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SAFETY WEEK 2019 Your Union Your Voice - CIT Students Union
CIT Students’ Union Magazine
Volume Twenty, Issue 6

                                    Don’t Text & Drive
                                    Don’t Drink & Drive
                                     Don’t Drug Drive
                                      Please Don’t!

                                      Your Union
                                      Your Voice
    IN THIS ISSUE:             21-27 FEBRUARY
                               SAFETY
   #Stigmaissilly
Entrepreneurs of CIT
    Competitions
   AND LOTS MORE               WEEK 2019
SAFETY WEEK 2019 Your Union Your Voice - CIT Students Union
21-27 FEBRUARY
                  SAFETY
                  WEEK 2019
              TIMETABLE
   Thurs 21st Feb & Friday 22nd Feb
Roll Over Car Simulator – in front of Library - All Day
   RSA Shuttle Bus – in front of Library - All Day
             Mon 25th Feb
  Screening of Air Crash Investigation:
      Getting out Alive – venue TBC – 1pm
                   Tues 26th Feb
Car Crash Virtual Reality Experience           – Main Corridor

    Bike Doctor      – Road worthiness of your bicycle
      checked Free Of Charge! – outside Gym – 11-2pm

                  Weds 27th Feb
Car Crash Re-Enactment – in front of Library - 1pm
SAFETY WEEK 2019 Your Union Your Voice - CIT Students Union
CONTENTS
    4    SU OFFICERS’ ADDRESS                         #MYSTORYMATTERS
                                                    12	                                         18	LOVE CIT, LOVE SOCIETIES
                                                        eal stories, real people .
                                                       R                                                There’s no CIT without Societies!
    5    SAFETY WEEK DETAILS
                                                       DA SILLY HEADS
                                                    13	                                            CROSSWORD
                                                                                                 19	
      FLYNNER’S FLYING COLUMN
    6	
                                                        Putting a face on mental health                 Hard cash on offer!
      #FANCYFOLLOWINGCIT
    8	
                                                       ENTREPRENEURS OF CIT
                                                    14	                                            COMPETITION
                                                                                                 19	
       IT student success in the real world
      C
                                                        orcha MacMahon
                                                       S                                                WIN Captain America vouchers
      CIT POSTGRADUATE FAIR
    9	
                                                       STUDENT RACEDAY 2019
                                                    16	                                         Last issues winners:
       CIT SU ELECTIONS 2019
    10	                                                Info to help you prepare for the day     Crossword: Kellie Murphy PB4
         Thinking of running for one of the union                                                Captain America voucher:
                                                    17	LOVE CIT, LOVE SPORTS
         positions? Full details here...                                                         Fiona Hallahan, Bus1
                                                        CIT Sports Scholarships announced

r                    CIT Students’ Union,
                     Bishopstown, Cork.
                                                    VP Education Stephanie Kelly
                                                    E: sueducation@cit.ie
                                                                                               Advertising Opportunities
                                                                                               CIT has 17,000+ full and part-time students with
                                                    VP Welfare Jeff Jones                      over 1,500 staff. Why not use expliCIT to promote
                     Tel: 021 433 5274                                                         your business to this large audience?
                     Web: www.explicit.ie           E: suwelfare@cit.ie
                                                                                               Our copy deadlines, advertising rates and techni-
                                                    Projects Officer Owen Good                 cal specifications are available from our website
        Email: supublications@cit.ie                E: suprojects@cit.ie                       www.citsu.ie and upon request from the Publica-
            CITSU        CITSU                      Communications Officer Kasey Kenny         tions Office in hardcopy or via email.
                                                    E: sucommunications@cit.ie
        expliCIT Production, Design & Advertising                                              expliCIT magazine is published monthly by CIT Students’
                                                    Entertainments Officer Daragh Cashman      Union. The views expressed in the magazine are those of
        Keith Brown, E: supublications@cit.ie       E: suentertainments@cit.ie                 their authors and are not necessarily those of CIT Students’
                                                                                               Union. All articles and pictures are the property of their
        CIT SU President Aaron Buckley              Entertainments Manager Mick O’Mahony       respective owners and should not be reproduced without
        E: supresident@cit.ie                       E: Event@cit.ie                            their permission.

