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Sean Campbell
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Hi Folks
Its the Start of RAG week and man have we got a line up for you to savour! Check out our website and see exactly when and where our fundraising events are on and whats in it for you. Every year we try and improve RAG week and this year is no different! The week is filled with events big and small and this year. We looked at getting in big bands which means big prices and students paying big money for tickets.
So where do we go from here? Well its back to basic for me and the ents department. We live in the biggest city in the country and week by week we have bands and acts that come from all over the world. So ticketmaster is your friend in that they can get you the big tickets to all of the big acts and our students union events mean that we are running events that will raise money for our charity, Children’s Medical & Research Foundation, Crumlin.
So that's it folks, go take a run and jump to yourselves..into the sea, and I will push you down any hill you want me too...Zorbing, and yes I will cut the rope and let you free fall....free fall, and I will shake my box at you all week long (bucket collection) so please get out there and help raise money for Crumlin children's hospital.
Your Vice President,
Sean
Posted 16 February 2010
Hi Folks,
Well, what a SHAG week, eh? Man, I was covered in paint last Thursday! I was still getting it out of my ears on Sunday evening. Congrats to Jen and Aimee for a savage week, they put alot of hard work in and did it pay off. The national launch was in Bolton Street, TV3 were there and my hand even made it onto the telly, I haven’t washed it yet.
I just wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about our RAG Charity. Basically the Medical & Research Foundation, Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin began as a small voluntary operation with the specific task of raising funds for medical research in Our Lady's. The work grew, and with it the need for a more professional approach to both research and its funding. It’s been going for over forty years and this outstanding facility has become a true centre of excellence. This centre makes a significant difference to the pool of knowledge which is fighting, which ultimately saves the lives of children, not only in Ireland but worldwide!
I feel very passionately about this foundation and I would love to pass on this passion to everyone in DIT. There are 22,000 students in DIT, and there are another 8,000 staff members from cleaners, porters, lectures, etc which means that if we/they all give €1 each then we would have the guts of €30,000. That would be an amazing difference to make, and you could be part of that difference!
RAG week is just around the corner so grab a sponsorship card ASAP and get stuck into fundraising! There are loads of activities to choose from – Zorbing (being pushed down a hill in a big plastic ball), SCAD (like a bungee jump, without the elastic cord), the 40ft swim (yes it is jumping into the freezing Irish Sea) and you can do whatever you want - shave your head, shave your friends head, shave your lectures head. Just come up with an idea that doesn’t include loosing your head!
RAG week 2010 is going to be great, and its only going to be great with your help, sign up to the ents team at your SU local office, to help with our bucket collections - so lets do it DIT! Let’s show them what we are all about.
Thanks for your time.
Your Vice President,
Sean Campbell
03 February 2010
It's a new semester, happy days. We're are on the the home straight now folks. Ok, so there is something for everybody this second semester and it's going to be busy. Shag week is next week and it looks like it could be the best bit of craic that your going to get, next week. There are loads of talks, events and free stuff for ye all. Bolton st is where the National Launch is taken place on Monday and it promises to be great fun.
Fancy a role down a hill in a big balloon? Fancy jumping from the top of a crane into a large net? Fancy going for a swim at the 40 ft in March? Well folks it's called RAG week and its on the 8th March 2010. So how can I do all of these things? Well get your sponsorship forms in your local DITSU office. It's the only way you can get to jump from the highest thing in DIT since the Viagra truck crashed into Bolton Street last year!
Anyway...you can raise money and you get to have brilliant activities happening every day on every site. As well as day time events we also have early evening events, like pub quizzes etc and, of course the famous night time events and man its going to be a busy week! But its all about Crumlin Children's Hospital. Our target this year is €20,000, so please help!
We even have a prize for the best fundraiser - a free J1 Visa to the US of A. Dont forget to sign up to the E Team and get free T Shirts, Free gigs etc and having a great laugh! So get involved folks, Its going to be epic.
Seany
Posted 21 January 2010
Pheeewwwwww.....(wipe sweat off brow) Yes is that a light I sse coming towards me....yes its the light at the end of the tunnel, exams are nearly all over...thank feck!
