Friday, 10 June 2016

SEMESTER REVIEW



It’s yet the end of another second semester; an academic year for that matter. My team and I wish you the very best this vacation until we meet again in ‘the pressure heater’ - the land of competitive choice.

Academically, the pressure was too much for me.
I couldn’t keep up with the truckload of assignments and group meetings and ill-timed lectures. 
And that was how my group forgot to present a database management assignment when submission date was due. 
It’s quite overwhelming to know that this was the same group that tried presenting the same assignment in time, but unfortunately, it was rejected.

                                  [Contemplating]  Ermmmm……

Did we really mean to present that assignment before time? No, I believe we  just wanted to show off and get  tagged as serious students.
Yes, [no explanation].
Had we even done the right thing on the assignment? Hihi ‘ey3 asem o.’ I can only laugh out loud      whenever I remember this.

‘Chale’, the assignment was  very tough. How could we finish so early and then fail to submit it when we justly had to?
 Lolx, the truth of the matter is that we had just botched-up ink on the sheets. But the time between realizing the junk we had collectively produced and correcting it wouldn’t just allow us to sail through.

The pressure had been enormous for us all. But in all, special thanks to Lord, Solo, Shata, Onesyde, Future, Bright, Matilda, Patrick, Andrew, Nii, Patricia and several other colleagues who helped in a way or another.

What of you? How was your academic transit last semester?
                                  Great? Wow!
Not very good? No worries; if you happen to trail a paper, you can always resit. Only ensure that you don’t trail in the resit too.

Undoubtedly, last semester was indeed a glorious one. Having close to 10 days of rainfall alone evince the blessed nature of the semester. 
Maybe we had more than the 10 days I proposed. Anyway, lets just peg it at 10 to prevent any unforeseen tiffs.

Mmmmmm_______ was I just talking about rainfall? OMG hmm
[..………]
Ermmm
Ermm
Erm
Er
E *backspace effected*


Phil 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ]

I must complete what I started too. Talking about climate, it wouldn’t be fair not to touch on ‘oga’ sun. 
I believe many of us received the greatest surprise pack from nature last semester. I was vastly puzzled and riled altogether. 
Who at all had been bewitched to believe that he could compete with the sun for being the hottest thing on planet earth? 
The sun really showed off. A little research I undertook proved that over 80% of students wouldn’t have to buy body creams to school next semester.
 The 20% will probably account for our ladies and a few ‘Bukom Banku’ – like guys who wouldn’t allow anything to take the place of their body creams.
You’d agree with me that you just couldn’t stand the heat and sweat after applying pomade especially when you’re to walk to lectures or wherever.

 Again, the semester saw the annual hall week celebrationsI had always known that UCC had 6 traditional halls until last semester when Casley Hayford Hall reacted in a manner I deem disrespectful when they dishonored the leadership of the school by not celebrating their hall after they had been allocated a spot on the academic calendar. That was my notion until I questioned my roommate on the issue. 
He has Casford in his veins. I was moodiness when he told me that they had already made justice to that, ‘only that it wasn’t felt,’ he added. I was fully persuaded after seeing this. [seeing is believing]
                                                          
Oh father Casford, forgive your children wai. They might do better next year.

Big upps to the other 5 halls, especially KNH; you rock.

Likewise, the 53rd SRC week celebration was on too. My sponsors wouldn’t allow me to touch on that though. But all I know is that it happened.
                                                       
YES! IT HAPPENED!


Moving on, the semester also recorded an overwhelming increase in theft and robbery
cases.
                                                       

God knows I shed a tear and another when I remember the stolen bag which contained an Iphone 5 and an Infinix Hot with some extra cedis. Clare Tergu and Abigail Fordjour, you guys are real geniuses. Examination pressure combined with such loss should have been enough mental pressure, depression and a great knock-out blow for anyone to give up on school entirely.
Today, when I look back to those times, I can only celebrate you for your bravely nature.
 Don’t worry; you’ll surely get new phones. Only that it may take some time. And be smart to leave your bags at the library the next time you have a paper. But you’ve to be real smart in order to get that through. Those workers wouldn’t accept to stash your belongings if they realize you’re going to write a paper. However, you can see me for tips on that.

Still on the theft and robbery issues, were you on campus on May 12th Specifically? Around the school-bus road. In the heat of the examinations and night studies, these ‘Amamoma thieves’ would do everything to impede nature’s dignity.

How could any student be attacked and robbed with a CUTLASS if not with the indirect backing of the authorities. The unconcerned nature of the authorities really risks the welfare of its students. Its high time the student populace be told the truth. Are we in a care free institution, a jungle or a maze of indirect slavery? This is simply INJUSTICE.

Insecurity in our halls,
Insecurity in our hostels
Insecurity in our very own university hospital
Insecurity in our lecture halls and examination centers
Insecurity everywhere.

I can confidently bet my ink and sheet on this; no one will willingly pay huge fees for such conditions. 


                                  The truth must be told! 

But in all of these, some of the victims that I personally contacted wouldn’t listen to the ‘fa ma Nyame’ that I continually uttered. They preferred to give it to 'antoa'. Oh yeah, antoa. That was an amusing choice if you ask me. Why would anyone confide in a god that has had its shrine robbed?
In other stories, the race to sit in the fully air-conditioned students office was on. All the contenders made their intentions clearly known.
Team Dennis, Team Democrat, Team Steward and Team Sosi and ermmm…….. I think that was all.
                                                  



These are the guys who openly declared their intentions to run for the seat of SRC Presidency. Their PR skills were in full flight with flyers and banners, dissemination of mass messages and man-to-man conversations; all of these cut across. But what really made the difference was the underground works. 
Congrats once again to Team Dennis. You proved to the world that neither can age nor currency have greater influence over any election. You’re a real gee. Have a great time with our issues.

                                                    


Last but not least, the SRC Excellence and Innovation awards night which happened on 30th April gave birth to more controversies than awards. The event which was Hash Tagged #StrictlyByInvitation went viral on social media when the entire student populace expressed their dissatisfaction on the event as majority of students weren’t allowed entry to witness the event on the basis of it being strictly by Invitation. Let's see some social media posts...









                                                       
 I have some few questions on that though.
Who issued the invitations?
Who was/was not eligible to go?
Whose money was used in organizing the event?
I’m sure you and I can’t respond to those questions. Maybe we’ll have to find the organizers themselves.
One other dissatisfaction that I heard was the fact that some awards were given to undeserving winners.
Which awards didn’t deserve their winners???
 I didn’t hear that far so anyone can brief me on that.




This is all i can bring to you for now. Thanks for staying with me. Special thanks to BD for letting this write-up come through.Have a nice time this vacation. We will meet again next semester. Until then, take care.

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