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STUDENTS’ UNION OFFICERS ADDRESS
A few words from your CIT SU President...                                   A few words from your CIT SU VP Welfare...
                     CIT Rag Week was a huge success and the fun-
                     draising will carry on well into Semester 2 as we
                                                                                          Dell-Pride Aspire Initiative
                                                                                                  Recently The Union has been involved in the
                     continue to raise funds for The Jack O’Driscoll                              promotion of the Dell-Pride Aspire Initiative.
                     Fund. Sincere thanks to all of you who have so                               The Programme aims to mentor, support and
                     generously supported events to date. We’ll have                              encourage students who are members or allies
                     a full report on Rag Week and all activities in the                          of the LGBTQ* Community going into the work-
                     next edition of this magazine. In the meantime a                             place for the first time.
                     massive thank you to our event volunteers, CIT
                     Societies, CIT Sports Office and the Chaplaincy                              Bus Improvement Initiative
                     for organising so many events.                                              I have been working with a student to engage
CIT Park and Ride                                                                                with Bus Eireann to improve the reliability of the
                                                                            bus services in Cork. If you would like to contribute to this, please
One of the main points on my election manifesto was the implemen-
tation of a park and ride service to ease the serious parking problem       email suwelfare@cit.ie, particularly if you have input regarding the
which exists within CIT. The Students’ Union and The Buildings and          standard of service provided.
Estates Office have been working hard on this project over the past         Blood Donor Clinic
number of months. I am delighted that that we have succeeded in             The Irish Blood Transfusion Service visited CIT for a Blood Donor
putting together an agreement with Cork City F.C. for a limited num-        Clinic on the 12th of
ber of parking spaces for this Semester. As this is purely an experi-       February. I dressed up as Billy Blood-Drop and walked around the
mental project the initial agreement is for 70 spaces. The trial service    campus promoting the clinic to encourage as many students to do-
for all CIT Staff & Students is FREE ONLY FOR Staff/Student with            nate. 118 Donors attended our Blood Donor Clinic and 52 first-time
CURRENT CIT Cards. This is unknown territory for CIT and so has to          donors joined on the day. The IBTS said “the generosity and commit-
be undertaken with clear understanding, IT IS ON A TRIAL BASIS. I           ment to helping others is very much appreciated. The precious gift
encourage as many of you as possible to use the service to ensure it        that keeps on giving – each Blood Donation brings life and hope to
is a success with a view to extending the service in the future.            our hospital patients and their communities”.
MTU                                                                         Safety Week
I’m working closely with the Institute to ensure that if the Technologi-
cal University Status is awarded, that students get the very best deal      Safety week runs the 18th – 26th February. We will also be covering
in in terms of education, services, facilities and representation. Please   general safety throughout the week to ensure you get the full safety
ensure to attend Union Council and General Meetings for further up-         experience. The highlight of the Campaign will be the Car Crash Re-
dates and we will also organise an open forum to give students the          enactment where the emergency service show how they deal with
opportunity to meet with CIT management and MTU Project Leaders             car accidents. Please come along to this amazing and eye opening
to bring you up to date and have your questions answered.                   demonstration. Promoting personal and road safety is a key objective
                                                                            of the SU and if one life is saved through this event, it will have more
Aaron Buckley                                                               than been worthwhile!
                                                                            Jeff Jones
A few words from your CIT SU VP Education...
             DaSillyHeads
                     This is an amazing initiative headed by two CIT
                     students which is all about the break down of the
                     stigmas surrounding mental health. I have been
                     engaging in meetings with them as they have an
                     event running on the 12th and 13th of March on
                     main campus and need some volunteers to lend
                     a hand, if anyone would be interested in helping
                     out please pop into the office so we can put you
                     in contact with them.
Class Rep Training 2.0
Took place on the 5th of February and this training was all conversa-
tion based and was based around getting to know one another and
seeing what we have in common with each other. There was also the
opportunity to practice some public speaking skills. I really enjoyed
getting to know the Reps a little better and look forward to seeing the
amazing things they do in semester 2.
Lets get chatting
I am currently working on an initiative which is all about students com-
ing together and feeling they have a safe space to talk things out, be
that on an academic or personal level. This will hopefully be a range
of everything from presentation practice to settling in problems. I re-
ally look forward to seeing how this goes and look forward to meeting
the Class Reps who have shown interest in helping to get this project
off the ground.
Creche
I am also working on getting a feasibility study together for a creche on
campus and would be delighted to get as much students input as pos-         Dr Aine Ni She, Irish Soccer player & CIT student Saoirse Noonan,
sible so please feel free to contact me with any queries or comments.       Irish Hockey player & CIT student Yvonne O’Byrne, Boxing profes-
                                                                            sional & CIT student Vladimir Belujsky, at the announcement of CIT
Stephanie Kelly                                                             Sports Scholarships 2009. See Sports page 17

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21-27 FEBRUARY
                     SAFETY
                     WEEK 2019
            TIMETABLE
   Thurs 21 Feb & Friday 22nd Feb
                st

Roll Over Car Simulator – in front of Library - All Day
   RSA Shuttle Bus – in front of Library - All Day
             Mon 25th Feb
  Screening of Air Crash Investigation:
      Getting out Alive – venue TBC – 1pm
                     Tues 26th Feb
Car Crash Virtual Reality Experience         – Main Corridor

    Bike Doctor     – Road worthiness of your bicycle
      checked Free Of Charge! – outside Gym – 11-2pm

                     Weds 27th Feb
Car Crash Re-Enactment – in front of Library - 1pm

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Whats been in                                                         Flynner’s
                                                            By James Flynn

the headlines?                                                    Flying Column
    European Council President Donald Tusk            this? Unless a Common Religious Policy/            pecially when the worship of Greed is the
    has stated that there will be a “special          European Religious Union is now on the             motive.
    place in Hell” for the Brexiteers, and his        agenda that Tusk has left a slip of the            Tusk as the new “Pope” of the One Eu-
    buddy Guy Verhofstadt has joined in, stat-        tongue, with Europa as our only God. Os-           ropa Religion? And the state Europe is in?
    ing that Lucifer will even dread their arrival,   tensibly to bring a sense of unity regarding       We all know what religious extremism can
    as the Brexiteers will even manage to di-         the religious diversity that exists in the con-    do, remember! Maybe Father Jack could
    vide Hell!                                        tinent, but not diluting the principle of the      be called on to mediate and arbitrate the
    We all know that Britain, through her own         EU’s motto – United in Diversity?                  Brexit saga once and for all; sure, with his
    indecisiveness, may well be on the High-          Makes sense, since the Euro, the biggest           experience, inter alia, of threatening peo-
    way to Hell regarding the way Brexit is           cause of the misery and turmoil that has           ple (though mainly schoolkids) with Eternal
    heading. But Donald Tusk declaring that           plagued the bloc, has the Goddess Europa           Damnation, he has been deemed by the
    Brexiteers will get a special place in Hell?      taming the bull of Zeus to her control as          Catholic Clergy as (sometime) upstanding
    Disregardful of the various crises that has       the watermark in Euro notes, and with the          with his positive attitude regarding spiri-
    plagued Europe throughout this decade,            Bull as the symbol of economic progress            tual and moral matters, since both the EU
    most of them of Brussels’ doing, that has         in the markets, that is taking worshipping         and the UK are now turning Brexit into an
    tarnished the EU’s own innocence in all           the Golden Calf to a whole new level, es-          Ecumenical Matter!

                                                                                                        Mend your ways
                         HAPPY DAYS                                            Google axing their Social Media App called Google Plus this
         Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his resurrection of                          April coming as they “cannot keep a successful product in a
      Manchester United! Will the Hero of 1999 transform                           heavyweight SM market with such low usage[sic]”?
     the season the same way he did so in the Nou Camp                              A successful product cannot succeed? The biggest
       20 years ago? Here is hoping! (Sorry, have to stay                       companies are never good at the rhetoric when it comes
             loyal to my Premiership allegiance!!)                                          to losing out from time-to-time!!

