Page 6 - Spectrum Volume 15 Issue 6

6 2022 | Spectrum | Volume 15 Number 6

SRMIST’s appoints students affairs

Director as Additional Registrar The Business Idea

STAFF WRITER She is the problem solver when it That Couldn’t Float
comes to students. She has been
Leading and inspiring personnels a part of the SRM group for the
take up new responsibilities last 23 years and has displayed RAMAY RAJ SINGH
aiming upward for the greater her abilities in both academic
good. Dr. Mythili is SRMIST’s and administrative roles. She has How often do one come
Director of Students Affairs who been contributory as she paved across a magnificent yet desolate
has been recently appointed as the way for setting up the Career structure? Grandiose in its
an Additional Registrar. Her Development Centre, and also stature, its presence but bleak
humble character and extremely designing its course & content. of character? The Four Seasons
supportive attitude towards the The CDC has played a major Great Barrier Reef Resort, or
students made SRMIST a healthy role in shaping the lives of those The Floater, was the brainchild
and student-friendly environment. students who cross the portals of Doug Tarca, Town Developer
of this institution with respect of Townsville, Australia in the
to their career prospects. She is 1980s. He and his son wanted
currently involved in ensuring a to build something unique to
balanced approach to academics boost local tourism.
& the extracurricular & co-
curricular activities. “ It is the Tarca wanted to build a floater An artistic rendition of the floating hotel that
experience that one gains outside that would be different. It had to succumbed to its ambitions.
class hours that shapes them as be unique and make a statement.
an individual and this has to be It had to be a floating hotel. This Seasons Great Barrier Reef gross oversimplification. This
a very meaningful one!” – the hotel sat 70 kilometers from the Resort was supposed to enhance setback eventually led to the
Directorate of Student Affairs coast, and from afar, it looked the local tourism scene. floating hotel’s demise.
has alway been determined to as if a building were sitting on Grievously, it couldn’t. The The Floater was sold off
make this happen. still blue waters. The hotel had
all the amenities expected of operating costs were insanely multiple times and eventually
an ‘80s establishment- It had a high. Throw in a fire incident and dropped anchor in North Korea,
swimming pool, a tennis court, a hurricane during peak season, where it is now waiting for its
Reaching Far: SRM Women’s Basketball a submarine that could ferry and one would be able to picture demolition. One can wonder,
tourists across blue waters, a lift the dire economic situation that was the hotel too early for its
Team Reaches Finals of the South Zone to help customers experience the Floater was in. To call it a time? Or was it just a victim of
marine life first-hand. The Four financial nightmare would be a misfortune?
Inter University Championship

ANSH JAIN match against Jain University
was another close encounter,
The journey to the final had ending 62-53. This match being National Girl Child Day
been an arduous one for our leg one of two, the second leg
Women’s Basketball Team. pitted us against MG University.
At the end of an intense and We won 61-35 then, securing STAFF WRITER
close match against Madras the finale spot.
University, the score stood at India is celebrating the 15th
60-69, in favour of the latter. There was more to celebrate anniversary of the National Girl
The result, however bittersweet, than just the winnings at the Child day. It is commemorated
was an honourable one, as all South Zone Championship, as our every year on January 24
th
the players from SRM, though talented women’s team secured to create awareness about
disappointed about the missed itself a spot at the National Inter the rights, education, and
gold, were hopeful of future University Championship and importance of the girl child.
performances and relished the The Khelo India University It was first observed in the
victory that was theirs. Games 2022. The players would year 2008 by the Ministry of
be looking forward to creating
Earlier facing off against ripples in the sports world with Women and Child Development
Mangalore University, the their performances in these and the Government of India
ladies won 50-18, moving tournaments too, and we at as an initiative to create and
over to the semis, to face off SRM will surely be excited to spread public awareness about
against a powerful team. The watch their greatness unfold. inequities faced by girls in
Indian society, Ever since the
National Girl Child Day is
observed through theme-based about their family. later, students address by Dr. T. Rajasekaran,
programs including awareness were involved in activities which NSS program coordinator,
campaigns centred around saving included group discussion on SRMIST and vote of thanks
the girl child, gender quality,
child sex ratios, creation of a the role of girls in building by Mrs. Jayam, Headmistress,
healthy and safe environment nation, social impact and they Govt. School, Ninnakarai and
were asked to give a speech on
for girls, etc. Mr. Sriram, Physical Education
national leaders, particularly lady Teacher.
NSS SRMIST organized an leaders and their importance.
event to celebrate girl child Students were awarded for The program was organized
day in Ninnakarai village in their merit presentation on the by the NSS students and staff
Kattankulathur panchayat. Around same. Prizes were presented by volunteers with the encouragement
50 girl students participated in Dr. Leenus Jesu Martin, and by the Vice chancellor Dr. C.
the event. It started with self Dr. Poovammal, Director, and Muthamizhchelvan and the
introduction where the students Associate Director Campus Life Registrar Dr. S. Ponnusamy,
SRM Women’s Basketball Team reaching heights spoke about them selves and respectively with the welcome SRMIST.