One long-pending grievance common to student representatives across most city colleges is their struggle to get a formal office or a meeting room inside the college campus. Unlike Panjab University student council members, who enjoy the luxury of separate offices for each council member, including the president, vice-president, general secretary and joint secretary, in city colleges, however, boasting of a room meant for student activities is a rare privilege for the student council.
The issue of a separate office for council members has even led to brawls and unrest in colleges in the past. In one such case, members of the Panjab University Students Union (PUSU) whose candidate won the post of the president at DAV College, Sector 10, last year, insisted on having a room allocated for student activities. Later, certain representatives of a rival student organization, H.S.A, objected to this and the room was left in shambles following a fight between the members of the two sides.
