In the mood for elections

Call it the annual 'sandiwara'- but campus elections held in public universities nationwide capture both the fascination and criticism of many each year. The alleged fights, and sleazy conspiracies are enough to make a soap opera a runaway success, but these are no mere plots made for television. The campus elections are known to be micro schisms of the country's general elections, and launching pad for aspiring politicians. No wonder there are many who are willing to get their hands dirty over who sits in the student council each year.

Year 2005 was not an exceptional year- the pro-administrative students or notoriously known as the "Aspirasi" were set to make a clean sweep at the campus elections again. But 2 decades of clamping down opposing student movements has fanned enough flames to call for reformation in student politics.

However, with a hostile campus climate and the University and University College Act-a design to diffuse students from becoming a prominent political force; reformation is expected to be difficult, laborious; even bloodied. Will university students ever succeed in instigating any change?

"In the mood of elections" is a humble invitation to the Malaysian society to think, reflect and dialogue on the democratic processes of the country.

Watch the intense drama, frustrations and sentiments as university students wrestle for a week to win- not just votes, but ideals; to capture- not just hearts, but minds; to elect-not just people, but justice, as fore runners to campus elections.

-sypnosis by bohtea-

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• campus
• politics
• student
• activism
• university
• malaya
• elections

[muhdabdrahim]

Apa guna pilihanraya kampus kalau mahasiswa tak dapat CGPA kelas pertama dan tidak mendapat pekerjaan selepas bergraduat...Fikirkan masa depan sebelum masuk politik

[malaysia99]

yo ooo..je