Discharge students

Discharge students
involved in brawls

From Republika

Before the public's disgust over brawls between high school
students could subside, a brawl erupted between students of
Trisakti University on July 24, in which students of the civil
engineering school fought against their rivals from the mineral
engineering school.

A trivial matter triggered the shameful brawl, which has
occurred several times before at this university. As a result,
those who were innocent had to bear the brunt of it.

The Trisakti tragedy and the 1998 riots, which claimed a lot
of lives, made this campus the pioneer of the students' movement
against the New Order regime, giving it the name Campus of
Reform. Unfortunately, its good reputation was tainted by the
brawl.

Trisakti's rector should severely punish the students who
behaved like hooligans so that other students will be discouraged
from similar brutal and anarchic action on the campus. Those
involved in the brawl must be suspended and brought to court to
account for their actions.

It would be better for the university to sacrifice a handful
of bad eggs rather than allowing them to tarnish its reputation.
The absence of severe punishment may lead to similar brawls.
Should this happen, Trisakti University will no longer deserve to
be called the Campus of Reform because its members are not
reform-minded.

HERDI DUDUNG

Bekasi, West Java