         FIND JAMES FLYNN ON FACEBOOK - THE FLYNNER FILES (current affairs), DA FLYNNER
            ROUNDS!!! (off-the-wall humour). #flynnerswordsofwisdom – FACEBOOK/TWITTER.

     SAFETY WEEK SPECIAL                                                       because of that cretin’s car blocking their ability to go home;
                                                                               there was a very young child with them. I walked over briefly
                                                                               and assisted the Gardai with what he looked like before joining
     June Bank Holiday Monday afternoon last year, and the heat-               my mates. Five minutes later, and that bloke staggered across
     wave was in its prime. Had the day off work, and I was relaxing           the bar front, and then I tipped off the Gardai via hand signals.
     outside JC Murphy’s Bar, South Square, Macroom, with my                   The guards then trapped him at the town hall fountain, and two
     mates over some well-deserved pints of Guinness. The beer                 minutes later, in front of a watching public, was manhandled into
     and the bants bate all! Then, suddenly, a grey Citoren Xzaria             the Garda car, screaming his innocence like a convicted terror-
     Car went driving erratically across the square, then swerved              ist about to face extradition, for a night in the cells, and much
     and nearly mowed down two girls and their pet lurcher dog                 more. Because his keys could not be found, a recovery truck
     (one of the girls pushed the other and her dog out of the way             had to be called to remove the car from it’s illegal parking posi-
     on to the ground in the nick of time). Then the car backed into           tion, which was done 1.5 hours after the episode began.
     a parking position on the middle of the road, blocking two cars
     in parking positions from leaving, and reversing into the side of         After giving the Gardai further information and promising further
     a car parked into an adjacent corner, badly damaging it. Then             if need be, most people praised me for keeping the roads safe
     the bloke, dressed in Crosshatch, got out of the car threaten-            that evening, but the couple mentioned earlier angrily blasted
     ingly gazed at the two girls when they approached to confront             me for doing what will cost him his license. “Were you ever
     him. And then, seemingly inebriated, strolled downtown “on                perfect when you were his age?!” they confronted me and my
     business”.                                                                reply? “There are other ways to balance your youthful imperfec-
                                                                               tions than choosing to drink-drive!” I don’t know who is worse
     My mates were debating whether the Gardai should be report-               – that bloke or the couple for justifying his irresponsible behav-
     ed, but I decided to seize the initiative and head upstairs to the        iour. The memories of so many who die on the roads are not
     toilet and ring Macroom Garda Station alerting them of the dan-           being respected.
     ger present to other road users. But before I could go, a woman
     and her partner, who would be close friends with that bloke               THERE IS NOTHING ROMANTIC, NOTHING SEXY, NOTHING
     reckoned with what I was doing and tried to stop me from doing            SIN-SCEAL-EILE ABOUT DRINK DRIVING. And I will be back
     what I was going to do: “James, he’s a legend! He is sound out!”          with another drink-driving story in years to come; the message
     I merely ignored them and did my citizen’s duty.                          cannot be hammered home effectively enough.
     The Gardai were on the scene, and at that moment, a mother                P.S. That done and dusted, it was back to enjoying my pints for
     and her two kids were upset that their parked car could not leave         the rest of the evening, and the heatwave that was beginning…
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WHAT’S THE CIT-UATION ERE?!
Of course, one could do possibly a lot worse. Keeping with
the topic of Safety Week, here a few people who went off and
did some life-changing injuries to themselves out of their own
dumb-ass stupidity…
1. BOY INCAPACITATES HIMSELF FOR LIFE SEEKING THRILL
OF TRAIN SURFING…
Something that looks glam from your fave action flicks, train surfing
is something that still allures hundreds of youths around the world,
costing many their lives and limbs. In 1992, in Hull, England, a boy,
then 13, was playing truant from school and sniffing glue with his
mates when they saw a train take off. Of course, considering the
situation they found themselves in, they decided it was a good idea
to surf the carriage, it being a goods train, purely for the highs (high
as they were of course). The boy was last to clamber up on the lad-
der, but as the train gathered speed, he lost his grip, and struggled
to hold on before he got caught through his arm by the ladder bar,
resulting in him dangling in the air at speed before another train
passed the other direction at full speed. Waking up an hour later
after having blacked out, the boy saw himself lying on the side of
the tracks unable to get up. Then he saw a right arm and a leg lying
on the tracks and then he realised they were his own.                       www.deanshallbishopstown.com
“Suddenly I realised I was paralysed, and I felt a warm sen-
sation that must have been all the blood. I fought so hard to
stay conscious because I was so scared of dying…” The boy
survived, but too late; his home and school had to renovate to ac-
commodate his self-inflicted special needs (unsurprisingly, he lost a
damages case against British Rail in 1999)…
2. AUSSIE SURVIVES BEING BITTEN 9 TIMES BY DEADLY
KING BROWN…
In 1999, Gordon Lyons and another mate were out drink-driving
back from Lichtfield to Mandorah, outside Darwin when they spot-
ted a deadly poisonous King Brown Snake. Remembering a con-
versation with their mates about how their local, the Mandorah Pub,
could do with an exotic creature in their fish tank, an inebriated
Gordon decided to take the snake back to the pub with them.
Unsurprisingly, the snake sinks his vemonous fangs into Gordon’s
left hand. Unbelievably however, Gordon manages to bungle the
snake into a plastic bag and the two mates drive off. Even more            Opening soon for Bookings Academic 19/20!
unbelievably and for no good reason, the drunken Lyons chooses
to put his hand into the bag EIGHT MORE TIMES!                             Gordon lost his left arm, and has been in a wheelchair since, but
Upon arrival to the pub, the horrified locals get the vomiting and         in exchange for his left arm being on preserved display in the fish
passing out Lyons to Darwin General Hospital, and, in true Ozzie           tank signified with ‘BLOODY IDIOT’ and his “heroic tale” told on a
form, his mate attempts to keep Gordon alive by pouring Fos-               plaque underneath for the benefit of the customers of the Mando-
ters over him as his left arm began to blacken dead with poison.           rah Pub, he will NEVER have to buy another beer again for the rest
Gordon’s heart stopped THRICE on the operating table, was SEV-             of his life. Truly, a world-beating berk.
EN WEEKS in a coma, was kept alive by a dialysis machine and               3. POLISH FARMERS EXPERIMENT WITH NUDITY, AMPUTA-
ventilator, was discharged TWO YEARS later… but the fish tank              TION AND DECAPITATION. AGAIN, DRINK WAS A FACTOR…
was filled alright.                                                        In 1995, Polish farmer Krystof Azninski and two other Polish farm-
                                                                           ing buddies were drinking high volume Polish vodka near Bialystok.
                                                                           As the bottles started piling, they decided to pursue macho drink-
                                                                           ing games to liven things up.
                                                                           Things started harmlessly enough as they stripped naked and start-
                                                                           ed hitting each other with turnips and groats, but things went out of
                                                                           hand with the production of a CHAINSAW! First one starts with his
                                                                           hand, another with his leg; what topped that? KRYSTOF SWUNG
                                                                           THE CHAINSAW AT HIS NECK AND CUT HIS OWN HEAD OFF,
                                                                           THAT IS WHAT!
                                                                           CONCLUSION: So that is why you should thank your lucky stars
                                                                           that one could do a lot worse, especially when alcohol, drugs and
                                                                           the wrong peer influence is the factor. So behave responsibly, look
                                                                           after each other, and NEVER, EVER be tempted to go down the
                                                                           road of drink-driving; it is hard enough to get the full licence in
                                                                           the first place without throwing it away so recklessly. And never
                                                                           take a safe environment for granted; Accidents NEVER happen by
                                                                           accident, check for everything. And keep an eye for one another,
                                                                           Community is Contageous! Slainte!

