Comments for The University Observer

Comment on UCD students overturn Coke ban as Lynam wins Students’ Union presidency by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:32:24 +0000

Well if you feel like that off you go and pay fees while you are at it! Without a strong union most of us would not still be in UCD as we couldn’t afford to pay fees. I doubt you have any problem using the Health centre, the SU shops, the student centre, the second hand books shop, the afterhours study area and many of the other facilities we only have access to through the efforts of these “self aggrandizing prigs” as you call them. I have seen what happens to a university when membership of the student union is not automatic and it is not to anyone’s benefit, that is the case in Australia and they now pay fees where before they had free education, the student body is steamrolled by the university administration and there is nothing the union can do as they do not have the membership numbers to say they represent the entire student body, the whole place is run like a large corporation only aiming to make money from the students, charging for absolutely everything. Whether you like the actual people who bother to go up for election or not is irrelevant when you consider the benefit we ultimately get from having such a strong union. Our university would hang us all out to dry and charge through the nose for everything if they did not have to answer to the SU. With your attitudes I’m surprised either of you can stand to live in a republic and are not off on your own little islands somewhere, there will always be a large percentage of the population that refuse to participate in voting for anything, complain about it and then go ahead and have no problem enjoying the benefits of it and complain to no end about any little downside. If you really want to have your say then go up for election yourselves and make some changes.

Comment on Rugby Fantasies #10 by Catriona Laverty, Editor

Catriona Laverty, Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:55 +0000

Still trying to decide whether to leave Bastareaud in or not. I think Lewis Moody is more likely to come on than Bastareaud but then, what do I know?

Comment on Canon or fanon, who do you ship? by FitN at FitM « Fangirls in the Mist

FitN at FitM « Fangirls in the Mist — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:06:39 +0000

[...] in scholastic fic coverage, University College Dublin’s University Observer has a good, fan-friendly article about fanfiction that gets at some of the reasons why we love it [...]

Comment on From Carnival to Chaos: Alcohol and St Patrick’s Day by SweetPotato

SweetPotato — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:05 +0000

Your Publicans have way too much power in this country. What blows my mind is how much alcohol is served to patrons, drunk patrons. It like watching children with candy. Cap it off. Refuse to serve an obviously intoxicated person. Also, enforce the law-prior to it being broken. No Tolerance. Ireland’s cultural acceptance of drunken behavior is poison to an already ailing reputation. Get the Mafia (publican lobbiests) under control. If Ireland wishes to retain a reputation as a third world, oppressed nation…that is your choice, as a Nation.

Comment on CD Reviews by Emma

Emma — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:54 +0000

Yous need to stop worrying about a possibly misquoted lyric and go out and listen to some decent music, because the reviewer has got it right, truly awful album. And it clearly isnt his day job going to universtiy and all….

Comment on Rugby Fantasies #9 by Catriona Laverty, Editor

Catriona Laverty, Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:06 +0000

It’s moot now anyway since France have just dropped Bastareaud. ARG

Comment on Rugby Fantasies #9 by Catriona Laverty, Editor

Catriona Laverty, Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:44 +0000

It’s never going to happen

Comment on Rugby Fantasies #9 by Killian Woods, Sports Editor

Killian Woods, Sports Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:49 +0000

Maybe Wilko being dropped could be the best for both of our teams. If it were to happen, then I could draft in Sextoy and you could have your precious Toby.

So for the first time this Six Nations, I am hoping for Wilko to be dropped.

Comment on UCD students overturn Coke ban as Lynam wins Students’ Union presidency by illbredmalcontent

illbredmalcontent — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:13:33 +0000

I concur with trew21, there is nothing more tedious and pathetic than these reformed social pariahs accosting the rest of the student populace on election day. It gets so bad that you have to put a hood up and keep your eyes to the ground in an attempt to avoid there over zealous renditions of empty promises and vacuous spewing. Also the point about the SU participation being removed from compulsory compliance is a valid one. Most people don’t have any interest in these self aggrandizing prigs and we should have the option to remove ourselves from any forced affinity with them.

Comment on Jedward to play UCD Ball by Gob Smacked

Gob Smacked — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:25 +0000

Just as well I didn’t get an early-bird ticket.
If some massive bands like Blur got back together for this event then maybe, but only that is enough to get me to go.

Someone record the reaction/actions of the crowd for Youtube.