by Mariztela Alyssa Quirubim Domasian
Election season is probably one of the most anticipated events among the Lyceans. By now, students are familiar with the three political parties in the university – PAMANA, KALAYAAN, and Partido Independiente.
The oldest of these three is the Partido ng mga Mag-aaral na Nagkakaisa (PAMANA) which was established in 1982. The second political party in LPU is the Kabataang Lakas ay Alay sa Bayan (KALAYAAN), which has been around for 22 years. The youngest is the party exclusive to the College of International Relations, Partido Independiente, established in 1997. All three parties have been serving the whole LPU community with passion and pride for the welfare of all.
Election season is the time for the supporters or/and other affiliates of these parties and to show their pride by wearing their party’s colors through different paraphernalia.
However, the election season is also the time for violations. Since students are eager to show their support, they neglect their uniforms and opt to wear their “costumes”. Some use this reason to not wear their uniforms despite not actually supporting a party.
Guards, oftentimes, are confused on to whom they should issue violation slips to, because the students use the “trump card” of excuses – they wear civilian clothes because they are part of a political party.
This is not fair. The election season is not a week-long occasion to show off your OOTDs using your pride colors.
Before the campaign period started, the secretary generals of the parties raised their concerns on the plans of the administration to halt the wearing of shirts for the supporters.
As a compromise, the parties are to submit a list to the security office containing the names of students who have responsibilities to fulfill during the elections. These are the candidates, campaign managers, and party heads. Only people who have their names in a permitted list by the party’s executive committee (ExeCom) should be given the permission to wear their party's designated shirts or colors. The guards will then execute their duties to make sure that these students who go through this loophole will not get away from a violation.
However, as people have noticed, no guards on the gates are holding mentioned lists. Students in civilian clothes can come and go as they please without even getting the attention of the guards. The task is harder than it sounds.
Is it really necessary for the supporters of the parties/candidates to wear their pride shirts? There are numerous ways of showing support like spreading their platforms and cheering the candidates during face-offs and room-to-rooms.
Students ought to be responsible and disciplined enough to be aware of the do’s and don’ts in the university. Professionalism must not be exchanged for temporary comfort. How else can a student pride oneself as a person groomed for the professional or corporate world when one cannot follow a simple instruction of wearing designated uniforms?
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