INTRAMURALS 2023 Day Five Newsletter

Students tag MSU Intramurals 2023 as ‘the grandest of all’

Guia Rebollido

DEBATE PAINTS RED - BLUE

CSSH, COEd head on 2nd MSU-GSC PDC Finals

Y BUILDING CONFERENCE

ROOM - The grand finals match of the Intramurals 2023 debate competition was painted red and blue as Vanguards and Mentors faced off.

The finals motion, themed ‘Developing Nations’, pegs a rhetoric on whether rapid urbanization brings more harm than good for poverty alleviation.

“This event is a breakthrough as it is only one of the intramural events, mostly led by students, with little to no faculty intervention,” Jefferson Quipit, MGDS President and Tournament Organizing Committee said in a speech during the grand finals match.

The array of food stalls and array of delectable snacks, new events, and a better venue, this year’s intramurals, is said to be the grandest of all of MSU’s intramurals.

Jerwyn Jay Catolico, a student of MSU since 2018, said this is the best of all the intramurals he has experienced.

Instead of being held in the university gymnasium, most major events take place in the university quadrangle, complete with a giant LED screen.

“At first, abi nako di siya magwork well because of the unpredictable weather,” he said.

There were minor kinks but overall better things happened sa pagbalhin sa events sa quad,” he remarked.

Leaving a remarkable impression among students, the annual week-long

intramurals served as an academic breather for most students, he added.

“Diri jud maipakita sa mga students na they’re not bound sa kung unsa lang ang ma-learn nila sa ilang course,” said Jephty Joice Bactong, a senior from the College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA).

According to Bactong, MSU’s Intramurals has always been like the Tuna Festival. Each year she saves enough money to prepare for the event, knowing there will be food stalls.

“Ukay ug peryahan na lang jud kulang,” she remarked.

The Intramurals 2023 is celebrated with the university’s 50th foundation anniversary with the theme ‘SMART MSU Gensan: Celebrating Golden Years of Pursuing Academic Excellence, Creating Champions of Peace and Development’.

College of Social Sciences and Humanities takes the government bench and the College of Education takes opposition.

Before the grands, the semis match fronts two rooms, CSSH vs SHS, and COEd vs COA, dropping COA and SHS in 3rd and 4th runner-up.

Justin Ian Doctor, one of the invited judges, also said in his message how the debate competition empowers the youth through meaningful intellectual discourse.

The grand finals match was held this day, at 4 pm, in the Y conference room and was streamed live on the official page of MSU-GSC Debate Society.

Maria Nicole Silva

More than the headlines

Campus Journalism plays an imperative role in information dissemination; its fundamental mandate is to deliver unbiased news. However, along with the celebration of the Intramurals 2023 during the golden foundation anniversary of Mindanao State University - General Santos City, is a genesis of another romanticized bardagulan when college publications themselves joined the clout-based trend through a subtle headline battle in delivering news and information to their constituents.

Dated October 7, Day 3 of the Intrams when the Blueprint, the official college publication of the College of Engineering (COE) updated a sports news as the college took the win in the women’s basketball tournament against the College of Education (COED), quoting “Inhinyera, wagi kontra Mentors; Kuwago naging basang sisiw.” Later in that same day, Pingkian, the official college publication of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH), also posted a likened update as the Vanguards won

in their volleyball match against the Mentors, quoting “Taliba, tinusta ang Mentors; dinagit ang panalo, 2-0.” But for what seemed like an unwavering support and pride for their respective colleges manifested through news leads and headlines like these could also subtly mean harm for what mandates should journalism media uphold.

But the real deal sparked when issues have reached the corners of the Facebook page BUHAY MSUANGensan and group Mindanao State University - General Santos (MSU-GenSan) where clout-based bardagulan typically begins. From what to be an unharmful update, memes, on the other hand, started to arise and gain traction, putting competing colleges into bad light.

Surely, these sports updates with headlines like these are just a sheer manifestation of the undying support and pride college publications and journalists hold for their respective colleges. It could also mean that it is their tangible way of updating their current standing to what seemed to

be a very competitive run, to bite the bullet at the very least. However, a fine line should necessarily be observed between campus journalism and showing support and instead become a vanguard of an unbiased news delivery not anchored on the romanticization of bardagulan capitalized through clout. Every campus journalist should see campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical values, and developing moral character and personal discipline as stipulated in Section 2, of Republic Act 7079.

It is all fun until it is not. Despite the heat brought about by the Intramurals 2023, a journalism media should become a Platfrom that delivers news more than the headlines, and should not become a fuel that further fires the competition and wrong-nuanced bardagulan of competing colleges. In the name of responsible journalism, traction should never outweigh the mandates of the publication. At the end of the day, Intrams will reach Day 7 and traction will soon enough be forgotten but words will remain until thereon.

Leonard Tucjayao

ASTEEGs dethrone reigning champs Mentors, seize gold in an emotional finish

Joseph Carl Estrera

The “Para kay KJ” mantra, born from an ASTEEG player’s unexpected ejection in game one, transformed into an unwavering driving force as the College of Engineering (COE) successfully dethroned last Intramurals’ softball champions, the College of Education (COED), overcoming the twice-to-beat advantage of Mentors, ultimately securing the gold.

