tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post198825375536364572..comments2014-06-17T10:43:57.943+01:00Comments on The Gown Newspaper: And the winners are...Gown Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-83734578170165650262009-07-23T11:14:27.794+01:002009-07-23T11:14:27.794+01:00"Incompetent staff"?
Are you referring ..."Incompetent staff"?<br /><br />Are you referring to the staff based in the SU? Have you encountered problems with any SU staff member? Have you raised these concerns with the General Manager/Director, or even brought them to the attention of the Union President? If you are going to brand a group of people as "incompetent", back it up with evidence, or button it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-8658849518599334882009-03-23T00:10:00.000+00:002009-03-23T00:10:00.000+00:00I did not vote because I am not convinced that the...I did not vote because I am not convinced that these students officers - however able they may be - have any power to affect real change. I might dare to presume that many other students did not vote for the same reason<BR/><BR/>In my view the SU is a body bursting with potential due to the work of young industrious students (such as the officers above) <BR/>Unfortunately this potential is stymied by a body of incompetent staff and a leadership of divided priorities<BR/>I wonder are students or reputation more important to Peter Gregson?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-36460118892163038942009-03-19T12:29:00.000+00:002009-03-19T12:29:00.000+00:00Exposition?? more info please...In regards to the ...Exposition?? more info please...<BR/><BR/><BR/>In regards to the Holylands, I was glad to see a former VP Education on the front line trying to calm the situation and disperse the crowds back indoors to prevent the drunken ejits getting arrested!.... some more student officers/reps/stewards/wardens whatever you want to call them would have helped in quelling the trouble. It wouldnt have stopped it, but would have helped in containing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-39453230450286964292009-03-18T17:24:00.000+00:002009-03-18T17:24:00.000+00:00"If you don't write for The Gown and aren't that p..."If you don't write for The Gown and aren't that pathetic little waste of space Lorcan Mullen who likes to badmouth people who genuinely care for other students, then you should keep an eye out for "Exposition"."<BR/><BR/>To quote Jimmy McNulty..."the f*ck did I do?" <BR/><BR/>Us Gownies are interested to know more about Exposition, and in particular who's behind this exciting new venture; someone above attacks on Sabbs but not attacks on newbie Gownies? Come on..."pathetic little waste of space"?<BR/><BR/>If I've been unfair or deliberately unprofessional (by student standards) then show me where and how, by contacting me through The Gown's email. I'm willing to offer humble mea culpas, sackcloth, ashes an' all, if I'm proven so.<BR/><BR/>I can say for certain that I've never "taken the piss out of Sabbs for the sake of it."<BR/><BR/>I write for The Gown not just because I enjoy it, but because I care passionately about a strong, competent, campaigning Union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-65665806494715645012009-03-18T15:55:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:55:00.000+00:00Gown Team - only having a bit of a laugh about you...Gown Team - only having a bit of a laugh about your dedication.<BR/><BR/>I'm am now suitably contented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-44807613389289681932009-03-18T15:49:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:49:00.000+00:00The Gown is unaware of a new publication entitled ...The Gown is unaware of a new publication entitled 'Exposition'...although we would be interested in finding out more about it.Gown Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-32166601310902128472009-03-18T15:47:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:47:00.000+00:00You will be happy to see that we have a new news s...You will be happy to see that we have a new news story up.<BR/><BR/>That should keep you contented 'Anonymous'.<BR/><BR/>Questioning the dedication of The Gown team?<BR/><BR/>That's a laugh.Gown Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-20324088825887372682009-03-18T15:13:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:13:00.000+00:00Who were the new officers caught up in the Paddy's...Who were the new officers caught up in the Paddy's Day incidents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-75803461449494153712009-03-18T15:08:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:08:00.000+00:00What's this new publication Exposition?What's this new publication Exposition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-83965943675814283222009-03-18T15:05:00.000+00:002009-03-18T15:05:00.000+00:00Really - it doesn't cost anything to write a news ...Really - it doesn't cost anything to write a news story - only a bit of dedication.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-12734368044932649172009-03-18T13:34:00.000+00:002009-03-18T13:34:00.000+00:00There is a difference between "being caught up in ...There is a difference between "being caught up in the riots" and what these individuals were actually at..walking about the street they live on. Why should they resign because they were at the scene of other people's drunken, disgusting behaviour? In fact, I witnessed one of them trying to encourage people to get into their houses, away from the riots. So quit using any excuse to jump on the slagging bandwagon and get over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-49060832805579294672009-03-18T12:24:00.000+00:002009-03-18T12:24:00.000+00:00We apologise for the lack of new stories on the bl...We apologise for the lack of new stories on the blog at the moment, but we are extremely busy with trying to raise money in order to save The Gown, and are constantly in contact and in meetings with various people which leaves little time for updating the blog.Gown Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-61698102007756657972009-03-17T19:33:00.000+00:002009-03-17T19:33:00.000+00:00It looks as if a certain few of our newly elected ...It looks as if a certain few of our newly elected officers were caught up in those disgraceful riots on St Patrick's Day......is this what we want from our officers? I think those people who were there and they know they are and we know who they are should be forced to resign their positions with immediate effect and force a by-election......