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CIT Students’ Union Magazine Volume Twenty Two, Issue 4

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In this issue:

• Study Breaks schedule • Tribute to CIT President Dr Barry O’Connor • WIN One-4-All vouchers in our fun competitions Your Union Your Voice ... and much more

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SU OFFICERS - WHAT’S THE CRAIC!

6 WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU? 7

STUDY BREAKS

Schedule of events from your Students’ Union aimed at de-stressing students

8 WHO IS YOUR TEACHING HERO? 9

EARNING FEATURE L 5 ways that learning in college is different from learning in school

10 DR. BARRY O’CONNOR

A photographic tribute to the outgoing CIT president

12 ALUMNI NEWS 13 CONSIDER VACCINATION A piece from CIT Medical Centre

14 FLYNNERS FLYING COLUMN 15 CAREERS SERVICE NEWS 16 SOCIETIES

F eaturing Wistem, CIT Marketing Soc and The Photographic Soc

18 COMPETITIONS

Enter online...WIN One-4-All vouchers...simple!

Last issues winners: Maths puzzle - Alannah O’Flaherty Quiz: Mackenzie Davin

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WHAT’S THE CRAIC?

CIT SU updates

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STUDY BREAKS

ello all, welcome to another segment of What’s The Craic!

Thankfully we have exited Level 5 Lockdown, we thank you for abiding by the Guidelines and keeping not only yourself safe and well but also your friends, family, classmates and Staff of CIT safe and well too. With this in mind we must not take our eyes off the prize as they would say and keep wearing a mask, sanitizing your hands and following the current set of Guidelines!

POSITIVE MIND AND BODY CAMPAIGN (9th to 12th November)

Positive Mind and Body was a great success with high levels of engagements with our keynote speakers: Eric Marah, Daragh Fleming, Rob Heffernan, Da Silly Heads.

Each Webinar brought different tips and advice on how to look after both your physical and mental health. We thank all those that took.

There is also a Health and Wellbeing Initiative that was set up and if you would like to register for a FREE Wellbeing Pack. Register on www.mycit.ie/healthandwellbeing This initiative concentrates on three things: 1. Physical Health.

2. Creating Connections (not only with class but other students and staff).

3. Emotional Wellbeing.

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Study Breaks which was formerly known as Exam DeStress was set up to try give you an hour to take your minds off study, pressure and the stress of the continuous assesment, exams and project completion!

MOVEMBER Movember is the leading global organisation connected to changing the face of men’s health! Big thanks to all those that took part and those that donated to the great cause!

The CIT Movember Team was led

by Student Ambassador Oisin Gahan and we should have a total figure of what is raised soon and final adding up and donating is still taking place!

On Wednesday the 9th at 8pm we host ‘Who Wants to be a Zoomonaire’ – a play on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. On the 15th at 1pm we are hosting an hour of Meditation.

On Wednesday 16th we are running ‘Jingles Bells Music Bingo’.

To receive the Zoom Link, please email: event@cit.ie and simply state the event you wish to attend.

From the 7th December we are running The 12 Days of CITSU, which will be Social Media Competition run across Facebook and Instagram where the daily winner (registered students only) can win a €50 One4All Voucher. So watch our socials!

TEACHING HERO AWARDS 2020 Ireland’s only national studentled teaching awards, the Teaching Hero Awards are organised by the National Forum, in collaboration with the Union of Students in Ireland and other student unions, to recognise outstanding teaching in Irish higher education. Themed “Students shining a light on those who make a difference”, the 2020 awards will recognise and value those who teach.

Over 250,000 students registered at Ireland’s universities, institutes of technology and private colleges, including CIT, can nominate teaching staff who inspired them during their learning journey in higher education. Students make nominations by submitting a short personal piece that explains why the person they have nominated is their ‘Teaching Hero’. This nomination is open in CIT from December 8 to 22, 2020.

See page 8 for link to nominate.

Yours sincerely, AISLING, CIAN & ZACK, YOUR SU EXECUTIVE

Let it snow!

