Students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha have asked the administration to think soberly and open a pub inside the facility to save its reputation.
The students said they did not understand why lecturers had their own watering hole inside the campus, called the Pink House, while they did not.
They said student bars were a trend at other institutions of higher learning and drinking helped them to “de-stress” after a long day in class.
The proposal for a pub on campus was made yesterday during an awareness campaign to discourage public drinking, which was “destroying” the institution’s image.
This after a recent drinking spree on an open field on the doorstep of the Nelson Mandela Drive campus.
Students blamed WSU’s restriction of alcohol inside the premises, which forced them to go out to the forecourt nicknamed “Ebuhlanti” after a popular picnic spot on the East London beachfront.
Ironically, hundreds yesterday gathered inside a tent on the same spot for the launch of the campaign initiated by the student representative council (SRC).
Popular Rhythm City actor Mduduzi “Suffocate” Mabaso has been appointed as the face of the “Dignified Fun for a Dignified Graduate and Academic”.
Second-year law student Sheila Biggar, 20, said it was impossible to focus on studies all the time.
“Them saying it is not allowed does not make much of a difference. They should find us a chilling spot if they want to protect the image of the school,” she said.
Second-year education student Mawanda Mpahlwana said alcohol use did not mean they would fail.
“The bar would be controlled by the management. They can never stop students from drinking, that’s why they need to find a suitable place for them to drink. It will also save them from falling victims to criminals when they drink outside,” he said.
SRC president Sinelizwi Mgontshongo said alcohol use among students had not reached crisis level because 75% were teetotallers.
He said public drinking not only disgraced WSU, but limited employment prospects for graduates.
“We are in talks with management for a bar where bottles would be restricted,” he said.
WSU spokesman Thando Cezula confirmed the talks but said the institution was strictly against promoting alcohol use.
Students want a drinking hole on WSU campus
The students said they did not understand why lecturers had their own watering hole inside the campus, called the Pink House, while they did not.
They said student bars were a trend at other institutions of higher learning and drinking helped them to “de-stress” after a long day in class.
The proposal for a pub on campus was made yesterday during an awareness campaign to discourage public drinking, which was “destroying” the institution’s image.
This after a recent drinking spree on an open field on the doorstep of the Nelson Mandela Drive campus.
Students blamed WSU’s restriction of alcohol inside the premises, which forced them to go out to the forecourt nicknamed “Ebuhlanti” after a popular picnic spot on the East London beachfront.
Ironically, hundreds yesterday gathered inside a tent on the same spot for the launch of the campaign initiated by the student representative council (SRC).
Popular Rhythm City actor Mduduzi “Suffocate” Mabaso has been appointed as the face of the “Dignified Fun for a Dignified Graduate and Academic”.
Second-year law student Sheila Biggar, 20, said it was impossible to focus on studies all the time.
“Them saying it is not allowed does not make much of a difference. They should find us a chilling spot if they want to protect the image of the school,” she said.
Second-year education student Mawanda Mpahlwana said alcohol use did not mean they would fail.
“The bar would be controlled by the management. They can never stop students from drinking, that’s why they need to find a suitable place for them to drink. It will also save them from falling victims to criminals when they drink outside,” he said.
SRC president Sinelizwi Mgontshongo said alcohol use among students had not reached crisis level because 75% were teetotallers.
He said public drinking not only disgraced WSU, but limited employment prospects for graduates.
“We are in talks with management for a bar where bottles would be restricted,” he said.
WSU spokesman Thando Cezula confirmed the talks but said the institution was strictly against promoting alcohol use.
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