When you hear the term college spirit, it’s hard not to find it a
little cheesy. What does it mean? Everyone on campus hugging it out
over a morning coffee with people you don’t even know?

That’s probably a tad strong, but what can’t be denied are the
social opportunities available in third level institutions. Looking
around the BCFE campus it’s hard not to notice the divide in the
student body — which is not helped by the distance between the arts
and main building. So, it may take some kind of pre-organised event to
bring them together.

The promised and subsequently cancelled rag week would have been the
prime platform to achieve this. Forgetting for a moment the week was
cancelled the only real promotion for the event came from this
paper’s patronisation. How are people supposed to get involved in
something that they don’t even know is happening?

There is little to be gained by solely blaming the SU, who promised
this rag week. The problem could be with student body in general who
seem content with the current status quo. Had a rag week been cancelled
in any other third level institution there would have been up roar
amongst the students, perhaps the proverbial silence of the college
populous is the most telling factor in this whole issue.