Do Students have a Voice?
A teacher effects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops - Henry Adams In the past two days there have been several viral reports of gender biased sexist rules in a so called prominent college in Mangalore. A college which goes by the motto 'Lucet Et Ardet' which means 'Shine to Enkindle'. Now this was rather unexpected of a college of such caliber. It was unexpected of the college I had studied in to come out with such regressive and archaic rules which in no particular way seems to 'enkindle'. I would rather call myself a 'migrant' student who moved from Chennai to Managlore to pursue my higher studies. The atmosphere I had encountered at this college was one of the most liberal ones that i had experienced over nine years of my college life. As most of you might know most of the colleges in Chennai are notoriously popular for their extremely oppressive and draconian rules that are imposed upon the students. I have also been a victi...