Again, (again, again, again, again) it begins... [SU elections]

Kwekubo

SU email sez that nominations are now open for this year's SU officer elections. Closing date is 24th January, and campaign season opens on 8th February.

So, who's in the running?

Boston

I will posed in this thread when suitably pissed off. I'm hoping to improve upon the threat "My daddies a barrister" this year.

Denerick

I hope for the love of God, that the SU disbands itself and makes a moral decision to end this charade and shameless popularity contest. How many ridiculous posters with cretins doing something 'whacky' will I have to endure this year?

gearoidof

Close the SU, close societies! bah and humbug at you, denerick...

I smiled at the thread title. Which probably means that it's past its sell-by date unfortunately.

Awayindahils

Kinda feel the same Donal, but thats the thing about college. New generations, same sense of humor.

Mediocrity

We need a Columbine-style massacre in Trinity.

Acadamecially orientated students (as well as the quirky sound people! - they tend to make good leaders) who actually contribute to the institution taking out all the gimp wasters and underperforming saddos who trapse in and out every day and should never have been allowed matriculate in the first place.

devinejay

Mediocrity wrote: »

We need a Columbine-style massacre in Trinity.

Find it hard to see the funny side of that comment.

Mediocrity

devinejay wrote: »

Find it hard to see the funny side of that comment.

We could start with some plastic explosives in number 6 I'm sure there are plenty of intelligent people in the Chemistry Department who are sick to death of the continual ****e the SU and their groupies come out with. I mean you open the TN over your 11's looking for some light-hearted fun and College gossip and what do you get? Pages and pages of ****e that nobody cares about only a bunch of number 6 knob-ends. Frankly, one is better off reading Communications of the ACM than any of the college newspapers these days.

:pac:

Boston

Your posts arn't much better. I find your rage pathetic and boring.

ApeXaviour

Mediocrity banned for a week for trolling. Next one will be permanent

Pet

I guess he just Cant abide the SU.

Pet

Dónal wrote: »

I smiled at the thread title. Which probably means that it's past its sell-by date unfortunately.

He's actually missing one "again".

Kwekubo

Pet wrote: »

He's actually missing one "again".

Consarnit...

Denerick

gearoidof wrote: »

Close the SU, close societies! bah and humbug at you, denerick...

Why is it when somebody suggests that the SU is a popularity contest, they automatically assume the position of some far right wing pensioner? The SU has long exceeded its brief and it propagates the disturbing lack of wit in 21st century discourse. Are we really going to have to endure Jason Byrne wannabe's making speeches before lectures again this year?

Prof.Badass

Mediocrity wrote: »

We need a Columbine-style massacre in Trinity.

devinejay wrote: »

Find it hard to see the funny side of that comment.

In these times of increasing fear, decreasing freedom and ridiculously over-reacting authorities such a comment could land it's utterer in a lot of trouble (ok, so they most likely wouldn't get punished, but they could end up the subject of a serious police interrogation.). It's happened before for much less, maybe not in ireland but most of our media does not come from ireland (especially concering idiotic over-reactions by authorities). Add to this the fact that unlike terrorists with political goals, the pyschology of a school shooter is such that they could actually announce their plans on the internet beforehand.

It's not really a "haha funny" thing, but more of a "did he just say that? haha what a rascal" type thing.

Denerick

vinylmesh wrote: »

In these times of increasing fear, decreasing freedom and ridiculously over-reacting authorities such a comment could land it's utterer in a lot of trouble (ok, so they most likely wouldn't get punished, but they could end up the subject of a serious police interrogation.). It's happened before for much less, maybe not in ireland but most of our media does not come from ireland (especially concering idiotic over-reactions by authorities). Add to this the fact that unlike terrorists with political goals, the pyschology of a school shooter is such that they could actually announce their plans on the internet beforehand.

It's not really a "haha funny" thing, but more of a "did he just say that? haha what a rascal" type thing.

No, its not. I'm sure he doesn't plan to kill a load of students but it was an epic phail if his intention was to arouse a strong reaction.

