webfact Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 CU alumni groups support sanctioning of students By The Nation Student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal Two Chulalongkorn University alumni groups have expressed support for the university’s decision to strip student activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal and seven other students of “behavioural points” and cause five of them to lose their spots on CU’s student council. The students were sanctioned for “making a scene” during CU’s oath-taking ceremony on August 3, when they bowed before statues of Rama V and Rama VI instead of paying obeisance like the other students. The students had left the area designated for students to pay respects to the late Kings. This prompted assistant rector Reungwit Banjongrat to forcefully remove one of the students from the scene. A widely circulated photo shows him holding fourth-year student Suphalak Bumroongkitthe in a headlock and dragging him away. Netiwit, who had been president of the student council, said that he planned to appeal against the decision. He had his head shaved in protest. Chaithawat Thaiyong, president of the CU Education Alumni Association, said that the punishment should result in the university maintaining its good image, traditions and good order so it remained a role model for society. On Monday afternoon, the association plans to submit a letter in support of CU’s decision. “The oath-taking ceremony is voluntary for students to participate in. The activity also does not actually involve sophomore students,” he said in possible reference to Netiwit. “The executives have to make this clear.” CU Engineer Alumni president Saran Rangkhasiri sent a letter to CU rector Bundhit Eua-arporn in support to the decision. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30325704 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-09-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, webfact said: CU alumni groups support sanctioning of students Horrible shower of turds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Another failure for freedom of expression and human rights in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Diferential respect by bowing or curtsy is still respect , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 1 hour ago, canuckamuck said: Another failure for freedom of expression and human rights in Thailand ...but a great day for the "brainwashing works league". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 CU has the best reputation of almost all universities in Thailand, but now, they show their wrath on the students as the "accepted" Thai way.....more than likely endorsed by the junta. A rating of something like 275 globally, will now see the rating, over the next year or so, fall further. Succumbing to pressure (from rulers) is a major failing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcpo Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 "Chaithawat Thaiyong, president of the CU Education Alumni Association, said that the punishment should result in the university maintaining its good image, traditions and good order so it remained a role model for society." Well, some image has definitely been maintained. Not sure it's a good one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, webfact said: CU Engineer Alumni president Saran Rangkhasiri sent a letter to CU rector Bundhit Eua-arporn in support to the decision. Team black and white supports your grizzly decision, great. 16 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: CU has the best reputation of almost all universities in Thailand, but now, they show their wrath on the students as the "accepted" Thai way.....more than likely endorsed by the junta. A rating of something like 275 globally, will now see the rating, over the next year or so, fall further. Succumbing to pressure (from rulers) is a major failing...... Always got the feeling that those accolades were bestowed and not earned. Have yet to be positively impressed by Chula. Its latest failings are actually a better reflection of the university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceruhe Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Whenever I read about this Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal fella, it's usually the most positive thing that happened in Thailand. CU would do itself a very good service in promoting that kid and get their name attached to him once he gets to be on the loose, that way they can at least be the jumping clown in the background pointing at themselves for having "produced" that caliber from their university. Then again, why not just shoot yourself in the foot to keep the tradition alive I supppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Good image eh? Good image would be firing the ass of the 'professor' who put his hands on a student. That's assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie1 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 This tells a lot about those alumni and is one more proof that Chula isn't an elite university but a yellow university. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 "...remained a role model for society." And the model is A FEUDAL SOCIETY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandemara Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 The Chulalongkorn crowd seem eager to perpetuate stupidity as well as an antithesis of academic life as part of their treasured image. Lunkheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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