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offers you that opportunity. Check out some of these profiles and get a taste for how successful you could
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KEVIN MCCARTHY                                                             JOSEPH KIERNAN
My time at CIT is one I will look                                         I started college in CIT in 2002
back on fondly. For me, CIT gave                                          where I completed my National
me the opportunity to study and                                           certification in Electronic Engi-
graduate in a course that I was                                           neering. This course opened the
passionate about. The variety of                                          door for me to apply for jobs with-
modules helps give you a sense                                            in the semi-conductor industry
of what direction you would like                                          as a Technician. I applied to Intel
to take your career, along with the                                       Ireland and got my job in October
guidance of the lecturers. During                                         2005. I worked in the Wet Etch
my time at CIT I was lucky enough                                         department for 11 years where
to part take in the Student Incu-                                         I became the lead technician on
bation programme with a fellow                                            silicon etching machines. The
student Joe Loftus. The Student                                           position involved repairing pneu-
Incubation programme is one I                                             matics, robotics and chemical
would recommend to all students                                           systems. I’ve worked on a number
as it really does help you to grow                                        of startups for the various proces-
individually and the experience you will gain is second to none.          sors which Intel have released over the years from 90nm (Nano
Currently I am a Marketing Intern at a local pharmaceutical com-          meter) to 14nm technologies. With Intel I’ve worked and trained
pany called Alimentary Health.                                            in many countries from Japan to the US. I’m currently working as
                                                                          an Automation technician in Intel, Arizona. This involves repair-
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nel/UCyAx_X5OD6Xv0tjHmKJ4u4Q/videos
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Frankly Nuts Instagram:                                                   education that I received in CIT, I would not have gained the many
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       CIT and its graduates and supports the ever-growing CIT Alumni Association. The Association proudly has almost 30,000 members.

   SERVICE TIMES:
                     Cork City FC Car Park (off Curraheen Roundabout)
                                                                                           The conditions attached to each and every
                                                                                           user of this Free Service are:

    Cork City FC                                 CIT Staff Car Park                        • Valid Staff/Student Card MUST be presented to
                                                                                             the Bus Driver.
    Car Park                                     (Library/D Block)                         • Both the Car Park and the Bus are Litter Free
                                                                                              Zones. Upholding this will show respect to both
    Morning Departure Times                      Evening Departure Times                      Cork City F.C. and Jerry O’Brien, Bus & Coach
                                                                                              Hire.
    08.00                                        16.10                                     • Any issues/incidents which users may have, must
    08.30                                        16.40                                        be reported to the following CIT email address:
                                                                                             frank.hanley@cit.ie and will be fully looked into.
    09.00                                        17.10                                     • The above conditions relating to parking is a
                                                                                              Disclaimer Notice which will be erected on the
    09.30                                        17.40                                        Car Park Site. Please pay particular attention to
                                                                                              this notice.
                                                                                           • The times initially planned may have to be
    We hope this CIT Community Initiative                                                     tweaked to suit the needs of Staff & Students. If
                                                                                              this is the case you will be notified by email, with
          will receive your support.                                                          at least 48 hours notice of any change.

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CIT POSTGRAD FAIR
            Tuesday 19th February
      11.00am - 2.00pm | Student Centre

Find out about:
•   Taught Masters
•   Research Masters
•   PhD opportunities

       As well as:
                                There will be representatives from many of CIT’s academic
       •   How to apply
                                departments and research centres showcasing opportunities
       •   Entry Requirements   in Business, Engineering & Science, Humanities, Music, Art &
       •   Student Fees         Design, and Maritime. External institutions and organisations
       •   Scholarships         from across Ireland and the UK will also be in attendance.

