Opinion

“Item 7 is guaranteed “: PR, Value and the Economics of Campus Attendance  

Campus life is hardly short of events and activities that compete for students’ time and attention. Activities like social events, academic or niche based events are not scarce to find, with each program offering different value to prospective audiences. While this exists, rarely are these interests appealed to without a disturbing emphasis on incentives.

Back to 13 Weeks of Lectures: Progress or Step Back?

After nearly four academic sessions of operating on an 11-week lecture calendar, the University of Ibadan is returning to a 13-week schedule. Although many students have welcomed the decision as a sign that the university is gradually restoring normalcy after years of disruptions, one important question remains: does adding two more weeks genuinely improve the quality of education, or is it simply another compromise on the long road back to academic normalcy?

UI Elections: Beyond Oversized Banners

No matter how hard you try, you really cannot avoid contemplating the shoddiness of the current crop of aspirants vying for executive post at the student union level. The shoddiness of the manifestoes? The dissonance of their statements? The age-old responses? The bare-faced patronage? The lacklustre performance? Above all, the […]