It is a stark truth that, try as we may to defy Her,
the impulse of Mother Nature is to keep each species reproducing hardy and
healthy offspring to carry on their genes and dreams into future generations.
Amongst sparrows the fellow most likely to get a mate
is he who can sing the longest and loudest. Why? Because his song reflects the
strength and endurance of the little fellow, and so, though others may also
sing sweetly, only he will be picked for a quick knee trembler in some local
bush.
Galway’s
hominids likewise have their own seemingly unfair mating rules. Any night of
the week one needs only go up Mainguard and Shop Street or to the Sodom and
Gomorrah that is Eyre Square and there in all his glory is the Galway
Übermensch himself.
Living
only in the moment, free of the censorship and doubts of past, future, social
mores and sanity, he is to be found shouting at the stars, with a pint glass in
one hand and his dick in the other, trying to piss, sing, and roar, whilst all
the while endeavouring to move one foot in front of the other in a vain attempt
to go seek a willing bedmate for the evening.
And
yet sing as he might the poor fellow will fail to fulfill his biological and
evolutionary needs. A shag will elude him…
The
fellow needs be pitied, yet instead he is falsely held up to the world as the
personification of the life style of the average student in the west of
Ireland… This, as we all know, is a slanderous stereotype though a useful one
for pundits constantly seeking to undermine students.
However,
there are options for students to give a clearer and more honest account of
their experiences of third level education and help improve the student
educational experience.
The
first national student survey
is now looking for feedback from first year and final year undergraduates and
all taught postgraduates.
The
survey is open from March 4th to 12 April 2013. To complete: Log on
to your student email to access and complete the survey which will come from irishnationalstudentssurvey@evasys.eu
It should only take ten minutes. The data collected will help create a better
understanding of learning, development and needs of students in Ireland.
As
for the drunk in Eyre Square, chances are he’s not a student at all; he’s
probably just some poor ould politician trying to impress folk with his manly
prowess…
For
more see: student survey
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