22^nd – 28^th

March 2010

Come and start the day with LoveSoc.

Come and sample the work.

Come and be a part of SU.

5-6 beginners irish dancing
6-7 int irish dancing
7-8 advance irish dance

Come and be a part of it.

Screening of Richard Linklater's exhilarating, pioneering Rotoscope film 'Waking Life', followed by discussion and refreshments.

Full orchestra rehearsal

Ógra Shinn Féin hold a weekly meeting every Monday at 7pm in AC201 to discuss current political affairs, socialist republicanism, and organise events for the year among many other various topics. New members are always welcome!!

Bíonn cruinniú seachtainiúil againn gach Luain ag a 7 in AC201 chun cúrsaí reatha pholaitiúil agus poblachtas shóisialach a phlé. Comh maith leis sin na himeachtaí don bhliain a eagrú anseo i measc go leor ábhair eile. Tá fáilte roimh dhaoine nua i gcónaí !!

A weekly showing of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies, from old favorites to the latest blockbusters.

Debate with JON McCOURT, former IRA member, now community peace activist

Come and join the gaming fun.

John a former IRA operatvie is making an exclusive speech to NUIG students on the reform process in Northern Ireland and the current conflict in the region and is also providing students with a question and answer sesssion in a joint event between Amnesty International Society and the Human Rights Society, Wine and cheese reception to follow.

Comedy Soc AGM, anyone interested in holding a committee position next year needs to attend.

CDB's Annual General Meeting will take place to elect the Committee for the Academic Year 2010-11. There are 8 positions available including: Auditor, Vice-Auditor, Secretary, Treasurer (x2), Public Relations Officer, Events Officer & Membership Officer. These will be elected by process of secret ballot if there is more than one candidate. In order to be eligable to run for a position, you must have a proposer and a seconder and be a member of CDB. Votes will be counted and the returning officer on the night will announce the results. To be eligable to vote on the night, you must have attended at least 3 CDB events in the academic year 2009-10. A reception will follow.

Come and start the day with Lovesoc.

Two of the one acts form the recent NUI Galway Theatre Festival will be preformed at the new lunch time theatre series in Kellys bar (former living room) on Tuesday 23rd and wed 24th. Bothe Plays take a look at the challenges of relationships in two very different ways.
'Three'
Three monologues on loss.
Writer: Kate Quigley. Director: Roisin Kelly
'Id'
Christine grapples with some difficult characters on her first meeting with David. Someone always pays.
Writer: Aideen Henry. Director: Margaret Kilcoyne & Aideen Henry

Come and be a part of it.

Come and get free legal advice.

Each week we have a different workshop in something related to juggling. Generally suited for beginners and lots of fun! If that doesn't float your boat we have a host of juggling equipment for you to mess around with instead :)

Come and enjoy the game.

Poker Game Every Tuesday at 6pm
Tickets are on sale in the soc box

The starting Blinds for every game is 25/50 chips
Freeze- Out Tournaments have a 20 euro Buy-in
with a starting stack of 15,000 chips

Rebuy Games have a Buy-in : 10 Euro & Re buys: 5 Euro
with a starting stack of 5,000 chips
Re-buy stack of 5,000 chips
with top-up at the break

6-7 int hip hop
7-8 break dancing

Come and be a part of it.

Our weekly meeting to discuss upcoming events and get things in motion. All welcome!

Framing the Debate 2: The Whiteboard

A continuation of the previous week’s teachings, taking an in-depth look at specific motions and breaking them down to their constituent bits. Focus will also be on how to rebut arguments effectively.

Starring Woodly Harrleson and Jesse Eisenberg, this follows two very different men on a quest to survive in zombie-ridden America.

Framing the Debate 2: The Whiteboard

A continuation of the previous week’s teachings, taking an in-depth look at specific motions and breaking them down to their constituent bits. Focus will also be on how to rebut arguments effectively.

Come and be a part of it.

Dr. Richard Warner will give a guest lecture to the Archaeology Society, on Tuesday 23rd March 2010 at 7.00pm,
in Aras Ui Chathaill Theatre.
Lecture Title: THE BROIGHTER HOARD
All welcome. Followed by reception.

Time to elect a new committee (and have a party!)
Positions available are:
Auditor
Vice Auditor/Assistant Travel Officer (ATO)
Treasurer
Secretary
Travel Officer (TO)
PRO/SDO
2nd year rep
3rd year rep
4th year rep
Webmaster

If you think you are interested in any of these, come along and we'll tell you more about them!
Refreshments and finger food will be served.

Come and be a part of it.

Trad Awards Night!!!!Come along to play or just listen! This is the last session of the semester.

