1. Tuesday, April 5th 2016 | uccexpress.ie | Volume 19 | Issue 12
Stan McManaman - News Writer
Once planning permission
is granted, work is due to to
commence on the site of the old
Windle Building.
Architects O’Donnell + Tuomey
are designing a brand new
student building, as laid out in
the University Strategic Plan,
which aims to deliver “research-
inspired teaching and learning
with a world-class student
experience”. The state-of-the-art
“Hub Building” will have a major
impact on student life in UCC.
The Student Hub will be a 5 story,
technology-rich building for all
students. The building will be a
new home to Clubs, Societies,
Student Media, the Students’
Union, UCC 98.3fm and all
Student Activities. The entire
building will be open to students
to use as study spaces, pop-up
locations for events or whatever
they can think of! A kitchenette
will allow students bring in their
own food and hot water points
throughout the building mean
students can get their all-important
caffeine fix.
The new student building will
have an entrance hall for large-
scale exhibitions & events, an
impressive stepped space for
performances & guest speakers,
a fully equipped radio station, an
art / maker space and dedicated
employability skills areas. High-
tech group project rooms will be
available and the building will
have collaborative common spaces
throughout. The top floor of the
building will contain a remarkable
open-plan space, with views of
the surrounding city & county,
which will be used for large-scale
University & student events. This
incredible space will be set up as
a common area when not in use
and will be a destination room for
visitors to the University.
O’Donnell + Tuomey are
internationally renowned
architects who have previously
worked on the Glucksman Gallery
in UCC and the London School
of Economics Student Centre.
Recently they were awarded the
Royal Gold Medal, architecture’s
highest award, in recognition of
their lifetime’s work as a “tour
de force in Irish and British
architecture”.
The new building is set to become
home to many student services
which are currently distributed
across 25 different locations.
This will centralise many of the
services that students frequently
use including the Careers Service,
Disability Service, Mature Student
Office, UCC+ and many more.
(Continued on Pg.3...)
Work to Begin on New Student Hub This Summer
A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Artists’ rendering of what the new Hub building will look like upon completion (PHOTO: New Works Media & UCCSU)
Kylemore Win
Food Award
Pg. 5 - News
History of the
Windle Building
Pg. 8 - Features
Interview:
‘The Kentucky
Gentleman’
Chuck Taylor
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2. Inside Today:
UCC in the Seanad Page 4
Homelessness & Cork Page 6
Accountability in SU Page 8
Concussions in Sport Page 10
Results Night Photos Page 12
Match Reports Page 14
Editor-in-Chief: Brian Conmy
Deputy & News Editor: Zoë Cashman
Deputy News Editor: Chris McCahill
Features Editor: Deirdre Ferriter
Deputy Features Editor: Katie Jeffers
Sport Editor: Dylan O Connell
Sport Editor: Aaron Casey
Photo Editor: Emmet Curtin
Designer: Robert O’Sullivan
Byline Editor: Xander Cosgrave
Fiction Editor: Austin Dowling
Humour Editor: Lauren Mulvihill
Arts & Lit Editor: Colm Furlong
Film & TV Editor: Olivia Brown
Gaming Editor: Aoife Gleeson
Music Editor: Holly Cooney
Fashion Editor: Jessica NiMhaolain
Fashion Editor: Kenneth Nwaezeigwe
Editorial team
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Letters from the Editors
So Long, Farewell, Etc.
So as of this issue it’s been around a year since
I got the position of Express editor. The year
has flown, 12 issues released, no lawsuits, no
hostile takeovers. The year has been stressful but
rewarding, fun at times and crushing at others.
Now that it’s finally at an end though, I’m a little
lost for words.
While I have an entire other semester left in my
masters to deal with so this goodbye isn’t quite
a “oh no the crushing reality of post-college life
is incoming, brace for impact”, it does feel a
bit like an end of an era. I’ve been involved in
the Express for over three years in one way or
another and it has been a bigger part of my life
as my college experience has trudged on. This
is really the end of the line though, I’m in the
process of picking my successor and figuring out
the specifics of a full handover. At some point
I’m sure “the feels” will hit me but it hasn’t
yet. Even as I sit in PJs editing the final bits and
pieces of this issue and writing this it’s still a bit
surreal.
My last act as editor will be representing the
Express, along with some of its crew, at the
Student Media Awards on Thursday. We picked
up a great number of nominations, many for
individual work and one for Newspaper of
the Year which I couldn’t be happier about.
That nomination represents a recognition of
the amount of work
that has gone into
12 issues, one year,
hundreds of hours and
hundreds of thousands
of words. Hopefully
we take home a few
awards but either way
I couldn’t be proud-
er of the team I put
together to make this
paper a reality.
While this is a goodbye from me, it’s also a
thank you. Not only to the team I’ve worked
with for so many months now but to you for
reading the Express. At times it’s seemed like
the work was for naught but when a story picked
up or when we heard from readers on various
topics, through various methods, it made it all a
bit more worthwhile.
So, if you’re reading this, then thank you. If you
submitted to us this year, thank you. If you’re
thinking of writing for us or applying for a posi-
tion, then thank you even more.
If you used the paper to clean a wet bench, in
full view of an Express member, then royally
fuck you.
Other than that, thanks.
Brian Conmy - Editor-In-Chief
Drawings of the proposed Hub
Tuesday, April 5th 2016 | UCC EXPRESS

3. | 3
Story Continued from the Front Page...
Kylemore Grab International Food Award for UCC
President Responds to Unfair Selection Process Allegations
Kylemore Services Group (or
KSG), the group that runs the
Main Rest, Coffee Dock and
Elements Cafe among other
eateries & cafes in UCC, has
won an award at the prestigious
Food Made Good Sustainable
Restaurant Association awards
this year. KSG walked home
with the title of ‘Irish Food
Made Good Champion 2016’,
beating out stiff competition
from Ashford Castle, a five-
star hotel on the Galway-Mayo
border.
The Food Made Good awards
is an independently-ran awards
ceremony organised by the
Sustainable Restaurant Asso-
ciation to recognise the quality
of food & the efforts made by
restaurants in the UK & Ireland
to provide a high standard of
service. Food Made Good ex-
plained KSG’s winning of the
award by detailing the many
things on offer for students in
UCC, saying:
“Students and staff can enjoy
home-grown herbs and vege-
tables to complement produce
supplied by a group of local
producers and farmers. A nutri-
tionist is on hand for advice on
healthy eating and students can
also buy fresh fruit and veg at
regular ‘market days’.”