                                                         School Of Graduate Studies Office
                                                 For more information on the Postgrad Fair
                                              or the opportunities available to you contact:

                                                                 www.cit.ie/graduateschool
                                                                   graduate.school@cit.ie
                                                                              021- 4335099

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CIT
 STUDENTS’                                    THINKING OF
 UNION                                    RUNNING FOR ELECTION
     ELECTIONS 2019                         IN MARCH 2019?
     Do you think you could be the right                           Could YOU Be The Next CIT SU
       person to represent more than                               Vice President Education Officer?
                                                                   The role of the Vice President Education is very broad
           8,000 students at CIT?                                  and includes everything relating to academia;
If so, then you’ve got to throw your hat into the ring for CIT     ✔ building positive relationships and partnerships between
Students’ Union Officer Elections. The elections will see              Institute staff and students,
you run a campaign across the CIT Campuses to show that            ✔ enhancing student engagement to develop and improve
you’re the right person for the job. Interested? Keep reading          quality in education,
to find out how to run and exactly what is involved. You as a
Union Officer will take on the responsibility of representing      ✔ managing issues around course delivery, timetabling and
students, ensuring they get the best deal from their college           exams,
life. Whether you represent their academic or welfare needs,       ✔ managing Union Council and General Meetings.
it is your opportunity to make a difference. The elections         The Vice President Education meets with students on a
will take place on Thursday 7th March 2019 and nomina-             daily basis to assist them with their educational issues. Some
tions will close on Friday 1st March 2019 at 5pm.                  projects include student education campaigns, student en-
The Union Executive is elected by the members of the Union         gagement projects including Sparq at CIT, and Class Rep
and is made of up to three Sabbatical Officers (President,         training and organisation. The Vice President Education is a
Vice President Welfare and Vice President Education) and           member of many of the Institute’s boards including Academ-
three Non-Sabbatical Officers (Projects Officer, Communi-          ic Council, the Appeals Committee and the Student Discipli-
cations Officer and Entertainments Officer). The Executive is      nary Committee.
responsible for the initiation of policy of the Union subject to
Union Council, General Meeting and Referendum. Becom-              Could YOU Be The Next CIT SU Vice
ing a Union Officer involves attending meetings regularly and
speaking on behalf of students in areas which will directly        President Welfare Officer?
affect them. The main role is to defend the rights of students     The Vice President Welfare delivers an educational and
on all fronts, as well as representing student views to col-       awareness programme throughout the year to help stu-
lege management and political figures. The Officers support/       dents to manage personal issues including sexual health,
organise a number of ongoing Union projects and events in-         mental health, accommodation, finance, safety, bullying
cluding Freshers Week, RAG Week, and Orientations for first        and addictions. The programme features campaigns such
years, as well as a number of Welfare Campaigns.                   as S.H.A.G. (Sexual Health Awareness & Guidance) Week,
                                                                   Positive Mind & Body Week, Exam DeStress Campaigns
Could YOU be the next CIT SU President?                            and Safety Week. These campaigns address different issues
                                                                   which may affect students in an attention-grabbing, fun and
The President of the Students’ Union oversees all work-            effective way. Along with this, the Vice President Welfare sits
ings of the Union. The President is a member of many of            on college committees which, this year, include Governing
the Institute’s boards including the Governing Body and its        Body, Student Services Co. Ltd and the Safety Committee.
subcommittees. The main areas of concern for the President
will be representation, organisation, finance, supervision and
guidance of policy. The President is the main spokesperson         Could YOU Be the Next CIT SU
of the students of CIT. This person communicates with local        Communications Officer?
media, political figures and businesses where appropriate.         The Communication officer aids in the development of
The President is also the Union of Students In Ireland Na-         the Union’s information and communication policy. This
tional Council Representative.                                     Officer must be familiar with all the communication policies
                                                                   and all the communication media available to him/her and
                                                                   use them to their full potential. The Communication Officer
                                                                   will keep the membership of the Union informed through the

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                                                                   provision of a regular Union publication “expliCIT” in con-
                                                                   junction with the Sabbatical Officers and Union Staff.

                                                                   Could YOU Be the Next CIT SU
                                                                   Entertainments Officer?
                                                                   The Entertainments Officer is responsible for the provi-
                                                                   sion of entertainments and other forms of social and cul-
                                                                   tural activity for the members of the Union in conjunction
                                                                   with the Sabbatical Officers and Union Staff.

