Students protest expulsions

Students protest expulsions

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Some 100 students from Jendral
Soedirman University protested against the expulsion of 300
students for various administrative and academic violations.

"We object to the decision. It is unfair," shouted one of the
protesters.

Rector Rubiyanto Misman said the university was forced to
expel the students because of serious breaches of academic and
administrative regulations.

"Most of them failed to pay their tuition, while others failed
to meet their academic schedules and requirements," he said.

Rubiyanto added that some of the expelled students were behind
in their tuition by four to five semesters. (45/edt)