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	<title>University Observer &#187; Mieke O&#8217;Brien</title>
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		<title>Is the No-Laptop Rule Justified?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mieke O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The No-Laptop Rule enforced in lectures has been controversial to say the least. Mieke O’Brien speaks to its supporters and critics. EFFECTIVE note-taking is a skill in itself. Listening to lectures can sometimes be as difficult as attending them, not to mention retaining the information provided. When information is fired at you at a quick &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/features/is-the-no-laptop-rule-justified/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dramsoc: Queen C Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mieke O'Brien]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mieke O&#8217;Brien reviews Dramsoc&#8217;s production of Laura Ruohonen&#8217;s Queen C. Life in a 17th century Scandinavian Royal court – this is the scene entered when viewing UCD Dramsoc’s Queen C, written by Finnish playwright Laura Ruohonen, and translated by David Hackston. Yet the ensuing depiction of the life and struggles experienced by the Swedish-Finnish Queen &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/otwo/dramsoc-queen-c-review/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dramsoc: The Cordelia Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mieke O&#8217;Brien reviews UCD Drama Society&#8217;s production of Marina Carr&#8217;s The Cordelia Dream. “I remember long ago, when I loved you”. A father exposes a painful recollection of his relationship with his daughter in The Cordelia Dream, a Marina Carr play directed by Cathal Sheerin. The audience is invited to witness how both father and &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/otwo/dramsoc-the-cordelia-dream/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Price of Cheap Alcohol</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo credit: James Healy Mieke O’Brien examines the increasingly fraught student relationship with alcohol. &#160; Some students may argue that a cheap night out and the next day’s recovery is an experience integral to the college experience. It certainly appears inevitable to have attended UCD without having also gained knowledge of the specific alcoholic drink &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/uncategorized/the-price-of-cheap-alcohol/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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