ITRE Edition Discussing energy supplywith the mutant menag- erie. Rumors about the mutants that com- prised this Nuclear Power Committee had spread like the hazardous waste they would be aiming to deal with, and so it was with no small dose otrepi- dation that I entered the IRE Com- mittee Room or the rst time. How- ever, I quickly scanned the Committee members, counting their limbs until I was reassured. Perhaps the mutation is more spiritual with IRE, as each member has (thankully, not physi- cally) identied themselves with an animal. I present the IRE Zoo, com- plete with a musical zebra, a couple ocows – othe Heavy Rocking Finnish and Arabic Speaking French breeds, – a hat-loving elephant, a canine CMXan, and, though they may have seemed erce at rst, what turned out to be two rather cuddly bears. All this under the able leadership oa French-Chinese koala and grinning gorilla, and the camera lens othis shutter-happy Irish elephant. Te rst major crisis this menagerie en- countered was the session’s slight short- age otoilet paper, but I think everymember managed to get enough and we even ound out quite a bit about one another in the process. A little magical levitation later , the trust and ellowship oour odd little zoo could be seen and elt. Te riendly open conversation was a delight to see, shared by these onlynewly brought together exotic crea- tures. Te same went or the tight knot obody parts they then ormed and promptly solved. IRE took another animalistic turn with most othe Com- mittee taking on the persona oblind sheep, with one oour riendly bears to be their shepherd guide. It brought a smile to this Journalists’ ace to see the lost sheep othe IRE herd brought back together again. Te Abigail ale proved the Commit- tee’s ability to switch smoothly to a more serious task. I was truly impressed with how well IRE got down to some serious, deep and thoughtul discus- sion. I watched them careully consider each aspect othe story as well as the views oeach Committee member , and engage in a rewarding and open debate. I was also pleased to see they learned rom the ew diculties previously en- countered. Tis game marked a true point odevelopment or the Commit- tee and already I was looking orward to how they would manage in Com- mittee Work. Tis bonding, I believe, is also what ueled IRE to an impressive deeat oFEMM in the Coin Game, with this Committee having absolutelyno issues getting up close and personal with each other or the honour othe Committee. And then again, just or un, in a really enjoyable game oKama sutra, beore impressing me once again with their smooth transition to the se- rious Plane-Crash Game. Once again, the Committee showed how well theywork together in discussion. eam- building nished of with the Com- mittee showing their trust in and afec- tion or each other in a rather touching game oDouble Drunken Bottle. As I type this, the Committee sits dis- cussing their topic and I can clearly see the ruits oIRE’s eforts in the Abi- gail game and all oteambuilding in the involved, respectul, co-operative and productive discussion. A great manysolutions to this dicult issue have al- ready been proposed, and I am reallyhoping, in particular, that your ideas or getting rid othe Nuclear Waste (“Just dump it in Sweden,”) and solv- ing the aesthetic issues owind-turbines (“Make them like artistic statues,” “Or invisible!”) do nd their way to the nal drat othe resolution. Well done, IRE, on a really good dayoCommittee Work. You can really be proud owhat you have achieved, and I wish your Committee the best olucktomorrow in General Assembly. Eoin O’LearyThe Nuclear Boom Boys and Girl of ITRE KUOPIOPOLITAN