PRESIDENT of University of Guyana Students Society (UGSS), Mr. Sherod Duncan has reported improvements in several sections of the Turkeyen Campus, following the ‘Civil Disobedience’ exercise staged by the members and other students in mid-April. He told the Guyana Chronicle, on Thursday, that some of the key concerns, which were highlighted during the protest action, have since been rectified by the UG Administration.
Duncan said a new public address (PA) system has been bought for George Walcott Lecture Theatre (GWLT), fans are being secured and repairs were done to the New Building Society (NBS) dormitory.
Brimming with confidence, he said, with regard to lecturers, a hold has been put on the salaries of those who have not been attending classes and those who turn up for classes late have been sent letters.
Duncan said issues, such as students not receiving their grades from the first semester in a timely manner, the availability of lecturers at the time courses are being conducted and the remuneration are currently being addressed.
He said he, personally, only got his English grades from the first semester a few days ago  but many others are still awaiting theirs, a situation that has been existing for a long time.
According to Duncan, the UG Administration explained that matters regarding food on campus, with special attention to ‘Spicy Dish’ and the range and quality of the products sold there and its operating hours will be dealt with later, because the institution does not have the necessary funds to cope with all at once.
Commenting on the progress that has been made, some students expressed their appreciation for the new equipment, especially the PA system in the GWLT.
One, who did not want to be named, said the replaced equipment was becoming exasperating and she is glad that something has finally been done about it.
Students used to be sitting in the GWLT and not hearing what the lecturers were saying as the microphone was defective, she said.
Carlene Waithe, a first year communications student also observed betterment in various areas but declared that much more is still to be accomplished, hopefully, soon.
UGSS, led by Duncan, had protested a litany of woes affecting the student population, starting April 14, including locking vehicular traffic out of the campus gates for several hours, boycotting classes and on campus spending by the student population.
It ended two days later, following a meeting with the Administration and a commitment from officials that the complaints made would be addressed immediately.