This award follows KSG being
awarded a three-star rating by
the same organisation. This rat-
ing shows KSG’s commitment
to ensuring the sustainability
of its restaurants & cafés. Food
Made Good explains the rating
that this means KSG scored
70% or more in its Food Made
Good rating, demonstrating an
exceptional standard of sustain-
ability.
Also receiving an award on
the night was celebrity chef
Jamie Oliver; known for his
cookbooks & many cam-
paigns for the introduction
of healthy school lunch-
es in the UK, Oliver was
the recipient of Raymond
Blanc Sustainability Hero
Award. Kylemore Services
Group was also nominated
for the University of the Year
award, narrowly missing out to
Plymouth University. Manag-
ing Director of KSG Michael
Gleeson was on-hand at the
ceremony to pick up the Irish
Food Made Good Champion
2016 on behalf of the catering
group, grabbing selfies with the
aforementioned Jamie Oliver
and legendary chef Raymond
Blanc.
UCC President, Michael
Murphy, took to the courts
on Friday and defended the
selection process used to create
a shortlist of candidates for 10
professional roles in its busi-
ness school.
Legal action was taken by a
senior UCC lecturer, Dr. Joan
Buckley, who is head of its
Management and Marketing
department. She took legal
action after she failed to make
the shortlist and is trying to
stop the university’s busi-
ness school from conducting
interviews this week to hire the
ten professors. The decision
to make up ten professional
level appointments at the Cork
University Business School is
described in the ad as a “land-
mark initiative”.
Dr. Joan Buckley was among
the 252 applicants but she
wasn’t called for interview.
She claims the selection pro-
cess was “grossly unfair and
tainted”, an accusation which
is strongly denied by President
Michael Murphy. Given her
contribution to the business
school, her extensive research
and her social standing, Buck-
ley has described the decision
to not include her in the short-
list as “inexplicable”. She also
stated se was “astounded and
distressed” when she was noti-
fied and had to take sick leave
on the advice of her GP. Buck-
ley also expressed concern at
the omission of her department
in a foreword by President Mi-
chael Murphy in the Candidate
Information Pack. On Friday
she asked the High Court to
suspend interviews while she
challenges what she believes to
be a flawed selection process.
In a sworn affidavit, Murphy
said the selection process was
carried out in full conformity
with university regulations and
in a transparent manner. He
acknowledged Buckley’s “large
contribution” to the school but
said she was not entitled to any
preferential treatment. Buck-
ley’s application was not grant-
ed and fourteen candidates
will be interviewed this week,
but UCC’s business school
has been ordered not to many
any appointments by the High
Court. The case will return in
court this week to allow the
University time to respond to
her allegations.
Rob O’Sullivan - Designer
Zoe Cashman - News Editor
AR AN GCAMPAS
Gaeilge?
Dáta deireanach:
UCC EXPRESS | Tuesday, April 5th 2016
Using the new Creative Zone in
the library as a model, the building
also hopes to create a sense of
ownership and identity among the
student body, providing new study
and group spaces, innovative
teaching and learning spaces and
new open common spaces for all
students to use.t
Barry Nevin, UCCSU Comms
Officer, who has worked on the
project for the past two years
said, “This is going to be a an
incredible building for everyone.
There’s going to be amazing
spaces for people involved in
Clubs, Societies or any student to
use. For the whole building, we
have been looking to spaces like
Facebook / Google offices for
inspiration so every space will be
an exciting, creative area to work
in!”.
The University will be rolling
out a number of initiatives over
coming weeks and months to
introduce all students and staff to
the new building, get input and
engage everyone in this exciting
project. The history and legacy
of the building as an important
feature to medical and other
alumni will also be preserved as
part of the project.
A website is under construction
that will be the home for all news,
updates and competitions. There
will soon be information stands in
the library with a 3D model of the
new building, designs, images and
project updates.
Once planning permission is
granted it is planned to commence
the enabling works over the
Summer followed by the main
works with a projected completion
in 2018.
Head of Student Experience &
Project Lead Dr.Michael Byrne
added: “The new Student Hub has
the potential to truly transform
the student experience for all
our students. Whether it is the
provision of the wide range of
new technology-rich learning
spaces, the new opportunities for
faculty to deliver exciting and
innovative experimental teaching
in new spaces, the improved
student administration experience
with a new electronic and physical
interface, or the improved support
experience through co-location
of over 25 student facing services
or functions, the Student Hub will
aim to deliver on UCC’s ambition
to deliver a world-class student
experience”

4. 4 |
Trans Youth Forum Calls on Government for Reform
US Firm Vows to Fight Berkeley Victims in Court
Rob O’Sullivan - Designer
Zoë Cashman - News Editor
The Trans Youth Forum report
was launched on March 31st,
International Transgender Day
of Visibility. The report, a joint
partnership between Transgen-
der Equality Network Ireland
(TENI), BeLonG To Youth Ser-
vices and the Irish Transgen-
der Student Alliance (ITSA),
documents the findings from
the first Trans Youth Forum
that was held in July 2015. The
report included the responses
of 55 participants between the
ages of 14-25. The event was
opened by Senator Jillian van
Turnhout, and the launch in-
cluded a panel discussion with
three young trans people.
TENI, BeLonG To and ITSA
used the launch of the report
to call on the Government to
improve healthcare, educa-
tion and legal recognition for
young trans people, noting that
it was crucial that the Gender
Recognition Act (which was
enacted last year) is revised to
allow those under 18 years of
age to have their gender legally
recognised, including those
who identify as non-binary or
intersex.
Speaking at the event, TENI
Chief Executive Broden Giam-
brone said “this report clearly
illustrates that trans young
people need explicit support
and protection in all spheres
of their lives. We call on the
Government to act swiftly
to protect the rights of these
young people.” Lisa McKenny,
Coordinator of IndividualiTY
(BeLonG To’s trans youth
support group) added: “In Be-
LonG To LGBT youth groups
in Dublin and nationally we see
firsthand the extreme isolation
and vulnerability that trans
young people and their families
experience. Young people often
face numerous barriers around
recognition of their true gender
such as use of their correct
pronouns, access to appropriate
bathrooms and wearing suita-
ble school uniforms.”
The Trans Youth Forum was
the first time that this many
young Irish trans people were
able to come together to dis-
cuss their experiences. “This
is an historic report because it
represents the views of young
trans people about their own
lives,” said Cearbhall Turrao-
in, one of the report’s authors.
