I am an alumnus of the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). I support the institute's decision to implement campus autonomy, in order to become more independent, professional, and to set an example for other schools. However, I really regret the way in which autonomy has been implemented by the IPB officials. They seem so nervous and unprepared to face the autonomy, that they have taken the 'easy way' without minding the regulations or the future of