Wednesday, March 21, 2012

STRIKE!- YIKES!


I haven’t had class yet this week… Want to know why? The professors at the University of Ghana are on strike! When we first arrived the technicians were on strike, which meant none of the professors had microphones. That strike only lasted a week, so hopefully this one doesn’t last too long. Not having class is nice, but I don't like the idea of the strike lasting too long.  From what I hear if it lasts 21 days they end the semester and we could potentially go home with no credit. If it last for a few weeks we may have to stay longer to make up the time. Neither of these situations would make me happy. I’ve been told this happened three years ago and lasted for almost 21 days. The semester was going to last longer than expected, but international students were able to take their finals early and head home on time. Here is a news article about it… from the sounds of everything they are striking to get higher wages because it is an election year.

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