Banning kissing on Campus, reduces university to a primary school.

“Banning kissing on campus reduces
university to a primary school”


October 23, 2014.

The Zimbabwe students’ union on Thursday
made war not love over a new code of
conduct banning students from kissing on
campus at the country’s top university.
In a circular displayed at halls of residence,
authorities at the University of Zimbabwe said
students “caught in any intimate position such
as kissing or having sex in public places”
would be punished.
The university also barred resident students
from bringing members of the opposite sex to
their hostels and “loitering in dark places
outside the sports pavilion or lecture venues.”
Student leader Gilbert Mutubuki said students
would resist the rules introduced two weeks
ago.
“We are against these rules which we view as
archaic, repressive and evil,” Mutubuki,
president of the Zimbabwe National Students
Union (ZINASSU) told AFP.
“We are urging students to resist the rules.
These rules reduce the university to a primary
school. The authorities need to be reminded
that this is an institute for adults who are
mature.”
He said the rules, which also bar students
from accommodating non-resident colleagues,
were meant to curtail students’ right to
associate.
“We believe these are security measures
meant to limit students from associating.”
Until Zimbabwe introduced tough security
laws, university students often staged anti-
government protests sometimes joining forces
with trade unions and rights groups.