Reading and Writing Habits Among Students Netyana R. Boba Joru, Christian Education, Lewa - Institute of Theology

Saturday, 11 May 2019
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Reading and writing are basic skills that must be owned by young people and students in facing global challenges. There are many benefits they get when reading and writing a lot. However, the habit of reading and writing among young people or students in East Sumba is still low. Based on my experience, campus environment actually should be bookworms’ nest, but ironically I rarely find students  reading and writing. The campus library is always quiet, not because of respect to other readers or writers, but students rarely visit it.
 
It is such a pity when an undergraduate student has no expertise in writing and reading books. Based on my experience, if we, as an undergraduate student or scholar return back to our home or village, we will be asked by village officials and community to help them in writing letters, proposals, reports and so on. Of course it is ironic if we cannot do these.
 
For me, it is not too late if we keep on practising in writing and reading. We can spend 15-30 minutes per day to write and read. It is hard in the beginning but if we are eager to do it, it will be easy and fun. We can start writing from things that we often see, hear, and worry about. It will be easy for us to start writing from our surrounding because we only retell everything that we often see, such as our village where it has high level of violence against women or children, the difficulty of getting clean water, electricity that has not yet cover all area, and so on.
 
The habit of reading and writing brings positive impact to the writer, such as, development of thinking skills, being able to think critically, improvement of knowledge, finding ideas, gaining new knowledge, and being able to get solutions to solve problems. While for someone who does not like reading and writing, he is unable to think critically, low level of knowledge, complaining when facing problems and unable to solve them.
 
It's time for youth and students in East Sumba to have writing skills and love reading, because the region requires good human resources, able to create ideas, care with environment, be critical, and intelligent. Quoting Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a novelist and human rights activist, said that people may have high intellegency, but as long as he does not write, he will disappear from society and history.
 
So what are you waiting for?  Young people should be ready to do self-equip. ***

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Pluralism Test In General Election Marinus Padjaru Djowa, Faculty of Law, Unkriswina Sumba.

Wednesday, 8 May 2019
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Indonesia is a large nation with its 1340 ethnic groups, 300 tribes, 17.504 islands, and 6 official religions. Besides being rich in ethnicity and cultures, Indonesia is also rich in natural resources. Various kinds of flora and fauna throughout the world are found in Indonesia. Indonesia is likely a small miniature representing the entire population in the world. As Indonesian people, of course we have to be proud of all beauty given by God to us, the Indonesian.
 
The struggle of Indonesian people in maintaining integrity and secure stability of the country was tested when Indonesia carried out democratic party in the election of President, Governor, Regent and members of Representatives, because conflicts occurs in the community in the name of ethnicity, religion and races to fight for their own interests.
 
General Elections is designed for Indonesian citizens to choose leaders who maintain citizens’ rights. It is an implementation of democratic country that guarantee freedom of people to make their choices. But I saw the elections process that is being carried out has led to many conflicts among communities.
 
The General Elections still left many problems and needed to learn more to implement honest, fair and harmonious elections. Some people took part in elections only to win their candidates without observing the vision and mission first. Sometimes, the elections is used as media of gambling or betting to get money.
 
We are really tested whether our plurality during elections can still exist or not in the eyes of the world. The government has big roles in minimizing inter-community conflicts that occur when elections take place by continuing to socialize concept of unity in diversity to community. In addition, the fight of elites in the political arena should perform battle of ideas rather than blasphemy and slander one another. The goal is to give an example to public that elections are truly high-quality, calm and peaceful elections.
 
Let us continue to maintain the diversity of Indonesia, never let this great and beautiful nation be ruined only for the sake of group’s interest. ***

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Civil State Aparatus and   Neutrality in General Elections Marinus Padjaru Djowa, Law Faculty, Christian University of Wira Wacana, Sumba

Saturday, 4 May 2019
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Indonesia has just finished one part of series in democracy party in the entire territory of Indonesia on April 17, 2019. People flocked to vote the candidates from president (executive) to members of representatives (legislative). The democracy party that has been carried out, have many interesting stories and certainly catch attention of public. One of them is the issue the neutrality of State Civil Apparatus in elections.

The Indonesian state law No. 7 of 2017, concerning on general elections, article 282 and 283 verse 1, clearly regulated the neutrality of the state cilvil aparatus in elections and those who violate can be subjected to criminal sanctions. Recently, we were surprised by the dismissal of 6 state civil aparatus in Tangerang, Banten, after they were known to pose two fingers in favor of one of presidential candidates. Tribunnews.com, online news on March 2, 2019 had interviewed the head of Tangerang regional personnel agency (BKD), Komarudin. He said, "Those six are also called violating the rules because of using attributes such as uniforms and logo of Banten Province on their arms. The dismissal of the six teachers is in accordance with the regulations, where one of them should not campaign at educational institutions including schools. There are many other stories that prove the non-neutrality of state civil aparatus in our democratic party. (http://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2019/03/22/6-guru-di-tangerang-dipecat-karena-foto-pose-2-jari-sambil-pegang-stiker-prabowo-sandi).
 
Responding to the non-neutrality of state civil aparatus in the election, the writer felt disappointed. When they became state civil aparatus they have bound themselves to regulation as condition and obligation that should be carried out based on the principle of justice to serve the state and society. Their tasks as designers, supervisors, implementers, and organizers of public duties must be free from political intervention and free from corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) practices, especially their salaries are using public budget, so they must be truly pro-people. Non-neutrality of state civil aparatus will be contra-productive for the community.
 
Finally, the writer came to the conclusion of the idea of this writing, the writer saw the need for strict action on the non-neutral state civil aparatus. The regulations made by the government regarding to civil state aparatus’ neutrality in election is good initiative, however, only the implementation is still challenging. The government should act decisively and fair. Not just being brave to those with low rank, and avoiding the stigma of law that’s blunt upward and sharp downward.
 
Let us maintain the democratic atmosphere in Indonesia by complying with applicable laws in order to implement a strong and great Indonesia. ***

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