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Why Music Has Become a Coping Mechanism for UI Students

It is not a cliché that the mind of an average UIte is constantly engaged and disturbed by the suffocating weight of academic rigour, constant struggle to catch up with daily demand, for some an unending reading marathons which may be in form of Till Day Back (TDB) or Morning Till Night reading. The sheer unpredictability of campus survival is what makes the in-betweens every student have critical to their mental sanity.

Little Foxes that Beset Our Game: The Issue of Timing (I)

I remember witnessing the Seals Cup ’26 final live between Philosophy and Dentistry. Because I wanted to report it, I timed the match from the start. Without prior knowledge of how long each half was supposed to last, I used a stopwatch while noting the minutes when significant events happened. What stood out, however, was the inconsistency in the duration of both halves, without the added time. Because I was new to the system at the University of Ibadan, I did not give it much thought, as I assumed it was an oversight on my end.