Well i hope they all went well for you all and that your starting to enjoy your break, you deserve it, its a kick in the balls to be sitting exams after Christmas, so would you like to see them before Christmas? Let me know, I know when I was sitting the exams I wasted alot of time before Christmas,.
Europe's second biggest Ski trip is underway, yes DIT Ski Club are breaking a leg as we speak on the slopes of Europe and good luck to them. On that note though, alot of student have been on to us with their postponed cxams due to the sking weather in Ireland.
Are you one of the people affected by a change of exam then again emails us and let us know, we are here to help after all.
If you're looking to give something back this year well here's your chance, yes folks the blood transfusion service is coming to a DIT near you. Well, they are coming to : MountJoy Sqare, Bolton Street and Aungier Street for a talk about giving blood
Pre talks are on sites
Mountjoy Sq 4th of Feb
Bolton st 10th of Feb
Aungier st 16th of Feb
Then if you fit the bill and are as healthy as a hourse you can give blood on site on the :
Mountjoy Sq 11th of Feb
Bolton st 17th of Feb
Aungier st 25th of Feb
Enjoy and have fun, thanks for getting involved!!! Peace out brothers and sisters!!!
Posted 11 January 2010
"Happy New Year!!! Snow Snow Snow exams on Monday, but its back to normal by the looks of things the weather has broke and we are back to normal. Could I welcome the apprentices from across the country, they are all welcome to the DIT world. Right the plans for the year are as follows, first week of Feb, Rainbow week/Refresh week, followed by SHAG Week, then the Elections for 3 week's, NOTHING WEEK, RAG week, Review week, Then is just a week at college week, Easter hols for 2 weeks, and so on and so forth, so you can see that the second sem is jam packed with fun and fun and loads of stuff going on. The exams are always a bone of contention for students because they are after Christmas and that sucks. I have yet to meet one student that really wants to have the exams after Christmas. So lets change it I hear you say, yes we have been telling DIT that its crazy every year to be doing this.
Anyway keep an eye on the latest up dates to the blogs and on our website to see if the exams are prosponed again or if there is any changes so far to anything really. OK the other thing on my mind at the moment is RAG week, would you like to see.....What would you like to see, well just email me and let me know because the planning stage of RAG week is well under way and hey presto its your RAG week so let us know what you want to see!!!! Email vpservices@ditsu.ie and let me know.
Chat ye all soon folks and welcome back to the madness that is DIT.
P.S Keep your eyes open on the latest news about the pool and Gyms.
Regards,
Seany.
Posted 16 December 2009
This is it folks the big run in to....spending money on people you don't want to, yep its Christmas! Happy Christmas, remember to keep it real and be safe on the roads if ye are driving the morning after the pints the night before!
In the Union are really looking forward to a nice break to recharge the battery's and get ready for semester 2. We have alot of plans in place and man its going to be a busy one, Rainbow Week, Shag Week, Elections, RAG Week, and lots lots more - its all on in semester 2, its where its at!
Congrats for getting this far, it goes by so quickly doesn't it? Tracey, Jen and I are six months in the job and we're looking forward to the next six months. Planning is well under way as per our work plans. So get involved while you can - why not join the Ents crew for RAG Week.
We just had our Christmas Fair to try and raise a bit of money for Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin. I'd just like to thank all of the DITSU staff for all of their work up to now this year, fair play to them all, they go far beond the call of duty and we love them for it.
Thanks to ye all for getting involved so far this year its going really well this year, we are having fun and we hope ye al are enjoying college life after all the crap that has went down so far. Have a great chrimbo and a happy new year, this is my last blog of the year so good luck with your exams and make sure you don't leave it till the last min to study get into it now every little helps eh?
See ye in the new year,
Seany.
Posted 2 December 2009
Yo yo yo and jingle all the way...
