Martin Sheen for NUI, Galway

Theremin

The West Wing star Martin Sheen plans to return to school when he quits
the
award-winning American TV series later this year.

Despite his hugely successful Hollywood career, Sheen - who plays
fictional
US President Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet in The West Wing - regrets that he
never
attained a full education when he was younger.

He says: "I want to go back to school. I never got my high school
diploma
and have always felt a need to address that.

"I'll be 65 this summer and have received a number of degrees, but no
proper
education since I started acting.

"My plan is to read English literature, philosophy and theology in
Galway,
Ireland, where my late mother came from and where I'm also a citizen."

po0k

"Galway, shít, I'm still only in Galway. Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle."

hada

This is going to be fantastic. Sheen is going to be a firsts arts student next year.

Couldn't really imagine sheen boogying down to the latest scissor sisters track in boo radleys..but hey, stranger things have been seen i suppose..

tman

hada wrote:

This is going to be fantastic. Sheen is going to be a firsts arts student next year.

Couldn't really imagine sheen boogying down to the latest scissor sisters track in boo radleys..but hey, stranger things have been seen i suppose..

i'd say he'd be well on for a rag week session.
get some pablo into him and paint the town red

Tar.Aldarion

sheen...boos...there!

CerebralCortex

what if he doesn't drink alcohol.

tman

i guess he'll have to stick to the hard drugs

Tar.Aldarion

CerebralCortex wrote:

what if he doesn't drink alcohol.

we can dance?

tuxy

guys hs used to be an alcoholic afaik he has been sober for over 10 years now

tman

tuxy wrote:

guys hs used to be an alcoholic afaik he has been sober for over 10 years now

lol. he chose the wrong direction to take in life if he intends to stay that way.

i bet he's well on for smoking a bit of ganj

po0k

It's the only way to get the men to fight Charlie

forbairt

a bottle o B and he'll be right as rain

forbairt

but on a more serious note ... wouldn't his attendance at lectures possibley cause more of a disturbance around the place ... ? wonder if it'll be a case of people coming up to him all the time asking for his autograph ?

po0k

I doubt he'll be attending regular lectures.
I'd say he'll be mre like a post-grad or research type student, flexible schedule areound his own studies.

DRakE

haha he's clearly not going to be attending lectures

forbairt

well you never know .. he might for the first week like all the rest

Ruadan

Be great if we can get him into a fiew societies, attendance to Philsoc would rocket (but seeing as its been zero for most of the year that wouldn't be hard.)

Sherifu

Ruadan wrote:

Be great if we can get him into a fiew societies, attendance to Philsoc would rocket (but seeing as its been zero for most of the year that wouldn't be hard.)

haha, lol at philsoc.





sorry.

Ruadan

t'ain't funneh, t'is sad

When i'm in charge......

Magnolia_Fan

I bet he won't get charged the tuition fee either , I don't really like the guy but if he wants to come to Galway all the ower to him

Ruadan

He's a mature student, he has to, Maie theres a clause in that artists tax break that he can get off itt?

Magnolia_Fan

Don't non EU members need to pay about 8,000 a year?, I could be wrong I'm not really familiar with NUIG's charging fees

Tar.Aldarion

varies,isn't it 3,500 and up to maybe 5,500?
think my course is like 4,500 a year but im irish don't know what a non EU guy would pay.

simu

I'm sure the tuition fee is no problem for him. He'll have to pay - unis are cash-starved!

I wonder if he'd be interested in doing beginners' Irish?!

Number6

He should not recieve any special treatment... and he should have to pay.

themole

Theremin wrote:

He says: "I want to go back to school. I never got my high school
diploma
and have always felt a need to address that.

"I'll be 65 this summer and have received a number of degrees, but no
proper
education since I started acting.

"My plan is to read English literature, philosophy and theology in
Galway,
Ireland, where my late mother came from and where I'm also a citizen."

well if he's a citizen and over 65, he is an oap, so would fees be free then?, if not he has citizenship and so wouldn't have to pay anyway

tariqbutt

DRakE wrote: »

haha he's clearly not going to be attending lectures

So what happened? Is he still at college or has he dropped out?

Mike...

tariqbutt wrote: »

So what happened? Is he still at college or has he dropped out?

He got done for soliciting Warty Nora during RAG week, apparently he is locked up in Mountjoy's West Wing awaiting trial..

Sherifu

tariqbutt wrote: »

So what happened? Is he still at college or has he dropped out?

He was attacked by a zombie thread.

Robbo

tariqbutt wrote: »

So what happened? Is he still at college or has he dropped out?

He disappeared up the river one day on a mission to terminate a department head who'd gone native.

The horror, the horror.

JohnCleary

Robbo wrote: »

He disappeared up the river one day on a mission to terminate a department head who'd gone native.

The horror, the horror.

Anyone in particular? :pac:

Zzippy

Robbo wrote: »

He disappeared up the river one day on a mission to terminate a department head who'd gone native.

The horror, the horror.

Man, I'd pay big bucks to see helicopters flying in to the tune of Ride of the Valkyries and blasting the fcuk outta Menlo! :pac:

biko

tariqbutt wrote: »

So what happened? Is he still at college or has he dropped out?

Wiki:

After the end of filming of The West Wing, Sheen announced plans to further his education: "My plan is to read English literature, philosophy and theology in Galway, Republic of Ireland, where my late mother came from and where I'm also a citizen".[9] Speaking after an honorary arts doctorate was conferred on him by the National University of Ireland, Sheen joked that he would be the "oldest undergraduate" at the National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway when he started his full-time studies there in the autumn of 2006. Although expressing concern that he might be a "distraction" to other students at NUIG, he attended lectures like everyone else. Speaking the week after filming his last episode of The West Wing, he said, "I'm very serious about it." He once said, "I never went to college when I was young and am looking forward to giving it a try... at age 65!"[10] On September 1, 2006, Sheen was among the first to register as a student at NUI Galway.[11] He left the University after completing a semester.

Robbo

JohnCleary wrote: »

Anyone in particular? :pac:

According to popular graffiti, either <snip>, <snip> or Tit Loving Murt.

nievus89

yeah he left after one semester..i was in first year philosophy with him..was pretty cool just seeing him in lectures and in the hallways and stuff!