Yearbook Write-up 2009-2010
When the election fever
finally cleared after a downpour of campaigns, strategies etc; the
earth was still damp with sweat and tears of happiness and distress
alike. Work was brimming up in the Union room while the second years
impatiently awaited the Council results, to officially start the
endeavours for the year.
When the festive mood
overwhelms any family, we often witness our fathers in a state of
dilemma wondering whether the trade off between cash and celebration
would maximize utility while the wallet strictly followed the theory
of diminishing marginal thickness. Mothers on the other hand are
seen in a state of hypertension, trying to decipher the optimum
bundle of consumption for maximizing joy. The kids indifferent to
all the above constraints that govern the family go ahead and have a
blast. So at the end of the day they undeniably and irrevocably
reach their local satiation point (or ideally the bliss point as we
call it in economics). Analogous to the above, the Harmony 2009
Committee started off with temperatures running high and heads
smoking up in tension with the event just round the corner. But,
ultimately the Junior Members did have a blast.
When things finally
fell in place and the never ending pile of work subsided into
manageable heap; we realized that working was indeed fun especially
with the untiring enthusiastic bunch of first years. An attractive
assortment of new events was introduced this time to add on to the
festive mood. The inter departmental matka breaking, ‘Smack Down’,
Butterfingers and Chilly Eating Competition topped the list of
events this year.
In the second term, we
started off our ventures, before letting complacency sink in the
rested heads back from vacation. Breaking free from the cliché bonds
of typical Union work, several events were organised. A two-day
Higher Education Fest was conducted this year to serve as an avenue
for the Junior Members to learn more about the higher education
prospects abroad. Seminars by the USIEF (United States-India
Education Council) and British Council filled the calendar, the
first day with region-specific data whereas the second day saw an
integrated seminar encompassing almost all aspects of higher
education. The Cultural Fest organised alongside the Term Dinner
kindled the Christmas spirit in everyone before the Break.
In the third term, The National Science Fest was held and it was
success too (in spite of the fact that it fell on a Sunday). The
usually still Science Block became a breeding ground for great
hustle and bustle during the event. Dormant Societies were
revitalized with heavy dose injections of finance to their accounts
from the Union account. An Inter departmental sports meet took place
putting unusual talents and unprecedented blunders on display,
placing several departments’ reputation at stake! SUS scholarships
were awarded this year as well. An additional scholarship was
awarded this year in memory of our ex-Principal, Dr. Anil Wilson.
Some of the smaller endeavours included introduction of hot-dogs in
the café, installation of micro-wave in the Rud North, a talk by the
Climate Works Foundation and movie screening.
This year the Union did
take some steps to redefine its functions diverging from the usual
path of monotony. But when it came to normal matters like
sweat-shirts, we did sweat a lot. We’ve got just a few tasks like
Grad-D, polo t-shirts and year book distribution left in our
calendar of events this year and we hope to end it with a bang. At
least we know for a fact that ‘All’s well that end’s well’.