Life as I have Seen It

Author(s): Urmila S Dholakia
Publisher: Urmila S Dholakia

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Life - As I've seen it =
GROUP SPIRIT
M. S. University in Baroda is a renowned place of learning. Under massive Neem trees, students and professors busily walk through the campus, conversing about studies. Laughter and productivity resonate throughout the area. It has a large sprawling campus that houses 20 dormitories/ hostels and each hostel holds about 300 students. Campus life for students involves not only studies but socializing and of course, eating. Food services and meal quality and plans along with the bill for meals become much, debated issues for students. As the "warden" or Resident Advisor of an all girl hostel, I would deal directly with these issues. . : A while ago I had learned that students at Ahmedabad's Gujarat University had gone on strike due to issues in food bills and the matter had become very serious. The warden of any dorm bears full responsibility for providing quality meals at a reasonable rate. When I took charge of this hostel, the first step I took was to meet with the "working committee" of senior girls. My intention was to learn firsthand about any issues in the hostel and have a close, collegial relationship so problems can get solved efficiently; so these girls could focus on their studies. I had assured them that I would work alongside of them to get to the root cause of issues and reach viable solutions.
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