Its blog time, straight into it folks, faculty issues TELL ME ALL ABOUT THEM. If I don't know about them then I wont be able to fix them. I was at a class rep meeting and a few small things popped up which is great but email me with your problems and I hope to get them sorted out with the buildings managers. So its Christmas week next week on most sites and there will be loads of local events on sites for your enjoyment!! I love the auld crimbo I do tis the season to be jolly, I can do that no problem.
But lets face it folks its hard to get jolly with exams looking at you in the face, so put the bit of work in these few weeks and enjoy some time off at home with your old school friends. if you look at the Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, where it will be full of kids again this Christmas. We in DITSU will be helping them kids with students help by selling Christmas cards, Christmas sweets decorations etc all for the kids to help in the Medical & Research Foundation in crumlin.
Please give us a hand or just spent €2 on something which would be cool, every little helps and man they need the help. Right that's that side of life, we have the Christmas mayhem night out on the 17th of DEC which last year was EPIC and trust me this years going to be great!!! Tickets will be on sale asap but they will sell out and it will be something to tell your kids about!!! lol... so that's the story get studying and get making the home made presents for the family which is good as man I have the corn flakes box's saved to make something for some one as I am blood broke....
Sean
Posted 18 Nov 2009
Yes its blogganator time again. I'm off sick at the moment folks, and man my head is wrecked with day time TV. What a load of crap... I never watch TV, but I've learnt so much over the last few days. I know how to cook a salmon cutlet in a nice creamy lemon sauce....what do you think about that, eh? But I've also got a lot more questions – I'm wondering why do people go on court TV, what is with that shit? Anyway, believe it or not, I'd really rather be working. I can't take it anymore!
Hows college going for ye? Yes, Christmas is around the corner, and yes, we are looking forward to the hols and, we'll suffer through the study. It sucks to have to do exams after Christmas, right?
Well, wouldn't it be great if DIT to started in early in September and we could get our exams over and done with in December? We are looking into that, so fingers crossed,we may need to get a survey done from students but I'll keep you informed.
Christmas mayhem is coming fast and its going to be as big as last year. It sold out fast and a word of warning – get your ticket early.
Right got to go. Murder She Wrote is on soon .. .who did it today? The murdering bastard!
Seany
Posted 12 November 2009
Its blog time again, I hope you've had a good college experience up until now and that your course work is going well. Word of advice – now is the time to get stuck in and get some work done BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! Trust me, I was there this time last year and yes this is the prime time to get the head down.
The Japanese Popstars are on the way, tickets are available from every SU office, so get one while they last! There will be comedy on different sites next week. There are still a lot of facility issues and we are slowly getting there. We seem to have gotten Gleeson Hall finally sorted out. I know we're trying to save money – but it was 14 degrees in there on Monday! I mean, come on people! Anyway, thankfully its sorted. After our hard work and lobbying we have over come the bureaucracy within DIT.
So students are still suffering The Sports Halls and the pool are still closed and yes, we are still working on it and we'll let you know if anything changes.
Anyway that's the craic folks, tickets for the Japanese pop stars are selling fast so get them now!!!
Thats it for now folks!
Seany
Posted 3rd November 09
It's off...no it's on...no it's off, or was that on....? I can't remember at this stage. YES I am talking about the cock up in Gleeson Theatre. We reached agreement and then we didn't man, eh? I think Tracey may be right DIT does stands for Do It Tomorrow. Even though there is no college without students, it sometimes seems that we are the least important part of the machine. Well, thats what we're lead to believe.
As the red mist starts to lift I sit here writing this blog and look back over the last few months and think....O man what a mess this year has been so far when it comes to DIT facilities other DIT and it structures. The excuse of staff embargo have been used to cover up serious issues that are effecting DIT students..
Tracey, Jen and myself have been pulled from pillar to post and to be honest its part of our job so that's cool...but it's frustrating when we are getting other peoples work done for them – that's uncool!
Anyway the swimming pool is still on the agenda and its the lovely people in the Trade Unions that are stopping us from using it now...thanks guys! The students' union are working hard on trying to get this resolved asap and to stop this crap from happening.
The Class Rep Meetings are going on around the place so any issues that you have tell your class reps and we will be on to it like a hot snot.
