No free lunch
\nfor students<\/p>\n
From Koran Tempo<\/p>\n
The University of Indonesia's Student Union is protesting
\nagainst the admission fees to be imposed on new students by
\nputting up tents on the university campus in Depok, West Java.<\/p>\n
A popular saying goes, \"There's no such thing as a free
\nlunch\". If students object to high tuition fees, it is logical.
\nBut have they ever questioned the quality of the education they
\nreceive at the price they pay?<\/p>\n
If they have discussed the matter with college authorities,
\nwhat was the outcome, and what alternative solutions are there in
\ncase of deadlock? The actual capacity to pay of the students'
\nparents should also be ascertained. If most of them really can't
\nafford to pay the fees, it is the government's responsibility to
\nresolve the problem.<\/p>\n
We should not want to see lecturers underpaid because of low
\nuniversity fees. For instance, a doctor in the university only
\ngets Rp 4.5 million a month, while an advisor to a state
\nenterprise can get as much as Rp 150 million. So, why don't the
\nstudents care about the conditions endured by lecturers, and
\nfight for more up-to-date libraries?<\/p>\n
In brief, everything has its price. If the cost issue could be
\ndiscussed amicably, transparently and courteously, I am sure a
\nmutually beneficial solution would be found. Indonesian people
\nare fed up with these sort of unrefined ways of expressing
\nprotests.<\/p>\n
KUKUH
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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