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This entry reflects upon the arisen civic activity in Studentski grad [1] in the past week. The latest news is that of a student rally against disorder, noise, illegal places of resort, unsatisfactory health care and food. The murder of the beaten to death by fellow students Stoyan Baltov triggered widespread protests and an awareness of the social role of the student today. Students have finally, albeit for a short while, come to their senses and realized they deserve more. Unfortunately, they don't have the experience in obtaining what they deserve. True, some bright boys and girls have spoken on the news and elsewhere, but spontaneity does not win long-term battles, especially against weathered adversaries such as any official administration. It might not even earn the immediate battle it fights. I predict students will soon cool down, possibly get disappointed with their self-established leaders, march up and down a couple of more streets and settle down back in the misery of Studentski grad. Studentski grad needs a representative and independent Student Government. In such times of awakened awareness, the soil is fertile. A functioning body that defends student interests can have an actual impact, and change the status quo, so long as its constituencies understand its importance and participate in the decision-making. Students need to fight for their rights, and show the way of democratic values to our society. They need their elected leaders who will be their teachers in civic activism, responsibility and reasonableness of actions. With trusted leaders, and a weathered democratic organization of their own, the youth can challenge any power. In Friday's edition of the Capital newspaper, the editorial team states Bulgaria is heading for the same destination that Greece seems to have arrived at -"vandalism" and "collapse of values." [2] Despite this being a far-fetched claim, truth is Bulgaria indeed is hardly making any progress in reforming its education system. The problem is, the civic sector is also hardly striving for reforms either. Nor are the immediate sufferers, students – high school, college or graduate, – showing any sign of concern for this lack of progress. Now tell me, readers, is it not us, students, who bear the responsibility for reshaping our educational system in the light of our ideals? [3] Since the topic of this entry is related to student democracy in Bulgaria, here is a link to my paper on the same topic written for a student conference in Sofia on November 11, 2008.
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