Jay Pope, 16, a member of
IndividualiTy who took part in
the panel discussion, stated the
personal importance of taking
part in the Trans Youth forum:
“As both a teenager and a
trans person, so often my own
opinions about my own life are
ignored, but for once we were
expressly listened to. That was
amazing.”
TENI, BeLonG To and ITSA
have urged every member of
the new Dáil to read this report,
in conjunction with the recently
published LGBTIreland report,
and to ensure that trans young
people are protected.
“Trans young people are com-
ing out at a much younger age
now and they & their families
need support and recognition.
That is why we are here and
why this report is so impor-
tant,” said McKenny, adding:
“The LGBTIreland report
published last week showed
how transphobic bullying and
prejudice leads to high levels
of anxiety, depression, self
harm and even suicide amongst
young trans & intersex people.
However we also know that
this is solvable. We can change
this.”
“The Gender Recognition Act
was an incredible step forward
for the trans community in Ire-
land. But we’re not done. TENI
will be actively campaigning to
ensure that trans young people
are protected and their rights
must be enshrined,” concluded
Giambrone.
The Trans Youth Forum report
is available online on Teni.ie.
For more information on the
report or the discussion at the
forum you can contact TENI
Chief Executive Broden Giam-
brone on director@teni.ie.
BlackRock Inc, the owners of
the building at the centre of the
fatal Berkeley balcony collapse
last summer plan to “vigor-
ously” fight the multi-million
dollar lawsuits being taken by
survivors and relatives of the
dead.
According documents seen by
the Irish Independent, Black-
Rock Inc claimed the civil suits
were “without merit”. The New
York corporation announced
its intention to contest the case
in a filing to the US Securities
and Exchange Commission
(SEC). It is the first defendant
in the case to publicly state its
intention to fight allegations of
negligence.
The move comes as a further
blow to the families of the Irish
students and one Irish-Ameri-
can student who died, and sev-
en others who suffered serious
injuries as a result of the trage-
dy last June. Earlier this week,
prosecutors announced there
would be no criminal charges
following a nine-month inves-
tigation.
Now the survivors and families
will be up against the financial
might of a corporation consid-
ered to be the world’s largest
asset management firm. In a le-
gal filing to a court in Califor-
nia, lawyers representing most
of the families also warned that
more defendants could end up
contesting the case. Lawyers
Michael Kelly and Matthew
Davis stated that “it is antici-
pated that some defendants will
file challenges to the pleadings
or portions thereof”.
The remaining defendants
could announce their intentions
at a hearing that is scheduled
for the Alameda County Supe-
rior Court in California later
this month. BlackRock Inc and
six related companies were
among 35 defendants named in
lawsuits filed last November.
Claims against three of the
defendants were subsequently
withdrawn.
The remaining 32 defendants
include companies who owned,
built and managed the Library
Gardens building in Berkeley,
California, where the balcony
of apartment 405 collapsed.
Thirteen lawsuits filed by the
survivors and relatives of the
victims last November claimed
the defendants “cut corners”
and did not heed numerous
warnings indicating the balco-
ny was unsafe.
It was claimed that Blackrock
Inc had notice that the balco-
ny had not been constructed
in accordance with accepted
safety practices. The lawsuit
also claims that the BlackRock
companies were made aware
that mushrooms were growing
out of the balcony. There was
claimed to be “an unambiguous
red flag warning that the wood-
en joists were rotting and that
the balcony was at risk of col-
lapse”. BlackRock Inc stated
that they intend “to vigorously
defend these actions”.
Irish J1 students Eoghan
Culligan, Lorcan Miller, Nick
Schuster, Eimear Walsh, Olivia
Burke and Olivia’s Irish-Amer-
ican cousin Ashley Donohoe
died after the fourth-floor
balcony collapsed and fell to
the ground. Seven other Irish
students were seriously injured.
Given the number of plaintiffs
and defendants involved, it
is likely to be several months
before the cases get beyond the
preliminary hearing stage.
Tuesday, April 5th 2016 | UCC EXPRESS

5. | 5
‘What’s in the Powder?’ Campaign Aimed at Students
UCC Dominate Smedias Nominations
Chris McCahill - Deputy News Editor
Rob O’Sullivan - Designer
On Friday 1st of April the Lord
Mayor Criona Ní Dhalaigh
launched a campaign urging
students to think about Drug
use, particularly about drugs in
powder form. The Campaign
aptly named the “What’s in
the power?” campaign resulted
from a collaboration between
three Dublin universities-
DIT, TCD and UCD and the
Ana Liffey Drug Project. The
campaign involves the distri-
bution of posters and factsheets
around campuses in addition
to social media promotion via
the drugs.ie website. Speaking
at the launch of the campaign
in the Mansion house, the Lord
Mayor highlighted Ireland’s
problem with Drug abuse:
“After more than three dec-
ades of drugs devastating our
communities, Ireland’s drugs
problem has gone way beyond
the point of a crisis. For many
people drugs are a reality and
an established part of their
lives. I personally know
families that have seen three
successive generations blight-
ed by drugs - lives devastated
by chaos, disease and death.
We need action; and I take
this opportunity to call on the
next Government to prioritise
Ireland’s drugs problem.”
The Lord Mayor also took
the opportunity to praise the
various groups involved in the
development of the “What’s in
the Powder Campaign?”
“I was very impressed to learn
that the original campaign has
expanded across the country. I
believe that this harm reduction
campaign, and its predecessor
‘What’s in the Pill?’ provides
much needed information on
drugs and drug use. While it’s
always safest not to use illicit
drugs at all, the reality is that
people do use drugs. Given
that this is the case, they need
to be properly informed about
the risks and how to reduce
the potential for harm. I want
to commend the work of the
Student Welfare Officers and
the staff of the Ana Liffey Drug
Project for continuing to work
together to bring this campaign
into third level institutions.”
Such sentiments were echoed
by the various Welfare officers
from the involved Dublin
universities, Lysette Golden
(DIT), Clare O’Connor (UCD)
and Conor Clancy (TCD) who
highlighted the manner in
which the campaign was de-
livered calling it “realistic and
in-touch”, and highlighted the
need for students who do en-
gage in drug use to be educated
in what the effects of various
drugs on the body are.
This campaign in particular
focuses on providing informa-
tion to reduce the harm from
drugs in powder form. Al-
ready in 2016 there have been
a number of hospitalisations
including one fatality in Ireland
which has been reported in the
national press.
