Campus Culture

Henry Masinde

Joining campus is the aim of every high school child. There are expectations from parents and society as a whole for their children to join tertiary institutions to pursue degrees or diplomas. The thought that your child is in the University is a source of pride for the parent. Although it may seem prestigious to be in university, it comes with its own challenges. When you join University, you meet and interact with new people. Some of the people you find who eventually become your friends will teach you new practices which might not necessarily be good for you. The University is where people fully learn how to abuse drugs, engage in premarital sex and other vices. You have to have strong self-control to avoid it. Some people also suffer financially lacking basic needs such as food because their parents cannot afford it. The kind of life that students on campus live especially the male gender is an “Inshallah” kind of life. To top it all off, after enduring all the problems on campus and finishing school, you are still not guaranteed a job. It is frustrating for students and some end up in depression. In 2021 there are 38000 university slots left empty because people today are starting to lose their trust in University education.