Team captain Christyl Opren delivered in an emotional post-match interview, dedicating this hard-fought victory to a teammate who was ejected earlier saying, “Syempre para pud ni sa among isa ka na eject na player og para sa among team.”

The ASTEEGs secured a hard-fought victory, triumphing over Mentors in Game 1 and carrying their momentum into Game 2.

Reflecting on the win, Opren remarked, “Tiwala lang gyud sa sarili, miskan unsa man na bad calls sa amoa, ang importante naa mi

tiwala sa isa’t isa.”

In an emotionally charged finale, the game concluded with a narrow 4-3 scoreline, igniting an intense atmosphere as fans from both teams passionately cheered.

ASTEEGs secure twice-to-beat men’s volley finals appearance over Vanguards in a 2-set blowout

Vaness Villafuerte

Earning a slot in the finals with the coveted double-beat advantage, the College of Engineering (COE) ASTEEGs shattered the hopes of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Vanguards during the Men’s Volleyball semifinals, with a landslide 2-0 pullaway.

ASTEEGs showcased their dominance with flawless defensive skills led by Keith Adem Dela Cruz, leading them to a 17-12 margin. However, the Vanguards, led by their team captain Kyle Romano, managed to narrow the score gap 21-17.

ASTEEGs’ Team Captain, Jerald Paul Enrijo, dominated the court, delivering powerful down-the-line and cross-court spikes that allowed them to carve a 25-18 first set win.

The power tandem of Enrijo and Dela Cruz combined forces, keeping the fire on hand scoring 10 points in total after manifesting their quick play spikes and blocks in the second set, 7-11.

ASTEEGs maintained control, anchored by the tandem of Dexter Murillo and Prince Macagcalat, executing smooth combination plays and towering blocks. This surge allowed the ASTEEGs for a 19-10 spurt.

Despite the Vanguards’ top scorers, Mark Sierra and Kenneth Masangkay, executing successive spikes and blocks to narrow the gap to 12-19, ASTEEGs emerged victorious, concluding the set with a 25-13 domination.

Reflecting on the team’s progress, Enrijo expressed, “I think the connection kay

ang connection gid namo last year kay dili same ing-ani ang bond sa team. Lahi ang bond namon ug connection na na-build karon compared last year. I think mao to among biggest improvement namon as

Mindanao State University - General Santos City － Following their loss against College of Education yesterday, the College of Agriculture (COA) Reapers closed out their football elimination game with a 5-3 dramatic victory over College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Vanguards on Sunday, October 8, at University Football Field.

Vanguards’ striker Kenneth Seroy opened the scoring festivities at the 29th minute with a late rebound gunner in Kyle Cyrus Reyes free kick, cross past goalkeeper Kenneth Paul Mina.

In the second half however, CSSH goalie Miles De Jesus upbuilt an unintentional misstep where COA’s midfielder Lorenz Johnson answered with his indirect free kick banger to equalize the match at 1-1.

Furious CSSH center-mid Reyes then charged to the tournament officials, complaining on referee’s miscall during the last play where he insisted it was a no-goal since no ball contact was made. However, tournament organizers reaffirmed that it was an evident goal-scoring opportunity and that they were simply following the rules of the game.

Reyes was subsequently sent off the game after collecting a double yellow card for misconduct with the game ending up in extra time, both squads remained even as the game ended on penalties.

Reapers’ second-half hero Johnson, started the shootout with a wide right-side miss. Fast forward to the game, COA’s Mina made a crucial save to win the game and keep their team from being ousted from the competition.

Kimbian Lim

Fresh from semis win against ASTEEGs, College of Education (COEd) Mentors were on a spree after being only a win away from stripping off the twice-to-beat advantage of College of Agriculture (COA) Reapers in the three games played so far during the Badminton Championships in the University Gymnasium, October 8.

With a 1-1 deadlock in the first two games, Men’s Doubles B bet from COEd, Cyrose Jimenez and Marvel Figueroa, ended their championship opener campaign with a thrilling 31-29 escape over COA’s Rene Siolao and Ruel Alon, securing a comfortable position for them as they face again tomorrow for the tournament continuation.

Unfazed by Reapers’ initial Men’s Double A 2136 pullaway, the Mentors managed to turn the tides in their favor in an exciting Jomento-sibling rivalry in the Women’s Double A Category with Julia Jomento from COA and Christelle Nicole Jomento from COED.

COEd strolled to a quick second game revenge victory with Mentors’ Jomento and duo Rue Amor Sarsonas propelling their team to a 31-25 equalizer, a momentum-setting win for their Men’s Doubles B’s success.

If the Mentors emerge victorious in their Women’s

Reapers, inch closer to losing twice-tobeat privilege after 2-1 upset over Mentors in badminton; finals to continue tomorrow

Reapers registered a disputed come-from-behind win in football versus Vanguards

Niel Zsun John Vega