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Tuesday November 05, 2013 | UCC EXPRESS
NEWS
Glucksman gets stamp of approval NEWS IN BRIEF Stephen Barry | News Editor
UCC’s Lewis Glucksman Gallery has been featured in a set of stamps just released by An Post. The gallery has been earmarked as one of Ireland’s most outstanding contemporary public buildings by its inclusion alongside Croke Park Stadium and Fingal County Hall. Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is the fourth public building set to be celebrated on a new set of stamps which will be included in the limited edition Irish Stamp Yearbook. The four stamps were designed by Zinc Design Consultants and the public buildings featured are said to “project a forwardlooking and creative image of Ireland, and demonstrate contemporary architecture
enhancing the environment. “The Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, is an outstanding example of contemporary public building design for the arts and culture.” Designed by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects, it was named Best Public Building in Ireland by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) in 2005. Meanwhile CIT’s main building, voted Best Educational Building in 2007, was commended for resonating “with notions of permanence and durability. Its remarkable structure emphasises the significance that should be placed on the design of educational buildings.” Both Cork buildings will be featured on 60c stamps.
Stephen Barry | News Editor
UCC advance lawsuit against ESB
Conference to take place on Pope John Duo elected as part-time Paul II SU Officers Elaine Healy Rae | News Writer
Stephen Barry | News Editor
The School of History at UCC is hosting a major international conference on the life of Pope John Paul II next Saturday. Present in Boole 4 will be a range of expert speakers from Ireland and Poland who will address various aspects of the late Pope’s career. The late Pope, who is due to be canonised next April, had a major role in some international conflicts, especially in countries under dictatorships or Communist regimes. His role in European affairs will be discussed by Tadeusz Dmochowsk of the University of Gdansk while Ciarán Ó Coigligh will discuss the Pope’s poems, plays and politics. Presentations will also examine the Pope’s effect in both Poland and Ireland, with the talk about
Poland delivered by Dr. Marek Lasota, the head of the Krakow branch of the Institute of Remembrance. The conference, which will be held in the Boole 4 lecture theatre, was organised by Gabriel Doherty of the School of History, with assistance from the Polish Embassy and the MyCork organisation. Other speeches will feature talks on the moral theology of Pope John Paul II by Dr. John Murray of the Mater Dei Institute and the role of woman and womanhood in the teaching of the Polish pontiff. There will be a Q&A session after each presentation. The conference, which is free and is open to the public, is being held as part of the annual Polish Culture Festival in Cork.
Last week saw the election of both the Postgraduate and International Rights Officers to the Students’ Union in UCC. Both non-sabbatical roles were highly contested, with each competitor working hard to prove why they should be elected to the Union. The Postgraduate elections took place Wednesday last, the 30th of October. Both contenders for the position, David Terence McCarthy and Claire O’Connell, were put through their paces by the 41 students who came to cast their ballot. Both spoke confidently and clearly about why they should be chosen as the officer for the coming year. McCarthy was elected with 25 votes in his favour and 15 votes for O’Connell. One vote was spoiled on the night. The International Rights Officer elections took place a day previous. The turnout for this election was lower, with 32 unspoilt votes cast. The result was Rebecca Ssanyu 8 votes and Kevin Devey 24 votes, with Devey elected as the new representative. Thus, two elections that were contested by a male and female candidate in each produced two male officers for the year. In his speech, Devey highlighted the crossover between International Rights and the other Rights positions on the Equality Group, in particular
The case brought by UCC against the ESB for flood damage caused to its buildings will be heard next summer. The damage was caused in November 2009 during exceptionally heavy flooding in Cork city that month. UCC is seeking €18m in compensation, claiming that ESB was acted negligently by releasing too much water in too short a time period from the ESB-owned Inniscarra Dam on November 19th. UCC says 30 acres of its 80-acre campus were submerged with significant damage done to the Western Gateway Building, Tyndall, Glucksman Gallery and Mardyke Arena. The ESB deny the claim retorting that the affected buildings were constructed on a flood plain and UCC failed to take adequate measures to protect them.
Mental Wellbeing Week on campus this week Mental Wellbeing Week takes place this week. The annual awarenessraising week is organised by the Students’ Union and features events and campaigns between societies and the SU. Recently UCC was awarded the Amber Flag by Corkbased organisation, Suicide Aware, in recognition of the University’s excellent standards of mental health promotion.
Caulfield tipped for City role
with regard to McCarthy’s position and Tomás Kiely as Mature Students’ Officer. He went on to outline how his plans revolve around the issue of integration into the community for both International Students coming into UCC and Irish Students going abroad.
UCC Soccer manager John Caulfield is the front-runner to become the new manager of Cork City FC. The formerstriker holds the club record for most appearances and the jointrecord for most goals and would replace Tommy Dunne, who was sacked in August. City finished sixth in the League of Ireland last season but are expected to lose some of their big-name players in the coming weeks. Last season Caulfield managed the students to the Collingwood Cup final, where they lost to UCD, and a second place finish in the Munster Senior League Premier Division. They are currently fifth, three games into the new season.