Tony Duffin, Director of the
Ana Liffey Drug Project, said
of the ‘What’s in the Powder?’
campaign:
“The ‘What’s in the Pow-
der?’ campaign provides third
level students, and others,
with knowledge that could
save them from serious harm
or death. Each year students
arrive through the doors of
their third level institutions full
of life and looking forward to
the future. Part of this expe-
rience is to fully embrace this
new found freedom. For some
people, this will involve taking
illicit drugs. Those people need
clear, accurate and evidence
based communication on this
subject. That is what this cam-
paign provides.”
UCC’s student media outlets have re-
ceived record numbers of nominations
for the KBC National Student Media
Awards, or SMEDIAS. Applications
to the Smedias closed at the beginning
of march, with both the UCC Express
& Motley Magazine entering multi-
ple categories. Last year the Express
received 8 nominations total, walk-
ing away with the awards for Colour
Writer of the Year (Brian Conmy)
and News Photographer of the Year
(Emmet Curtin), and Motley received
eight nominations, winning the cov-
eted Magazine of the Year award as
well as the People’s Choice Award &
Outstanding Achievement Award for
designer Cathal O’Gara.
Both Motley & the Express eclipsed
last year’s efforts, with the Express
getting 11 nominations & Motley
receiving 9. The nominations for UCC
Express are the following: Newspa-
per of the Year, News Photographer
(Emmet Curtin), Short Story (Xan-
der Cosgrave), Colour Writer (Rob-
ert O’Sullivan), Best Blog (Lauren
Mulvihill), EU Commission Award
(Olivia Brown, Brian Conmy, Sam
McNally), Layout & Design - News-
paper, Website of the Year & People’s
Choice. Motley, the only major student
magazine not included as a supplement
to another publication, received the
following: Features Writer Arts and
Pop Culture (Claire Fox), Short Story
(Eoghan Scott, Hannah Kingston), Fea-
tures Writer News and Politics (Eoin
McSweeney), Colour Writer (Kyle
Malone, Leah Driscoll), EU Commis-
sion Award (Claire Fox), Editor of the
Year (Ellen Desmond), Magazine of
the Year & People’s Choice.
Last year’s awards saw over 1,000
entries from colleges all across Ireland,
with a turnout of over 600 people on
the actual night of the awards. The
Smedias recognise talent students have
in the various areas of media & pub-
lishing, including print media, film,
radio & photography, including many
awards for media produced in the Irish
language. The winners will be an-
nounced at the award ceremony in the
Aviva Stadium in Dublin on April 7th,
with all winners receiving a Smedias
trophy. Winners of the EU Commission
Award (for which UCC has 4 nominees
total) will receive €1,000 & will have
their article published in a national
publication.
UCC EXPRESS | Tuesday, April 5th 2016
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6. 6 |
UCCSU- An Insider’s Year in Review
Aidan Coffey - UCC Students’ Union President
Ah, I’m back in familiar territory now - up late on a Saturday night, desperately
hammering away at an assignment whose deadline is already passed. It’s nearly
exactly a year since I was at this caper last – trying to salvage what scraps I could
of modules so rudely, eh, interrupted, by the slog of an SU election campaign.
With a new SU Exec elected, and staff and students alike cheerily throwing about
phrases such as “put your feet up,” “lame-duck,” and “that’s a problem for the new
crowd to sort,” it’s probably a suitable time to reflect on the year that has been for
UCCSU - so far.
Working on the Students’ Union is a great job, but it’s a tough job. The year hurtles
along at a ferocious pace and it can be difficult affording the important long-term
tasks suitable priority over the immediate and urgent ones.
When we started back last July, we sat down and identified our priorities. These
priorities are written on a massive sheet of paper and occupy pride of place on my
office wall – they greet me when I open the door in the morning, and bid me fare-
well in the evening. Every day we work, we work towards these priorities. Some
we have achieved, some still need a bit more time.
I’ve no intention of turning this piece into an exhaustive list of achievements and
victories (as incredibly tempting as that is), because after all, that’s what we’re
paid to do – although I’ll definitely mention a few! I’m much more interested in
talking about the challenges, the difficulties and the obstacles that can make this
perceived dream job in the SU more frustrating, draining and crushing than I think
many people realise.
Let’s start with the good stuff. One year ago, myself and my election-ticket compa-
dre, Mr. Joe Kennedy, committed to finally delivering on the ‘old reliables,’ that (I
can only assume) have graced SU election manifestos since George Boole himself
consumed the first pint of Nom Nom in the New Bar – library, WiFi, counselling,
Brookfield Common Room, etc. As I happily discovered, our newly-elected col-
leagues thought along similar lines.
So when I return to UCC as a student at the end of August, I can look forward to a
Boole library that opens until 2am, sockets where I can charge my laptop, if I own
one, or laptops I can borrow, if I don’t. I’ll look forward to the €2m to be invested
in Wifi across campus, in the places that actually need it. I’ll be able to make a
cup o’ scald or reheat some homemade dinner in a microwave in a new Brookfield
Common Room (or in the Music Department, or in Copley Street, for that matter).
Free STI miniscreens, increased psychiatric appointments and more workshops
from Student Counselling will be available. Any of my Trans* friends and col-
leagues can go to the bathroom across campus, in dignity. Intern nurses are paid
minimum wage. Construction will have started on a new student building that will
transform how students learn and interact with UCC. Dear reader, please be under
no illusions – sockets don’t fall from the sky; common rooms don’t grow on trees
and the student voice isn’t heard unless it is raised - these positive developments
are direct results of SU lobbying, planning and campaigning. It takes time, which
I can appreciate is frustrating – but shouting and screaming, or writing big angry
Facebook posts, doesn’t achieve results – these achievements result from extensive
research, preliminary work, digging through reports and recommendations, prepar-
ing for meetings and nailing the argument and delivery when it matters most. I’m
very proud to be a part of a team that makes writing future election manifestos that
bit more difficult for future candidates.
That said, I wouldn’t for a second imply it’s all been perfect. Believe me - if
there’s something about the SU that annoys you, it probably annoys and frustrates
me ten times more. I’ve dealt with students disappointed with Graduation Balls, or
the Arts Ball queue. Grandiose plans for a RAG Year are off to a steady, but not as
spectacular a start as I would have liked. I have lists and lists of ideas, of dreams,
of half-sketched theories and plans that, for one reason or another, will unfor-
tunately never see the light of day, as wonderful as they would have been. The
moment you realise that something isn’t going to work out, or that something we
did upset some students, is like getting kicked in the stomach. With a million and
one things happening in the office, and, with a single-year term, only one chance
to deliver, the stakes are high. It’s absolutely wonderful when things work out, but
when they don’t, it’s very tough and disappointing.
