IPB students want Internet at dorm

IPB students want Internet at dorm

BOGOR: The Bogor Institute of Agriculture promised to provide
students with Internet connections in their dormitories following
a protest by 500 students on Monday.

A deputy rector of IPB, Herry Suhardiyanto, told the
protesting students that the institute would provide them with
the Internet as well as other facilities as demanded. He also
promised not to increase board at the dormitories, but said the
students would have to pay to use the Internet.

The students, who staged a demonstration in front of the
rectorate building on the campus in Dermaga, Bogor, said the
dormitories lacked facilities such as Internet stalls, a health
clinic and kitchen. A student representative, Hanif, also said
that certain dormitories faced water problems.

Each of the 2,800 students staying in dormitories pay Rp
75,000 (about US$9) a month. They are also required to pay a Rp
375,000 bond each.

The students also demanded transparency in the management of
the bond money. --JP