Matters; My Turn.

Though the sem began barely weeks ago, so many things have gone on since, and I can’t wait until the end to talk. My mouth is itching to say a few words but then again, gossiping with the mouth is way below my pay grade. That’s why I prefer using my lovely long fingers to type (when they are not in a bowl of groundnut soup surrounding fufu, or jammed in a girl’s weave, twirling away).

Before I continue, can we have a moment of silence for me to introduce myself? Oh, you don’t want to know who I am eh? It’s fine then. Let’s go ahead.

Welcome to GIJ if you are a freshman. We are happy to have you guys out here with us. It’s not like you guys are doing our assignments for us or anything, but it feels great to have new people going through the same hustle as we are. It will end though. In four years. Hold on tight, or better still, hold someone’s hand, and strive on.

Let me quickly make this known: I am trying to find the girl that wore a skirt so short, the rector had to make mention of a ban in his speech during the matriculation. Nothing much, I just want to see the skirt. It must have been shorter than the duration of my last relationship.

News channels and blogs alike helped spread the news quickly. The rector, Dr. Dzisah, had set an agenda for all of us. The debate was on. Wherever two or more gathered, the topic was ‘mini skirts’. Some argued that the rector was right to have cautioned students on indecent dressing. Others maintained that we are not in high school anymore and that we need to be left to live our lives. This has become so huge a news story that celebs like M.anifest have added their two cents. Admittedly though, the number of mini skirts I see these days has drastically reduced. Either you don’t wear them anymore or I need to change my glasses.

Hopefully, the SRC would not take credit for this and add it to their list of achievements. When I listened to Nii Boye’s 'GIJ Choices' there was this line in it that caught my attention. He asked if this current SRC would do better, and the collective response was NOPE. That scared me a bit. I was wondering how someone could just predict a trusted council’s future like that. I decided to do the right thing and wait for the SRC week in order to properly assess the performance of the executives.

I didn’t have to wait long.

“…wackest sh*t ever; it was torture; I really regret it; I felt like they were deliberately punishing us…”

Those are not my words. Those are the words of one Mr. Abelyire, a Diploma 2 student who decided to ‘Escape to Akosombo’ with the SRC. He clearly was not impressed with the hustle he had to go through before getting on the bus in the first place. Then when they got to the Continental Hotel, as many as 15 or so students had to share a room. What sort of Akwaaba trip is this one, he says he kept asking himself. He had gone to Sogakope last year with the previous administration and had thoroughly enjoyed himself.

The only good thing that could have come out of this trip was the swimming pool and everything that comes with it. You know, girls in bikinis, and boys showing their 6 packs. Ha. Laughing at those who can't swim to save their lives, showing off by those who can dive..
Even that, one of the most sexy ladies I know on campus said, ‘the pool was unclean’.

Well, students came up with their own fun and at the end, most enjoyed themselves. The question still stands- why couldn’t H.E Madugu and his team do better?

That is where the budget comes in. Most students have been heard complaining bitterly about how our monies are being used. The budget hasn’t gone down well with students at all. The main problem students have with it is that there is no actual breakdown of what x cedis will be used for and what y cedis will buy. All we have heard is that so amount had been allocated for the whole Akwaaba Week. A former SRC office aspirant described the whole budget situation as, ‘balderdash’.
Anyway anyway, I am not interested in student politics these days (I know the worst illiterate is the political one but I don’t really care) and so, I would like to end it right here. You guys should endeavor to be at every GA and argue your hearts out though. All the best!

Don’t forget your books while you are at it.

Results came out a few weeks ago and turn up at the library since then has been bloody impressive… period. (hope you saw what I did there). When the library gets choked like that, I wonder if it’s raining outside. This happens every sem. Whenever results are posted on the notice board, students flock to the library. Some get self-conscious and decide to study hard in order to change their D to a B+. The only yawa about this is that whatever demon it is that caused them to take their studies serious departs right after three or four days. Then it’s back to usual for these guys. I would advise you to get really serious though. I don’t remember the last time I had more than 3 As and it’s taking a huge toll on my health. No disrespect to fat people but my tummy has become big and it has nothing to do with beer. I just don’t sleep enough. I’m always up thinking about how to become a serious student like Sandra Hyde, Portia, and Tryphena. I think it’s a bit someway how all these names are in 400 Journalism A, and I am stuck in Journalism C. :’(

Anyways, learn hard people, learn hard. Education isn’t the only key to success but it is increasingly becoming the major key for survival.

#TrapHouseOsu. 

Hmm.. the left part of my brain is forcing me to say #FlopHouseOsu. That is exactly how it went down on the 30^th of September. Breakers Entertainment are known for organizing the sem’s biggest party. So nobody knows what really went wrong with this one. The setting was perfect, everything was sorted. They had the club section, the rooms for whatnot, the bar, a meat grilling stand, a red carpet for photoshoot, every damn thing! But there were no ladies. It still doesn’t make sense to me. Guys came in their numbers. After all, it was a Friday night and where better to experience night life than in Osu? Hold on. I want to know why you didn’t come. Is it because you didn’t have 20 cedis only or you didn’t have a dress to wear? You these freshers, nobody really understands you. Haven’t you read How To Be A Cool Kid In GIJ? Ah but you people, common party that come and have fun too, you wouldn’t come. I heard you don't give out your phone numbers too.

I wish Breakers Entertainment all the best. These things happen sometimes. So I hope you don’t lose focus. Let's have more parties please.

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See, I don’t want to talk much. Kasa bebree ma stroke. I am tired now. I’ve got assignments to complete too. So hopefully, we’ll talk again soon.

Stay safe and have a good semester.

So long.

PS: IAs are coming up. Take your papers serious and do all your assignments too. They affect your final grades in more ways than one.

Written By: Fiifi khoruz, Level 400 Journalism C.

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