Official bitch about daily life in UL

21 Schump Street · 28-10-2013 05:25PM

trying and failing to access cite it right, anyone else been having problems with it? this link http://www.ul.ie.proxy.lib.ul.ie/~library/pdf/citeitright.pdf is not working for me

freyners · 28-10-2013 05:32PM

21 Schump Street wrote: »

trying and failing to access cite it right, anyone else been having problems with it? this link http://www.ul.ie.proxy.lib.ul.ie/~library/pdf/citeitright.pdf is not working for me

Its non accessible for a month i think, being updated, email went round recently

Jester252 · 28-10-2013 08:22PM

freyners wrote: »

Its non accessible for a month i think, being updated, email went round recently

But nobody can access their email :pac:

wnolan1992 · 29-10-2013 02:33PM

Love how we get an email about Bible distribution but not blood drives...

Makes sense. :P

freyners · 29-10-2013 02:36PM

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Love how we get an email about Bible distribution but not blood drives...

Makes sense. :P

Of all the stupid spam emails we have got in a long time, that one has annoyed me most.

Green Giant · 29-10-2013 02:47PM

As a UL graduate, may I ask why the Sports Bar closes so early nowadays? I was there with a friend yesterday and we were told just after 5 that they were shutting up shop.

I wouldn't mind that too much given that it was a bank holiday but I was there a few weeks ago too with the intention of watching a match there of a Tuesday night, only to see that they were closed at 7.

I had watched plenty of internationals and Champions League games there before, as well as going to night time table quizzes, so can anyone offer a reason as to this apparent Sports Bar curfew?

freyners · 29-10-2013 02:58PM

Green Giant wrote: »

As a UL graduate, may I ask why the Sports Bar closes so early nowadays? I was there with a friend yesterday and we were told just after 5 that they were shutting up shop.

I wouldn't mind that too much given that it was a bank holiday but I was there a few weeks ago too with the intention of watching a match there of a Tuesday night, only to see that they were closed at 7.

I had watched plenty of internationals and Champions League games there before, as well as going to night time table quizzes, so can anyone offer a reason as to this apparent Sports Bar curfew?

Not enough traffic to justify the costs

Cossax · 30-10-2013 04:18PM

Green Giant wrote: »

As a UL graduate, may I ask why the Sports Bar closes so early nowadays? I was there with a friend yesterday and we were told just after 5 that they were shutting up shop.

I wouldn't mind that too much given that it was a bank holiday but I was there a few weeks ago too with the intention of watching a match there of a Tuesday night, only to see that they were closed at 7.

I had watched plenty of internationals and Champions League games there before, as well as going to night time table quizzes, so can anyone offer a reason as to this apparent Sports Bar curfew?

Was kicked out of there once at HT of a Munster match!

wnolan1992 · 30-10-2013 04:20PM

Every time I've been there they close pretty much on the full-time whistle of a match. Remember being at a Man U CL game, fairly good crowd there, good craic to be had, full time whistle goes and the place was emptied in 2 minutes.

Chris Martin · 30-10-2013 04:36PM

Wednesday night seems to be only night it opens late (C&S Night)
In a nutshell, doesn't get the custom other nights to cover costs of staying open later, especially with Stables and Scholars as competition.
Poker Soc are there every Wed night and we encourage members to get a drink or two to help them along. Supposed to shut 11 on Wed and anyone still left in game at that stage usually gets a drink out of courtesy, especially if it rolls on after that time.
It's a nice place, friendly staff but come 10 O Clock when matches are finished, it gets very quiet, very fast...
Hope it makes up for it during day time, food there is cheap enough too so could bring some nice custom in..

garv123 · 30-10-2013 05:27PM

We had a night there on the bank holiday sunday thats had there every year for yonks.. 175 people.. 2 bar staff, no jager, no redbull, no red or white mixer, ran out of vodka, no wkd or smirn off ice etc..

Bar staff are not bar staff, they are day staff in the restaurant and the odd pint here and there. It took nearly half a hour to get a drink and you could clearly see they were not used to being busy.

Dont see why they stay going back when it was just as crap there last year.

wnolan1992 · 30-10-2013 06:02PM

I actually had my first college pint in there one of the nights of Orientation Week.

/looks back fondly on good times...

Harpy · 03-11-2013 02:01PM

One of out group for our group project, that's due next week, has decided to drop out wahey..

Fireball07 · 03-11-2013 10:41PM

I haven't been able to log into my e-mail for days, in any browser- Chrome, IE or Firefox.

It's always been dodgy, but came and went...it's kinda frustrating.

EDIT- Nevermind, I sorted it.

Precious flower · 04-11-2013 11:25AM

God trying to find a locker that is free is just impossible! I've looked everywhere! Emailed SAA to see if they might be of assistance!:pac:

wnolan1992 · 04-11-2013 11:49AM

Precious flower wrote: »

God trying to find a locker that is free is just impossible! I've looked everywhere! Emailed SAA to see if they might be of assistance!:pac:

I could swear there were some free ones on the way to the CO corridor... Or maybe I was hallucinating, was there for an interview so stress may have addled my brain. :P

Precious flower · 04-11-2013 03:21PM

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I could swear there were some free ones on the way to the CO corridor... Or maybe I was hallucinating, was there for an interview so stress may have addled my brain. :P

I presume you are talking about the main building (to think I'm in third year and can't tell!:o) Nope, looked there hopefully the SAA will find me some (I used the 'I travel in' speech so hopefully they will take pity! :pac:

wnolan1992 · 04-11-2013 07:37PM

So my dreams of doing co-op abroad come to a shattering end because "the position you interviewed for is no longer guaranteed to actually be there in January".