Two of the one acts form the recent NUI Galway Theatre Festival will be preformed at the new lunch time theatre series in Kellys bar (former living room) on Tuesday 23rd and wed 24th. Bothe Plays take a look at the challenges of relationships in two very different ways.
'Three'
Three monologues on loss.
Writer: Kate Quigley. Director: Roisin Kelly
'Id'
Christine grapples with some difficult characters on her first meeting with David. Someone always pays.
Writer: Aideen Henry. Director: Margaret Kilcoyne & Aideen Henry

Come and start the day with Lovesoc.

Come and learn with the SU.

ALIVE Cermony Wednesday the 24th of March at 11:00am in the Bailey Allen Hall, Aras na Mac Leinn, NUI Galway.

Come and de-stress with Slainte Soc.

Prepare to get Medieval on the PS3 with BACon Soc. and Art Soc.

DJ soc weekly meeting.

5-6 salsa
6-7 beginners hip hop
7-8 ballet

Come and learn with the SU.

Come and join the discussion.

AGM and our last session of Staged & Confused for the year, followed by Open Mic in the Cellar...and the rest!

Come along for board games, card games, RPGs, occasional console games and general commotion.

Quiz Soc is ready to deliever another fun filled event in the form of the greatest Scavenger Hunt NUI has ever seen. Two hours and 1 incredibly long list of crazy things to complete! Come along for the fun in team of 4 people max! Starts at 7 in the back of the college bar. Party in the bar afterwards.

Dr. Niamh Reilly, senior lecturer in Global Women's Studies, will give a talk about the human rights aspect of abortion laws. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and a screening of the Oscar-nominated film Vera Drake. All welcome.

Starring Maggie Gylenhaal and James Spader, a woman's new job as a secretary doesn't turn out quite as she expects when her boss' darker side develops.

Dr Daniel Kowalsky (QUB) willl give a guest lecture on Stalin's invovement in the Spanish Civil War. Dr Kowalsky is a specialist in 20th-century Spain and interwar diplomatic history, Dr Kowalsky thesis focused on Soviet involvement in the Spanish Civil War, and was awarded the American Historical Association’s Gutenberg-e Prize in 2001. The revised manuscript was recently published on both sides of the Atlantic: with Columbia University Press, and Editorial Crítica. He has published an anthology of new research on the Spanish Civil War for St. James Press and has begun researching and writing on fringe cinema during the democratic transition in Spain. In addition, Dr Kowalsky is the series editor for the Soviet volumes on British documents on foreign affairs. He is preparing a short volume entitled Decree and power, an expansion of his earlier work on Soviet intervention in the Spanish Civil War. In addition to his teaching and publication schedule, Dr Kowalsky is a regular participant in research seminars at Paris IV/Sorbonne, the Cañada Blanch Centre/London School of Economics, the Casa Velazquez-Madrid, and the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies in the United States. As a guest speaker, he has appeared at universities throughout Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania.

Come and destress.

Come and be a part of French Soc.

Mr Tuesday Musaka of the Mpongwe Mission Hospital, Zambia will be in Galway to share his experiences of healthcare in rural Zambia. Mpongwe mission hospital delivers vital medical, surgical & maternity care to thousands of patients each year & runs successful programmes targeting Malaria, TB & HIV/AIDS. VSA & NUI, Galway have developed close links to Mpongwe Mission Hospital, VSA are delighted to have to opportunity to welcome Mr Musaka to Galway.

Come play with us ;)

Even if you're a complete beginner, or a little bit rusty, just spend an evening or two with us and we'll have you mating your opponent in no time.

Mike Wilmot is returning (seriously, if you missed this guy last time you absolutely need to be there), and there will be performances from Danny Dowling (yes, yes, he's the one who exposed himself in the unforgettable Comedy Soc evening of improv during Múscailt), Stephen Bennett (really, does he even need to be promoted anymore? The boy is talented, he's been given a proper support slot and he's off to France next year so this might be your last chance to check him out in the Róisín for a long time - be there), and Paddy Courtney will be MCing (always hilarious, if you haven't seen him before, I'm amazed. Those of you who have know how good he is!).

Tickets are 7.50e from the Socs Box!

The St.Vincent de Paul Society are hosting a fund-raising "Blind Date" event based on the famous TV show. The evening promises to be very entertaining, with music, free food and plenty of laughs. If you would like to participate in the event, a sign up sheet is available at the Socs Box. There are great prizes for the winning couples, and you never know who you might meet!

We have a very special treat for you this week...a night filled with the best mix of Italian and céilí music and everything in between! It all kicks off at 9pm on Wednesday in Club Aras na nGael on Dominick St.

1ST PHOTOSOC TRIP EVER!

TRIP TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM!

Come and start the day.

Poster sale in �ras na Mac Léinn, great posters at great prices, call over and get yourself a colourful bargain.

