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MAO College reopens after clashes | Kinnaird college protest
MAO College reopens after clashes
Lahore, May 02, 2008: Government MAO College, which was closed down after some armed men
tried to gain its control on Monday, will reopen on Friday (today). The college
was closed down for two days. However, it had to remain closed on Thursday too
because of May 1.
Meanwhile, a police contingent is still deployed at
the college while wall chalking, done by the college's student group in favour
of PML-N leaders, has been wiped out from the college walls by the
administration.
It is important to mention here that before the
elections, the same student group had done wall chalking in favour of PML-Q
leaders. However, the results compelled these student leaders to change their
loyalties afterwards.
It is learnt that a day earlier, police searched
college students' record in order to find out how some non-student elements were
granted admission in the past. A college teacher, seeking anonymity, said some
over-aged people, who could never be called college-students, had been granted
admission by the previous administration, adding the police were searching all
the relevant record these days in order to trace those who had been granted
admission, violating the merit. The News
Students protest fee increase: Kinnaird girls to meet administration
Lahore: Kinnaird College (KC) students will submit a charter of demands at a
meeting with the vice principal (VP) today (Friday), students organising
protests against the hike in fees said on Thursday.
The
students plan to ask the VP to repeal the recent hike in college fees. They said
that the increase had disturbed the students and was affecting their studies,
since they could not concentrate on their studies. The vice principal on
Wednesday told the students that they would be allowed to submit their fees in
instalments, but the students said they would protest until the fees were
brought down again. They also intend to demand more freedom of movement and
recreational facilities.
Farwa Ahmed, a BBA student at KC, said that students would present a list of their demands at the meeting with
the administration, deans and faculty members. She said that students would also
take up the matter with KC Principal Mira Phailbus, who is currently abroad,
when she returns after 15 days.
BA student Khaula Butt said many students
were considering transferring their credits to other universities that had lower
fees, more facilities and more freedom of movement.
Nazish Khan, another
student, said there was no place for students to sit in the college due to a
shortage of classrooms and many students were not attending college due to the
heat. She said the classrooms were not air-conditioned and sitting in them was
very difficult.
A KC teacher agreed that students
were facing many problems. She said many students had complained to the
administration, but no action had been taken so far. She said that the principal
was expected to take action on the issue after her return. However, she added
that the administration might also take some action before the principal's
arrival.
The students said that they did not want to be bound
to enter and exit the college at fixed times. They said they would demand
freedom of movement at the gates at all times, as is common at various other
universities and colleges in the city.
The students would demand the
freedom to use mobile phones and iPods on campus. They also want air-conditioned
classrooms and more classrooms because currently, some lectures are being held
in the college grounds due to a shortage of rooms.
They said the water
coolers on campus were rusty and the water at the café was hot. They added that
the KC café was serving expensive, rotten-smelling and unhygienic food and
action should be taken against it.
The students said that KC had been
known for its extra-curricular activities, but ever since the semester system
was introduced a couple of years ago the college held one annual play and one
annual sports day only. They said they wanted more functions like concerts,
swimming competitions, fun fairs, and celebrations of special days like St
Valentines Day. They also want a TV set at the café because there are TV screens
in the canteens and cafés of other education institutes in the
city.
Another of the students' demand is action against teachers
promoting favouritism. They said that if a student argued with a teacher, she
was sure to fail that semester, no matter how good a student she was. KC Vice
Principal Dr Nighat Khan was not available for comment.
The
demands
* Freedom to enter and exit college gates at will
*
Freedom to use cellphones, iPods on campus
* Air-conditioned classrooms and
more classrooms
* Clean, cool water
* Cheap, hygienic food at the
café
* TV at café
* More extra-curricular activities
* End of
favouritism by teachers. Daily Times
PU to hold Pharmacy exams from 12th
Lahore: Punjab University will commence examination of Pharmacy courses
from May 12. Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) supplementary examination 2007 will
commence from May 12 and conclude on May 29. While Bachelor of Pharmacy (B
Pharmacy) Professional (Final) 2nd annual-2006 examination will commence from
May 19 and conclude on June 2. Detailed date sheets are available at PU website
www.pu.edu.pk. APP
Saarc media chair to be set up at PU
Lahore: SAARC media chair will be established at the Punjab University's
Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) to promote media education among the
SAARC member countries.
According to a Press statement, this was stated
by member academics of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Riaz-ul-Haq
Tariq, during his visit to the PU Institute of Communication Studies on
Thursday.
Director ICS Dr Mughees Uddin Sheikh and former Chairman
Department of Mass Communication Dr Muskeen Ali Hijazi were also present on the
occasion. Dr Riaz-ul-Haq said the object of the SAARC chair was to promote media
education among the SAARC member countries, adding that the HEC would fund the
students exchange program in communication and media studies.
He said
that ICS was the first Journalism department established in 1940. The HEC was
closely working with ICS to acquire services of the faculty in the field of
media education, research and foreign media education exchange program, he
added. He said the HEC had recommended ICS as a model institute for media
education in Pakistan, adding that the media education institutions should
benefit from the experiences of ICS. The News
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| Education News | | Updated: 25 May, 2012 |
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