“Student suspended for possession of banned substances” “Student suspended after detection of banned substances in his Urine sample” “Student suspended for coming late to hostel” These are some of the notices that I have seen in the past week. Now if in my first year, in 2008, you had told me that in 4 years… Continue reading Are they hostels or is it a jail now?
Year: 2011
Is the Manipal Spirit Dying?
Rumors abound in the MIT campus about a new set of rules to be implemented from next week. apparentely, the newly installed, Kamath Circle (KC) gates will be closed at 9:30 PM and the hostels will shut down for entry at 10 PM for all the residents. There is already a hue and cry in… Continue reading Is the Manipal Spirit Dying?
MIT faculty vandalize students’ belongings
In what could be first ever instance of its kind in Manipal, a group of MIT faculty barged into the rooms of students and vandalized their belongings mercilessly. The incident happened in the evening hours of Monday at tenth block of MIT hostels. The victims are the students who played truant during the third day(Saturday)… Continue reading MIT faculty vandalize students’ belongings
Manipal Snake Watch
(NOTE: Snakes, as such are dangerous and volatile creatures, and without prior or complete knowledge of what one is attempting – do NOT try to handle them. Some are poisonous and not all individuals of the same species are as temperamental and tolerant of human approach as others. They will cause no harm to you… Continue reading Manipal Snake Watch
Riots in 10th Block
The sessionals in MIT arrive like a shower of unexpected, unwelcome rains, sending anyone without an umbrella into his/her hostel room, where a 3-4 day process of crafting a make-do umbrella begins. On the night of 8th September, day two of the sessionals, at about 2100 hrs, when the preparation for the next day’s exam… Continue reading Riots in 10th Block