Representing the diversity one gets in a population of 20,000 students presents
its own challenges. I hear from students annoyed that they get too many emails
from me (or not enough), critical that we’re not on campus enough (or around too
much). I’ve read bizarre and misguided personal comments and abuse about me
and my colleagues and the work we do (or the work students think we don’t do). I
steadily grow more and more weary of a needless suspicion for the Students’ Un-
ion (that extends well beyond a healthy atmosphere of accountability and question,
which is crucial) – even amongst people and friends I would have worked closely
with over the years.
Much of this could be examined under the wonderfully broad term “Student En-
gagement.” Results from the recent Student Experience Survey indicated 37% of
respondents had used the Students’ Union – a figure I believe is vastly understated,
given the 4,000 students who receive Orientation Packs, the 1,600 who attend Arts
Ball, the many thousands of students who have attended RAG events throughout
the year, any of the 26,000 Facebook followers or 4,000 snapchat friends who
regularly engage with us, not to mention users of the Common Room, Print Shop
or recipients of free condoms.
Achieving optimum student engagement is a tricky issue. At the outset, I asked
the team that they divorce any egos or personal agendas from the job at hand – we
work as a team, and take any successes or failures as a team. In a university envi-
ronment that assaults us with information, I was less inclined to dedicate time to
ensuring students know our names and faces (which is probably best done in Voo-
doo on a Tuesday and Thursday), than I was with ensuring that all students know
that there is this thing called a Students’ Union, and that if things go pear-shaped,
that they know there is someone they can talk it over with, or get some advice. As
far as I’m concerned, I don’t care if you know who I am – I just want you to know
that there is a Students’ Union in UCC, and as President, I’ll make certain that you
get all the advice and assistance you need. I’m reminded of two instances in town.
The first in Holy Cow, where I was informed by a lady at the bar that “no-one
knows who I am,” and another in Voodoo, where I was thanked by a gentlemen for
attending the funeral of a student – his friend - several weeks previously. Com-
ments like the latter matter so much more to me than the former.
I’ve really enjoyed the year so far, and it’s an absolute honour to work on behalf
of students in a university I love so much. To the students who voted last year,
and have supported this year, a huge thanks. To those who feel we could be doing
better, please, let me know and let’s make it happen. Thanks to this year’s team
for being a pleasure to work with, and best of luck to next year’s. And hey, we still
have three months to - you ain’t seen nothing yet.
Tuesday, April 5th 2016 | UCC EXPRESS

8. 8 |
History of the Windle Building
1845
1881
2005 2011
1907 1907
1849 1850
University College Cork was
originally established as one of three
Queen’s Colleges created at Cork,
Galway and Belfast.
Roof raised to double height to provide
tiered seating and window added for light
to the Anatomy lecture theatre
The Medical School moved to
the new Brookfield Complex.
In September 2011 the department
of Anatomy relocated its undergrad-
uate teaching to the Western Gate
Building. The teaching of Anatomy in
UCC’s Windle Building had come to
an end with the Department’s move to
its new state of the art laboratories in
the Western Gate Building.
A new dissecting room was provided
for the exclusive use of female medical
students. Earlier, the dissecting room
had been screened off so that men and
women would be able to carry out their
dissections separately from one another.
A new dissecting room was provided
for the exclusive use of female medical
students. Earlier, the dissecting room
had been screened off so that men and
women would be able to carry out their
dissections separately from one another.
Queens University College Cork is first
opened.
A donation was provided by Lord Clarendon, then Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland for a new medical building on the campus. Thomas Deane, one
of the architects who designed the Quad - drew up plans to form part of
the already existing Quadrangle complex. In honor of its benefactor, this
medical building was originally known as the Clarendon Building.
Early photo of the Clarendon(Windle). Photo by William Lawrence
A model built by architects O’Donnell and Twomey showing previous
extensions to the Windle Buidling
Photograph of the last students in the Windle Building Dissecting
room(September 2011)
A photo of the old museum in the Windle Building
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9. | 9
1909 1949 1980 1982
1866/7 1867 1877/8
The lecture theatre to the ground floor
was made slightly smaller in order to
provide a corridor giving access to a new
single storey extension to the rear.
The gallery was removed from the
museum building, and a floor was
installed.
In the early 1980s the Anatomy Depart-
ment was completely renovated
internally.
The Boole Library opened allowing the
relocation of medical library materials to
this new library, with space made availa-
ble from this move allowing for the con-
struction of a modern mortuary facility
and a new dissecting room to the north
end of the medical building on the upper
floor of the former museum building.
The Clarendon Building was extensively modified
and extended in the mid-1860s by the Office of Pub-
lic Works. Construction appears to have begun on the
southernmost building first, housing a lecture theatre,
with the central portion added shortly afterwards and
linking this building to the Clarendon Building.
The original block was bookended by two additional
blocks to the including the Anatomy Dept and Lecture
Theatres.
A large L-shaped block was added to the north
including dissecting rooms and a new museum.
UCC EXPRESS | Tuesday, April 5th 2016

10. 10 |
Floor Plans for New Student Hub
Ground Floor
First Floor
Tower Floor 1
Tower Floor 3
Tower Floor 2
A floor-by-floor look at what’s going into the new Student Hub.
1. Clubs & Societies: An open-plan space for Clubs & Societies to use, including 35 workstations, a reception,
admin offices and a project room.
2. Student Media: Open-plan workspaces for student media writers & private offices for editors.
3. Student Jobs Hub: Resource & waiting area, with a number of consultation rooms for one to one careers advice.
4. Art Room: This ‘wet space’ is available for students to use when working on projects that can get a bit messy!
5. UCC 98.3 FM: The hub will be the new home to UCC 98.3 fm. A large broadcasting window will provide major
exposure for the station.
6. Walkway: This area of the building has been cut out to provide an outdoor public covered space that links the
building with campus.
7. Welcome Zone: The main entrance to the building will have a desk that will provide a wide range of services to
students.
8. Teaching & Learning Room: A bookable, creative teaching & learning space by day that is technology rich.
9. Entrance Hall: A large, multi-functional space that can house anything from pop-up exhibitions & freshers orientation to performances & concerts. This space will
have a double height ceiling with tonnes of light and will be set up as a common space by default.
