Rector plays down pressure

Rector plays down pressure

DENPASAR, Bali: The Rector of Udayana University, Nyoman
Sutawan, is feeling the pressure of a flood of memos from parents
wanting their children admitted to the state college.

Sutawan, who said he was bearing up well, clarified that the
parents, some in powerful positions, are wasting their time
because the admission test results are managed with computers
which cannot lie.

"The machines are not able to read the memos," he told Antara.

He said senders of the letters range from his close friends to
influential government officials.

Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro
recently asked university rectors to ignore such pressure and
admit only qualified students.

Admission tests for state universities will be conducted
nationwide next week. (rms)