George Boole to rise from the dead for 200th birthday bash

Report: Motley Staff As the fun goes ever on for the bicentenary of George Boole’s birthday, it appears we’ve officially had enough banter to raise the dead. Boole recently made contact from the afterlife via his latest technology; another one in the long stream of Boole’s discoveries that the majority of UCC students haven’t even vaguely heard of. “Party at mine Thursday of Freshers’ Week,” the … Continue reading George Boole to rise from the dead for 200th birthday bash

UCC To Block The Release of Nude Charity Calender

The UCC Governing body is block the release of a nude charity calender comprised of male students which was to be released by the newly formed Bandwagon Society. The calender in question was to raise funds for Ebola, Kony, Marriage Equality and TBD. Some shots were leaked to the public through Snapchat which caused some 3rd year nursing students to be admitted to CUH from … Continue reading UCC To Block The Release of Nude Charity Calender

Kaizoku Con

Louise Clancy talks us through her experience at Cork’s only anime convention. Anime fans flocked to Kaizoku Con, Cork’s only anime convention on the UCC campus between March 28th to 30th. The idea of Kaizoku Con was set up in early 2013 by Emmett Fitzharris and Fionn McCleane from the UCC Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anime and Horror Society (or Sci-Fi Society for short). From their experiences … Continue reading Kaizoku Con

Out of India

Ruth Lawlor looks back on her recent trip to Chennai, India for the World Universities Debating Championship. There are some moments in your life that resonate, reverberate like sounds or invade like smells, still-frames or snapshots that stay with you. They capture the beauty and the absurdity all at once. I imagine that those moments are the ones that will endure, that will play themselves … Continue reading Out of India

J1s Made Easy

Former J1 student Leah Aftab gives her top tips for organizing the best three months of your life. So you’ve booked it, you’re flying off to the land of the free, where bigger is better and where ‘half past nine’ becomes nine thirty. It’s a far cry from this small island, where ‘having the craic’ is seen as fun, and crossing the road before the … Continue reading J1s Made Easy