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-52721116459409295382009-03-16T22:40:00.000+00:002009-03-16T22:40:00.000+00:00Gary O'Kane wuz robbed!Gary O'Kane wuz robbed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-59659674812663590532009-03-16T20:17:00.000+00:002009-03-16T20:17:00.000+00:00Is the Gown ever going to write a new story???Prob...Is the Gown ever going to write a new story???<BR/><BR/>Probably not for another few weeks, as usual.<BR/><BR/>What a pointless piece of dung.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-59901648036615689472009-03-16T16:49:00.000+00:002009-03-16T16:49:00.000+00:00sarah boles for president!!! i'd love to see a m...sarah boles for president!!! i'd love to see a militant lesbian revolution at queens....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-45551591026155361662009-03-15T03:13:00.000+00:002009-03-15T03:13:00.000+00:00In the same vain (or perhaps, to be correct, vein)...In the same vain (or perhaps, to be correct, vein) as "Just A Thought", "bated breath" is correctly spelt "baited breath". I watch this blog because I'm directly involved in QUB life. I run events and I am working with students. If you don't write for The Gown and aren't that pathetic little waste of space Lorcan Mullen who likes to badmouth people who genuinely care for other students, then you should keep an eye out for "Exposition". It's a GENUINE student publication. We won't be taking the piss out of Sabbs for the sake of it; we won't be writing for the Union.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Exposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-31021520100036069622009-03-14T18:39:00.000+00:002009-03-14T18:39:00.000+00:00Serious question here....has anyone EVER come thro...Serious question here....has anyone EVER come through on ANY of their promises? I remember seeing manifesto's in time gone by and quite frankly I've never seen one passed. One about 2 years ago of allocating rape alarms to all female students at Queen's sounded good but never came into effect......<BR/><BR/>I think we need to accept that these positions mean nothing - the Union is controlled by one person and one person only - Peter Gregson!<BR/><BR/>People try to hold officers to account but quite frankly how are they really able to achieve any of it???? It's arrogance to the point of madness for anyone to imagine that the SU President etc will be able to rid of fees altogether! Last I checked the Union was not the Treasury! The ONLY one I've ever seen achieve anything is Laura Hawthorne! I wish she'd just stay in that job forever - she's actually managed to come through on her promises!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-50483801421125414622009-03-14T11:57:00.000+00:002009-03-14T11:57:00.000+00:00The Union? A Newspaper?That's comedy gold.Maybe Ja...The Union? A Newspaper?<BR/>That's comedy gold.<BR/>Maybe James Murphy could hitch a ride on the back of a flying pig and come back from wherever he ends up next year and edit it..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-11608306375078366222009-03-14T11:54:00.000+00:002009-03-14T11:54:00.000+00:00I think Digney would have been Okay at the job.Let...I think Digney would have been Okay at the job.<BR/><BR/>Let's be honest though, bar perhaps Shane and Laura who we know are good at their jobs, the rest are wastes of space.<BR/><BR/>Surely (and I direct this comment at all the incoming saabs who watch this blog with bated breath to see who's saying what about them) you would all be best to do a little work on those things called degrees, or- dare I say it, working on stategies for how you plan to fulfil your manifesto pledges?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-57048685336048844962009-03-13T20:42:00.000+00:002009-03-13T20:42:00.000+00:00Ronan Digney would have been useless. Check out hi...Ronan Digney would have been useless. Check out his manifesto - some of the passages seem VERY familiar... as if we'd read them before somewhere...last year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-32422551992344578772009-03-13T16:33:00.000+00:002009-03-13T16:33:00.000+00:00I hope QUB gets shut down by the Pervert Preventio...I hope QUB gets shut down by the Pervert Prevention Squad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-55042463696316140222009-03-12T11:54:00.000+00:002009-03-12T11:54:00.000+00:00There are some spineless cowards posting on this f...There are some spineless cowards posting on this forum! As for those who are doing nothing but sitting behind their computers and stirring and draggin up people's pasts, get a life!! <BR/><BR/>The best team I could have seen in would be:<BR/><BR/>President: Shane Brogan<BR/>Clubs and Soc: Conchuir Moore<BR/>Welfare: Ronan Digney<BR/>Campaigns: Garth McGreevey<BR/>Community: Laura Hawthorne<BR/>Education: Barry Duffy<BR/>Equality: Veronica McKineyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-78403921544935814222009-03-11T23:18:00.000+00:002009-03-11T23:18:00.000+00:00Good research done there again, but once again jus...Good research done there again, but once again just not good enough! The awards were primarily composed by the treasurer, president and vice president! I produced the powerpoint. And you were wrongly informed, there was no slide show, apparently someone brought up our election poster on screen- I was outside at that stage! And so what if I was supporting someone other than a law student from my own class- sure people were criticizing that it was all law people running for it and now its a fault i am not supporting one. I was supporting the person who I thought was best for the job regardless of their degree path and still maintain that the students are missing out, as in my opinion the best candidate, namely Veronica McKinney, did not get into office!<BR/>And tell me what student I didn't listen to this year in your view...I'm very eager to hear!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-26520957113435679312009-03-11T20:12:00.000+00:002009-03-11T20:12:00.000+00:00Why don't some of the people on here who constantl...Why don't some of the people on here who constantly critcise the candidates who ran put themselves up for nomination??????<BR/><BR/>Some may not like Seamus Og or McGreevy but least they have the balls to put their faces and views to the students! Some of the people on here really are sad - who honestly spends so much time forming detailed critiques of potential sabbatical officers who quite frankly can hardly do anything in their year in office due to the fact that the University controls the Union!<BR/><BR/>Laura Hawthorne's fabulous - go for a third term!<BR/><BR/>Fair play to Connolly and McGreevy writing on here - don't let these sad freaks get you down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com