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                                                                   You could be the next memb
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     Could YOU Be the Next CIT SU                                     ✔ Realistic: The Officers must be able to assess the feasi-
     Projects Officer?                                                   bility of projects, ideas or campaigns in terms of legal, fi-
                                                                         nancial and resource limitations. When dealing with stu-
     The Projects Officer is charged with a number of one-               dents’ needs, an un-biased approach has to be brought
     off projects each year. These projects can be big or small,         to every specific case. Officers must check all the facts
     with the intention of freeing up time and resources for the         and hear everyone out before passing judgment. This
     other SU Officers. Also, the Projects Officer is often the Of-      will avoid leaping to conclusions based on incomplete
     ficer “on call” should the other officers need help. A vital        evidence. Bringing every case to a fight will weaken
     resource to the working of the Union, and can be described          credibility when a genuine case emerges.
     as “The oil in the SU engine”.
                                                                      ✔ Caring/Approachable: Officers should be approach-
                                                                         able, friendly, non-judgemental and welcoming to stu-
     What qualities are needed to be CIT                                 dents. They also need to be able to keep their work with
     Students’ Union Officer?                                            students confidential within reason. They must possess
     ✔ Focused/Dedicated: The Officers’ roles are extremely             the ability to listen sensitively to people’s problems and
        broad and they need to set out a strategy for the year           be able to deal with them in a sympathetic, mature and
        with realistic and achievable goals. Project management          non-judgmental way.
        skills are vital. The summer is a great time to learn what
        they need to know as well as prepare for the year ahead.      What’s in it for you?
     ✔ Commitment: It is essential that Officers are committed       ✔ Develop your management, communication, organisa-
        and understand what is involved with the role. Sabbati-          tional, negotiation and leadership skills
        cal roles are full time and paid while non-sabbatical roles   ✔ Differentiate yourself from others on the jobs market
        undertaken in tandem with studies and are voluntary in
                                                                      ✔ Expand your work experience profile
        nature. Consideration must be given to how much time
        can be allocated to the role and potential candidates         ✔ Join an energised team
        should assess other commitments such as course re-
        quirements and part time jobs before opting to run for        What are the terms of employment?
        election.                                                     For Sabbatical Officers including the President, Vice Presi-
     ✔ Responsible: The Officers of the Union must oversee           dent Welfare and Vice President Education, it is a full time
        many activities so having a responsible attitude is vital.    job, commencing on the 1st June and ending 31st May.
        They must keep themselves informed of issues, while           The pay is set for all Officers and can be found out by en-
        being responsible for the students’ views is imperative.      quiry. The hours are generally Monday to Friday nine to five,
        They will also need to sit on boards that deal with sensi-    but due to the nature of the job this can vary considerably
        tive issues                                                   from week to week depending on how busy it is along with
     ✔ Innovative/Creative: New ideas for events, campaigns          various campaigns that may be running. You will occasion-
        and promotion will truly benefit the Union as a whole.        ally have to work at night time events during Fresher’s Week
                                                                      and Rag Week and other projects. It is essential to get a
     ✔ Diplomatic: Good interpersonal skills are necessary to        copy of the Officer’s Code of Conduct before deciding to
        accomplish tasks and Officers need to be able to man-         run for a Sabbatical position.
        age relationships with staff, students, management and        For non-sabbatical Officers, including the Projects Officer,
        others in a tactful way. Often developing good relation-      Entertainments Officer and Communications Officer, the
        ships and gaining mutual respect is the key to affecting      jobs are non-paid and hours of work will be based around
        change and improvement.                                       the class time/free time of the non-sabbatical Officers.
     ✔ Confident/Assertive/Influential: The Officers must of-
        ten stand their ground when it comes to all sorts of ini-
        tiatives, be it stand firm against Institute management,      It is advisable to speak to the current Officers to
        press or political figures. They will also need to become     find out more and they can be contacted through
        comfortable speaking in public and be able to influence       the Students’ Union Office. Should you require
        the opinion of others.                                        information relating to election process and
     ✔ Self-Aware: Officers should understand their strengths        rules, please contact Vicky O’Sullivan, Assistant
       and weaknesses and by doing so create an opportunity
       to grow as individuals and as effective Union leaders. It is   Returning Officer by email at vicky.osullivan@cit.ie
       important to put the needs of the students and the Union
       as a whole ahead of the needs of the individual Officer.       Nominations open 11th Feb

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#MYSTORYMATTERS                                                             Real stories from real people
Dear Reader,                                       this is the way I was thinking. Of course with      backs, but I tried to see the sense of achieve-
                                                   images of being terminally ill, pain & death,       ment in my little accomplishments. I started
To begin I would like to draw attention to the     the illness would give its terms and condi-         talking more honestly and openly about my
fact that I refer to my Anxiety and OCD as         tions to just get through the day. If the illness   struggles. I wanted to make a habit of reach-
the “illness” as this is exactly what it is.       picked a particular part of my body to focus        ing out, and I started some CBT, and push-
Over the past few years, the words mental          its attack, I would check that body part until      ing my GP to get me help. I worked hard on
health has become a lot more frequent in           sometimes I would leave myself in serious           techniques given to me by my psychologist,
peoples dialogue. Isn’t it fantastic?. Well,       pain and even bruising. My family would be-         and started to look to more effective ways
I thinkso. When I first started experiencing       come sidekicks in this badly written script,        of managing my mental health daily, includ-
mental illness I had no term, I had no name,       with a mid-20’s man asking for reassur-             ing regular exercise & mindfulness. When I
I had no face to describe what I was feeling.      ance that had a 10 second impact. I wasted          returned to full-time education as a mature
In my teenage years, it was just part of my        money I didn’t have on GP visits to cling on        student, it was a chance for me to pursue
day to day life. I was told I was just a wor-      to some bit of solid reassurance. They had          a goal I had put off for so long because of
rier, asked to stop flicking the light switch as   diagnosed me with G.A.D & OCD to which              my illness. I started to believe in my ability
“we were not made of money, a great worker         was later agreed on when I made it into the         once again and started to enjoy my days.
as everything had to be just so. I had a lov-      mental health services, offered by the HSE.         There absolutely were relapses, and still are,
ing upbringing, my friends & family were           These episodes lasted between 4-6weeks              but I had an arsenal to pick from to get me
fantastic, but they didn’t understand what I       and I still experience them today, but with         through. Yes I still needed to take medica-
was doing, and if not talked about, it will be     less impact as I’ll talk about later.               tion, yes I still needed to understand my trig-
grand. Little did they know, the rituals were                                                          gers, yes I still needed to work daily on CBT
                                                   What about when I wasn’t within my 4-6
16/7 (8 hours of sleep was my only break),                                                             just to get myself to a point where I can be at
                                                   week window of despair? Well I quickly re-
and a warzone was unfolding in my head.                                                                a level playing field to start my day. Battling
                                                   sumed normal behaviour, which consisted of
                                                                                                       a mental illness is a full-time, unpaid, poor-
I worked through secondary school and it           overthinking everyday tasks, not being able
                                                                                                       ly rewarded job that needs to be given as
was in my early to mid-twenties I noticed this     to drive my car, talking to my friends and
                                                                                                       much attention as I do to my daily activities.
illness had another chapter, a more distress-      family with embarrassment, taking my medi-
                                                                                                       Imagine juggling two bowling balls for the
ing chapter, and I was the main character.         cation, and thinking, this is my life now. I had
                                                                                                       rest of your life. Would I change anything?
I quickly noticed I had a wave of intrusive        good days, really good days of extreme high
                                                                                                       Absolutely not. This is me, this is what I am,
thoughts around my health. They would              and then followed by massive lows, where I
                                                                                                       and there has been times where I feel ac-
come on suddenly with no warning. Cancer,          could not physically turn in the bed, let alone
                                                                                                       complished at the progress I’ve made in my
brain tumours and heart attack, were the 3         get out of bed. I was sick and I needed help.
                                                                                                       life thus far. In fact my illness has motivated
menu options my illness would pick when            I knew I had to start extremely slow, today,        me to chase my degree, and become part of
and how it chose. Looking back now, I think        I just make the bed, tomorrow I get dressed         a new mental health project called Da Silly
how dare I think like this when people are         and on and on. Of course I had little set-          Heads that aims to help the fight against
battling with such challenges every day, but
                                                                                                       mental health stigma.
                                                                                                       The instant I took a chance and opened up
                                                                                                       about my illness, the tide started to change.
                                                                                                       We use words everyday, but never again will
                                                                                                       I take somebody’s words for granted, as
                                                                                                       when I spoke the words that introduced peo-
                                                                                                       ple to my struggle, my life started to piece
                                                                                                       together once more. Think of talking and the
                                                                                                       words you use as a sort of protein for your
                                                                                                       mental health. When you talk you start the
                                                                                                       process of building a stronger mind and al-
                                                                                                       lowing yourself room to heal. Like your body,
                                                                                                       the mind needs to be worked on and looked
                                                                                                       after to improve and deal with the stresses
                                                                                                       that it will encounter. If we think of a gym
                                                                                                       setting, and we look at lifting weights, this
                                                                                                       is a physical sign of strength. Think of your
                                                                                                       words as your weights in order to build up
                                                                                                       your mental health, because talking is a sign
                                                                                                       of strength.

