Crossing the line at MBA institutes

We had the first formal class at IIMK today. It was a class of Micro Economics conducted by a new faculty, Dr Sumit Sarkar. Personally, I felt that he was good to start with. He took the class on a brief introduction of the syllabus of the term and unlike some teachers, actually tried to explain, or at least introduce us briefly to the concepts that are associated with each section of the syllabus. Micro Economics does not look like it is going to be much of hard work and since most of the subject is theoritical for this term, I don't think that it will tax us much either.

State Bank of Travancore turned up for their loan presentation today and although Allahabad Bank which was also supposed to come, gave it a miss, we had some good fun making the poor SBT guy shout himself hoarse. Most of the guys already knew the interest rate and other things quite well and after a round of serious clarifications that lasted for about fifteen minutes, the place became a fish market and there was nothing that the class could have understood collectively. Well, so much for future and current managers!!!

Talking about managers, I read about the shocking incident at XLRI. I was just going through PG when I saw this amazing thread. Really, the guts of those people and the utterly disgusting upbringing they must have had to become such absolute boors. How could they even think, forget actually try, to attack the modesty of fellow female students? Don't they have any respect for them or for that matter, even for themselves and their own families? I am feeling really sorry and angry, to say the least...not because I am very righteous myself or I oppose the concept of ragging in its entirety or anything but after a certain stage when limits are crossed, things do become really bad and that is what happened at XLRI. I just pity all those inebriated souls who pride themselves on their drinking and smoking habits that can make such monsters out of them.

On the other hand, I must say that IIMK seniors have held themselves with great dignity. Even though smoking and drinking on campus are not taboo here either, at least the seniors have not crossed the line...in fact, forget about crossing the line, they are nowhere even near the line. They have been most helpful and co-operative and have actually made me proud of this institute, especially after hearing this thing about XLRI.