THE GRADUATES IN BLACK....

Help! The suits are everywhere!!!

It's like there's a Bankers' Convention happening all week on campus. Everywhere I look, there's someone in a suit. And we're not just talking off-the-road-aba-made-suits here; we're talking some high classy fashion, glossy, trendy, well tailored, crisply finished suits. All walking over our beloved school. And they just keep getting better the more you look. It's as if everyone's trying to outshine each other in some sort of invisible competition.

Have no fear, we're not being invaded by aliens from Jupiter trying to disguise themselves and deciding that suits are best in concealing their laser zapper weapon thingies….it's just Project Time, that lovely time of the year where fresh graduates submit their "projects" for review and defense. A period that truly brings to an end all academic related activity on campus and heralds the "hustling" final moments, trying to get your result correct and making sure your name does appear in that convocation booklet with the right degree beside it. I love Project Time (as I have aptly coined it) because everybody now looks smart and "responsible", really cool to see. It's like the consciences in everyone just decide to bare itself in the open. Everyone appears good, trustworthy, from the same background bordered on good ethics and human values. Pity it isn't all true, but what can we say? All fingers are not equal. But you know what's really funny? Being approached by a "Clear Bag" (my own cool name for Jambites) and being asked if FUTO has a dress code. Yes folks, one dude I was trying to help give instructions on where to pay his fees at SOSC did ask me that. I almost fell over laughing.

Anyway, some School gist, and it's all about dates. Classes start next month (WHY!!!! I'm bored already!!!) Matric is on the 27th of next month (after Valentine's? WHY!!!) and Convocation's on the 6th of March (dunno why I'm complaining, but WHY!!!). Valentine's on the 14th of next month (the biggest WHYYYY!!!!!!) and the new Petroleum Building beside Workshop 2 currently in construction for about 4years now will be completed this year (blatant lie as always, WHY!!!!!). A proposal that may see Keke Napeps become "the" mode of transportation on campus may be discussed next week (do I have to ask WHYYYY!!!!?) and 400L EEE's outstanding practicals, along with this surprisingly harsh harmattan weather, may never end (WHYYYYYYYY!!!!!!) lol! Ok, maybe I went a wee bit too far on the last ones. But it's good to know campus is slowly shifting into cruise gear. Even fellowships are starting up. I heard LivingWord's already off the block. If their successful Worship Service last semester is anything to go by, this group should be watched out for this year. And I hope the near adds new varieties to already routine stuff. Like praying that HOD finally adds some new electives to his courses besides the usual and all too familiar groundnuts. But he does a great job. I think he should personally be recognized by the SUG and school administration and offered a better vantage area in which to set up shop. Like the podium at love garden. Ok I'm just kidding, but do you know how many relationships he must've helped save? And that glorious scent that could cause a student just off an okada at bike park but already late for a test in SAAT to pause and demand 3 extra units? He should be considered a FUTO legend and a great asset to our community! He's a perfect example of how the real HODs should be running their departments, not sitting in their offices and allowing documents that affect the lives of students remain in the secretary's IN basket for weeks. Maybe Afrihub could stop making us have to cough out 5k for extremely pointless computer classes and come up with an effective computer based solution to that problem. Wouldn't it be nice if an email accompanied any hardcopy correspondence from another department? I don't think they'd be able to ignore those. Bottom line? We love our school, but we acknowledge the fact that there is lots of room for improvement. It's a new year, why don't we try and see how we could start making those dreams possible? Think about it.

On a signoff note, a tweak to this blog has been fixed and you can now leave your comments without needing be registered. So keep the comments coming, let's hear what you have to say. And is it just normal school resumption ginger or did PHCN make a new year resolution they're trying really hard to keep?

Laterz.