INTRAMURALS 2023 Day Seven Newsletter

CSSH, COED cap minor, major events in Literary Night

Ian Paolo Villacencio

Winning the Minor and Major events respectively, the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Vanguards and College of Education (COED) Mentors lit up the stage and dominated the competition in this year’s Literary Night.

In an interview to Zyle Brezhnev Gerhardt Cantago, a back-to-back champion in extemporaneous speaking from CSSH, the people behind him were his inspiration on reflecting things he wanted to say.

“Well, honestly, yung winning was just my

secondary goal. First and foremost,yung goal ko talaga is to just be the type of speaker that reflects... parang everything I’ve learned in my life, all the people who help me along the way, parang they were the ones who were my inspiration to just reflect them in what I wanted to say and for the questions that were asked to me it was like, it’s a combination of every single one of them and that combination ultimately sums up me,” he said.

According to sir Monlouie Sorzano, the literary committee head for Intramurals, their expectations were exceeded, saying

that the performances were even better this year.

“Walang college na nagpatalo. Lahat ng college at their core, has a solid concept and then the execution was there, so we are very very proud, the literary committee is very proud, actually not just of the literary night but of all the events,” he stressed.

The night ended with the announcement of all the winners in different literary categories in which the two aforementioned colleges got their respective awards.

COED’s ‘tiyanak’ inspired piece ends CSSH’s 3-peat winning streak

Lynxter Gybriel Leaño

After three consecutive years of reigning in Madulang Sabayang Pagbigkas, the College of Education (COED) took the crown from College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) as Mentors were able to snag the championship title on October 9.

Anchored on Filipino folklore stories, COED related its performance to “tiyanak,” highlighting the abortion of unwanted pregnancies because of rape.

“Amoa jud na goal is not just to utter the piece but of course to raise awareness and maging voice sa mga tao nga naa gyuy mga unwanted pregnancies because I

am pro for abortion and nagmanifest lang sa akong principle. Kung unwanted ang pregnancy, diba walay papa and then ang future sa bata so long term effect

Moreover, he stressed in an interview the challenges along their journey just like revisions of their piece and noting that they were able to spend big amount of money on props but only used some of it.

“New guidelines sad kay challenging kay bawal muambak, bawal ang tubig, bawal ang sand and daghag bawal,” Moises emphasized.

Their achievement was a collaborative effort of the alumni, faculty, and students of COED as remarked by Vasaya, paying back last year’s Intramurals performance.

Midas’ touch bestows COE gold, sustains 2-peat streak in jazz chant battle

Lourenz Jay Loregas

The College of Engineering (COE) still got hold of the gold in the jazz chant competition, sustaining a 2-peat streak with their performance inspired by the myth of ‘King Midas and the Golden Touch,’ during the Literary Night at the university quadrangle, October 9.

With this year’s theme “Gold shall be told,” COE chanters outshone competitors from seven other colleges, with the College of Fisheries (COF) also achieving a second-time victory as the first runner-up with their Wakanda-inspired performance.

In an interview, Cherry May Labesores, the student trainer for COE jazz chant, tearfully admitted that she initially doubted their chances and had even ceded to a fifth-place finish after witnessing the other performances.

“Giingnan gani nako akong chanters na hawud tanan and wala jud ko nag expect kay ang akong gi set lang na expectation sa ilaha kay ‘feeling nako ma fifth ta’ kay hawud lagi tanan gyud,” Labesores sobbingly said.

Labesores also shared the emotional challenges they faced, including misunderstandings and minor quarrels, but they are grateful that all of these issues were resolved before their stage performance.

“Sobra kadaghan [na challenges] kay dili man jud sa tanang panahon kay smooth-sailing ang commitee sa inyong event. Usahay naay misunderstandings, naay mga lapses, mga pagkukulang gyud pero worth it man gihapon ang mga pangalalis, ang mga hard feelings kay lipay na lang pod kay before nag start ang ilahang piece—ang among performance, naayos man gihapon,” she stated.

Wizards emerge victorious, haul every award in first-ever CDP competition

Having bested seven other teams, the Wizards of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM) made history after their team emerged champion in the literary competition during MSU’s literary night on October 9.

Raking up all of the special awards, the team of seven was hailed as having the publication with the best news page, best feature page, best editorial page, best sports page, and best page in layout of the first Collaborative Desktop Publication (CDP) competition of MSU’s Intramurals.

According to Restelle Sespeñe, the layout artist of the Wizards, that in order to prepare for the event, their team reached out to previous school paper advisers and other campus journalists who could help provide feedback

about their practice outputs.

