The beginning of May 2011 Intake
By CALYN ONG
Photos by SONG SOOK KIN
The freshmen were required to attend a 1-week long orientation which started on May 23rd and May 24th for Degree Honours Programme and Foundation Programme students respectively.
According to a staff from Department of Corporate Communication and Institutional Research (DCCIR), as for now, there are approximately 2100 students for the intake this time around.
She added that there are still students registering from time to time. Thus, it is difficult to provide an exact figure of the total number of students for the time being.
Meanwhile, several booths have been set up in Block C cafeteria and Block H to promote the societies, clubs as well as future and ongoing events to new students.
A group of Foundation Programme students said that they actually noticed some of the clubs and events promoted in the Block C cafeteria.
“I noticed the Japanese Culture Club, Talentime, Waltz, With Love and Christian Fellowship booths in the cafeteria,” said Eunice Chan En-Xin who is currently doing Foundation in Arts (Arts and Social Science stream).
Chan commented that Kampar is like the second Taiping when asked about her stay in this town so far.
Eunice Chan En-Xin, Year One Trimester One Foundation in Arts student.
When asked about the buses in UTAR, Christine Lim Tsuey Sze simply muttered, “Macam berperang”.
“We sometimes face difficulty in communicating as there is a language barrier with most of the students here who mainly converse in Mandarin,” said Cheryl Ong Jen Mei and Teoh Jen Nie who are both doing Foundation in Arts (Management and Accountancy stream).
A group of Year One Trimester One Foundation Programme students hailing from Taiping, expressing their opinions about their experience in UTAR after a week of classes. From left: Lim, Chan, Teoh and Ong.
Another Foundation in Arts student, Chen Onn Nee, seems to be coping well so far.
“I find everything fine since I have a sister here who helps me out a lot,” said Chen who hails from Pahang.
Contrary to Lim, Chen does not have much problem taking the buses to campus every day.
Chee Onn Nee, Year One Trimester One Foundation in Arts student.