Want a FREE Wellbeing Pack compliments of CIT? Register at:

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EXAMINATIONS & AWARDS OFFICE

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Y D U ST S K A BRE NIGHT-TIME FUN ON ZOOM!

Hosted by MC Fleming, CIT Students & Staff are eligible to win €50 One-4-All voucher prizes

Wednesday December 2nd at 8pm - CATCHPHRASE Prizes kindly

Wednesday December 9th at 8pm - Who wants to be a ZOOMONAIRE sponsored by:

Wednesday December 16th at 8pm - Jingle Bells Music BINGO

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OFFICE

MEDITATION SESSION

A simple, guided MEDITATION to alleviate any stress or anxiety - with Dee O’Connor

Tue 15th December at 1pm

All are welcome Register at email: event@cit.ie

THE 12 DAYS OF CIT SU COMPETITION GIVEAWAY! A daily €50 / €30 / €20 ONE-4-ALL VOUCHER GIVEAWAY takes place on CIT SU Facebook and Instagram pages from December 7th.

Visit us every day for your chance to WIN!

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NATIONAL FORUM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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HERO? WHO IS YOUR TEACHING

STUDENTS SHINING A LIGHT ON T H OS E W H O M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E MY TEACHING HERO GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO. . .

MY TEACHING HERO REALLY CARED WHEN. . .

Nominate here:

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MY TEACHING HERO GAVE ME SELF-BELIEF.

MY TEACHING HERO INSPIRED ME TO. . .

MY TEACHING HERO MOTIVATED ME TO. . .

https://www.teachingandlearning.ie/teachingheroes/

5 ways that learning in college is different from learning in school

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t school your days were filled with classes. When you went home you likely did the homework or study that the teacher had assigned. If you listened in class and did all the work your teacher asked you to do, you were probably doing enough to do well. Even if you were off school for a week or two for midterm or Easter your teachers probably assigned revision or past exam questions for you to do in this time. That’s why, for many people, we know they can find college very different.

So, we in the Academic Learning Centre have identified some of the ways that learning in college is different from learning in school: 1. Listening in class is not enough 2. You need to plan for yourself how you manage your study time 3. Grading schemes are different 4. Y ou are responsible for meeting the deadlines your lecturers set 5. Your subjects, Your passion, Your interest

1. Listening in class is not enough Listening in lectures will not be enough.

You will need to go over your notes again afterwards and make sure you understand them. If there are parts you do not understand you will need to figure out where you can find the information to fill in the gaps. In college a lot of your learning happens outside lecture times.

This is the time that you get to process the information presented in lectures and try to figure out how it connects with other things you already know.

To find out how much time you are expected to spend on each module outside of scheduled lectures you need to look at the module descriptor. In CIT you can find your module descriptors at https://courses.cit.ie. Just put in your module code and click search. In each module descriptor there is a section entitled ‘Module Workload’. This is an example from a 1st year Statistics module in CIT. This module has 3 hours of lectures, 1 tutorial hour and 1 lab hour. The red box often gets glossed over. To be successful in this mod-

ule each student is also expected to do 3 hours of independent work.

2. You will need to plan for yourself how you manage your study time The lecturers expect you to be able to make your own schedule for how to use this independent study time. You need to become an efficient independent learner. Nobody is going to tell you how to organise your days to get everything that you need to do done. Getting good at this is one of the best ways you can guarantee your success in college.

If your lecturer gives you problem sets or tutorial sheets but there are no marks going for them don’t fool yourself into thinking you don’t need to do them. This is the lecturers’ way of helping you to plan your independent study. They are basically saying, ‘this is the type of thing you need to be able to do to succeed in this module’. If you don’t ask a question about these in the tutorial your lecturer will assume you have it all under control. If you do have a question, you need to learn to be brave enough to ask it. It’s very likely that other people in the class are wondering about the same thing but are too embarrassed to ask.

You need to take control of your independent learning, but you don’t need to do it alone. If you study best with others, then try to find others in your class who feel the same way.

3. The grading system is different If you have always been used to getting high marks in school don’t be disheartened if they drop a bit when you start college. Higher than 70% in a college assessment is considered very good.

