feudNote: Don’t mistook this grievance with the first thing that enters your mind.

Wow, that was a surprise. To think we have such power. They said that only our university had this policy. It was all thanks to the Congresswoman who filed it(whoever that is :P ). Because of that, we students are able to enjoy our rights as well our responsibilities as a rightful student of the university.

Not aware to many students, we have a Magna Carta. It is an article where our rights and responsibilities are stipulated.

This right was bestow upon us so that we could claim our right to have the best quality education that we are paying for. This is also a way to peacefully resolve a feud with anyone in the university. Grievances could be filed to anyone in the school. Might it be a classmate or an authority.

Well, because it is right of an student, common cases are about academics of course and professors are the often the accused party.

Common Cases are wrong computation of grades, failure without any valid reason, refusal to show how grades were computed, miscalculation of tardiness and absence, and of course, sexual harassment as well. Well that’s it for our wicked professors.

Still, we should be considerate as well to them. We might as well give them an informal grievance by talking with them verbally at first. Writing a letter to the department chair would only be a choice if it can’t be resolved verbally. To do this, a formal letter is written by the complainant with the whole narration of the incident, citing some witnesses and actions that needs to be executed to resolve the matter. Never forget the signature.

If you need help or witness about verbal dealings, you can ask any SC member to help you.

You can file group grievances as well if you are composed of three people or more.

By the way, if grievances about grade changes are filed after two weeks after the distribution of course cards, the grade can’t be changed anymore! Better be decisive if you are determined to do so.