Latest Happenings

Muqabala An Inter College Cricket Tournament was held from 2nd- 5th March
ISM Black defeats MERI Kolkata to emerge as champions in Rebound 2K9 An Inter- College Basketball Tournament.
ISM White defeat BIT Patna to grab 3rd position in Rebound 2K9.
SRIJAN'09 The annual Techno-Management cum Cultural Fest of ISMU was held from 19-21 March,2009.For details visit www.srijan.ismu.ac.in

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September 2010

Good, Bad and Ugly

Welcome to ISM University, a place which is good, bad and ugly. Good for the freshers because they get freedom coupled with ï¿½boundary-less brotherhoodï¿½ in first year. Bad for the second years who see the war lines being drawn in the name of ï¿½where are you from?ï¿½ And ugly for the third years who fight the war- a war for an ï¿½intangible entityï¿½ for an unclear motive.

This year again the war was fought, culminating in the election of the ISS body of ISM. Again promises were made, as they have been made before and will be made in the future. The body is basically meant to act as a bridge between the administration and the students. Its most important function is to look into and solve the studentsï¿½ problems. After all, it is the body that comes to the rescue of any student getting a year back or NFTE, or being allegedly involved in ragging. Full credit to the body for that.

Yet, does it really fulfill all the studentsï¿½ expectations? Think for once. When did you last see a hostel prefect going to the hostel warden for problems like water shortage (who can forget those early morning trips to other hostels?), LAN connectivity or invasion of stray dogs in hostels? Issues like inadequate no. of seats in the library, requirement of cycle stands, shortage of canteen space etc. still plague the students. Any efforts in this regard would be wholeheartedly welcomed.

But, for that matter, how often have we approached our office bearers for help on these problems -did you seek help from your hostel prefect when there was no water in the hostels? It is tempting to pin the blame on the elected few but isnï¿½t it the collective responsibility of us all? Donï¿½t we all live in a perpetual hope that the problems will be solved by themselves or that we will just learn to live with them? The ISS follows a set pattern (Basant, Srijan etc.), but then, donï¿½t we expect it to?

Much has been done, perhaps, for solving studentsï¿½ problems, but there is still a lot to be done. At this point, it is hoped that the newly elected ISS body realizes the onerous task that lies ahead of it. Even more importantly, the need of the hour is for the students to wake up and exercise their rights before expecting the body to fulfill its duties.