So basically, the only interview I did well in was for a job that doesn't exist now because the interviewer is leaving the company.

I'm not even pissed off. Just...

iLaura · 04-11-2013 08:06PM

To the people on the second floor by the literature books randomly playing Father Ted quotes and chatting really loudly - GO F**K YOURSELVES! Some of us are actually trying to be productive. It's just going to get worse and worse as we get closer to week 13, too

Subutai · 04-11-2013 08:28PM

Precious flower wrote: »

God trying to find a locker that is free is just impossible! I've looked everywhere! Emailed SAA to see if they might be of assistance!:pac:

Pretty sure that the locks from last year weren't cut off during summer (I know mine wasn't).

Precious flower · 04-11-2013 09:17PM

Subutai wrote: »

Pretty sure that the locks from last year weren't cut off during summer (I know mine wasn't).

That's what I was thinking. Sure my brother did the same thing before he let forgot to take his off. All of them seem to have locks but I can't imagine they're all being used.
Anyway this is the reply I got from SAA. I was quite irritated when I got it but then maybe I thought I was overreacting. Was I?:

''We would assume if there is a lock on the locker than it is being used. We do not allocate lockers to students.''

Then who does allocate them? Surely they must have a system to check who has taken a locker? They didn't even attempt to let me know how other students manage to get lockers. I know it's late in the semester to be asking for one but still, I'd expect a slightly more helpful reply then that, or am I being unreasonable? Feel free to berate me if I am!

Agent_99 · 05-11-2013 02:21PM

Precious flower wrote: »

That's what I was thinking. Sure my brother did the same thing before he let forgot to take his off. All of them seem to have locks but I can't imagine they're all being used.
Anyway this is the reply I got from SAA. I was quite irritated when I got it but then maybe I thought I was overreacting. Was I?:

''We would assume if there is a lock on the locker than it is being used. We do not allocate lockers to students.''

Then who does allocate them? Surely they must have a system to check who has taken a locker? They didn't even attempt to let me know how other students manage to get lockers. I know it's late in the semester to be asking for one but still, I'd expect a slightly more helpful reply then that, or am I being unreasonable? Feel free to berate me if I am!

Schrödinger building has free lockers location mightn't suit tho outside the food labs

Jikashi · 05-11-2013 03:16PM

Six years in UL between my degree and masters and I never needed use for a locker, knew anyone who had one or needed one, saw a single person using one, or saw any information on acquiring one.

rockwell · 05-11-2013 04:30PM

loads of free lockers in Health Sciences Building and Kemmy Building

Agent_99 · 05-11-2013 05:53PM

Jikashi wrote: »

Six years in UL between my degree and masters and I never needed use for a locker, knew anyone who had one or needed one, saw a single person using one, or saw any information on acquiring one.

I have been in UL for 4 years and have used a locker every year for lab coats and PPE stuff and the enormous telephone directories of science books we were required to have !

Precious flower · 05-11-2013 07:16PM

Jikashi wrote: »

Six years in UL between my degree and masters and I never needed use for a locker, knew anyone who had one or needed one, saw a single person using one, or saw any information on acquiring one.

Well I travel in everyday so it nice to have somewhere to dump my English books and history books when I don't need them so I don't have to be lugging them about or lugging my gear bag around from 8 0'clock in the morning until seven at night for Krav Maga. And if no one is using them, why are they all taken!?

Jester252 · 05-11-2013 08:12PM

I only have two lockable presses.

Most lockers are never checked.

Subutai · 05-11-2013 08:13PM

Precious flower wrote: »

That's what I was thinking. Sure my brother did the same thing before he let forgot to take his off. All of them seem to have locks but I can't imagine they're all being used.
Anyway this is the reply I got from SAA. I was quite irritated when I got it but then maybe I thought I was overreacting. Was I?:

''We would assume if there is a lock on the locker than it is being used. We do not allocate lockers to students.''

Then who does allocate them? Surely they must have a system to check who has taken a locker? They didn't even attempt to let me know how other students manage to get lockers. I know it's late in the semester to be asking for one but still, I'd expect a slightly more helpful reply then that, or am I being unreasonable? Feel free to berate me if I am!

Bull****, SAA do allocate lockers to students, it's one of their functions.

Academic Handbook wrote:

The Student Academic Administration office will assist you with any queries you may have with regard to
items in this handbook or in UL’s Handbook of Academic Regulations and Procedures, which includes
marks & standards and code of conduct. The office will also assist you in all matters relating to:
• Class timetables
• Registration/pre-registration
• Grants and scholarships
• Examination timetables
• Grades and transcripts
• Student status committees
• Graduation
• Room bookings
• Student ID card renewal/replacement
• Locker issuing
• Stamping of social welfare/pension forms etc.
• Issuing official letters confirming your status as a student

Awesome that they're not bothering their arse anymore with it, but they should. They should also have removed the locks from the lockers over the summer, as they're supposed to.

http://www2.ul.ie/pdf/794812357.pdf

Precious flower · 05-11-2013 08:54PM

Oh I'm so tempted to email them back with that in the message! Might just do that!

Ave Sodalis · 07-11-2013 02:48PM

Where did everyone in the library come from?! :eek: Not a seat spare...

Official bitch about daily life in UL

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