Prof.Badass

Denerick wrote: »

No, its not. I'm sure he doesn't plan to kill a load of students but it was an epic phail if his intention was to arouse a strong reaction.

Well the post immediately below his contains the offense he seeks (if it was just your standard poor joke it would be ignored).

the_law

Denerick wrote: »

Why is it when somebody suggests that the SU is a popularity contest, they automatically assume the position of some far right wing pensioner?

My favourite response when people criticised elections for being 'simply a popularity contest' is that surely in an election the most popular person should win, and I would be interested to know what other means of choosing leaders they proposed!

Speaking of societies and elections, the fact that Anarchist society hold democratic elections for their leadership always amuses...

replaylite

Serious Candidatess appear to be

President:

Declan Harmon
Fearghal Hughes
Nikolai Trigoub-Rotnem

Dep President:

Tom Lowe

Education:

Jen Fox

Welfare:

Cormac Cashman(re running)

Ents:

Darragh Genockey
Keith Florea

Prof.Badass

AAAARRRRRGH. There was a large crowd outside house 6 this evening, among that crowd were all the people I know to be out and out hacks (seriously they were all there in one place wtf?). If the candidates didn't all have their peons harrassing people as they try to go abou their day, perhaps i wouldn't hate the whole thing so much.

If it gets bad enough, this year I may actually go the whole hog and soil my vote .

Boston

What do you mean this year, aren't you a first year?

devinejay

Will be paying a bit more attention this year as a mate of mine is running as the joke candidate. Should be interesting!

Prof.Badass

Boston wrote: »

What do you mean this year, aren't you a first year?

haha nice try.... I do believe I've said several times that I'm in 3rd year, especially in the science threads. Regardless, if i wasn't in trinity at the time, explain this;

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055526500&highlight=hamilton+jacks

devinejay wrote: »

Will be paying a bit more attention this year as a mate of mine is running as the joke candidate. Should be interesting!

Does that happen to be Conor O'Toole?

devinejay

vinylmesh wrote: »

Does that happen to be Conor O'Toole?

No, Dan Reilly!

Prof.Badass

devinejay wrote: »

No, Dan Reilly!

Does he need any help with his postering campaign? I have some ideas......

lucernarian

Boston wrote: »

What do you mean this year, aren't you a first year?

Ouch.:rolleyes:

Alex_Jones

vinylmesh wrote: »

Does he need any help with his postering campaign? I have some ideas......

What about the free jonnies? And don't forget the gays and their need to lubricate against the grain of nature...

Forget academia. Wallow in a world of fornication for 4 years.

Pet

Forget academia. Wallow in a world of fornication for 4 years.

UCDD's new slogan!

ApeXaviour

Alex_Jones wrote: »

And don't forget the gays and their need to lubricate against the grain of nature...

lmao!

files under things I'll repeat and pretend I made up

Sid_Justice

I'd give Nicolai my vote. Sound chap.

And a guy from Duams (durns) is running for ents. so it would nice to see a non-wanker as ents.

devinejay

Funnily enough Dan's manifesto is pretty much along those right wing lines with which we are all too familiar. (Very cantab-esque)

Lame Lantern

Nikolai Trigoub-Rotnem

This is not a real name.

electrogrimey

Sid_Justice wrote: »

I'd give Nicolai my vote. Sound chap.

And a guy from Duams (durns) is running for ents. so it would nice to see a non-wanker as ents.

Hmm...Could mean an end to the great club nights Mick brought this year. ****ty indie bands instead on international DJs? Nah.

gaeilgeboy

Lame Lantern wrote: »

This is not a real name.

Actually, it is. He's the current Assistant Campaigns Officer on the SU.

http://www.universitytimes.ie/story.php?id=329

Prof.Badass

electrogrimey wrote: »

Hmm...Could mean an end to the great club nights Mick brought this year. ****ty indie bands instead on international DJs? Nah.

Apparently he's listed as a joke candidate. I heard his campaign slogan is "blasphemy, muzik and heat @ tripod will all run anyway".

jennedy

So who are the joke candidates and who aren't?
The paper didn't say...