Learn how to grow your own food! Everyone welcome!
http://www.nuigalwayorganicgarden.com/

A weekly meeting discussing fundraising plans and volunteering in Nepal in 2010

Dear All,

We are happy to invite you to a brand new activity organized by the Polish Soc this term. We are running a Polish Language and Culture Course, FREE and open to all NUI Galway students and teachers alike! See the poster attached!

START: Thursday 18 Feb 2010, from 6–7.30 pm
VENUE: on the NUIG Campus – to be announced soon!

The course will run for 7 weeks –> until Easter.

Just a few reasons to join in:
- basic conversational Polish presented in an easy and friendly way,
- bits and pieces of Polish history & traditions,
- an update on Polish films, songs & celebrities,
- awesome Polish snacks every week!

To sign up, email: polish.course.nuig@gmail.com
Sign up now to secure a place! We'll email you with further details of the course.

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Your Polish Teacher,

Magda Kuzma

Post Grad Ball 2009
Music By Lewd Tunes Followed by DJ
Wine included with meal.
Tickets on Sale Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th of March at the College Bar.
The Christmas Party was held in the Ruby Room in the King’s Head pub. The theme for this year’s party was ‘the Circus’. Like previous Christmas parties, everyone made a huge effort with their costumes and the party was a roaring success. Prizes were awarded to those with the most imaginative and creative costumes. The Treasurer’s report contains the financial details relating to this event.

Come and learn.

Come and be a part of it.

Come and sing close harmonies.

Mainly for kids and the adult beginners from the classes, but you're all welcome to drop down for a game if you wish.

Your great adventure on Alaska.

How do you put a value on a life? Euthanasia seeks to do just that, by allowing someone to decide when the pain and suffering the feel mean that every moment spent alive is worse than a quick painless end. A subject that is hugely emotive in Ireland, this practice is legal in Switzerland, The Netherlands and some US states today.



Can it ever be right to allow someone to choose death? In a society which protects your right to life above all other things, how can we stand over someone’s decision to throw away that right? Surely for a doctor, to aid someone in essentially killing themselves goes against the Hippocratic Oath that they have sworn.



Then again, what about the principles of autonomy, of allowing people to choose what to do with their own bodies? It’s well over a decade since the Irish laws making suicide a crime were repealed, doesn’t this give a clearer picture of how we value life today? Our society is moving towards a place where Freedom of Choice is the ultimate goal, and what greater choice can there be? As for doctors, aren’t they just doing what they can to ease pain? Can we really prosecute them for fulfilling their patients?



Speaking at this event will be the hugely divisive Len Doyal, recently prevented from speaking in Cork University Hospital on this subject.

Come and learn.

Traditional Arts Concert
The flagship event of the ARTS in ACTION Programme 2009/2010
Arts in Action and NUI Galway present a special concert of the Traditional Arts in the newly opened, Bailey Allen Hall on Thursday 25 March at 8.00pm.
The audience can expect an evening of traditional music, song, dance and poetry, from some of the most celebrated artists of Irish culture living in the Galway/Gaeltacht region today. With national and international reputations, they have contributed significantly to Ireland’s unique literary, musical and artistic reputations at home and abroad.The event will feature sean nós dancing and singing, Irish language poetry, along with traditional and contemporay works in music and song. The line up includes; Frankie Gavin, Máirtín O’Connor, Róisín Elsafty, Lillis O’Laoire, Louis de Paor, Ronan Browne, Seosamh Ó Neachtain, Garry O’Briain, Steve Cooney and Mary McPartlan.
Tickets are €10/€5 student concession, and are available on the door on the night, or from the Society Box Office (SocBox). For further information call the SocBox on 091-492852.

1ST PHOTOSOC TRIP EVER!

TRIP TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM!

Poster sale in �ras na Mac Léinn, great posters at great prices, call over and get yourself a colourful bargain.

Come and start the day.

Dr James Ward will speak on some interesting aspects of the theory of groups.

Attack of the 50 FT FILMSOC DOUBLE FEATURE!!!
Come see 'La double vie de Véronique' and the chilling 'Don't Look Now.'

1ST PHOTOSOC TRIP EVER!

TRIP TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM!

Ogra Fianna Fail in UL are hosting a sports weekend combined with a policy weekend in Limerick. This event is open to all members and consists of a 6 a side football match with the eventual winners being presented with the Jack Lynch Memorial Cup. This is going to be a great weekend for all.

1ST PHOTOSOC TRIP EVER!

TRIP TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM!

Ogra Fianna Fail in UL are hosting a sports weekend combined with a policy weekend in Limerick. This event is open to all members and consists of a 6 a side football match with the eventual winners being presented with the Jack Lynch Memorial Cup. This is going to be a great weekend for all.