10. Co-Op Kitchen: Kitchen space open for students to heat food, make tea/coffee, etc.
11. New Landscaped Public Space: A new gathering, event & performance space outside the building. This will expand the activity
1. Students’ Union: Reception and open-plan office for Students’ Union Officers and admin staff. Includes
consultation rooms & meeting areas.
2. Student Services Offices: The Building provides a centralised location for many of the student supports that are
currently spread across campus
3. UCC+ Resource Room: A dedicated resource room for students involved in the UCC+ program.
4. Mezzanine: A creative learning and study space for group and individual work. The area has a coffee/tea point and
flexible furniture.
5. Learning Bridge: A bridge overlooking the main hall of the building that connects the common areas to student
services. A bench will also provide an area for students to sit and work.
6.The Shtepps: An impressive stepped space for performances, guest speakers, student & University events, etc.
7. Consultation Rooms: Used by the student services during the work day, these will be opened as bookable group / individual study spaces to students in the evening.
1. Careers Office: Open plan office for the careers service
2. Consultation Rooms: Consultation rooms for careers advice and
student services. Open for student activities by night.
1. Top Floor Open Space: Large multifunctional space with a scenic
view of the campus and Sunday’s well. A destination room
in the building, this bookable space can be used for student
& University events, conferences,ceremonies, exhibitions,
performances, meetings, social events and more.
1. Open Project Space: Open teaching and learning space.
2. Project/Meeting Rooms: Bookable high tech project rooms, can
be used by groups or individuals.
3. SU, Clubs & Societies Space: Additional meeting space for clubs
& societies.
Tuesday, April 5th 2016 | UCC EXPRESS

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Is Harm Reduction the Only Reason to Reform Drug Policy?
Eoin Perry - Features Writer
Although largely an irrelevance during the general election, the government’s
drug policies have attracted increasing attention in Ireland of late with discussions
largely focusing on harm reduction. Indeed the issue has been explored quite ex-
tensively from this angle by a number of writers for UCC Express, some of whom
have cited statistics suggesting that the decriminalization of possession for personal
use will lead to lower levels of overall use and less harm to users and society. All
I’ll say from this perspective is that I have yet to encounter a convincing argument
against decriminalization. But as far I’m concerned this is not even where the
discussion should begin. Harm reduction is important of course but there is a more
fundamental concern, not captured by these statistics, which need to be addressed,
and I’ve been disappointed to find it glaringly absent from the debate thus far. For
me, decriminalization is more a question of the dignity and freedom to which each
individual should be entitled than it is of harm reduction. I simply don’t believe it’s
acceptable to prosecute someone, leaving them with a debilitating criminal record,
for the ‘crime’ of consuming a harmful substance.
“Even if decriminalization was expected to increase the statisti-
cally measurable harm caused by drugs I might still support it,
because in my view, advocates of criminalization need to explain
not only how it reduces measurable harm, but why it does so to
such an extent that it justifies persecuting a group of innocent
people for pursuing their hobbies”
Of course this is not a black and white issue and there are legitimate argument to
the contrary, but it’s frustrating to see that a narrow minded assessment of harm
reduction is the only thing that seems to concern most people in this debate. Even
if decriminalization was expected to increase the statistically measurable harm
caused by drugs I might still support it, because in my view, advocates of crim-
inalization need to explain not only how it reduces measurable harm (which it
doesn’t seem to), but why it does so to such an extent that it justifies persecuting a
group of innocent people for pursuing their hobbies. I find it hard to believe that we
have such little respect for the lifestyles of others and such a disregard for the value
of personal freedom that this impingement of civil liberties doesn’t even merit a
mention. Most people I’m sure would agree that every individual is entitled to ‘the
pursuit of happiness’ or something along those lines. We need to acknowledge
that for a significant number of people this pursuit of happiness will involve using
drugs outside of the arbitrarily defined medical contexts that the law stipulates as
acceptable. Whether it is to the benefit of society or not, the government is tyran-
nizing these individuals by criminalizing their behavior, and for me this tyranny is
pretty hard to justify.
“If we viewed every issue through the statistical lens of harm
reduction, without concern for civil liberties, we might consider
banning quite a few activities. Big wave surfing maybe?
Unequipped mountain climbing perhaps?
What about gambling?”
When a person uses a drug, they themselves are the only victim of this choice, and
in my view they are no more criminals for doing so than those who participate in
any other potentially reckless activity. If we viewed every issue through the statis-
tical lens of harm reduction, without concern for civil liberties, we might consider
banning quite a few activities. Big wave surfing maybe? Unequipped mountain
climbing perhaps? What about gambling? If it was ever seriously proposed that al-
cohol possession be criminalized I’m willing to bet that in a society where even tax
increases are met with ‘nanny state’ allegations from some quarters, freedom would
be foremost amongst the objections, not harm reduction. But when it comes to
other drugs, hysteria and stigma tend to triumph over reason in the field of public
debate. Of course with every government policy there are winners and losers. To
decide if the policy is justified we need not only to estimate the quantity of each,
but to determine which group is more worthy of sympathy. Personally I have more
sympathy for the individual who is prosecuted for pursuing their own interests
while harming no one but themselves and left with a criminal record for having
done so than I do for the person who chooses to use drugs and ends up developing
a problematic habit. That the former individual can be so harshly penalized simply
to deter others from making poor choices is a gross violation of individual freedom
and dignity, and for me, this is where the discussion should end.
“Although the tide of opinion worldwide is turning against the
war on drugs, it seems Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil intend to
maintain the status quo for the moment, while most of the others
parties are advocating some kind of reform”
In November 2015 then minister of state Aodhán O’Riordan made the long over-
due announcement that drug use would indeed be decriminalized, citing harm
reduction as the reason for doing so. Unfortunately with the government in limbo
at the moment it’s unclear if this will be implemented. Although the tide of opinion
worldwide is turning against the war on drugs, it seems Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
intend to maintain the status quo for the moment, while most of the others parties
are advocating some kind of reform. I’m optimistic that at some point in the future
we will not need harm reduction statistics to make these kind of policy decision, it
will no longer be seen as acceptable to prosecute someone for a victimless crime.
But for the moment we’re a long way from this kind of political landscape. I can
only hope that harm reduction concerns will be sufficient to tip the balance of opin-
ion in the right direction in the near future.
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Photos Courtesy of:
Emmet Curtin Photography
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14. 14 |
Should Fallon Fox be Allowed to Fight in the UFC?