Don’t think of it as a H3 or O3, it’s a first-class honours (H1) grade. That is the top grade in college.

Try not to be too hard on yourself if your grades are not as good as you would

like. You are just beginning on a new phase in your learning and it may take some time to adjust to the changed expectations. If you feel like you could improve your grade with a bit of extra help get in touch with the Academic Learning Centre. We have lecturers from all over the college working individually with students to help them out with their modules.

4. You’ll need to manage your own deadlines In school if you needed to complete a big project, e.g. your junior cert science project, your teacher probably planned for everyone to be finished weeks ahead of the real deadline. They likely made out a plan and nudged or even nagged all students to keep on top of the work. If someone fell behind the teacher might even have called their parents. That is all very different in college. Your lecturer will not plan out for you how to spread the work to meet your deadlines. They will not nag you if you fail to submit. This is up to you now.

If you’d like to improve how you approach your time and deadlines why not get in touch with the Academic Success Coaches? They’ll help you to work out a strategy that works for you.

5. You are studying the subject you are passionate about In school you had some choice about the subject you did but a lot was out of your control. You probably did some compulsory subjects, and your choice subjects may have been limited by what the school offered or what fitted the timetable. Now you’ve chosen to come to college for your chosen topic.

Hopefully, you are passionate about the subjects you are studying, or at the very least you have a dream job in mind that this course is bringing you closer to. When the going gets tough remember that!

Even if you don’t like a particular module remember that it has been put in your programme because people who have gone before you found it to be important for their careers.

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F a r e we l l

DR. BARRY O’CONNOR

A tribute in photos to Dr Barry O’Connor. A short trip down memory lane showing Barry’s strong connection to students! Deir pictiúr míle focal!

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The Students’ Union will mark Barry’s impending

retirement in a number of

ways in the next while but for now...

Go raibh míle maith agat agus buile dea-ghuí thar ceann na mac léinn go léir.

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THE ALUMNI PODCAST SERIES The CIT Alumni Office, in collaboration with the Student Engagement Office and the MA in Public Relations Class of 2020 developed an Alumni Podcast Series featuring graduates, friends and new connections. The aim of the Alumni Podcast Series was to reconnect graduates with their alma mater and share their career stories with current students and staff.

Graduates were from different fields of work and study and conversations on climate change to education from personal hardships to developing confidence emerged.

You can download the podcasts at

https://anchor.fm/cit-alumni-office

Season two of the Alumni Podcast Series will be released in 2021.

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY Recently on Radio One, Drivetime, a CIT graduate was interviewed about his educational journey. Tim Long, who has just completed his Honours Degree in Construction Management, as a mature student, has overcome huge adversity in his life. His story and how he turned his life around with the help of education, is truly inspirational.

The link below is to an article that was on the Examiner that details some of the difficulties and challenges he encountered in his life.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40083443.html

Timmy, together with James Leonard (who featured on the Tommy Tiernan Show), launched an excellent podcast series in the last number of months. They share their stories and others, highlighting issues around crime, addiction, recovery and justice. I would highly recommend this podcast.

https://thetwonorriespodcast.com/

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to CCAD Graduate & Lecturer Eileen Healy on her major feature in the current issue of the American Pastel Journal.

The eight-page article (attached) features a range of images of her figurative work “from life” and discussion of her influences and other inspiration. This local, internationally recognised artist is available for commissions.

More images (including some of her popular “lockdown” still life work), information and contact details are available here:

https://www.eileenhealyart.com/

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Consider Vaccination…

While we are all waiting for the arrival of the COVID 19 vaccine it is important to remember other vaccines that should be considered.

Flu vaccine

Influenza is a highly infectious, acute illness of the respiratory tract with systemic symptoms which is most prevalent from December to April. The flu vaccine is inactivated; therefore, you do not get the flu from it. This year the HSE is particularly encouraging all at risk groups to get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and reduce strain on our health services. “At risk groups” include those with Chronic illness, like Asthma, Diabetes, Coeliac disease and those working in Health Care setting. It is available in the medical centre.

Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine

There has been a worldwide increase in cases of Measles. There has been an increase in the incidence of Mumps in Ireland. College students are at particular risk. It is recommended that you should have two confirmed doses of MMR vaccine. If you have not had two doses of the vaccine please contact the Medical Centre.

Have you never been vaccinated as a child?

If you were not vaccinated in childhood and would like to be considered for vaccination please book an appointment to speak to one of the medical or nursing staff. Unfortunately, there is no catch-up programme in place for students over 18 years for the HPV vaccine and this would need to paid for privately by the individual.

Calling all Biomedical and Social Care students

As part of their studies Biomedical science students are recommended to be vaccinated against Hepatitis A and B and Diphtheria, Polio and Tetanus. Social Care students are encouraged to consider vaccination against Hepatitis B, Diphtheria, Tetanus and polio and Influenza.

If you have any questions on any vaccinations please do not hesitate to contact the medical centre to schedule an appointment to discuss with one of the medical or nursing staff.

CIT Medical Centre is located in the Student Centre. CIT Medical Centre is now open by appointment only. No walk-in service available at present. Please call CIT Medical Centre on 021 4335780 for an appoinment. http://www.mycit.ie/medical Phonelines are open from: Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday 8.30am – 12.30pm CLOSED for lunch 1.00pm-1.30pm

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Flights of Fancy…

Flynner’s Flying Column

A Christmas Message for the year that was 2020...

And so 2020, the year that the Covid19 Pandemic took over our lives, is nearing its unlamented close. And here’s hoping that we will celebrate Christmas in the correct spirit, however different it is going to be.

There will be talk about why we are not able to meet up with our friends and relatives in the same manner that we do every year.

However, let us look at it this way. In the previous Christmasses before the pandemic, we were able to meet family and friends, the pubs, restaurants, hotels and nightclubs were opened all hours and there was shopping every day of the festive season. In fact one of the biggest senseless rules was that parties and shopping all had to be completed by 6pm Christmas Eve, otherwise Christmas was ruined... only for the same things regarding shopping, parties and HOLD IT! - the notorious 12 Pub Rituals to recommence first thing St. Stephens Morning an to continue till we were all feeling blue come at least January 2nd.

For the Christmas 2018 issue, I wrote about what people were going to be doing for Christmas, and listed a ton of not-so-nice things that was guaranteed to occur Festive Season, and sadly, not too much of that is going to change this year either. Howev-

er, what makes it different is that at least we all had the outlets to spread our sense of feeling and emotion on what can be an intense time of year, and now Covid19 has taken them away for 2020, maybe we should look at ourselves and each other and remember that Christmas means a lot more than just superficial and abstract behaviour and attitude that goes on every year?

Yes. Christmas in the pre-Covid world was just as lonely, isolating and damaging on mental health on many people as it is – in fact that bit more so – in these unprecedented times?

So, this Christmas, please take this opportunity to enjoy what family and friends really mean towards each other instead of taking each other for granted every festive season, for what lockdown taught us was that in times of emergency, these are the very ones we can fall back on in times of crisis; after all, economies and society can be rebuilt into a better new world.

For there is a vaccine on the way, the global economy will rebound and Joe Biden‘s US Presidential Election Victory will hopefully see a new dawn for democracy. And we will be back to normal before we know it. This is all a lesson for us all never to take basic living for granted and appreciate what we have while it is around in our brief time on this planet. SLAINTE!

WOTS DA CIT-UATION DERE? Santa Claus Is Coming To Town! HO HO HO! The Jolly Big Guy with the Beard with Reindeer in the Sky all the way from the North Pole with prezzies for us all as long as ye are good! Ah c’mon!

I’m gonna let ye all in where Santa had its origins and evolution...

• In pagan times, the Germanic and Norse/Finnish Religions had their Santas in the form of Yule and Wodan respectively. In the Norse religion, Wodan was a bearded agent of Odin who rode on a reindeer called Joulupukki and descended gifts down the chimneys of their most devout followers during the Winter Solstice, December 21st. Yule Trees were ascended by communities to express their gratitude before the night of passage.

