STUDENTS DRESSING ON C-POLY CAMPUS

By Boadu Fiako & Diana Tekyi-Arhin (CJA)

In a research, a report came on a notice that most of the students of cape coast polytechnic do dress in a shabbily way. This prompted campus journalist association to research on why some students dress informal on campus.

 Miss Diana, In the interview with some students on campus expressed themselves on how campus dressing is and why some do dress that way, a student from sec and management studies  said, campus dressing seem to be normal and does not see anything wrong with wearing shot dresses. According to her she said, she feel okay and smart when she puts on shot dress, she continue to say her dressing does not necessary means she is a bad girl but feel comfortable and good  when she is in that wear and also she said, where the person coming from also exposes the person to that. Some students also express their view that wearing shot make you look sharp and cute more than wearing long dresses, they continue that, the occasion also tells the type of dress you will wear so they cannot just wear any dress to campus.

Some guys also showed their interest by saying, some ladies expose themselves because of attraction, they want to just get attracted  to the guys, but some also said, seeing that of the ladies in short dresses and showing their Brest lease them to look nice and  attractive to them. Some ladies also said, they want to create attention and awareness to know some guys that they are beautiful.

Pascaline from sec. and management studies department also said she feel very impressive and good about campus dressing as compare to T. Poly, Sunyani and Legon theirs are very bad but C. poly here, the way they dress are good especially sec and management department according to her, she said they have standardize way of dressing and if one go contra to the rules the person will be sack from the class and she add that, the HOD of the department Mr. Cujdor always in the watch of their formal dressings. She continues that seeing some of her colleques with short dresses makes her feel bad also because they copy blindly from the white. Some of the students also said, some lecturers do not entertain ladies who wear short and showing of their Brest and guys who also a pull down their shot. According to one guy from accountancy department said lecturers like Mr.Attom and Mr. Aggrey Fynn see to it that students dress formal to their class.

More on, some guys also said to CJA that when they pull down their shots, they feel happy within them. CJA asked them how they feel when they pull down their shorts. Some said, they feel on top and also feel good when they pull down their dress.

Finally, in the view of how students should dress properly on campus, Miss Diana and Mr. Boadu proceed to the fashion department to have an interview with a fashion Research Assistant Ms Nicolet Hammond, according to her, “proper dressing is very important as a individual” she said, there are several dress for several occasion there are some dresses which we wear to wedding and also some as casual wear, the occasion determined its self. She added that students who dress shabbily must dress properly and decent since they are under training to become future leaders. In her speech she said, one must dress to cover the inner garment and not the other way round she said, some students do dress that way because they think they are following fashion. Ms Hammond said appearance talk more about us therefore students must be careful they way they dress and the life style they portray on campus. She continues that, Africans have taken the white man’s culture and which is killing us not to follow our own culture today. She ends that we should move by our culture and not current fashion.

In our research about students lifestyle on campus in dressing, through interview help us to know that some students were brought up like that, they had grown to see people around them dress that way and others too also copy from their friends when they come to campus.

CLEANING DEPARTMENT OF C-POLY URGED TO CLEAN THE WASHROOMS

By: Martha Darkey Chinebu; Aminatu Ibrahim and Enoch Maccarthy  (CJA)

 Our environment is one of the important aspects that every student needs to be mindful of. The environment is made up the things around us, for one to live in a healthy condition; there is the need to make sure that the environment is tidy and not only that, but to see to it that the physical health is in a good condition. Most students have developed the habit of littering the environment and other students have also not realized that when the environment is full of wasteful substance the outcome will be very tremendous. However some student on campus dump refuse like banana peels pure water sachet and not mentioning the lecture halls which at times is full of refuse.
The increase menace of wasteful substances has negative effect on our environment. It destroys the beauty of the environment, tarnishes the image of the institution and not only that but it can also lead to the breeding of mosquitoes, environmental degradation and harmful animals from bushy areas. As part of the effort to promote cleanliness on campus surrounding by the campus journalist association, some individuals were interviewed. Below were their opinions towards the environment.

We interviewed a security officer and he made this statement, “I think the environment can be made cleaner than it is at the moment. As to those in charge of making the surroundings clean, they are doing a marvelous job but it’s also up to the students to also preserve the campus environment”.

A cleaner noted that they are doing their best with the cleaning of the campus environment. However the challenges they are encountering include insufficient brooms to aid in the cleaning process. They hope to do a much better job when the necessary materials are made available.

The National Vice President of Promags, he admitted that the dustbins are enough and have been placed at vantage points and this has made the environment neat. The only setback he has with the surroundings is the wash rooms which are badly kept. The sight of the place is so atrocious with a bad stink. A student noted that the environment is neat but a larger portion of the environment is very bushy which serves as a breeding area for snakes and other undomesticated flora and fauna. In addition the trees planted around which aids in providing shades breeds lots of insects and will appeal to the authorities if they can spray those trees.

A visitor Compared C-Poly surroundings to other institution, and commended the institution for   doing a great job. He added “You have a very neat environment and I also observed that dustbins have been displayed at various locations to aid in proper disposal of waste products”.

In conclusion, a lot of people consider we have very neat surroundings and must keep it up. Aside the neatness of the campus environment, some challenges were encountered and these involves; the insufficient cleaning materials, we will plead with the authorities to provide the essential materials for the cleaning department, to reach it maximum tidiness.
Furthermore, it was observed that, though the surroundings were tidy, the washrooms were the reverse. This we will entreat our workers to try and make the place as neat as they can since this is where most contagious diseases can be contacted. We will also appeal to the authorities to provide the workers with the disinfectants to give the washrooms a superior stench.
However, we realize that, some parts of the surroundings were very bushy and we will plead with the authorities to see to that the bushy areas are well weeded.
Finally, as the saying goes that cleanliness is next to godliness we will urge the authorities of the institutions to do something concerning the tress which serves as shades to both students as well as guests. The management needs to provide educational programs for the entire student body to educate them on the dangers of environmental pollution and also put in place certain measures to keep the environment clean. Let us protect our physical environment for a healthy life.

