Dentistry Down in the Mouth
Many were disappointed at the School of Dentistry on Tuesday
when it was announced that a new facility, which had been
11 years in the planning, will not be built. This decision
by the government disregards the professional advice they
were given, and instead will make dentistry training a priority
in Tromsø. This may mean the beginning of the end for the
School of Dentistry in Bergen.
- In the long run, it will be impossible to continue teaching
modern dentistry at this facility. This decision isn’t sensible
from a professional point of view, claims Magne Raadal, Dean
of the School of Dentistry. The Norwegian Medical Association
and the universities in Bergen and Oslo all recommended that
efforts be directed towards building new facilities in Bergen.
Dean Raadal does not understand the reasons behind this political
decision, and adds that the demand for training new dentists
isn’t so overwhelming that it couldn’t be handled in Bergen
and Oslo.
Kill-joy Kilroy
Over Easter UiB student Hilde Eikeland was looking at Kilroy’s
homepage for tickets to San Diego, CA. She found a cheap return
ticket for NKr 3 540. She then booked a ticket for herself
and her sister. She stopped by the Kilroy office in Bergen
to double-check her reservations. Only three days before she
was supposed to pick the tickets up, she found out a mistake
had been made. The price per ticket was actually NKr 7 000.
- The conversion from Euros was wrong, and Kilroy wanted NKr
7 000, says Ms Eikeland. She was absolutely astonished, and
wasn’t willing to accept such a large price increase. After
making numerous phone calls to the person in charge of on-line
services, she agreed to buy the cheapest ticket they had to
offer, at NKr 6 000. She normally would have been content,
but found the customer treatment at Kilroy so appalling that
she decided to take matters further. - The employee in question
was extremely unpleasant to talk to. He said things like ‘You
waste a lot of my time when you call twice a day, and that’s
expensive for Kilroy!’, says Ms Eikeland. She was finally
able to talk with a sales manager, who was apologetic and
promised to look into their routines for on-line sales.
Discount not for Everyone
Students under 30 will get a 40 percent bus-discount, while
those older get nothing, according to the revised national
budget which was presented last Tuesday. A month past with
a discount will cost NKr 380. However, the Gaia Bus Company
warns that they are planning on a general price-hike in the
near future.
RUSSEL SHULER
08.05.02
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