NTU Preventing Students From Voting?

[makapaaa]

Posted on 21 Apr 2011
NTU exams to go on, despite falling on Polling Day

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This decision was made after many students pointed out that they have made travel and other plans after May 7. The university had originally intended to postpone the exams to a week later, from May 7 to May 14, since Polling Day is also a public holiday.

To help students who are eligible to vote on Polling Day, the university will provide additional shuttle buses to help them get to their destinations more quickly.

Furthermore, there are only two exam sessions on that day, so eligible students will have sufficient time to cast their votes on the same day.

 

[ivebert]

Great move

Stressed students vote irrationally

Better not to have them vote

 

[Sperminator]

This is a violation of Singaporeans RIGHTS!

Students that can study in NTU are already very bright people, and their ability to think rationally is very good. There are Engineering, Accountancy, Business Admin, Mass Media & Arts and many more faculties in NTU...

So, isn't this an act of preventing 21 years old STUDENTS from voting?

This doesn't sound right at all...

Since everyone have the right to VOTE, why are NTU students being inconvenienced?

VOTE FOR CHANGE!!! VOTE FOR OPPOSITION PARTY!!! VOTE FOR YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD & REPRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT!!!

I think NTU Singaporean Students will feel like they are in a foreign nation, because it's crowded with so many FT's scholars... and Most Singaporean NTU Students would have to get STUDY LOANS from their parents CPF or BANKS... getting a headstart in life with loads of debts, whereas the FT's scholars truly have a headstart in life with scholarship, full sponsorship! KNN!!! CCB!!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! VOTE FOR CHANGE!!! VOTE FOR OPPOSITION PARTY!!!

If NTU STUDENTS ARE WISE ENOUGH, THEY CAN GO AND VOTE!!! all of them can petition and request their DEAN to postphone the EXAMS....

HUMANS ARE ALIVE, THINGS ARE FLEXIBLE, DO NOT NEED TO ALWAYS CONFORM TO WHAT ESTABLISHMENT SAYS... JUST TELL THEM.

If a whole cohort of faculty request for postphonement of exam schedule, due to VOTING DAY, there shouldn't be any reason why the DEAN don't approve, unless the DEAN is a FT... KNN!!!

VOTE FOR CHANGE, VOTE FOR OPPOSITION, VOTE FOR YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD...

MAKE PAP a MINORITY PARTY THIS TIME... they have their chance, and their time.

 

[shOUTloud]

Stop ranting lah. They still can vote after their papers. There are many pple working on that day. They also have to find time to vote.

 

[Froggy]

Stop ranting lah. They still can vote after their papers. There are many pple working on that day. They also have to find time to vote.

Yes! and I had booked 2 plane tickets for my wife and myself to come back on 6th just to cast our votes on 7th for the opposition. We will stay on till 9th to celebrate the great Singapore Liberation.

We are in the Tanjong Pagar GRC, even if opposition is to field monkeys, dogs and pigs we will surely vote for monkeys, dogs and pigs than the old Satan.

Stand Up for SINGAPORE! Down with cronyism and dictatorship.

 

[kukubird58]

Yes! and I had booked 2 plane tickets for my wife and myself to come back on 6th just to cast our votes on 7th for the opposition. We will stay on till 9th to celebrate the great Singapore Liberation.

hahaha......bro, try to come back 1 or 2 days earlier to attend the rallies and get a feel of the atmosphere.
hope this time the high is also reflected in the results......

 

[Bigfuck]

Voting is compulsory.

 

[kukubird58]

Voting is compulsory.

hahaha...yes.....but if you don't vote, nothing will happen to you except that your name will be struck off from the register and you have to apply to get it re-instated if you want to vote again.

 

[Froggy]

Good idea buddy, will change. Thanks.

LIBERATION!!!!!!!

 

[moolightaffairs]

kaplan delay the exam date by one day because of polling day, i dont understand why NTU cant do it. maybe after exam, those in NTU tulan can rush back to cast the vote to opposition?