• St Nicholas was a 4th C. Christian Bishop in Turkey who gifted to the poor and granted three impoverished daughters of a devout Christian dowries so they would not become prostitutes.

He is celebrated as a bearded canonical bishop in Continental Europe.

• The feast day of St Nicholas actually falls on 6th December, and thus various European countries have their own way of commemorating him, and he is generally presented as a white bearded man with Red robes mounted on a white horse with gifts for the community anytime between the 6th December-6th January. In Russia, he is commemorated on the 6th Jaunary, the Russian Xmas Day because of the Russian Calendar.

• In England, these beliefs were all merged as Father Christmas during the 16th Century as a man of generosity and cheer. During the Puritan reign of Cromwell, when fun was banned, a way of defiance was people running through the communities, knocking on the doors and chiming: “HO HO HO, Merry Xmas!!”

This would help inspire Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol” in the 19th Century.

• As the 18-19th Centuries progressed, the character of Santa Claus became more enlightened, with various writers inventing the myths of Mrs Claus, the Elves, Rudolph and the Reindeer team all merged into the overall theme. In America, Santa was established in Pennsylvania as Kris Kringle. US writer Thomas

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Nast established Santa as the Jolly Man who loved his treats in the 1860s. Letter writing, treats under the tree, it all came into the legend.

• The 1910s saw Santa cast as a Corporate figure for the first time firstly through Santa visiting department stores in Britain, Europe and America, then during the 1930s with Coca Cola and its Xmas advertising that continues today with the Santa Coke Truck Run. Other companies and groups were quick to follow suit. The first Santa College was established by Charles W Howard in 1937. while kids in Europe can go visit Santa in Finland (Lapland), kids in America go visit Santaland in Alaska, so the Jolly Man has two HQs on the Arctic Circle!

• And remember... in Cork, we pronounce it... SANTY!! Merry Xmas Everyone and here is hoping for a better 2021!!

OH! A FINAL THOUGHT FOR 2020...

I am surprised Donald Trump did not lose the election by a far, far wider margin. Sure he promised his supporters he would build a wall on the Mexican frontier, at Mexican expense. Whatever happened to that? And why are his supporters not all the more outraged at his backtracking of that particular promise? It should show that if you buy into that, you buy into anything! CAVEAT EMPTOR: LET THE BUYER BEWARE.

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WOMEN IN STEM SOCIETY CIT

By Elaine Muscheidt

Academic course based societies WiSTEM CIT is a society whose foundation is based on bringing together women who study Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths in CIT, in order for them to share their passions and experience. Orlaith McGowan and Ciara Sheehan, two 3rd Year Mechanical Engineering students, realised there was desire and a need for women to be represented in the traditionally male dominated STEM field courses in CIT. From this the Women in STEM Society was established. The vision: to create a space for women in STEM courses to find support and assistance during their college and working lives. Since its founding in 2019 WiSTEM CIT has had an avalanche of interest, with close to 300 new members this semester alone!

Automotive Marketing Physical Sciences

2020 marketing@citsocieties.ie physicalsciences@citsocieties.ie

Activities instructor led societies Alexander Technique

alexandertech@citsocieties.ie

Airsoft Anime & Manga Cyber Security Esport .

Photographic Programming Pool & Board Games Sci-Fi

airsoft@citsocieties.ie

Interest societies focusing on a specific hobby anime@citsocieties.ie cybersecurity@citsocieties.ie photographic@citsocieties.ie programming@citsocieties.ie gamescsm@citsocieties.ie scifi@citsocieties.ie

Societies Office Opening Hours Monday - Friday 10:00am —4:00pm By appointment only

Fintan O' Leary

fintan.oleary@cit.ie 021-4335767

WiSTEM are active in collaborating with leaders in industry such as Pfizer, Stryker, and MSD plus many more. This has led to a number of extremely successful webinar events that have run throughout the year. These events allow for networking amongst students and professionals in STEM. These connections are just part of what Orlaith finds rewarding about her role as co-chairperson. WiSTEM has offered its members the opportunity to make friends from the different CIT courses and campuses.