“One of them is Madam Aubrey Maye Arrieta, the previous EIC of Bagwis. We’re very fortunate na she happily lent her time sa amin to consistently give feedback sa practice outputs namin lalo na sa articles,” she remarked.

Having joined the universitywide competition, Sespeñe said the contest allowed her to fulfill her dreams of winning again a CDP competition, an event she careered during her high school years as a student journalist.

“In my last year na subong na college ko, at least nakaranas na ko nga first in history, like part of history gihapon nga first kami. Sa first na ingato nga event kay kami ang naging champion,” she said.

Five of the seven members are part of the CNSM’s official college publication, the Grimoire.

Guia Rebollido

Carving a new name in the Intramurals’ Lawn Tennis history, the College of Agriculture (COA) Reapers established their domination in the court after snatching gold against the College of Education (COEd) Mentors with a 2-1 and 2-0 stretch in men’s and women’s categories respectively, at the University Lawn Tennis Court, October 9.

In the opening Singles A game, the Reapers took the lead as Randall Oculam outplayed Joshua Renz De Anas with a 6-2 brush.

The teams were evenly matched early in the Doubles A game until the Reapers committed some service errors, giving the Mentors an opportunity to lead by one, 5-6, eventually building up on this to seal the game at 5-8 with precise smashes and drop shots, assisted by Vince Kurt Cabinta.

However, Reapers capitalized on Mentors’ consecutive service errors in Singles B, and with powerful smashes from Zedric Lubos, they stretched their lead, securing the game at 6-4, ultimately bringing home the gold for COA.

Randall Oculam, the team captain of the Reapers, shed light on their victorious strategy.

“Among coordination gid. Naa na sa amoa ang consistency, ang momentum and strategy. Dako jud kaayo ang tabang na nakalead ko sa group na dedicated na madaog — pros kaayo to sa amoa. Isa pa, kay confident mi na gihatag namon ang among best,” Oculam revealed in a post-match interview.

Meanwhile, in the Women’s Category, the Reapers’ netters also bagged the gold, blowing out the Mentors with a clean 2-0 spurt.

Reapers prove to be new lawn tennis powerhouse; claim double-gold victory over Mentors in Finals

Vaness Villafuerte

Vanguards’ Perez punts heavyweight supremacy; ASTEEGs haul taekwondo triumph

Berjan Pagadatan

Upholding their rally for gold medal, Dax Dylan Perez propelled taekwondo men’s heavyweight title, striking the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) Vanguards another tally for gold while the College of Engineering (COE) ASTEEGs conquered the taekwondo tourney at the University Gymnasium, October 10.

After anguishing the College of Education (COED) Mentors’ bet Keanu Matullano, Perez defied the heat and punch title, leaving rivals with silver, as ASTEEG Jun Marthy Biete settled for bronze.

Amidst Perez’ reign on his category, ASTEEGs campaign for overall taekwondo throne was unbothered, leading COE to triumph, with Senior High School (SHS) Legends and College of Education being hailed as 1st and 2nd runners-up.

Meanwhile, SHS’ success was anchored from their Poomsae exhibition, as they clinch gold in individual men’s and women’s, pairs, and their women’s team, with Mentors

Mentors hailed dancesport overall champs, claim title in 2 contested disciplines

Joseph Carl Estrera

Perfectly swaying to a golden rhythm, the College of Education (COED) Mentors displayed an unparalleled level of skill and artistry as they took the dancesports competition by storm, securing the overall champions in both the modern standard and latin american disciplines of today, October 10, at the University Gymnasium.

With the winning pairs of John Ray Morales and Diana Kaye Lamery in the Modern Standard discipline, alongside the dynamic duo of Jherson Gagnao and Angelika Fransua Trinidad in the latin american discipline, stand as a testament to their prowess, clinching gold medals consecutively and solidifying their status in the overall rankings.

Meanwhile, the College of Engineering ASTEEGs and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Wizards achieved an outstanding feat by bagging first runner-up and second runner-up in overall final rankings.

The College of Business Administration and Accountancy Tycoons and the ASTEEGs dominated the modern standard discipline, securing both second and third spot, respectively.

On the other hand, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Wizards graced on second place of the latin american discipline, while the COE doubled their podium-finish performance clinching the third place.

In this year’s Golden Anniversary celebration of the dance sports competition showcased the addition of the third kind dance sports, embracing inclusivity by featuring a pair of LGBTQ community.