Amy O’Regan - Sports Writer
For those of you who don’t already know who Fallon Fox is, she’s a 5‘6“ 38
year-old transgender MMA fighter. She is also the first openly transgender athlete
in MMA history, in the women’s featherweight division holding a 5-1 record. It’s
for these reasons that she has become the target of prominent MMA figures, with
Ronda Rousey and boss Dana White refusing
to pit Rousey against the AMAB (‘Assigned Male At Birth’) fighter, believing Fox
would have an unfair advantage over her opponents in the UFC.
The question is do transgender fighters like Fox really have an unfair advantage
over their female opponents in the UFC? According to medical experts who
provide health care for trans people after several years of clinical treatment, in-
cluding hormone therapy and sometimes gender-affirming surgeries, transgender
women have musculature and bone structure that is largely similar to their cisgen-
der counterparts, giving
them no major advantage over their AFAB (‘Assigned Female At Birth’) opponents
in an MMA fight. The Association for Boxing Commissioners has also ruled that
there is no advantage for trans fighters.
Fox has faced a lot of prejudice dealing with MMA opponents over the issue of
being a transgender fighter in female feather-
weight division. However, she has neither testi-
cles nor ovaries, both which produce
testosterone, in fact it’s highly likely her fe-
male opponents produce more testosterone
than she does. Fox has less muscle strength and bone density after her transition
and a higher fat mass than most men but she’s within the range for most female
fighters in terms of strength and fitness.
Still, the issue is raised amongst those who Fallon has skillfully defeated in her
MMA career, Tamikka Brents for example, who suffered orbital bone damage and
required seven staples and a concussion to the head, felt that Fox had an unfair
advantage ‘like no woman Brent had fought before’. While other fighters like Ash-
lee-Evans Smith has made it clear that Fox shouldn’t fight women.
Fox, in rebuttal, told the press that, “As the medical community that licensed me
and other transgender athletes around the world in different sports can attest, we all
fall within the physical parameters of women.”
Want to write for UCC Express Sport? Email Aaron & Dylan
on Sport@UCCExpress.ie for more information
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Continued from Back Page...
Spot The Dope
Be Ambitious, Be Humble, Be City
Ger Byrne - Sports Writer
Ger Byrne - Sports Writer
UCC EXPRESS | Tuesday, April 5th 2016 Sport
Not all speakers made essentially
ridiculous points; many speakers
brought up a study conducted by HBO
which found cases of domestic violence
were more prevalent in MMA than
in any other sport. One could argue
that (and they did) the popularisation
& influence of mixed martial arts
could lead to an increase in domestic
violence, especially in the context of
the aforementioned study. However,
not only is this the same strawman-type
argument used against violent films
or video games but also, as Earlene
Hooper pointed out in the Assembly, the
popularisation of MMA where one of its
biggest stars is female (Ronda Rousey)
could lead to a popularisation of training
in self-defence & martial arts among
both women and men who are victims of
domestic abuse.
Despite the odd comments, this Bill
marks the end of a near-20 year ban of
mixed martial arts in the Empire State,
with the state athletic commission
having 120 days to draw up a list
of rules & regulations for the sport.
Lorenzo Fertitta has said that New York
may see two UFC events before the end
of 2016, with a massive pay-per-view
event in Madison Square Garden being
one of the these. He also added that he
wants UFC to set financial gate records
at every arena they utilise, which may
prove to be tough in “The World’s Most
Famous Arena.”
Poor Maria Sharapova. A little mistake
with a medical substance has got her into
trouble with those nasty people in the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
She was only using that Meldonium
stuff to treat a heart condition, and she
hadn’t heard about it being placed on
the list of banned substances at the start
of the year. You’d have to admire her,
reaching the pinnacle of her profession
while requiring medication for a heart
ailment. But I don’t believe a word of it.
Mature students (aka elderly wrecks like
myself) will recall the Seoul Olympics
when Ben Johnson representing Canada
raced away with the gold medal for the
one hundred metres. Well, not quite.
Within hours came the rumour that “a
prominent athlete has tested positive for
a performance enhancing substance”. It
didn’t take long to find out that it was
Ben Johnson who’d fallen foul of the
testers. He left Seoul in disgrace, leaving
second-placed Carl Lewis to collect
the gold. Ironic, since it subsequently
emerged that the US authorities had
turned a blind eye to two positive
drug tests involving Lewis prior to the
Olympics. Sports journalists now refer
to the one hundred metres final in Seoul
as the dirtiest race of all time, with seven
of the eight runners believed to have
been on performance-enhancers.
The rot had set in long before the Seoul
Olympics, however. For many years, the
German Democratic Republic produced
some fine swimmers, collecting medals
wherever they competed. It was only
when the Iron Curtain came down in
the eighties that the truth emerged;
they’d been doped up on an industrial
scale as part of an official policy to
use any means to enhance the nation’s
reputation. The more recent controversy
with Russian athletes isn’t new. We all
remember Sonia O’Sullivan’s “Chinese
Takeaway” which has only recently
been revealed as another industrial scale
doping operation. It’s one thing when
disgruntled losers cut corners to reach
the top, but when it’s imposed on them
by people who should be leading the
way in keeping sport in their country fair
and clean, then we’re all in trouble.
The authorities have ALWAYS been
racing to catch up in the battle against
the cheats and recent claims would
indicate that the required level of
diligence was not used. Should we
blame them or the cheats for things
getting so far out of hand? Two Irish
athletes have been denied medals thanks
to the cheats, and some Irish athletes
have come out the wrong end of drugs
controversies, too, so what should be
done? The reward for playing fair, even
if the cheats are subsequently caught, is
to have the medal delivered to the honest
athlete’s home by courier. That’s not
good enough!
The honest athlete has missed the time
on the podium with the flag flying, the
crowd cheering and the anthem playing.
Let’s give it to them, however belatedly.
Invite the athlete, at the governing
body’s expense, to the next major event
and present the medal in the manner that
should have been done originally; flag
flying, crowd cheering, anthem playing.
Then, for good measure, on those giant
screens which all these international
stadia have, display the name, image,
and offences of the now-disqualified
cheat.
Drastic action is needed because if
something dramatic isn’t done, it will
be all too clear who the dopes are, not
the few cheats who get caught, not the
negligent authorities, not even the poor
innocent honest competitor. The dopes
will be those many thousands of us who
buy the tickets and travel long distances
to follow our particular sport of choice
in the naive expectation that we’re likely
to see an honest contest.
As for Sharapova, here’s why I don’t
believe her:
1. Meldonium is not licensed
for use in the USA, where she currently
resides
2. WADA communicate all
changes in the list of banned substances
to all athletes on the international circuit
3. It is the responsibility of the
athlete, and nobody else, to ensure that
no banned substances are ingested.
