Believe me, all old students were once new and asked a lot of funny questions on reaching campus. But, over time, the student acclimatizes and can't help but laugh at his earlier questions. Just enjoy the list.
1. WHERE IS AKIN DEKO AUDITORIUM?: This seems like a very normal question to ask but can be really funny since the fresher usually asks this question at the main gate without even having enough patience as to walk a little into the campus where he/she would locate it. Some will ask this question while standing next to the building or in front of 500LT.
2. WILL THEY CLEAR ME?
I am not the clearance officer and cannot tell you that. Come on! We asked this question especially for those who filled the correction forms. In fact, the only thing on the mind of an average fresher is to get cleared and this truly is the priority. The questions most popular under this category are 'I have 3 names on my WAEC Certificate and 2 names on the Kofa page, will they clear me?' ' The date of birth in my WAEC certificate is 199X and the one in Kofa is 199Y, will they clear me?'
3. WHEN IS MATRIC COMING UP?:
The average fresh student after being cleared is usually eager for the matriculation ceremony. He hopes and expects heaven and earth; fantasizing about how he will cruise on matric day. We all looked forward to the matriculation day per se but hey, don't be surprised if it gets postponed (laughs). That's like a culture here.
4. DO THEY RECORD ATTENDANCE?
I got drunk with laughter when a fellow fresher asked this question in my time. Not all will ask this question but believe me, I've heard it severally. Truly, lecturers do take attendance in subsequent levels and in practical sessions but in regular classes in 100 level? Almost ridiculous!
5. IS AKIN DEKO AUDITORIUM THE SAME AS THE MAIN AUDITORIUM?
Ah! I wouldn't blame the fresher on this one. The inscription usually says 'Akin Deko Main Auditorium'. Now a smart student would ask: If there's a main auditorium, where are the auxiliary ones? Again, with 'Akin Deko Auditorium' frequently interchange with 'Main Auditorium', it's easy to get confused.
6. WHAT IS EBELEBO?
I personally heard this term a lot and decided to find out what it meant. I was surprised to discover two meanings of the word. One is that it means 'almond' and the other meaning is what the new student will discover on his own. Ebelebo - the word is popular anyway.
7. IS IT TRUE THAT EKOSODIN IS A NO-GO AREA EVEN IN DAYTIME?
The new student probably hears horrible stories about Ekosodin before or immediately he resumes. He is filled with so much freight that he thinks Ekosodin is a place where people get assaulted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and at such too scared to cross the Ekosodin gates. In fact, the mention of that names chills his spines instantly. Oh! Oh dear! Only if you knew it's a normal village inhabited by thousands of students.
8. WHAT IS 'ELIGIBILITY'?
Should I tell you? Without it you cannot be a bonafide UniBen student. It's actually called 'eligibility slip'. However, student don't usually add the 'slip' at its end and this confuses new students.
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