All about IITK Reports and Investigations Students PAWblems: Dogs of IITK The sight of tossed dustbins, scattered waste, and torn sanitary pads has become all too familiar for campus residents. Dogs have been found on various floors of residential halls in search of food. Incidents of destroyed belongings, including bitten shoes and damaged clothing, are rising. Some areas have witnessed aggressive dogs chasing campus residents, leading […] Written by Vox Populi December 25, 2023December 29, 2023
All about IITK Reports and Investigations Surveys Lost In Translation: Language Barriers at IITK **Disclaimer - These are results from an anonymous survey making the responses and their validity unverifiable. The responses may or may not reflect the actual scenario at IIT Kanpur. The purpose of the survey was to bring these linguistic barriers to notice- but readers should keep in mind the limitations of an anonymous survey - […] Written by Vox Populi December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
All about IITK Reports and Investigations Surveys शब्दों के परे: आईआईटी कानपुर में भाषा संबधी बाधाएं **अस्वीकरण - ये एक अज्ञात सर्वेक्षण के परिणाम हैं जो प्रतिक्रियाओं और उनकी वैधता का प्रमाण नहीं है। प्रतिक्रियाएँ आईआईटी कानपुर के वास्तविक परिदृश्य को प्रतिबिंबित कर भी सकती हैं और नहीं भी। सर्वेक्षण का उद्देश्य इन भाषाई बाधाओं को ध्यान में लाना था - लेकिन पाठकों को एक गुमनाम सर्वेक्षण की सीमाओं को ध्यान […] Written by Vox Populi December 18, 2023December 18, 2023
Reports and Investigations Surveys Sexual Harassment – A campus wide survey **Disclaimer - These are results from an anonymous survey making the responses and their validity unverifiable. The responses may or may not reflect the actual scenario at IIT Kanpur. The purpose of the survey was to start a conversation around sexual harassment at iitk - but readers should keep in mind the limitations of an […] Written by Vox Populi December 3, 2023December 4, 2023
Reports and Investigations Infra Review #3: Academic Crunch Introduction Overcrowded lecture halls, overutilised equipment, getting rejected for multiple open electives, piled up bags, hunting for the perfect study space and an ideal chair make us wonder if our academic landscape is immune to the changing strength of students. As the end semester examinations have concluded, one might have been troubled with finding a […] Written by Vox Populi November 27, 2023December 9, 2023
All about IITK Faculty Institute Newsletter Reports and Investigations Students To Attend or Not to Attend Attendance has long been a moot point of discussion amongst both Professors and Students. As the semester begins, a few FCHs manage to send shivers down one’s spine with their attendance policies. In an attempt to understand the views of Campus Junta, we at Vox Populi conducted a survey on the “Effect of Attending Classes and […] Written by Vox Populi October 10, 2023October 13, 2023
Beyond IITK Reports and Investigations Impact of IITs on migration Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. Does joining a top 5 IIT make someone more likely to go for research? Or does someone’s interest in research make them more likely to join a top-5 IIT? Prithwiraj Choudhury, Ina Ganguli and Patrick Gaule from the NBER (National […] Written by Vox Populi September 25, 2023September 25, 2023
All about IITK Institute Reports and Investigations Cycle Track: The Unanswered Questions In November last year, many wondered, paddling down at the sight of chopped trees along the roadside, speculating what was coming up. However, it wasn’t long before everyone could trace that the campus was getting a cycle track, a separate lane for the bicyclists to paddle on. The track soon found its way into discussions […] Written by Vox Populi July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
Administration Gymkhana Reports and Investigations Students Uncategorized Yeh Hall ab 13 Na Raha Following a major incident in Hall 13, where students were found intoxicated, the Warden-in-Charge enacted a ban on the entry of female students into the premises of Hall 13. In the subsequent days, when female campus residents tried to enter hall 13, to their surprise, entry was denied to them, and the only reason given […] Written by Vox Populi June 25, 2023June 26, 2023
Gymkhana Reports and Investigations Students Have We-Toed the Line? Ashutosh Muduly, an ex-Quiz Club Coordinator and an active Media and Cultural(MnC) Council member, had applied for the post of Institute Secretary for Non-Performing Arts in the MnC Council. After the interviews and voting by the outgoing core committee, it was announced that Ashutosh won the verdict, 11 votes to 6. Around two days later, […] Written by Vox Populi June 11, 2023June 11, 2023