Boston

Could people post up the various election manifestos.

Awayindahils

Boston wrote: »

Could people post up the various election manifestos.

I was wandering around Trinity yesterday....I'm pretty sure campaigning doesnt start till Monday.

jennedy

So we won't know who wants us to vote for them and whos promoting a bad standup career til monday? yipee.

Monkwood

Better still, campaigning isn't until Monday week! Campaigns start on the 8th, and results announced on the 18th.

And for all those who think the SU should disband, I encourage you to attend a session of Student Council (they're all marked in your free diary and on the www.tcdsu.org website). I was one of those couldn't care less people before I was asked to become a class rep and saw what the SU actually do! Suppose, you would be inclined to think they do nothing when you never read the weekly SU e-mail anyway!

Pet

Oh, I don't doubt that they occasionally do things. My problem with the SU is that it seems to be comprised solely of insufferable twatwaffles.

Monkwood

Oh I dunno, they put a stop to fees, they exposed TCD's practice of using the reg fee for other than student services, they're building a student centre, they put together Trinity Ball, Rag Ball, etc, they provide free grinds to everyone, they got you the 24 hr study space in the library... shall I go on?

You know what you're doing Pet, you're stereotyping, you're no better than a racist.

devinejay

Monkwood wrote: »

Oh I dunno, 1. they put a stop to fees, 2. they exposed TCD's practice of using the reg fee for other than student services, 3. they're building a student centre, they put together Trinity Ball, Rag Ball, etc, they provide free grinds to everyone, they got you the 24 hr study space in the library... shall I go on?

You know what you're doing Pet, you're stereotyping, you're no better than a racist.

1. Green party done some politicin to get that done,
2. Everyone suspected that this was the case, and then when the accounts were released, everyone knew it was the case
3. Endless consultation and surveys does not constitute building

jennedy

1. I heard it was a guy in the union who is in the green party who made them do it

Monkwood

devinejay wrote: »

1. Green party done some politicin to get that done,
2. Everyone suspected that this was the case, and then when the accounts were released, everyone knew it was the case
3. Endless consultation and surveys does not constitute building

1. The Green party were being held in the dark about some of the details surrounding fees. They were undecided on fees until TCDSU President Conan O'Broin and UCDSU President had a meeting with Green Party Leader John Gormley over the summer. He very quickly made up his mind after that meeting.

2. Accounts were released because TCDSU President Conan O'Broin requested them under the Freedom of Information Act.

3. The consultation and survey stage is over. The plans have been drawn up, and planning permission all but granted; further information on the drainage system plan has been requested, the rest is fine.

Brian

devinejay wrote: »

1. Green party done some politicin to get that done,
2. Everyone suspected that this was the case, and then when the accounts were released, everyone knew it was the case
3. Endless consultation and surveys does not constitute building

yhbt. yhl. hand.

Denerick

Oh come on. The SU should act on behalf of students interests but like most unions they are run by an elite of self important dullards with no idea of how vain and irrelevant they are to the universe at large. All politics essentially boils down to ego, but when people yap on about these individuals as if they are virtuous and ergo, worthy of my approval, then they have a lot to prove yet.

Denerick

Monkwood wrote: »

1. The Green party were being held in the dark about some of the details surrounding fees. They were undecided on fees until TCDSU President Conan O'Broin and UCDSU President had a meeting with Green Party Leader John Gormley over the summer. He very quickly made up his mind after that meeting.

How you can believe that is beyond me. I'm sure the minister for environment only needed gentle prodding from a few 20 year olds with a pumped up sense of self worth.

devinejay

^^^Late to the trolling party

Awayindahils

Monkwood wrote: »

1. The Green party were being held in the dark about some of the details surrounding fees. They were undecided on fees until TCDSU President Conan O'Broin and UCDSU President had a meeting with Green Party Leader John Gormley over the summer. He very quickly made up his mind after that meeting.

You're still missing one rather determined Young Green.