As for “poor Maria”, if I were as rich as
her, I’d be a happy man indeed.
As a member of FORAS, the Supporters
Trust which owns Cork City Football Club,
I recall at the beginning of last season team
manager John Caulfield addressed a meeting
and in addition to answering questions from
supporters, warned that neither Cork City
FC, nor anybody else, has a divine right to
win trophies. That sounded very pessimistic
to proud and ambitious Cork folk, but it’s
true. It takes a lot of work and no little luck
to reach the top. We’ve learnt the hard way,
seeing the club going from the heights of
beating teams from statistically far superior
leagues in European competition to the
depths of despair during the winding-up
procedure in the Commercial Court shortly
before FORAS stepped in.
We’ve learned to be patient. A phrase much-
used as we made our first faltering steps as
a supporters-owned club was in the form of
a warning; “Baby steps!” Don’t overreach
yourself! It’s been hard at times to keep
the faith. We’ve had good times, setbacks,
glimpses of the old entertaining style of the
Lennox era, and too much turgid stuff as
inexperienced players came to grips with
playing in the League of Ireland and other
players passed on contract offers, apparently
believing we were going nowhere.
Over the last two seasons, however,
we’ve seen glimpses of what might yet be
achieved. Second in the league twice in the
past two seasons to a very strong Dundalk
side and losing out in last season’s FAI Cup
Final to the same opposition only after extra
time. How that crowd, like their neighbours
before them, gloated. But maybe, just
maybe, the tables are turning.
Apart from the disappointing defeat to Derry
at the Brandywell, it’s been a strong start
to the season, with some very entertaining
football being played, along with the display
of grit and determination that we expect
as an absolute minimum. As I write this,
City top the league and Dundalk fans are
moaning about City players bullying their
heroes and intimidating match officials. I
have to confess that as I write this piece, I
haven’t seen any highlights from the match
in Oriel Park, so I can’t judge on that one,
but I was at the Cross for the President’s
Cup and maybe Dundalk fans would care
to remember Stephen O’Donnell’s high
fielding which wouldn’t have looked out of
place in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. It didn’t even
earn a yellow card, which was lucky for
the player, since he’d already seen yellow
earlier in the game. Things happen; we’ve
all suffered from bad decisions. Get over it!
I sincerely hope that what happened to
Shelbourne and Drogheda after their periods
of dominance doesn’t happen to Dundalk
FC. Both of those clubs descended into
chaos and have yet to properly recover. If it
does, a bit of humility while on top would
elicit more sympathy if things go pear-
shaped at a later stage.
As for ourselves, things are looking
up. Having beaten the league and cup
champions twice in a matter of weeks,
and being on top on goal difference while
playing some entertaining football, there
are definite grounds for optimism. There’s
a long way to go, but if we do reach the top
this season, I’m confident we can sprinkle
our celebrations with a bit of humility. If it
doesn’t work out, I’m sure we can take it
with good grace and try again next time.

16. ucc sport
MIXED martial arts fans’
dreams of seeing Ronda
Rousey or Conor McGregor
possibly fight in “The World’s
Most Famous Arena” Madison
Square Garden could soon
come true as the New York
State Assembly finally voted in
favour of legalising the sport
of MMA in the state. This
ruling ends a near-20 ban on
the sport in the state; in 1997
MMA was banned due to it
being a largely unregulated
sport at the time. As the years
went by, however, the sport
grew & evolved and became
legal (if it wasn’t already) in
all other 49 states, and was,
for the most part, regulated by
state athletic commissions; but
New York held out. The delay
was frequently chalked up to
the fact that UFC owners Frank
& Lorenzo Fertitta had issues
with Sheldon Silver, Speaker of
the New York State Assembly,
over the lack of unionisation in
the Fertitta’s New York casinos.
Though completely unrelated to
UFC or MMA it was assumed
to be the main roadblock in
MMA’s legalisation in the state
until Mr.Silver was arrested &
later found guilty on federal
corruption charges and was
automatically expelled from the
Assembly in late 2015.
Though its main adversary in
the Assembly was now gone,
it was not presumed MMA
would have a totally easy ride;
and while the vote passed by a
massive margin (114 in favour
of legalisation, 26 against) it
wasn’t without utterly bizarre
arguments from members of the
Assembly, some of which I will
go through now:
Daniel O’Donnell (not that
Daniel O’Donnell, though he
is brother to comedienne Rosie
O’Donnell) objected, remarking
that MMA was “...two nearly
naked, hot men rolling on top of
one another, trying to dominate
each other. Just in case you
don’t know, that’s gay porn with
a different ending,” despite his
sister being both openly gay and
openly a fan of MMA. Charles
Barron compared it to African
slaves being forced to fight on
plantations in America, adding
that “...throwing two human
beings in a cage and you know
how we used to say in our
neighborhoods how you should
have a fair fight, even when the
man is knocked down when I
grew up, you’re supposed to
step back, let him get up and
let’s start all over again” even
though fights are stopped in
sanctioned MMA if a fighter is
clearly rattled, unlike in street-
fights. Angela Wozniak said
“...a registered sex offender
could own an MMA school,
they could teach in that facility
and we can’t be naive to the fact
that these people target these
schools” despite several MMA
schools being open in New York
State already with little known
consequence; in addition to this
the same could be said for any
kind of school or dojo. It should
be noted that Ms.Wozniak voted
in favour of the legalisation.
Ellen Jaffee opposed it on
the grounds that it “sanctions
violence for profit,” despite
boxing & professional wrestling
being incredibly popular in New
York for decades now.
(Continued on pg.15...)
MMA Finally Legalised in Bizarre Circumstances
Judo Results
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Rob O’Sullivan - Designer
PREVIEW: Inside -
Round-ups of Women’s Basketball-
Cup Final, Fitzgibbon & Siggerson
Cup First Rounds
MMA Finally Legalised in New York State
Katie O’Donovan; Gold
Team Event, Bronze 63kg
Cara Nies; Gold Team Event,
Bronze Upper Kyu
Aobh O’Shea; Gold Team
Event, Gold 57kg
Rosemine Achbang; Bronze
Team Event, Bronze 57kg
Erin Brightoo; Bronze Team
Event, Silver Lower Kyu,
Bronze 70kg
Ciara Gildea; Bronze Team
Event, Bronze 52kg
Tim Kelly; Gold Team Event,
Bronze Open Weight
Andre Bilro; Gold Team
Event, Gold 90kg