicates well, but we need leaders, not just parrots. They should have been making the case to close the college and they should call on students that don't have exams or assignments to hand in tomorrow to boycott college for Monday at least.

thebigcheese22

Trent L wrote: »

All the SU did is ask if the college was closing. I'm all for an SU that communicates well, but we need leaders, not just parrots. They should have been making the case to close the college and they should call on students that don't have exams or assignments to hand in tomorrow to boycott college for Monday at least.

In fairness I've think they've done all they could. I'm involved with the SU as a class rep and the sheer pigheadedness (its a word) of some of the academic staff is unbelievable. They didn't want the study week cancelled last month coz a lot of them had skiing holidays! Thats the kind of ignorance you're up against

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

TRENT! I think you should go kick some asses trent! yeaahhh trent

liberal

I'm a beting man and despite what has been communicated via the SU I'd put money on the college being open BUT lectures/labs etc being canceled

Sure the water pipes are probably frozen by now

thebigcheese22

Seth Round Volleyball wrote: »

I see what you did there. Well bollix to that. I'm stuck in clare as far as they're concerned

Yeah, sure it was intentional...

samf

"We spoke to the registrar of the Uni who said that they evaluated warnings from AA roadwatch, the fact that all trains are still running and that the majority of bus eireann services were still running, when making their decision.

We did communicate that a lot of students would have difficulty making it into college. Those students should contact their departments in the morning according to Senior Mgt and let them know. Departments will be understanding of students who can't make it in." - Ian Power, UCC SU

captainspeckle

Grr... off to cork I go then! Seriously hope I make it there in one piece. If people get hurt while making it back to college there will be uproar!

legal eagle 1

Does the college not know that train services don't operate to Cork from some parts of the country or that bus services have been restricted in places! Its an absolute joke and I hope the lecturers are considerate to people. The least the college could do is send round an email informing people of what is happening.....thats not asking for much!!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

legal eagle 1 wrote: »

Does the college not know that train services don't operate to Cork from some parts of the country or that bus services have been restricted in places! Its an absolute joke and I hope the lecturers are considerate to people. The least the college could do is send round an email informing people of what is happening.....thats not asking for much!!

yeah, not to mention for people who live very rurally even managing to get to a bus might be impossible

Ricky91t

Buses from Kerry-Cork(Main route) have been cancelled since 3:30,and we're important people

If they don't care about the rest of the people they should at least care about the Kerry people

x in the city

wow

a student update

not much use to kerry people stuck in the sthicks...

liberal

Ricky91t wrote: »

Buses from Kerry-Cork(Main route) have been cancelled since 3:30,and we're important people

If they don't care about the rest of the people they should at least care about the Kerry people

kerry needs a special bus, we've been aware of this for some time

Eliot Rosewater

In fairness they're probably reluctant to close after the week off after the floods.

Looks like the opportunistic welfare officer is using the snow to boost his Presidential campaign publicity. http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1469294347#/event.php?eid=244200044037&ref=mf

Trent L

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

In fairness they're probably reluctant to close after the week off after the floods.

Looks like the opportunistic welfare officer is using the snow to boost his Presidential campaign publicity. http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1469294347#/event.php?eid=244200044037&ref=mf

The bastard, organising a snowball fight!

Orizio

Evidently the radio is reporting that UCC may be closed.

Byron85

Not pleased in the least. Bastards. The walk into college in the morning shall be interesting.

thebigcheese22

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

In fairness they're probably reluctant to close after the week off after the floods.

Looks like the opportunistic welfare officer is using the snow to boost his Presidential campaign publicity. http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1469294347#/event.php?eid=244200044037&ref=mf

You mean former welfare officer? A tad cynical to say its to boost his campaign tho... :rolleyes:

quoteunquote

I can't wait to see the eejits in Ugg boots being slaughtered by snowballs. Mwahahaha.

Léan

Getting worried if UCC is to remain open. I've a harp class in the music dept tomorrow morning in Sundays Well, don't know how anyone would be expected to walk up there, it will be a death trap

Byron85

quoteunquote wrote: »

I can't wait to see the eejits in Ugg boots being slaughtered by snowballs. Mwahahaha.

I'll be breaking out my Doc Martin rip offs tomorrow!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

You mean former welfare officer? A tad cynical to say its to boost his campaign tho... :rolleyes:

Oh he's so crazy and like...random and stuff? Whatever will he do next. Lol. That guy annoys the piss out of me, I'm going to that with rocks and a Keith seeking rock launcher