                                                                                                       Daniel O’Mahony

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STIGMA
                                                                                 IS
                                                                             SILLY

                                                                              12th & 13th
                                                                             March 2019
2 guys aiming to change the way we see Mental Health through          •   Guest Speakers
personal stories, graphic design, tongue in cheek representations &
                                                                      •   Comedy acts
quirky characters. We are telling a story of living with various
mental health diagnosis over the past 20 years, with a strong         •   Wellness workshops

message of trials and triumphs.                                       •   Practical strategies

Through our social media platforms, website, and impact driven        •   Live performances
events, we hope to connect with those who are affected by mental
                                                                      •   Challenges / prizes
illness and those who are not, building an empathetic community.
                                                                                 ────
Our goal is to empower people to support the fight against mental
health stigma as well as deliver an accessible space with relatable
scenarios for sufferers & the general public.
                                                                      www.dasillyheads.com
For our pilot event called “Stigma is Silly”, we partnered up with    www.facebook.com/dasillyheads
PleaseTalk - a student led mental health charity & “A healthy CIT”    www.instagram.com/dasillyheads
– a project aimed at supporting good health and wellbeing.

The event will take place in Cork Institute of Technology, where we
will highlight and expose the negative impact of mental health
stigma and urge students to take this fight into their own hands on
and off campus.

You can expect to be surprised, inspired, and encouraged to play
your part in changing attitudes around mental health.

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OF CIT
            ENTERPRISE INTERN
           SORCHA MACMAHON

     The skills and traits of entrepreneurship reach               After working with entrepreneurs in the Rubicon Centre
     further than you can imagine. We spoke to                     would you be more inclined to start-up your own busi-
     enterprise intern Sorcha MacMahon, who works                  ness?
                                                                   Yes definitely. There is so much hard work, long hours
     in the Rubicon Centre, about her experience with
                                                                   and dedication that goes into starting your own busi-
     enterprise and innovation and how she supports                ness, but I think it would be worth it, especially with the
     and dabbles in entrepreneurships herself.                     right idea. The Rubicon is an exciting place to work and
                                                                   there’s always a buzz around.
     Sorcha, can you explain to me what your job as
     ‘Enterprise Intern’ entails?                                                 What do you think are some advantages
     My job as an Enterprise Intern is ultimate-                                  of being an enterprise intern?
     ly about promoting entrepreneurship and                                      The job is very diverse and there are lots
     the entrepreneurial mindset in the col-                                      of advantages. One of the biggest advan-
     lege. It is a very varied role. Semester one                                 tages is that your Masters is fully funded,
     is mostly taken up with the co-ordination                                    which is hugely beneficial. Your presen-
     of the CIT module. We work on the Busi-                                      tation and public speaking skills really
     ness Model Canvas with first year students                                   improve as there is lots of opportunities
     and encourage them to come up with                                           for it. You are exposed to an entrepre-
     their own business ideas which they then                                     neurial environment every day and there
     pitch to us at the end of the semester. We                                   is always something new to be learned.
     do tours of the Rubicon Centre for visit-                                    The connections you can create are in-
     ing colleges/delegates and for groups of                                     valuable, there is so much to learn from
     students from CIT. We link students from                                     everyone you meet. You learn how to
     CIT with the Rubicon Centre if they have a                                   juggle, prioritise and how to be efficient
     business idea and want advice on what to                                     with your time.
     do next. In semester two the main priority is Innovation
     week and Prize for Innovation. We run competitions            What would you recommend to people who are inter-
     throughout the year. Managing social media accounts           ested in this position?
     is also our responsibility. In the summer we focus on co-     I would recommend getting involved in any of the com-
     ordinating the Student Inc. programme. No week is ever        petitions and programmes that we run: Prize for Innova-
     the same!                                                     tion, Dragons Den, Student Inc. and CIT Student Hack-
                                                                   athon. Have an idea of what is going on in the Rubicon,
     Have you ever started your own business?                      what companies are here. Drop over to the Rubicon and
     When I started I didn’t think of it as a business, but I      ask for information. Take an entrepreneurial elective,
     have been teaching flute privately for the last 8 years. In   there are so many being offered now in CIT. You could
     college it was a way for me to make some pocket money.        also join the CIT Business and Enterprise Society.
     I studied Music in CIT CSM and as a career it can be unre-
     liable, so I always had to be creative and entrepreneurial    If you are interested in the position of Enterprise Intern
     in how I made money.                                          please visit https://enterprise.cit.ie/student-intern-ap-
                                                                   plication-for

                                                                   THE STUDENT INC. EXPERIENCE

          If Entrepreneurship and Innovation is something that you are
      interested in, make sure to visit www.enterprise.cit.ie to avail of the
                 all supports in place to make your idea a reality.
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STUDENT
                                                     BUSES leave
                                                       CIT from
                                                    11am onwards
             RACEDAY                                (across from Tourism and
                                                       Hospitality building)

