16-17 UCC Societies Magazine Aug. 2016 | Página 37
JOURNALISM
UCC’s Journalism Society is the umbrella society for all who
seek to become involved in student journalism and media
on campus. We organize workshops, work placements, job
shadowing, lectures, and aid students in getting involved with
the various campus media outlets such as UCC Express, Motley
Magazine and 98.3FM. This year was a bumper year for
Journo Soc in terms of events and attendance. In Semester I we
held four workshops in the areas of Writing, Radio, Fashion,
and Blogging/Vlogging. Our highlight event in Semester II
was without doubt the 8th Annual Journalism Conference. Two
panels of illustrious speakers, including head of Amnesty
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Ireland Colm O’Gorman, comedian Tara Flynn, and renowned
Irish journalist Nell McCafferty spoke on the topics of the
Legalisation of Drugs in Ireland and the 8th Amendment. This
year saw the launch of The Buzz.ie, UCC’s latest student media
outlet. To cap the year off Journo Soc was nominated for a
STARS Awards in the area of Best Society Initiative for The Buzz.
ie, coming runner-up, and one of our committee members took
home a personal award for their outstanding achievements in
a truly remarkable year for UCC’s Journalism 2015/16. We
are determined to make 2016/17 the best year yet for UCC’s
Journalism Society, so make sure you don’t miss out!
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KNITTING
We are a relatively new addition to UCC Societies, and
we certainly have a lot to offer! We began with a focus on
knitting, but in the past couple of years we have expanded
our reach to all crafts, whatever you’re into, be it knitting,
sewing, making friendship bracelets or holiday decorations.
Each year we couple our interest in crafts with our passion
for charitable work, so if you like getting creative for a
good cause, this is the society for you! Our projects are
tailored to beginners, so don’t worry if you’ve never tried
crafts before.
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SOCIETY BIOS
We provide everything you need (including a healthy
helping of tea and biscuits) and we’ll be happy to teach you.
Our main events are craft workshops, which vary in theme
and focus each week, but we also like to hold quizzes and
run events in collaboration with other societies. Knitting and
other crafts are a great skill and hobby to have, as well as
being a relaxing addition to hectic college life. We’d love
to see you at our events this year; there really is something
for everyone in our society so pop along, have a cuppa
and learn something new.
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