APATHY IS BORING

   Every day, executives of various clubs and associations, hall JCRs, and even the SRC wake up to the boring reality of apathy. Students may be justified for being apathetic because they think they do not feel the presence of all these bodies. However, considering the enormity of our problems, we must all get into the fray. Many are the problems - ranging from academic, financial and social issues facing us as students. These issues, to a great extent militate against the full realization of our dreams as the next generation of leaders.

   That the current system of grading is threatening to stifle initiative is not a joke; that classrooms are choked and overflowing is critical; that we write exams and see results two semesters later is no mean issue; and that there are little or no modern equipment for science practicals is not ordinary. Yet we merely complain about these issues and “leave them to God”. Many students think these things are the job of the student “activists or politicians” and some will rather leave them to the SRC. The SRC includes all of us and no crop of executives can do anything meaningful without the support of all.

   How do we expect the SRC to do a good job if we do not even patronize activities that the executives organize? Most mouth-watering activities outlined for the just ended 55^th SRC week celebration suffered the brunt of low patronage and apathy. Same holds true for hall and departmental level activities. To be able to deal decisively with our numerous problems, we must not sit on the fence; let us jump into the fray.