OPEN ON MONDAY ?

Orizio wrote: »

I'll have to throw my DS, PSP, Wii, laptop, TV, all the DVDs and my bass out the window first...

History comes first.

Nova_era wrote: »

Why do you ask about him specifically? I've a meeting with him tomorrow in 5 Perrot Avenue, which I really doubt is going to be navigable if today is anything to go by..

UCC are ****ing idiots to have opened today. If I had a public premisis which I knew thousands of people were going to be walking around in treachorous conditions, that last thing I'd want is the risk of people getting injured and making claims. How ****ing important was it for them to open today?!

I went in for 3 lectures, 2 of which were canceled, and the libraries were closed early. What was the point in that??? Is it my fault for making the effort, or UCC's fault for pussying away from a decision??

I have class with him tomorrow.

I had a Stats MCQ tomorrow but it was put back a week, so it would appea that at least one person in UCC has a bit of sense.

liberal wrote: »

Reality: a few bumps and bruises, lads throwing snowballs

what ye pussies are saying: treacherous, death, legal issues

Yes.

Update (Sunday 10 January, 4pm) UCC would like to advise staff and students that the University campus has been gritted and made safe. Accordingly, University business will be conducted as normal on Monday January 11th.

http://www.ucc.ie/en/flood/

Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

The SU should have the interest of their students firmy at heart. Its clear that it wasn't in anyones interest for students to be in UCC today. If yesterday afternoon the SU had advised all students not to come into the college today the place would have had to close. I know that kind of political pressure can be nasty, but it would have been justified in my opinion.

@TW Byron: Are you the lad that was called an "ass"?

Its amazing how much work you can do and still be criticised, think about it if it wasnt for the SU would you even have known whether college was going ahead or not? Or who to contact if you couldnt make it in? Do you ever remember in previous years being kept up to date by the union every few hrs? UCC have a whole department dedicated to communication and yet they dont even send out an email.

The SU can only do so much and have no power whatsoever to open or close the university, thats down to them at the end of the day, and UCC promised the SU that college would be safe, it wasnt, but that was the universities fault. And when the SU gave out to them today (and trust me, they went mad) about it the response was why not get students to help clear it up, so thats why Ian sent that message out at lunchtime about helping out, and as someone said it was only in case any students wanted to help out in the situation, its not the SU's job to make campus safe, thats UCC's job.

I know people fell and got hurt and thats awful and the university should face full consequences for its actions to stay open but the SU cant be blamed for just relaying the message.

As for Mark the "ass" it might surprise people to know that he's running for Irish officer next year on the SU (god help them next year).

Also Orizio, I think the library was closed cos the staff were worried about getting home if the ice was bad, and i was as pissed off as you were!

Solitare wrote: »

BIS1?

Stats exam was easy enough last year btw.Presume ye have Eric,French Guy,he's sound tbh.

Tbh,I think they should have closed it as it was dangerous walking in,but it was my decision to go into college even though others were staying at home,so if anything happened,I could have prevented it by staying at home.But I'd go into college no matter what the conditions were if it was open

samf wrote: »

If we'd emailed asking for no one to go in people would still have gone (not everyone would have seen the email or some would have ignored it) so they wouldnt have closed campus, and would have just led to mass confusion.

Your selectively viewing the situation to suit the decision ye made. If UCC knew that 50% of the students weren't going to come in because of the SU email, they would probably have closed up. Whether or not they would have, the college should have been closed because it was very dangerous. But then again, I suppose the UCC authorities barred you from investigating it yeerselves? The place shouldn't have been closed. The SU should have advised people not to come in.


@Nova_era: I cant believe some of crap being said to you over on the SU Facebook page. Dont let it bring you down.

Nova_era wrote: »

Don't worry, when I saw some of the fanboy replies I steered well clear of posting any more; It's mindboggling to think that some of those people are University students!

So anyway, if the SU are angered that UCC lied to them on a topic as serious as student safety, what are they going to do about it? Let it go? What's the point in having an SU if the University itself won't work with it?

To be honest it serves as a reminder of how powerless the S.U actually is when it comes to serious issues involving the University. The S.U is good at making a song and a dance and that's about all it seems. That's not mean to be a proverbial dig at them. It's just pure cold reality.

Nova_era wrote: »

Did you go in today Bryan?

I took a "snow day" even though it has been raining all day. Did you? Do you know what the attendance has been like today?

Nova_era wrote: »

I'm going in for a lecture at 4, and am then going to stay around as long as the Library stays open. I See no reason why getting home should be a problem this evening.

Good to see your theory of "The ice will be worse tomorrow" came true.

Well ice and rain are just different states that water exists in so technically, I was right.....as always.

@ Elliot Rosewater: I hate if it sounds like I'm always against you on every point conceivable but its not the case! I do truly respect your opinion

Just on this case, I think the SU did all they could conceivably have done. College authorities weren't even in college on Sunday, hence I presume why there was such bad communication. If its the one thing I've learnt from the SU in my year and a half here in UCC is that they will always go above and beyond their call of duty for the students, as evidenced by the floods. I helped out a wee bit that week, and the amount of work put in by that group was unbelievable.

I really don't want to sound like a fanboy for the SU tho! I realise that they need more power and that everything can be improved. Thats why capable people like yourself or Nove_era etc should run for election and try to change things! I've learned its all too easy to criticise from the sidelines (and the comfort of your home)

As regards Mark McDonell *facepalm*. This is the guy running for an SU position and he's engaging in a juvenile argument with the Vice-President. He came on looking for a fight and Ian was completely right, he was acting like an ass IMO.

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

Pretty comprehensive response from the SU

Good reply. I'm thinking of ripping the place a new one for an article in the Express. I shall see!