Japanese Pop Stars tickets are on sale this week get in early as they are going to sell out fast...the best thing since sliced bread!!!! Love it!!!
Chat ye soon,
Sean
Posted 15 October 09
Hi guys,
Whats the craic? As the red mist descends again in my head with the issues across all of the DIT site, I have thought to myself are students not listening or caring about whats going on with their capitation money??? We (Tracey, Jen, myself) are running around trying to plug the holes in the sinking ship that is DIT at the moment and we are looking for all students to get involved in the campaign of fighting the cut backs.
There is going to be a hot desk on every site next Monday the 19th of Oct. A hot desk? I hear you say, will it be sitting in the Irish sunshine? No, i'ts going to be somewhere for students to sit down and ring your local TD and tell them that you are not happy with the cut backs in DIT. So who is your local TD? We will have a list of TDs and their email addresses so there will be no excuse for student not to get involved in this.
We have been talking to TD's and Ministers from around the country on the cuts in DIT but they keep telling us that they are only hearing from us on this so here is your chance to fight for your rights and get the cuts, CUT. Please use them folks they are there for you all and designed to pull the finger out of the governments hole!
On a much happier note The Halloween Fancy Dress Ball is on Thursday, 22nd October after the Walk in the Park Get involved in both of these if you possibly can - the walk is the first event for our RAG Charity and it will be lots of fun. The Halloween Ball is going to be great craic and there will be prizes for the best and worst dressed people so come and have fun!
Right the last thing is if your are having a problem with anything you cam email us and let us know whats going on, if we don't know, we won't be able to fix them.
Thats all for now, talk to ye soon folks,
Seany
Posted 02 October 009
Hi Guys,
Right, the craic is that DIT Students' Union is working hard to lobby the government to get your sports and clubs facilities back on track, we managed to nab a few minutes with Sean Haughey, TD at the Silent Protest and Tracey put the issues to him.
Last night I had five minutes with Batt O'Keeffe at a function in the Helix. I squashed as much in as I could - he listened to me talk about the sports and lesiure in DIT and how YOU, THE STUDENT have paid almost double capitation compared to last year and how you are getting less for it and that within a matter of weeks the pool and gyms will all be closed. I also also got to talk to him about Grangegorman. He was positive enough about Grangegorman, but he wouldn't give a proper answer on the fees, instead he just said that nothing was on the table yet....his words. I did tell him that students wouldn't be in college next year if fees came in....The main issue was staffing in DIT. He asked me to send him an email detailing the issue today, so I've done that and we will just wait and see. That's the latest news. We are trying people!!!
The other craic in my life is facility issues. If you have an issue about any DIT facilies, let me know and we will be on to it like a light. We have been having loads of emails in and its good to see that we are logging them with the buildings managers and they are trying to get the work done. The freshers ball was great craic it was packed to the roof and we gave out loads of hoodys and tshirts.
The Walk in the Park is on Thursday 22 October and we want you all to come out and join us for a day of fun fun fun in the park. There will be a competition so choose your team of four carefully!
Regards,
Sean Campbell
Posted 28 September 2009
Freshers week was EPIC lads and lassies, well at least I taught it was anyways. We had a great week of silent fun, bling bling fun, freaky fun and painting fun. And if you think the week was over it wasnt the tresure hunt with 35 teams taking part for €1000 first prize. Fun times, BUT ITS NOT OVER..... FRESHERS BALL is on Tuesday, 29 September 2009, with 3 floors of fun. Codes, Fred, Blue Moose, are on the top floor rocking the back to school disco away, the demolation DJs are making the beautyful music in the middle floor. And if you think thats that we have the bottom floor with 90s smash hits band playing the night away. Fun Time people!! Where would you get 3 floors of fun and 2 weeks of freshers weeks eh? So the Fresher Ball is sold out (Free Ticket with Ulster Bank Account) so what about me? You are saying well well well we are putting on the RE:FRESH night. Yes, its you ye guys and the tickets are selling fast so get in to the offices and get them fast. Don't be like the lad last week outside the paint party who came up to me saying you never told us that it was going to sell out, HELLO.....its good fun people want to be entertained and entertained they shall be....see ye this week people....let the fun begin..again.
