University tells students to register their love life
By Li Qian |
March 26, 2013, Tuesday
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STUDENTS in a university in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, are having to tell teachers about their romances, an order that has been criticized as an invasion of privacy.
The Continuing Education Institute with Hankou University recently launched "relationship registration," a policy said to be aimed at preventing violence and extreme acts triggered by obsessive love by having teachers on standby to mediate disputes and comfort jilted lovers.
"We have 80 teachers to take care of their relationships, and every teacher manages eight couples on average," said Luo Aiguo, deputy director of the institute.
Only 493 students volunteered details of their love life while another 800 were "caught" by teachers and forced to put their names on a registration list, yesterday's Chutian Metropolis Daily newspaper reported.
Some students said they welcomed the initiative to help them learn how to be responsible partners and avoid making "silly mistakes" in relationships.
Others said the university was riding roughshod over their right to privacy.
A student surnamed Wu said: "Love is a personal thing. I don't want to share with teachers. I can talk to my best friends when I have troubles."
Another surnamed Li said he felt uncomfortable when he and his girlfriend were talking as he imagined teachers were always watching.
Teacher Wei Huiting told the newspaper she had successfully comforted five couples last week, and helped two students holding deep grudges to end their relationship peacefully.
The Continuing Education Institute with Hankou University recently launched "relationship registration," a policy said to be aimed at preventing violence and extreme acts triggered by obsessive love by having teachers on standby to mediate disputes and comfort jilted lovers.
"We have 80 teachers to take care of their relationships, and every teacher manages eight couples on average," said Luo Aiguo, deputy director of the institute.
Only 493 students volunteered details of their love life while another 800 were "caught" by teachers and forced to put their names on a registration list, yesterday's Chutian Metropolis Daily newspaper reported.
Some students said they welcomed the initiative to help them learn how to be responsible partners and avoid making "silly mistakes" in relationships.
Others said the university was riding roughshod over their right to privacy.
A student surnamed Wu said: "Love is a personal thing. I don't want to share with teachers. I can talk to my best friends when I have troubles."
Another surnamed Li said he felt uncomfortable when he and his girlfriend were talking as he imagined teachers were always watching.
Teacher Wei Huiting told the newspaper she had successfully comforted five couples last week, and helped two students holding deep grudges to end their relationship peacefully.
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