Exams: Ghana Style

So it's exam period here. For those of you who have gone to college at home, the exam period lasts for 2 maybe 3 weeks correct? And usually you're done within the first week. Well at the University of Ghana in Legon the exam period is about 5 weeks. I have only four exams (one of them was taken earlier). Yet i need the entire month of may to take them. very interesting...

On top of htat the campus is slightly out of control. The University decided that they were only going to offer campus housing to freshmen. They don't have the facilities to house such a large campus and they felt that freshmen are the most vulnerable. It does make sense (no matter how inconvenient it is to the rest of the school population). Anyway, the campus was in an uproar with protests going on everywhere.

Some students took it that extra step and wrote threatening letters to professor on campus. Threatening not only them but their spouses and children as well. They were also written in blood (a bit too dramatic don't you think). So they had to send out notices saying that exams were going to continue as normal. The first exam was on a saturday and students woke up and went only to be thorouly disgusted by their exam rooms. Some exams had to be cancelled because there were dog feces smeared everywhere in each of the testing areas. It was pleasent. Worst part? I don't think they really disinfect here.... I'm bringing things to sit on...

So the university and the government has fought back. It's pretty much martial law here. Outside of all the major buildings there are about 6-7 officers decked with sticks, guns, tear gas and gas masks. about 4 containers of tear gas each actually. They're quite obnoxious in all reality. a bit power hungry and i've had more than one taxi driverget harrassed for no reason. oh well, it's ghana!