Who is MAD About College?

Everybody is wondering who is behind this infamous & 'ruthless' blog, MAD About College, who's tongue knows no boundaries and has stirred up alot of interest and mixed feelings. The college tabloid author claims to be a mentality much to the dismay of readers hoping that the identity of the blogger would finally be revealed...Man About College discovered that some people who were featured on the blog were secretly glad while others openly smiled and bragged, rubbing their hands together at the pleasures instant fame.

The list of suspects is gettin smaller and people are saying " ah sure is she ana " and " it haffo be he ana " Man About College even heard that a certain group of friends, known for their way with the pen, matches perfectly with what little clues MAD has left us... Who do you think it is?

P.S: MAC is wondering... when is College Rocks Fashion gonna be back??

~ Man About College

Pseudo Alarm

We all had our share of false alarms. But nothing compared to the alarm today, and the resultant chaos. The alarm went of somewhere between 11 and 12, sending people flying off the compound. Some weren't fazed by the temporary 'warning', and remained where they were as if nothing happened as people went flying past. Other were glad for a break from their boring class and simply left and went outside to cool out. This leaves Man About College to wonder if there really was a serious threat, would the now-working fire alarms really serve as an effective warning. Especially considering that the occupants of the library were oblivious to the alarm, and continued to work quietly.

Man About College has also noticed that the library's second floor AC has given out AGAIN! Upstairs is now hot, humid and stifling, and not only because of the broken Air Conditioning Unit, but also because the seemingly difficult task of opening the many windows upstairs. Seeing that there is the 'new' rule; no loitering in or around the campus, one would think that make it a priority to ensure that the library is one of the best places to study. And don't even mention downstairs... de library dun small aready.. do you really think that everyone that has no class at any given time of the day can really cram comfortably into the first floor of the building? Especially considering the new set of denim-clad students wandering around the campus since monday. One would think that we wouldn't have to beg for somewhere good to study.

Anyway, seeing that there are always LOTS of vacant classrooms floating around, Man About College is not worried at all about where these new students are going to fit. And Seeing that teachers never have to worry about where they are going to have their classes nor waste a good bit of their class time looking for a classroom, why not just fix one of the classrooms in the middle of the First Term. Sure, it needed fixing since last term before the long summer vacation. So what. Noisy power tools never hindered learning.

~Man About College

200 MORE?!

There is a rumour going around that even more students will be entering the already overcrowded college very soon Is that even possible? It is said that there is truth in every rumour, but hopefully nothing is true about this one.

Finding a vacant classroom is enough of a problem already. One teacher had to spend about half an hour of valuable teaching time just searching for an available classroom, Luckily a vacant classroom was found, but soon after settling in, all that could be heard was the noise from the electric saw nearby!

Another teacher wasn't so lucky, and had to cancel a class all together! Man About College is confident that whoever is responsible for planning and development at the college already has these problems under control. We just cant see the effects as yet. Right?

~ Man About College

[ A little heads up... Man About College has added MAD About College to its blog roll, but that doesn't mean we are affiliated.. Man About College may have inspired a name, but we cant inspire thoughts.. (had to say it since some people love assume) ]

Man About College Returns

Public Service Announcement

Man About College was on temporary lock down, due to disputes with the owner of the site who helped us out because of something that was posted on another blog that the owner of the site was also helping out. Sadly, the owner of the site has removed all ties with us here, as no amount of disclaimers could stop people from turning to the owner with issues they had with the affiliated blogs.

However, Man About College is back and can be accesible at www.manaboutcollege.blogspot.com
Tomorrow we will have our first post-mini-break-solo article.

~ Man About College

Dispatched!

What an interesting assembly it was when the 'new' rules that everybody was whispering about all week was finally officially 'unveiled'.

For those who missed it, among the rules they are choosing to enforce include things like no coloured earings, no excessive jewelry, strictly black or brown shoes... black or green socks (Man About College never heard about this one before). They also pointed out that waistcoats should cover a girl's butt. Unfortunate though, that they decide to tell us to modify the uniform AFTER it has been bought or made. At least the seamstresses around the country have about 1000 waistcoats to modify and could start putting together a Christmas bonus.

While Man About College understands that we basically had it coming, seeing that some girl's had skirts that they had to hold down if the walked too fast, it probably would have been a better idea to ensure that the rule was enforced an followed by the lower six students BEFORE they came in. That way it might have been more effective.

