Feelin' Good About School, Much?

Written by Julia Lua

Page 2 of 2 Complaint #6: “The tap card system to enter the libraries is so frustrating!”         With numerous libraries dotting around the campus, it ensures ease of computer usage, notes printing, literature research and designated study areas. The library is so well-stocked with ample reading materials that it is not necessary to travel all the way to the national library for a book. It’s not just books though, with a multitude of multimedia available, you get to watch hard-to-find movies and books that are out of print.         Therefore, we can’t just have anyone waltzing into our libraries, can we? Plus, where else would we get the communal NUS experience of fretting over deadlines and exams other than in the heavily air-conditioned libraries? Complaint #7: “There’s nothing but fast food and boring canteen food for us students.”         Besides food for the brain, we’ve got food for the stomach! Being students on a limited budget, we get discounted prices off fast food and local fare in the various canteens. Eateries are literally splashed all over the campus (from the University Cultural Centre to Science faculty to Prince George's Park Residences!) and even on the outskirts of it, the likes being Fong Seng and the Prata shop. Complaint #8: “Everyone’s always dressed down (i.e. t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops) in school! Are dress codes non-existent?”         Well, there isn’t a strict dress code. Take comfort in the fact that you aren’t forced to dress up in formal attire every week unlike another university in our midst. Can you imagine the sweat we’d accumulate walking up and down these stairs? We are given the freedom of choice in our attire. We are not barred from lecture theatres or tutorials if we turn up wearing flip flops and shorts.         Although we have to abide to certain dressing for laboratory or presentation, they do not infringe much into personal style. Our heartfelt condolences to our fellow friends in Medicine faculty who actually have to look smart all the time in their formal get-up. Then again, they are perpetually in air-conditioned areas. There's no need to fear the fashion police in school.   Complaint #9: “Our school fees are too high!”         While education fees may be high, there are plenty of government subsidies that make higher education affordable for everyone in society. In addition to this, there are plenty of bursaries and support systems for capable students who aspire to learn. It is a small price to pay for a world class education.         Besides, students need not bear the brunt of holding two jobs while studying full-time just to fork out a hefty sum of money for education. Subsidised education means that we (or for most of us, our parents) can afford education and have time to focus on it. Complaint #10: “Why am I studying in a boring local university when the grass is always greener overseas?”         It’s in Singapore. Some people bask in the comfort of familiarity. They feel more at home (no pun intended) going to their local university, instead of travelling halfway around the globe to study in a foreign land, where they have to adapt to a totally different lifestyle.         Here, we’re surrounded by friends and family we've grown up with and we can share our university experience. Friends you’ve not seen since primary school is always a welcoming sight along the hallways of NUS. Yes, Singapore is this small. Deal with it. HOOKED Comments Write Comment Name: Guest Title: Comment: << Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

 

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