Students at the new female dormitory of King Saud University in Riyadh have voiced their resentment at what they describe as an “invasion of privacy” by university supervisors. Women students returning to their lodgings from lectures reportedly find that university wardens have unlocked their rooms and gone through their personal belongings, and claim that supervisors “treat them like teenagers” and confiscate their personal effects to deliberately upset them. Complaints also concern the quality of food served at the residence, leading many to live on instant soup and beverages. Students have raised their grievances with the recently created Students Rights Group, a body that follows up student complaints and provides legal consultation. Dr. Fahd Al-Misnid, Dean of Students Affairs at King Saud University, confirmed that the wardens inspected students' belongings in their presence and supported their right to raise the issue with the Students Rights Group. Al-Misnid added that private caterers were contracted to supply the canteen with seven varieties of meals offering students a wide range of choice. – Okaz/SG __