Man About College has found the no loitering (at all) rule a little unreasonable. Though it is a good idea to encourage students to be in the library when they do not have a class, Man About College wishes to point out that the library is not open until 9am! meaning that for almost one entire hour for some students in the morning, there is no where to go. It is also interesting to see what would happen to us students who use public transportation as we are not allowed to 'linger on the streets in surrounding areas'.

Man About College is wondering if the way the security guard is trying to enforce the aforementioned rule is the best way. Hello-Excuse-Me-Get-Out is a questionable way to gain respect from the students which is certainly necessary before students even begin to consider following orders, being in the rebellious stage of our lives.

Well the first step has been executed, with little or no pied-piper skill. The question is.. will students follow?

~Man About College

New Arrivals

The 500 some lower six students are now here and making their presence known. For one thing there was a noticeable increase in the noise level and where walking from one end of the campus to another used to take you five minutes, now takes 10-15 mins thanks to the now congested, narrow hallways.



Every other class was overflowing and even the hall was so packed that students were spilling outside (an dey building extra office eh...). Sure, they could easily split up the large classes, but its going to be a sight to see when teachers start looking for empty classrooms to teach their extra groups in. Who knows, maybe they have it all under control.

The new students have already acquainted themselves with the lack of eating area situation, evident in the amount of students sitting on the steps, catwalk, upstairs, in this corner, underneath which bush, here there and everywhere.

Props to the administration though for ensuring that all the rooms were labelled to prevent 5 million people (it did really feel so eh..), both upper six and lower six from asking, "wey G1 dey, wey M2, wa name T1 and which lab is the bio lab" But seriously, if the whole multigraphics sign replacement every two years ting not working out, how about a floor plan (jus tack up sum'n in Microsoft word or paint) or if that's too much still a mini-tour on induction day? Surely that would help the situation.

Rent-A-Cop really tried to make a good first day impression though. He went combing the school this morning admonishing any nearby student to stop loitering, even clearing away chairs students were sitting in and presenting them with an ultimatum, class or library. However if this is really going to be enforced, now is a good time to point out that not everyone feels the library is the best place to study and that there should be alternate places to sit comfortably.

Man About College also noticed some rather interesting fashion statements but that's for College Rocks Fashion to deal with.

~ Man About College

Law Practice

Casual conversation somehow spiraled into a heated debate this afternoon among a large group of upper six students gathered near the notice board and could have easily been mistaken for a brawl. Students from upstairs and around the compound rushed to the scene upon hearing the raised voices, anticipating a fight. (We all know about the tendency to run towards the fight rather than away from it.)

This was actually a heated debate between the young aspiring lawyers of the school as well as interested onlookers, bringing their points to the table to convince the crowd which law teacher was better, and even trying to decide the answer to the age old question; is it the students’ ability, the teacher’s teaching skills, or a combination of both the equals good academic results? Some made points that brought shouts of agreement, while others brought on chorused “OHhhss!!” as they played trick cards and revealed truths, much like surprising closers on law and order. Others decided to make a statement, simply dropping their points and leaving, leaving onlookers and the fired-up debaters to think about what they said.

Surely, it was good law practice.

Man About College

New Classrooms?

Kesley Cambridge Photography ©

Unfortunately not. Rumor has it that these structures that are only now taking shape are actually new offices. Man About College is however unsure about why these offices are necessary, especially considering the 500+ students that will be occupying the hallways next Monday. Someone who knows can comment and tell our enquiring minds.

The new denim-clad lower sixers started streaming in today. Though the students did not experience The Red Pen Lecture, (A lecture highlighting the merit and grave consequences of the red pen that is never left at home) A lecture which even past-students have long since left can tell you about, the newbies still could be seen heading to the library and going on oh-so-interesting tours of the school and looking enthusiastic. Right. (Check out College Rocks Fashion for more fashion related comments) Sad though that the new students did not experience the lecture that had become a ritual at every induction.

Speaking of newbies… If you guys are reading, Welcome to ‘Man About College’, the voice of any man about college, airing concerns and dirty laundry that might have not have otherwise been aired. We also have the scoop on anything interesting that might have gone down during the day. (That our lawyers would allow us to publish anyway)

Apart from the occasional strange smells, bleating goats, lack of toilet paper, and lack of proper eating accommodations, it’s a good school. We’ll leave you to discover the rest on your own.

` Man About College `