I was quite in denial when I found out that the Narra Residence Hall will soon be closed. The administration was saying that some sections of it are already infested. Hence, the dormers’ safety will be at risk for some portions of it may collapse any time. According to the admin, UP has no fund to repair the damages. Thus, there will be no better solution but to bring Narra’s accommodation to an end. And just to continue the housing services Narra has established, the present Narrehans will be disseminated to other dormitories (i.e. Yakal, Molave).
Narra Residence Hall has ascertained its own legacy in the campus. Losing the only all-male dorm in UP Diliman entails the loss of a number of practices Narra has been known for. What will happen to Narra’s way of welcoming UPCAT takers? to Narra week? to Narra’s rule defiance? and most especially, to my most favorite Narra dorm tour during University Student Council campaign period? These will certainly vanish in a snap. The traditions that have been founded from one generation of Narra dormers to another will all be gone in vain.
After implementing the Tuition and Other Fee Increases, we again hear the cliché “UP has no fund”. Come on! Where will the “profit” the UP administration has been boasting go? Well, TOFI cannot really fill in the whole 80 billion UP requires, for we know for a fact that this TOFI is definitely not the solution for the lack of funds, but the greater state subsidy… However, known that TOFI is already instigated, the administration has obviously the capacity now to give premium on UP’s immediate needs. And housing, especially of students, should really be one of the priorities in any amount of fund that can be obtained from TOFI.
Although it will be the ideal set-up, I am not saying that the whole Narra must be fixed. Why not just secure its wings that are less or are not damaged at all? This will absolutely require fewer expenses. These secured wings will then house more dormers, in a sense that a room which was good for 2 persons before will already admit 3 individuals. I bet the location will still be comfortable. At least, in this set-up, the Narra Residence Hall will still be able to continue its heritage. Also, the other dorms will not be jeopardized of being overcrowded.
The closure of a dormitory in UP is not just a dilemma of its dormers, but a crisis of every UP student, and every Filipino who truthfully pays his/her taxes. Let us keep up our fight for our rights! Make Narra Residence Hall, being ‘NARRA’, regain its stance and uphold its supremacy over its intruders.
Narra Residence Hall has ascertained its own legacy in the campus. Losing the only all-male dorm in UP Diliman entails the loss of a number of practices Narra has been known for. What will happen to Narra’s way of welcoming UPCAT takers? to Narra week? to Narra’s rule defiance? and most especially, to my most favorite Narra dorm tour during University Student Council campaign period? These will certainly vanish in a snap. The traditions that have been founded from one generation of Narra dormers to another will all be gone in vain.
After implementing the Tuition and Other Fee Increases, we again hear the cliché “UP has no fund”. Come on! Where will the “profit” the UP administration has been boasting go? Well, TOFI cannot really fill in the whole 80 billion UP requires, for we know for a fact that this TOFI is definitely not the solution for the lack of funds, but the greater state subsidy… However, known that TOFI is already instigated, the administration has obviously the capacity now to give premium on UP’s immediate needs. And housing, especially of students, should really be one of the priorities in any amount of fund that can be obtained from TOFI.
Although it will be the ideal set-up, I am not saying that the whole Narra must be fixed. Why not just secure its wings that are less or are not damaged at all? This will absolutely require fewer expenses. These secured wings will then house more dormers, in a sense that a room which was good for 2 persons before will already admit 3 individuals. I bet the location will still be comfortable. At least, in this set-up, the Narra Residence Hall will still be able to continue its heritage. Also, the other dorms will not be jeopardized of being overcrowded.
The closure of a dormitory in UP is not just a dilemma of its dormers, but a crisis of every UP student, and every Filipino who truthfully pays his/her taxes. Let us keep up our fight for our rights! Make Narra Residence Hall, being ‘NARRA’, regain its stance and uphold its supremacy over its intruders.
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