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24 things you'll only know if you went to NUI Maynooth

My clubhouse or yours?

LET’S FACE IT, you’ve basically got a whole village as your campus, so you’ve already trumped most.

TrinityUCCUCD DCU and NUIG have all had their turn, Maynooth, you’re up.

1. You’ll never find your friends in JH-1 if you show up late

Also, entering through the back to secure a top seat is vital.

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2. Only two people can fit in the SU Londis at a time

Don’t even entertain the thoughts of a browse.

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3. To avoid missing two lectures looking for parking, go into Aldi and leave a bag on your car seat to avoid a ticket

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4. You can never get computers in Callan to check Facebook, but you can always sneak down the back of a CS lab in the Science building

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5. If you live in Rye Hall, anything goes

It’s not as nice as the Village or River, but closer to everything by a couple of steps. You could basically throw assignment from your window into the Hamilton and it’s kippy enough to not mind destroying it in sesh.

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6. The space between the canteen and main sports hall is ideal for cramming before an exam

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7. You know every alcohol deal in Dunnes as Tesco and Supervalu are just too far away

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8. Christmas Day in the SU crushes even the most hardened of souls

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9. The person who asks if the notes will be on Moodle is a class hero

What they’re really asking, is if you can put the pen down and tune out.

The NUIM universal symbol of sleep:

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10. Nobody from Maynooth actually went to the Gathering

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11. There’s ALWAYS a queue for the O’Brien’s in John Hume

Making you late, every time.

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12. Skipped lectures must be compensated with a game of pool in the SU bar

Or the fabled Snooker Hall, if you were lucky enough to have access.

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13. The €2.50 Fosters from the SU needs a dash of lime to make it bearable

You were also appalled and outraged when the price went up to €3.

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14. South Campus looks like a completely different University to the North

It’s especially gorgeous under snow, and you’ve imagined being in Harry Potter at least once.

Just don’t THINK about walking in a straight line towards the clock in St Joseph’s Square, unless you want to fail everything.

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15. The words BAR X send an excited shiver down your body

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16. Hours and good intentions go to the Phoenix Costa to die

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17. But the hot chocolate from the crappy machine outside the quiet room in the Arts block is the BEST

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18. The 66 timetable is just a myth

You spend more time outside Londis waiting for it than you spend in lectures.

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19. Thursdays are all about the Roost and your only option is Bradys on a Wednesday

But you’ve never seen the downstairs of either venue.

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20. Main Street Supermacs is the natural conclusion to any night out and turns into a club in itself after dark

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21. There’s always one lad rumoured to be studying to become a priest

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22. The old library looked like a prison and it felt like one to enter

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23. Maths lectures on the rock-hard Callan Hall benches are literally a pain in the arse

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24. The horrors of crossing the footbridge with five minutes to spare will never be forgotten. RIP

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