Does dealing with student affairs of a specific university campus need the baggage of political affiliation? Are students not supposed to be free-spirited, open-minded knowledge seekers attempting to broaden their world outlook?Can they succeed in that pursuit while being boxed into party political stereotypes?I found the excitement over a Democratic Alliance SRC election win recently at Fort Hare quite strange. It suggests that these days students are already concretised into stereotypes.What does that say about the much-punted "unity" or "democracy"? Does this not constitute tribalism, when party political affiliation supersedes individualism in dealing with specific issues?Whether we like it or not, this is the basis for intolerance.One would have expected universities to be a cradle of free thought, especially in a democracy.But then it does seem party loyalty/affiliation supersedes the quest for creativity and lateral thinking, even with students. ..