It is election season in the campus and also in Kuala Terengganu. For registered voters of Kuala Terengganu, Our advice is to forget campus elections and head on to your constituency and exercise your constitutional right. For the rest, well you guys better make sure you cast your vote for the Pemilihan Perwakilan Pelajar.
The student representatives are elected as the communication medium between the students and the University authorities. Practically they are supposed to take care of the student's welfare. They will notify the university what the students need, and also organise student activities. That is all that the Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (AUKU) allows the student representative to do.
The Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar or MPP is the ultimate legislative body among the students. Every year, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education would set meetings and arrange programmes with all MPP. This translates to; managing tax payer's money (and student activity fees) for the advancement of students pursuing higher education. Therefore you are actually electing people who will have a say in managing lots of money for the benefit of the students.
Your elected representatives can negotiate with the universities to enforce, relax, or even abolish some of those rules and regulations which annoy you every now and then. You hate the amount of fine you are slapped with when you park in some spots on campus ground? Talk to your elected representative. You hate that you have to pay a fine when you forget register your courses on time? Talk to your elected representative. You hate that the University is hiking up your course fees? Talk to your elected representative.
Vote in a candidate who is capable of doing something the next time around. Exercise your rights, choose candidates that convince you, a proactive one that is able to protect student's interest and fight for you. A candidate must be fearless, honest and sincere in protecting your interests; the candidate must also be able to voice out students concerns and listen to the students. What if you just do not know the candidates? Look at their manifestoes which we are sure you will be able to find somewhere around campus right after nomination day. Vote for the candidate that promises the things that attracts you the most.
Campus election is more about democracy education rather than anything else (thanks to AUKU), with that in mind the elections should be a celebrated phenomenon in campus. Democracy and freedom of speech should be observed not only by law students but also by every individual, and as law students it is only right for us to educate the campus society about democracy, and freedom of speech as stipulated under article 10 of the Federal Constitution. Happy voting!
The student representatives are elected as the communication medium between the students and the University authorities. Practically they are supposed to take care of the student's welfare. They will notify the university what the students need, and also organise student activities. That is all that the Akta Universiti dan Kolej Universiti (AUKU) allows the student representative to do.
The Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar or MPP is the ultimate legislative body among the students. Every year, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education would set meetings and arrange programmes with all MPP. This translates to; managing tax payer's money (and student activity fees) for the advancement of students pursuing higher education. Therefore you are actually electing people who will have a say in managing lots of money for the benefit of the students.Your elected representatives can negotiate with the universities to enforce, relax, or even abolish some of those rules and regulations which annoy you every now and then. You hate the amount of fine you are slapped with when you park in some spots on campus ground? Talk to your elected representative. You hate that you have to pay a fine when you forget register your courses on time? Talk to your elected representative. You hate that the University is hiking up your course fees? Talk to your elected representative.
Vote in a candidate who is capable of doing something the next time around. Exercise your rights, choose candidates that convince you, a proactive one that is able to protect student's interest and fight for you. A candidate must be fearless, honest and sincere in protecting your interests; the candidate must also be able to voice out students concerns and listen to the students. What if you just do not know the candidates? Look at their manifestoes which we are sure you will be able to find somewhere around campus right after nomination day. Vote for the candidate that promises the things that attracts you the most.
Campus election is more about democracy education rather than anything else (thanks to AUKU), with that in mind the elections should be a celebrated phenomenon in campus. Democracy and freedom of speech should be observed not only by law students but also by every individual, and as law students it is only right for us to educate the campus society about democracy, and freedom of speech as stipulated under article 10 of the Federal Constitution. Happy voting!
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