EDITOR OF CENTRAL PRESS ESCAPED DEATH

The editor of Central Press narrowly escaped death last night when his saloon car involved in a head on collision with Metro Mass Bus with registration number GW3374Z.
He was in the car with the mother, ...they were coming from Abura around 7:30pm towards Pedu Junction, and apparently the driver drove of his lane and collided with the saloon car with registration number CR116Z.
Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei sustained some injuries together with the mum but they have since been treated and discharged.
Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei gives thanks to Jehovah the grand creator for saving his life and that of the mother.

CAPE COAST POLYTECHNIC PRODUCES DEGREE GRADUATES

 By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei

Cape Coast Polytechnic has graduated students of the three batches of the Bachelor of Technology Building Technology who offered the programme.

They are the 2010, 2011 and 2012 groups, according to the Rector of Cape Coast Polytechnic Dr. Lawrence Atepor noted that they encountered several challenges and just few months back that the institution finally concluded affiliation arrangements with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for the certification of the Bachelor of Technology, Building Technology.

A total of one thousand two hundred and thirty-three graduands were awarded their degree and diploma certificates. It comprises one hundred and sixteen degree graduates; one thousand and twenty diploma graduates and ninety- eight Executive Certificate graduates.

Dr. Atepor noted that a memorandum of Understanding between Cape Coast Polytechnic and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for the introduction of Master of Technology programmes in Construction Technology and Civil Engineering. He said that the collaborative move by the polytechnic is in line with the government’s vision of upgrading polytechnics into Technical Universities as it would build the needed capacity for the polytechnics.

Dr. Atepor appealed to the President to fulfill his promise made to the institution during the election campaign of the construction of hostel and auditorium.

Ato Adams Tedy of Building Technology and Godfred Yaya were adjudged the overall Best graduands at the 10^thcongregation of the Polytechnic. Ato Adams Tedy was awarded the Bamfo-Agyei’s Excellence Award as the overall Best graduates for Building Technology and Sara Tekorang was awarded the Agnes Boham’s Award as the Best Female in Construction.

The Vice President H.E. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has noted that the GETFund should not be seen as the panacea to all problems facing the educational sectors. Rather he said the tertiary institutions should be proactive, businesslike and aggressive in promoting and marketing their capabilities to the public as well as the private sector.

CAPE COAST POLYTECHNIC LECTURERS NOT HAPPY WITH DELAY OF RESEARCH & BOOK ALLOWANCES

Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei & Marian Efe Ansah

Lecturers of the Cape Coast Polytechnic are agitated over delays in the payment of their research and book allowances.
In an interview granted by a lecturer at the Cape Coast Polytechnic, said the delay in the payment of their book and research allowances was gravely affect...ing academic work hence the agitation.
“The delay is negatively affecting academic work. The previous academic year has already ended and the research allowance that we are expecting is for that academic year. We are in a new academic year and so far we have not had a research allowance for the previous academic year,” he said.
According to him, most lecturers in the polytechnic "are expecting that hopefully by the end of this month, government can release that money to us so that we can be on track with regards to research and updating our knowledge.”

THE STATE OF KOTOKURABA MARKET TODAY

By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei

This is the state of the Kotokuraba Market today September 12, 2013. A one-story temporary structure has been constructed.
Last week Saturday the Paramount Chief of Cape Coast Osabarima Kwesi Atta II sa...id the project is being constructed on a 5km/hour base which is not the best for the traders who had to sell their goods in the atmosphere during the raining season and the hot weather.

Last year the Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North, Ebo Barton Odro noted that the Government of Ghana has secured a loan from EXIM Bank China to construct modernised the market.

CONSTRUCTION OF KOTOKURABA MARKET IS 5KM PER HOUR- EXPEDITE ACTION

By: Kwamina Bamfo-Agyei

Construction of Kotokuraba Market

The Paramount Chief of Cape Coast Osabarima  Kwesi  Ataa II has appealed to the government to expedite action on the construction of the Kotokuraba market and the Cape Coast Stadium.

Osabarima Kwesi Atta II was speaking at the just ended Oguaa  Fetu  Afahye in Cape Coast. He noted that the project is being constructed on a 5km/hour base which is not the best for the traders who had to sell their goods in the atmosphere during the raining season and the hot weather. He appealed to all citizens of Cape Coast to support the development of the ancient town.

This year’s theme was: “Harnessing the Human Resource Potential of Youth in Oguaaman for Effective Local Development”.

Osabarima Kwesi Atta II

Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, commended Nana Akufo-Addo for accepting the Supreme Court verdict and asking his supporters to ensure that peace prevailed. He also commended the general public, particularly the youth, for not resorting to violence acts after the Supreme Court ruling.

The Vice President of Ghana, H.E.  Kwesi Amissah-Arthur assured the chiefs and people of Cape Coast that both the construction of the kotokuraba market and the stadium will be completed by the end of the first term of Mahama’s regime. He said  the Government has fulfilled all the financial commitments for work to begin on the construction of the Kotokuraba Market Complex in Cape Coast.

On his part the Central Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong,was not happy that despite the potentials of the region in terms of education and tourism activities the region is said to be poor , he appealed to all to find a lasting solution to the challenges facing the region.

He commended the planning committee of this year’s festival for dedicating the festival to the youth of Cape Coast , since it will assist in  accelerating development.