Just 1% of alumni donate to NUS
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It's from the ST today.
Why do you think that is so?
Some claimed it's the government's responsibility. Seriously?
EVEN IF it's the government's responsibility, why aren't the alumni donating? I think it's got to do with pride. If you're not proud of your school, why would you do anything to help? -
Come to think of it, not at all surprising.
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should we be proud of it?Originally posted by Parka: It's from the ST today.
Why do you think that is so?
Some claimed it's the government's responsibility. Seriously?
EVEN IF it's the government's responsibility, why aren't the alumni donating? I think it's got to do with pride. If you're not proud of your school, why would you do anything to help?
should we be proud of a university where the administration screws its students on a regular basis?
and lastly wtf are you donating for? new office buildings??
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just look at NUS_Superst@r in sgforums n you will know how NUS students behaves
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hm....they send me the annual giving but i nv donate.
recent GE newsletter did showcase a few generous giver....those super rich ones.
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i was from NUS too but i still find this sentence funnyOriginally posted by cuckood1960:just look at NUS_Superst@r in sgforums n you will know how NUS students behaves -
No wonder, every year the freshmen have 2 go Clementi MRT station and ask people to donate.
School poor meh? Then raise their school fees lah -
i dont see anything wrong with not donating.
the govt are always expecting singaporeans to donate and help each other while they sit and do nothing. -
No lah you are donating for the staff to throw lavish parties for themselves such as one year long celebrations and do up spanking new buildings.
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Originally posted by cuckood1960:just look at NUS_Superst@r in sgforums n you will know how NUS students behaves
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NUS is rich.
Really one.
They have many sources of funding, including tycoons, like Robert Kwok.
Then his name will be included, like Kwok House, whatever.
Government I think also give?
Money no problem for NUS, definitely.
But I think some of the students are poor.
There are some who cannot eat 3 times a day.
Also, students groups, many of them are underfunded. Including in faculties and residential halls. -
Originally posted by cuckood1960:just look at NUS_Superst@r in sgforums n you will know how NUS students behaves
Don't generalise la -
I am thinking if the government can print more money and distribute to us, the poor or not?
My econs not that good, so please correct me -
on NUS flag day, NUS freshies like to ambush at Boonlay bus interchange the service 179 there.Originally posted by nanren4ever:No wonder, every year the freshmen have 2 go Clementi MRT station and ask people to donate.
School poor meh? Then raise their school fees lah
on NTU flag day, NTU freshies like to ambush at Clementi bus interchange the service 96 there -
This sem, NTU no flag day le.Originally posted by boy in blues:on NUS flag day, NUS freshies like to ambush at Boonlay bus interchange the service 179 there.
on NTU flag day, NTU freshies like to ambush at Clementi bus interchange the service 96 there -
how come leh?Originally posted by whereismyrib:This sem, NTU no flag day le. -
I forget the reason liao.Originally posted by Icemoon:how come leh?
You can ask other NTU students or the student union ba. -
Sian, no more flag day at NTU?
They dont know what they're missing.
Last time it was a nice training for me.
I had stickers which I stick to people who donated.
Needless to say, I was very happy because I was stationed near CBD area (Somerset) and the career women walked past me and some of them donated.
I pressed the stickers near their.....chest area loh. Around collar, upper chest.
So happy! -
I didn't even join the orientation when I matriculated.
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Why should we? They increase Uni fees already & they are so rich that they can give so many scholarships to foreigners- just go & check out the uni.
Furthermore so many locals are still struggling to pay back study loan after graduation, where got $$$ to spare? -
I think with 1% of them donating is more of an issue of their students' sense of belonging to the Uni after graduation.
Some unis have good alumni as they put in great effort to keep in touch with their past students.
Also,it just might that during their course of studies they felt that NUS isn't doing enough for them... -
To continually maintain and upgrade NUS is first and foremost the govt's job. We are not a 3rd world country like Vietnam or some parts of China, where universities and elementary schools depend on public philanthropy to survive.
We are not taxed ERP, Road Tax, COE, Radio License, TV License, Income Tax, huge profit margins from HDB etc etc for nothing.
Our ministers are also not paid exorbitant salaries and bonuses for nothing. Why should one contribute to his alumni from his "meagre" pay when the ministers are earning a few times more?
Bloody stupidity. -
probably as i said they were screwed by the admin/university while they were studyign there.Originally posted by Ponders:I think with 1% of them donating is more of an issue of their students' sense of belonging to the Uni after graduation.
Some unis have good alumni as they put in great effort to keep in touch with their past students.
Also,it just might that during their course of studies they felt that NUS isn't doing enough for them...
+ i would really question what the money would be used for: more celebrations? more useless buildings and decorations? i still remember the excuse given by them for not repairing lecture theatrettes and facilities while building new office buildings was that the money used to build the office building and on stupid celebrations was from donations -
I'm NOT donating money for NUS to build new koi ponds, glass buildings etc.
And to those silly people who think we HAVE to donate just because we from NUS, that's plain stupid. We dont donate coz we have an idea of what they use the money for. -
x 2!Originally posted by Jerina:I'm NOT donating money for NUS to build new koi ponds, glass buildings etc.
And to those silly people who think we HAVE to donate just because we were NUS students, think again.