If any students out there had read the newsclips which was posted by New Straits Times on UM Vice Chancellor Datuk Rafiah Salim being boo-ed for her remarks at FIRST MALAYSIAN STUDENT LEADERS SUMMIT that students can freely express their views, well as a student I think I had the rights to expess my points of views here.
Newslinkhere:-
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/20070806074513/Article/index_htmlFirst of all, as one of the local university student, I think the behaviour of the group of students who boo-ed UM Vice Chancellor is considered "rude", and as a student I felt sorry for that, but be remind that their boos, is considered somekind of VIEWS too, although not in the proper ways, as I would said.
Secondly, I would like to point out to Datuk Rafiah Salim that she should had corrected her remarks, by saying that, public univesities student had the freedom to express their thought and views, but SPECIFICALLY only in the field of ACADEMIC, not others(which might include universities administration).
Being a student of one of the local public universities in East Malaysia, I was very upset that UM Vice Chancellor can come out with such a remark. I would say that her remark is nothing wrong and totally correct. Students have the rights to express their views and thoughts, but Datuk, does all those thoughts and views are taken seriously enough by the universities? She is right about it, universities prepare all the forms, or e-forms or whatever for the student to voice out their views, but as I would dare to say, all those views and thoughts might just fall into a deaf ear. Just like you throw a tiny piece of pin into South China Sea.
Does really universities realy care about students needs,thoughts and views, well after almost 4 years in studies, I totally not agree with this. Experiences tell. Student is the main component in a university and these students will be the future leader as our PM would say, but still, the needs of students are very much being neglected, and dare to say being neglected in returns of sellfishness of an university administration.
Lets have some real life example: A service counter that suppose to open at 8.30am, but remain closed till 9am, keeping students in waiting, wasting students time, what university will do about it?
Students are in university to seek knowledge from lecturer, but can students complain about a lecturer that does not know how to teach? Can this group of students make a complain on such lecturer. Perhaps can. It will results nothing to the lecturer as universities did nothing on the complain (thats what I mean thoughts and views fall on deaf ear), instead, I think this group of students instead will get a bad grade for that.No bullshitting but its true.Again, experiences tell.
Hearing their disapproval, Rafiah retorted: "Behaviour like this is exactly what causes people not to respect you. You won’t even give me a hearing. And you won’t get respect."If you behave like that, nobody will listen to you because it is not worth listening. You are not respecting others."And finally on her above comment, I would say that, she is lucky that she still receive response, although not a proper one, but to students, their views and thoughts towards universities can be said was never being responded or nothing much dractic action had been taken? Is'nt this sad? And now who was not hearing who? And are local universities really RESPECT students? If the local universities is not respecting and listening students views and thougts, how can you expect students to respect others??
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