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Kinnaird girls protest against fee hike
« on: May 01, 2008, 12:03:07 PM »
Kinnaird girls protest against fee hike

Lahore, May 01, 2008: About 300 Kinnaird College (KC) students on Wednesday protested against the college administration over an increase in fees.

They shouted slogans against the KC administration and demanded that administration revoke the decision.

The protesters, mostly bachelor's students, gathered on campus and marched towards the administration block. They carried placards and banners against the fee hike.

A few days ago, the KC administration issued a notification regarding an increase in fees. KC Vice Principal (VP) Nighat Khan and other teachers tried to stop students from protesting, but to no avail.

The VP told the students that they would be allowed to submit the fee in installments. The students vowed to continue their protest till the withdrawal of the decision.

Aqsa, a bachelor's student, said the decision was unfair and against the college rules. She said, "The KC administration did not mention in the prospectus about the fee increase in the ongoing session."

Sadaf, another student, said, "Last year I paid Rs 27,000 and now the administration is demanding Rs 37,000. The college administration told us to submit the fee before May 10."

Mahwish, a student, said the college administration has also increased hostel dues. We will not submit the fee and continue to protest against this unfair decision."

A KC teacher said the decision had been taken after a meeting of the college deans. She said the fee had been increased to provide students with more facilities.

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Kinnaird College students protest raise in fees
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 12:48:58 PM »
Kinnaird College students protest raise in fees

Thursday, May 01, 2008
By Atif Nadeem

LAHORE

MORE than one hundred students of graduation classes protested against the increase in annual semester fees of BA, BSC and BA (Honours) classes at Kinnaird College on Wednesday.

The students boycotted their classes to show their resentment with the administration’s decision to raise fees in the mid of an ongoing semester. They protested in front of the administration block of the college.

Talking to this scribe on condition of anonymity, the students said that they had paid fees according to the amount mentioned in the prospectus. They said that they had already warned the college administration against the ill-advised and injudicious policy of drawing extra money from the students in the name of academic dues but the administration did not pay any heed to their demands.

They said that the college administration was solely engaged in minting money instead of providing facilities to the students mentioned in the college prospectus.

They alleged that the college administration had deliberately deprived the students of their basic needs. They said that the students had to attend their classes in this simmering heat without air-conditioning.

They said that the college administration had not responded positively to their demands. They regretted administration’s statement that the college was not a trust and the administration could not provide educational facilities to the students for cheap.

They said that the college administration had banned the entry of media in the college so that students’ demands could not be made public.

They said that the college administration had also banned the use of mobile phones in the college ignoring the fact that the parents of themselves allowed their girls to keep their mobile phones with them so that they could contact them in case of an emergency.

They said that the students should not make to feel like prisoners at educational institutions in this modern world.

Dr Nighat Khan, the college administrator, and Mira Phailbus, the college’s dean, were not available for comments.

The News