For Ciara, the adaptability and survival of WiSTEM throughout the pandemic has been a source of joy. Events like the Freshers Social and the WiSTEM quiz night came as a pleasant break from college work for the co-chairperson and all those that attended.

To continue with the role of highlighting women representation, WiSTEM is currently focused on a Women in Tech event which is causing a lot of excitement with its members. 2021 will be bringing more industry led webinars and a variety of social events.

For those that are interested in joining the society please visit www.societies.cit.ie Upcoming WiSTEM events can be followed on: Facebook - wistemsocietycit Instagram - wistemcit Linkedin - Wistem Society CIT and Twitter - WiSTEMCIT Breaking barriers. Inspiring Change.

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Founding members Ciara and Orlaith at a WiSTEM event.

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CIT MARKETING SOC DIGS DEEP

Since our new committee convened just over a month ago, we’ve achieved more than we reasonably could have expected in such a short space of time. From trade secrets to Toy Show; we’ve learned and delivered in ways we never anticipated.

At the start of November, we launched our first giveaway, by partnering with Rochestown Park Hotel; who generously donated a voucher for one nights bed and breakfast. We decided to charge for entry and donate all proceeds to Cork Simon. In the end we raised over €200. In a very difficult year, we felt one of our priorities should be to give back to those who need help most.

Continuing our partnership with BUMBLEance, we were offered the opportunity to take over their social media for The Late Late Toy Show. As luck would have it, it turned out to be the best one in our living memories. Two of the children, Jack Beattie and Adam King, were some of the ‘King Bees’ of BUMBLEance, they undoubtedly stole the hearts of Ireland and the wider world. The Toy Show appeal has raised over 6.5 million euros and counting, with the proceeds going to incredible children’s charities all across the country.

Throughout November, we continued to host guest speakers and workshops. These events were all well received and gave the CIT community valuable insights into the world of marketing and business alike. Some speakers included Jennifer Power, the Head of Marketing for McDonalds Ireland and Raymond Kelleher, Director

By Andrew Dunne, Treasurer

of Sales and Marketing at The Montenotte Hotel.

We also held a LinkedIn workshop which was hosted by Gearoid Buckley, Group Marketing Manager at LinkedIn itself. This was particularly useful for first and second year students who may wish to go out on placement next year; it’s a fantastic platform to make yourself known to the business and marketing community in both Cork and Ireland.

We also launched our Cork Business of The Week initiative, we invited students to nominate and vote for Businesses which they felt had excelled in marketing and customer service despite the pandemic. Our first two winners being West Cork Burger Company and Umi Falafel.

With all this achieved in just under two months of our new committee being instated, we feel the future is bright. We encourage all students of any background whatsoever to join us and get involved, we’re always open to new faces and new ideas. We’re looking forward to seeing what we can all achieve in December and the coming new year as an end to this global crisis is within reach. There are many stories yet to be written and told, so don’t be afraid to come and tell your story at CIT Marketing Society!

Students can sign up to the society through the link on our Instagram page or through the CIT Sign Up to a society page’.

2nd place: €25 prize Lisa Higgins

The results of the recent Photography Society competition which chal-

lenged students to produce the best

photograph with the title - ‘Living Our 1st Place: €50 prize Nomah Sullivan

Lockdown’

3rd place: €15 prize Fionn Healy

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4 EASY MULTIPLE CHOICE Q’S! Simple Christmas Quiz!

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A €30 ONE-4-ALL Sponsored by http://societies.cit.ie

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A €50 One-4-All

Sponsored by: AnSEO - CIT Student Engagement Office and CIT Department of Mathematics as part of Maths Positive.

Email your answer with your name, student number, class and postal address to: supublications@cit.ie 18

Last issues winners: Maths puzzle - Alannah O’Flaherty Quiz: Mackenzie Davin

FIND THE WORD IN THE CHRISTMAS TANGLE & WIN A €50 ONE-4-ALL!

Prize kindly sponsored by:

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Find the word within the tangle.

Hint: yuletide themed! Only 10% of people can solve the puzzle in less than 30 seconds, so start your timer now!

Email your answer with your name, student number, class and postal address to: supublications@cit.ie

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