 Thurs 21st March 2019                              Cork Racecourse
                                                               MALLOW

       Please note...
   RACE DAY wristbands
 WILL BE CHECKED before
   you get on the buses.
  YOU NEED A CIT BAND
  TO GET ON A CIT BUS!
  If you have a counterfeit wristband,
you will be refused admission on buses   NO ALCOHOL ON THE BUSES
   and wristband will be confiscated.
                                          OR BUS LOADING AREAS!
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LIVE CIT, LOVE SPORTS
                                                                              Would you like to have your club featured in expliCIT?
                                                                              Simply email your submission to: supublications@cit.ie

 Dr Aine Ni She-Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr Dan Collins-Academic Admin & Student Affairs Manager,
  Paul Gallagher-Secretary/Financial Controller, Robert Heffernan-Guest Speaker, along with Athletics, Basketball, Boxing,
                       Camogie, Golf, Hockey, Orienteering, Powerlifting, Sailing & Soccer recipients.

CIT SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS 2019
65 CIT Sports Scholarships have been awarded for this         gles and mistakes he made before reaching his huge
year across 14 different sports. The proud recipients         success. One take home message from Rob which is
gathered in CIT to listen to the wise words of legendary      relevant to everyone is “exercise is like breakfast, you
Irish athlete, Rob Heffernan. Rob discussed his strug-        have to do it!”.

Dr Aine Ni She-Registrar & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr Dan Collins-Academic Admin & Student Affairs Manager,
Paul Gallagher-Secretary/Financial Controller, Robert Heffernan-Guest Speaker, along with Munster Council GAA recipients.

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LIVE CIT, LOVE SOCIETIES
     For full list of societies go to www.societies.cit.ie

 There’s no CIT without SOCIETIES!                                                                                        By Jackie Ni Fhogartaigh

 M
          y name is Jackie. I studied social care     graph. I always think of my committee when I          even more. I know it sounds like I had a lot on
          from 2013-2017 and I’m currently the        get praised for this hard work, all of them, but      my plate, and I did but I always managed to get
          societies intern here in CIT, studying      especially Aleksandra Ananica who patiently           my assignments in to a standard I was happy
 the Principles of Art Therapy part time in Craw-     taught me the ins and outs of what I would con-       with and still have time for my passion which
 ford. Although my course will always be the          sider being a good chairperson. I also contin-        became societies.
 reason I came to CIT I can’t help but notice that    ued to meet people from all different societies
                                                                                                            As I write this, I’m reminiscing about everything
 Societies is truly what made my time here.           and still consider them some of the best people
                                                                                                            and the people I met. Some who have left to
                                                      I’ve ever met. That year the photographic So-
 I started off shy, I didn’t know anyone in CIT                                                             other countries and counties, some who are
                                                      ciety won the “Risiam Uile” Award at Societies
 but I had heard about Societies and I knew that                                                            around who I haven’t chatted to in a while,
                                                      Awards night , looking back I think we earned
 it was something that I would be willing to try.                                                           some who I see every day. I also can’t write this
                                                      it. We held 2 successful exhibitions, a trip to Mi-
 Looking back making that first step was the                                                                without giving a shout-out to Fintan who was
                                                      lan, several trips around Ireland and managed
 best thing I did. I attended the first photograph-                                                         always reliable in sending my texts to commit-
                                                      to attend Ball nights and events- It was such
 ic Society AGM in 2013 and signed myself up                                                                tee members and giving me “Pizza” money,
                                                      a great year.
 for treasurer. I knew nothing about photogra-                                                              but also Aoife our Societies Officer who always
 phy and I especially knew nothing about be-          My third year I was vice chair and later chairper-    takes her job to the next level, she’s not just
 ing a treasurer, yet somehow I still went for it.    son of the photographic Society, we managed           good at what she does but she cares about
 I worked hard that year. I attended every work-      a trip to Brussels, 2 successful exhibitions,         every person who comes in with any problem
 shop and I slowly began to learn the ins and         weekly workshops, trips around Ireland and to         big or small. I’m so grateful to have worked with
 outs of photography from some of the other           attend events we were invited to. Workshops           these lovely people as a student and now have
 members and I got good. They gave me the             got even more creative and it was truly such          the honour of helping in the office.
 chance to photograph events like the Socie-          a fun year. This year we won at the Societies
                                                                                                            Being in the office is completely different to
 ties, Business, and Humanities Balls you name        Awards and it was the “Best Society” Award.
                                                                                                            when I was a student. I have a whole new per-
 it and I was there. I wasn’t the most skillful of    I also managed to win an individual award that
                                                                                                            spective and I’m still learning about what goes
 the team but somehow I managed to work well          year for my hard work.
                                                                                                            on behind the scenes, it’s hard work. I have
 with them. I would hang up posters, come up
                                                      It’s funny because winning awards seems like it       even more of an appreciation for student ser-
 with ideas and I was always reliable and some-
                                                      makes you stand out but really the best part is       vices, everyone over here appreciates students
 how that year I won “Societies Best Fresher”.
                                                      always going to be the people you meet along          and just wants you guys to get the most of
 Photography wasn’t my only gig though, I at-
                                                      the way. I remember late nights in the photo-         your time here in CIT. So, if you’re not involved,
 tended lots of other societies too like music,
                                                      graphic Studio, we’d just take photos of each         come over and ask some questions, we’d be
 guild gaming, origami and more.
                                                      other, and enjoy each other’s company. Really,        delighted to have you.
 My second year I went for events officer in          really cheesy stuff. It’s also the skills that you
                                                                                                            Societies is located on the first floor,
 the photographic Society and second semes-           learn slowly, like event management, money            Student Centre.
 ter I became chairperson while our chair was         handling, design and media, general people
 away. We came up with lots of trips and I began      skills, creativity, time-management. My course        https://societies.cit.ie/
 to get invited to many more events to photo-         taught me so much but having this taught me

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