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UI Revises Academic Calendar, Resumes Physical Classes The University of Ibadan commenced physical classes on the 7th of June, 2021. These classes are to complement what was done during the period of virtual classes. According to the calendar, the weeks added to the semester are for revisions and finalization of continuous assessment. Examinations are scheduled to begin from the 21st of June, 2021, starting with GES examinations. Noteworthy is the absence of the semester break, which sparked a plethora of…

“The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless” – Tolstoy As soon as I entered the cab park I knew something was out of place. When I took my seat in the cab being loaded I realised what it was. He wasn’t there; the man who was there every hour of the day, all hours of the week, the limping beggar. I wondered why, maybe he was ill. And then I saw him. He was crouched…

  Intuition basically makes the oblivious obvious without any evidence. You forgot where you placed your pen but you feel it’s in your friend’s house: that’s intuition at work. Intuition is essentially the ability to make successful decisions without conscious reasoning or analytical thought. It’s the gut feeling that bridges the gap between the conscious and unconscious parts of our mind. It is using stimuli that our brain processes but that we’re not aware of, to answer our conscious questions.…

Hello Medical student! So just because of upper limb, endocrinology and the metabolism of carbohydrates that you’ve got to jack, you’ve gone out to buy that unhealthy junk food due to its fast nature, shey? Well, maybe you thought there was no other alternative to keep up with your busy time schedule and you simply don’t have the privilege of wasting any minute on long cooking. I hereby present to you an exquisite recipe for a highly nutritious meal that…

UI SENATE APPROVES PHYSICAL RESUMPTION    On the 17th of May, Campus News reported on the approval of physical resumption for the rest of the first semester of the 2020/2021 session. The article included details on the proposed amount of fees paid, hostel accommodation capacity and the process by which new students are to check their allocated halls.     This development raised a lot of comments and concerns by the student populace especially on the subject of accommodation within the…

The Senate has called for Nigerians to express their views and opinions about the 1999 constitution. The review of the 1999 constitution has been an arising matter for a long time. There have been many criticisms of the deficits in it. Many complained that it started when it was foisted on us by the military. The Senate appealed to Nigerians to voice out the defects in the 1999 constitution in an announcement during its plenary activities. The zonal public hearing,…

Pre-script (or whatever is the opposite of Post-Script): To be honest, it would be lovely to send this piece to my mom and dad, and yours too. The goal is for them to see that something good can come out of “pressing phone too much.” For the first time ever, I lost all my WhatsApp chats a few weeks ago. Being someone who has 80% of her social interactions on WhatsApp, it was a very harsh reality to accept. I’m…

It is easy to get overwhelmed by the daily dose of bad news around us. There is UI doing its thing, Nigeria testing our endurance and the world just “turnioniown”—literally. There are also our personal struggles but we refuse to be depressed, right? Our eyes are fixed on maintaining happiness. Distractions may come, but no! We have got to remain focused on being happy (*inserts smug look.) These are some tips on how to stay happy even with the gloom…