EDITORIAL

THE FAMILIAR STRANGERS: TEAM ALTRUISM AND THE AVMS VANGUARD

If there is anything strange and shady happening in the faculty currently, it is the excessive and delusionally obsequious attitudes shown by the contrivers of two emergent cliques: Team Altruism and The AVMS Vanguard. While it is very effortless and unsophisticated for an average vet student to decipher what these entities are contending for, the question impinging minds is that do we really need to seek people's favour before being an altruist or a vanguardist?

Team Altruism, championed by Akindele Uthman, recently released a goodwill infographic for DVMII students in preparation for their DVM Part I examinations. This was instantaneously followed by a similar post by the AVMS Vanguard reigned by Ola-Williams Olaoluwa, who also congratulated the students in another scintillating format. Although, the impetus behind these initiatives is applaudable and of utmost relevance, there is a breeze of skepticism here: Akindele Uthman and Ola-Williams Olaoluwa have experienced two DVM part I examinations and other DVM examinations in this faculty but this is the only one we are seeing well-crafted saintly goodwill messages from these individuals.

So, while it is very obvious that there is a strong, materialistic and ambitious backing to their recent delightful dispositions, it is germane for us, as diplomatic and rational beings, to note that it is not only when you need people's help and support that you should be nice. The faculty, and perhaps our world, will be fascinating, pleasant, lovely and less stress-loaded if we see more of AVMS Vanguards or Team Altruisms who consistently send new month messages, congratulatory remarks, success messages, and other alluring effects.

Actually, regardless of the motivation attached, these teams should be applauded for having their colleagues in mind and they deserve the best in whatever they are contending for. Furthermore, other people are enjoined to join this league of "teams" so that the faculty can be lively and active socially, politically and emotionally.