SUNY MEUs No. 4
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Day 3 video
Here are some scenes to give you a feel for what it was like being at the SUNY Model EU 2010 in Limerick, Ireland. The video is by Deanna DiBenedetto.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
More video
This is from Day 2, Jan. 2010.
The video was shot and edited by Ellie Bastian of Drake University.
The video was shot and edited by Ellie Bastian of Drake University.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Welcome to Limerick
by Ned Campbell
SUNY New Paltz plays host to Suny’s Model EU once again, but this year in a new territory with co-host, University of Limerick. 2009’s convention brought students to a town of about 6,000 inhabitants, but 2010’s participants visit a city whose population hovers at around 100,000.
Located along the Shannon River, Limerick's beautiful landscape alone should provide a peaceful break from the heat of political negotiation that is the SUNY Model European Union. A stroll along the river – though more enticing in the warmer months – may suffice for some, but for more abstract sensory stimulation one should hit up the Limerick City Gallery of Art. The gallery features works from local, national and internationally renowned artists of various media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and new media. It is home to the ev+a exhibition, Ireland's leading annual exhibition of contemporary art.
Limerick’s art scene is greatly supplemented by the University. In addition to the array of performing arts offered at the University Concert Hall, UL is home to the Bourn-Vincent Gallery, which first opened in 1993.
The University of Limerick was first established as an Institute for Higher Education in 1972 before becoming a University in 1989. Even the first University since Ireland was founded as a state in 1929, it remains young.
With its youth, the University brings innovation. A few standout features include a sonically variable concert hall, Ireland’s largest indoor sports arena, which is home to the nation’s only built-to-standard Olympic swimming pool, and the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Lero.
Out of Ul have come the likes of European Parliament's former president, Pat Cox, Georgia Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri – a graduate of Limerick’s finance and economics program – and world-famous Riverdance choreographer, Jean Butler.
UL is located on the Shannon River, just three miles outside Limerick City. Model EU students new to the area will find plenty of resources through the University. The Glucksman Library will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day of the conference, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The library boasts more than 330 volumes, subscriptions to over 13,000 journals and periodicals, 1000,000 e-books and seating for nearly 1,500 people.
The campus itself is always evolving, including a recently built 130 meter-long "living bridge" connecting the banks of the Shannon River. The bridge, built through an alliance with Eiffel Engineering in Paris, is a beautiful symbol of modern, eco-consious architecture by neccessity of the area's special conservation laws. Contractors L&M Keating Limited built a 250 meter long temporary bridge supported on stone gabion piers during the construction process, which once removed left the surrounding valley in it's original state.
Limerick has grown out of a rich medieval history and a compelling culture remains. Thanks to Frank McCourt's Pullitzer Prize--winning book, Limerick is widely known for its form 60 years ago when McCourt grew up poverty-stricken. Harsh economic conditions of the time contributed to Limerick's now fading nick-name, "stab city" -- the city has improved drastically since then. In a New York Times article from 1998, James Clarity writes that during the production of Angela's Ashes, filmers "could not find streets decrepit enough to portray Mr. McCourt's Limerick. So they went to Cork and filmed some slum streets."
Limerick's economy has been booming since the late 90s, helped along with government subsidies and money from the European Union.
Limerick is known as a leading industrial city in Ireland, and visitors will find plenty of shops and pubs downtown.
Dolans Pub offers a heavy does of heritage, featuring traditional live Irish Music 7 nights a week.
SUNY New Paltz plays host to Suny’s Model EU once again, but this year in a new territory with co-host, University of Limerick. 2009’s convention brought students to a town of about 6,000 inhabitants, but 2010’s participants visit a city whose population hovers at around 100,000.
Located along the Shannon River, Limerick's beautiful landscape alone should provide a peaceful break from the heat of political negotiation that is the SUNY Model European Union. A stroll along the river – though more enticing in the warmer months – may suffice for some, but for more abstract sensory stimulation one should hit up the Limerick City Gallery of Art. The gallery features works from local, national and internationally renowned artists of various media, including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, installation and new media. It is home to the ev+a exhibition, Ireland's leading annual exhibition of contemporary art.
Limerick’s art scene is greatly supplemented by the University. In addition to the array of performing arts offered at the University Concert Hall, UL is home to the Bourn-Vincent Gallery, which first opened in 1993.
The University of Limerick was first established as an Institute for Higher Education in 1972 before becoming a University in 1989. Even the first University since Ireland was founded as a state in 1929, it remains young.
With its youth, the University brings innovation. A few standout features include a sonically variable concert hall, Ireland’s largest indoor sports arena, which is home to the nation’s only built-to-standard Olympic swimming pool, and the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, Lero.
Out of Ul have come the likes of European Parliament's former president, Pat Cox, Georgia Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri – a graduate of Limerick’s finance and economics program – and world-famous Riverdance choreographer, Jean Butler.
UL is located on the Shannon River, just three miles outside Limerick City. Model EU students new to the area will find plenty of resources through the University. The Glucksman Library will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day of the conference, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The library boasts more than 330 volumes, subscriptions to over 13,000 journals and periodicals, 1000,000 e-books and seating for nearly 1,500 people.
The campus itself is always evolving, including a recently built 130 meter-long "living bridge" connecting the banks of the Shannon River. The bridge, built through an alliance with Eiffel Engineering in Paris, is a beautiful symbol of modern, eco-consious architecture by neccessity of the area's special conservation laws. Contractors L&M Keating Limited built a 250 meter long temporary bridge supported on stone gabion piers during the construction process, which once removed left the surrounding valley in it's original state.
Limerick has grown out of a rich medieval history and a compelling culture remains. Thanks to Frank McCourt's Pullitzer Prize--winning book, Limerick is widely known for its form 60 years ago when McCourt grew up poverty-stricken. Harsh economic conditions of the time contributed to Limerick's now fading nick-name, "stab city" -- the city has improved drastically since then. In a New York Times article from 1998, James Clarity writes that during the production of Angela's Ashes, filmers "could not find streets decrepit enough to portray Mr. McCourt's Limerick. So they went to Cork and filmed some slum streets."
Limerick's economy has been booming since the late 90s, helped along with government subsidies and money from the European Union.
Limerick is known as a leading industrial city in Ireland, and visitors will find plenty of shops and pubs downtown.
Dolans Pub offers a heavy does of heritage, featuring traditional live Irish Music 7 nights a week.
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