(Oromedia, Finfinnee, 03/01/2012) A clash among Addis Abeba University (AAU) College of Natural Sciences/4 Kilo Campus students that started yesterday afternoon (02-01-2013) 4PM  resulted in the injuries of more than 70 students and  huge damage of properties.
Following the incident, at least 50 students were injured on Thursday when the clashes erupted among university students on Arat Kilo campus of Addis Ababa University.According to Oromedia sources the fights broke out after unidentified students posted a poster containing a  derogatory message on the College’s main Library  and two other places about Oromo students and Oromo nation.
The conflict continued until mid night when Oromo students non violently blocked and banned most students from entering or leaving their dormitories.  However, the tension turned out violent when a student was severely attacked around mid night.
The clash that continued until early morning had restarted after it was contained several times by the Federal Police who surrounded the Campus and tried to quell the situation. Police also arrested more than 70 students whom the Oromo students are leading in numbers. Accordingly, more than 60  Oromo students are now under Police custody.
Several students from the conflicting  groups that form along ethnic lines were severely wounded and were taken to Zewditu and Yekatit 12 Hospitals. Windows, doors and other properities of the Univeristy and many students’ dormitories were damaged in the clash that continued until 3AM this morning.
 Although there is Police presence and calamity in the Campus, students are still barred from either leaving or entering the Campus.
Similarly, Oromedia has learnt that there was a fall out between students and the College’s Administration for the past two weeks over grading issues.
According to sources, the College had introduced a new Grading System/scale, which requires students to score more than 95 out of 100 to get an “A”, however students protested the new scale and class representatives had to meet with the College Administration on the matter.   The  Administration finally agreed to reduce the required score to get an ‘A’ to 85 points out of 100.
At present, over  5000 undergraduate, 3000 extension, over 1000 MSc and 50 PhD students are enrolled in the College. The Faculty today comprises six departments: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences,Mathematics and Statistics and four programs namely Biothechnology, Food Science, Computational Science, Matreials Science and Environmental Science.
The College was founded on March 20, 1950 by Emperor Haile Silassie I  who declared the foundation of the University College of Addis Ababa, including the faculties of Arts and Science. At the time there were only 33 students enrolled.