P.S just in case you think we are just having fun at the moment well believe me we are but we are not, staffing issues, over crowding in class rooms, no space for lectures, no sports staff or halls etc etc gurr we are not happy with whats going on and we are working our socks off to sort these issues out asap!!!!
Chat ye soon!!!
Seanie
Posted 21 September 2009
Hey hey
Its freshers week people!!! its going to be epic! yes epic have a look at the list on the net, www.ditsu.ie/freshers, for times and ticket info, Silent disco tonight, its going to be a great start to the week, I think their is something in there this week for everyone so come and have a bit of good clean fun, well when I say clean forget about Thursday night!!! Full moon paint party, EPIC!!! its going to be a good auld dirty affair!!! So freshers week is on and happening people get your tickets asap!
So freshers week is not all about night time eh, tell me more, ok well we have day time events on across all sites this week. They are going to be alot of fun pillow fights, bunking bronko, etc wait and see!
The freshers ball tickets are all gone so its going to be good craic next Tuesday 29th of sept, 3 floors of fun fun fun! ( 3 floors, Fun for each )!! So your not a fresher then well check out the re:Freshers night in Dicey's, Harcourt St. Student friendly prices, make of it as you please its going to be a great night to finish off freshers weeks and start Soc's sign up week.
Chat ye soon and see ye at the gigs,
Seanie.
Posted 2 September 2009
Hi folks!
Hope you are all as excited as we are here in the Union. It's been a
long, busy summer building up to the start of the year. It's great to
see everyone coming back, college is quiet with everyone gone.
So its party/study time, we are all here to get a good education and have some fun along the way. So here we are – lets have some fun first then! WOW (Freshers Week) is on us and, man, do we have a party for you! Keep a look out for the posters and don't forget to check the website (www.ditsu.ie). The craic that is there be had for everyone and not just the nice newbies.
We are your Students' Union elected officers and we want you to get involved and have fun with us, after all if there were no students then there would be no union!, so do it! Day events, night events, fundraising events, walks in parks, free lunches, theres plenty to keep you busy and entertained.
Right, chat you soon. Come over and say hello if you see me. I don't bite, not anymore the tablets help me keep in check! So its only fun thinking from here on in.
Good luck with your college year and do try and enjoy every day no matter what!!!
Seany
Posted 10 August 2009
Let Me Entertain You!
Here is an insight into whats getting planned at the moment! Theamed Class parties, Farmers Market, Inductions/Freshers week, Refreshers Parties, A Walk in the Park, cultural nights out, International Students Days away, Tour of Croke Park, Halloween Ball, Graduation Balls, Christmas Ball, early in December. Reward parties for Volunteers! Trad Fest, End of year party (Big Bash). Battle of the Bands, County Colours, .................phew....! and alot more to follow....
RAG: Rasing And Giving week this year is for our Ladys Hospital Crumlin and what a great charity it is. We are going to try and raise €20,000 for the chrildren and with your help we will! Here are some of the ways we are going to raise the money, Rag swim, Rag bed push, Rag collection in temple bar! Bungie jumps, not naked this year please....Freebie’s given aways during the week, cultural walking tour of the city! There is more planned but to be honest I really dont want to spoil the supprise! And thats the truth, for the people that know me you know I am telling the truth!!!
As the crapsion above said “ let me entertain you” well, actually its myself and Mark Breen who look after the ents side of life. Mark is the manager for Events and Marketing Department based in bolton st like myself. So if you think you have a up and coming band then call into us and we will listen to you and if your crap then we wont hurt your feelings by telling you, we will just throw things at you, its the suttle hint to leave!
Only joking, but we are looking for up
and coming bands DJs etc, and we are going to be working with the
Socitys in DIT to get the new tallent out to you. Now in saying that
we are going to lots of band s that are on the circuit this year, for
the night time gigs!
See you all soon,
Sean
