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JUDGEMENT FROM AN ENGLISH LAW STUDENT

SUNWAV COLLEC E

Firstly, we, the future graduates of
Leicester University, would like to thank
Dato' Jeffery Cheah for starting Sunway
College and having the twinning degree
programme with the Law Faculty. Dato'
Cheah has also supported and subsidised
the Annual Law Society Dinner which was
held at the Petaling Jaya Hilton, a few
weeks ago.
Furthermore, The Sungei^ay Group
has contributed M$400,000 towards the law
books of the Sunway College hbrary. As
a result, various reviews, reports, journals,
textbooks, etc., are now at our disposal.
In a few weeks' time, our first Sunway
Law Review will come out and with the
support of everyone concerned, we expect
it to be a tremendous success.
Generally, Sunway College, is a
blessing to us all. The opportunity given to
us is deeply appreciated, much more so
since the decUne in the country's economy,
the rise of tuition fees abroad and the
unfavourable exchange rate between the
United Kingdom and Malaysia. Part of the $400,000 Law collection
Firstly, there is a lack of parking space
Besides that, everyone in Sunway for those who drive to college. 1 also hope blamed for this trivial problem.
College is very helpful, not in the least, our that the noise both outside as well as inside
three law lecturers. the library can be somehow controlled. In As you can see, from this objective
my experience, the library, especially the comment, Sunway College, without its
In addition, Sunway College has no third floor, can at times be more noisy than small number of problems, is generally, a
lack of facilities for us - student concourse, when we are having an active tutorial leader among colleges. Its building
student lounge and cafeteria. session. The lack of discipline in this aspect (its form) is eye-catching and its people
Notwithstanding all these facilities, is probably due to the lack of staff in the (its substance) are even better.
there are a few improvements which we library who are apparently too busy to keep
would like to humbly submit for consi- order on the third floor. Of course, the Suresh Vythylingam
deration by the College. students themselves are also largely to be Leicester University

THE STUDENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT,
SUNWAY COLLEGE

social
provides
C O L L E G E COUNSELLING All students of activities for its members. Secretary : Keith Jesudasan
automati-
(Leicester
the
College are
University
UNIT cally members of this body. - Engineering)
The Counselling Unit, located on the first Treasurer : Daniel Chong Wai
floor of the College building, provides Basically, the objectives of the Yee ( T . E . E . )
counselling to students and prospective Students' Council are: Advisers : Mr Boonler Somchit
students. The Unit provides a range of i) To coordinate student activities, ie., the Ms Lee Siok Ping
services designed to benefit students during student lounge, the newsletter, social
the course of their studies in Sunway functions and orientation programmes. Lee Siok Ping
College. ii) To provide a venue for them to air their Sunway College
The counselling service is available to grievances to the management.
provide information, counsel and help to At present, the Students' Council
students. The following areas illustrate comprises two staff from College, two
some of the problems experienced by representatives from each university and
students: adjustment to college hfe, voca- from the T E E , with the exception of
tional indecision, social, personal, family Leicester University which will be repre-
and financial problems. sented by three students, one from each
The Counselling Unit from time to degree programme.
time also provides effective study skills A problem-committee was set up for
workshops to improve the students two months to enable the representatives
academic performance. As a start, on the to get to know one another before electing
24th March, 1988 in the Auditorium, Encik permanent office bearers.
Wan Abdul Rahman gave a talk on "Fear
The Art of Time Management". PROBLEMS COMMITTEE
President : Selva Kumar
STUDENTS' COUNCIL (Curtin University) ^•'TME N THteE's THE P<*-'-n='AM *VHO
A Students' Council was formed on 10th Vice-President : Steven ~(r.<t» SOT Etecrfio re « ~ » T „ , « "
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March 1988. The Students' Council is a Thiruneelakandran - MMt 'F TIC lUVe
body which represents students' views and (Leicester University)