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No phone calls till you graduate
Lahore, Feb 11, 2008: The Lahore College for Women
University (LCWU) administration has confiscated more than 100 mobiles after
imposing a ban on its use on campus. The administration says mobiles will not be
returned until the students complete their programmes.
The students
submitted application requesting the return of their confiscated mobiles.
Despite the pledge that they would not bring mobiles to school again, the
administration seemed reluctant to concede to their request.
Most of the
students whose mobiles have been confiscated are of intermediate classes, but
some belong to undergraduate programmes, meaning they will receive their phones
after four years. Some of the students said that their cellphones were quite
expensive and that they could not afford to buy them again. "We have a life
outside school where we need mobiles. This is the only way we remain connected
with our families," they complained.
LCWU Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof
Bushra Mateen said the administration would not return the mobiles till the
owners completed their programmes. "The mobiles are safe and each one has its
owner' name written on it so that it could be returned at the appropriate time,"
she said. "I do not know the exact number, but they are more than
100."
The LCWU administration says mobiles had been the single most
important factor of low class attendance. It says students spend more time
outside the class talking on their mobiles. "Mobiles are also being used to
cheat during examinations," it says.
Students are still frisked at the
main gate of the campus for mobile phones.
LCWU student Sadaf said that she had submitted an application to the school administration and
requested the return of her phone. "My mobile is an expensive one. It was gifted
to me by my family on my birthday. Now they ask where it is. I've stated in my
application that I will not bring it again," she said and added that the
administration seemed less considerate towards the application and that she was
now thinking of tell her parents about the whole issue.
Aqsa, another
student, said she worked at an office after school. "My entire day is spent
outside home and I'm only connected with my family via phone. For traveling, I
use a rickshaw that I have hired on a monthly basis. I coordinate with the
driver over the phone," she said and asked how she could be expected to go about
her daily business.
"If the administration is determined not to return
our mobiles then it should at least return the SIMs. Otherwise we will then lose
all contacts," said Ammara. She also denied that most of the students misused
mobiles on campus and said that it was an absurd idea to live without a one in
today's fast-paced world. Daily Times
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| Education News | | Updated: 08 Feb, 2012 |
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