The Beacon Reveille

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ALL SMILES. Even under the heat of the sun these young ladies dance with wide smiles.

Photographed by: Anthomer Sabacho

Consejo reveals plans for Magna Carta

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“ indi ako bababa ng [presidential] post hangga’t hindi ito (magna carta) napapatupad.”

This was the statement of El Consejo Atenista President Adriel Earl Toribio during his key presentation at the 29th Buklod Atenista which was held in Ateneo de Zamboanga University on October 19, this year. He stressed that the drafting of the Magna Carta of Students and the Rights and Responsibilities of the Undergraduates of ADZU is patterned after the different versions of magna

Campus Ministry launches love drive

WORDS: ANGELIQUE ANN MIRANDA

WORDS: KELVIN J. CULAJARA carta in Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and Ateneo de Cagayan— Xavier University (XU) to which he commented, “Buti pa kayo may magna carta, kami wala.” The Magna Carta of Students and the Rights and Responsibilities of the Undergraduates of ADZU is a document meant to reinforce the rights and responsibilities of the students in the academe and the university. Accordingly, the rights and responsibilities stipulated therein are inspired by the insights the student body contributes in the Ateneo Issue Page, and the universal rights of students as well. Toribio later clarified that unlike the versions of ADMU and XU that only state the rights of students, the magna carta under his term will also contain responsibilities so as not to over-privilege the student body and under-privilege other stakeholders in the Ateneo community.

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n September 3, this year, the Campus Ministry Office, in coordination with El Consejo Atenista, formally launched the Centennial Love Drive at Carlos Dominguez Conference Hall. The said love drive is an ongoing undertaking that will start from the month of September until December 7, 2012. The sorting out of solicited goods will be undertaken at the Multi-Purpose Covered Courts on December 8-9 and will be distributed to its recipients from December 15 to 20. Items solicited from this activity will be benefited by more than 1,000 families in at least eight (8) barangays of Zamboanga City, as well as the inmates of the Zamboanga City Penitentiary along Dr. Varela Street and

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The inconsistencies and controversies

During Toribio’s presentation,

he claimed initially that a draft of the magna carta was delivered to the deans and administration, but later revealed that the distribution of the same draft was halted by ECA Moderator Aryameir Ismael for further processing. Some delegates in the convention who opted not to be named doubted that if the said draft was later halted by Consejo’s moderator, how come it was able to get to the offices of deans and the administration for initial checking?

meron na (magna carta) eh,” he later surmised. When asked about these inconsistencies, Toribio vehemently replied that what he meant was the draft was supposed to be delivered to the deans and administration but did not pursue apparently because of its insufficiencies and need for further

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Moreover, in the later slide of Toribio’s PowerPoint presentation, it was indicated that the said magna carta is still on its stage of initial drafting which then runs inconsistent to the claim that a draft was already submitted to the deans and administration earlier. Likewise, the said inconsistency stirred doubt in some delegates, especially former Buklod Ambassador and incumbent Head of the Department of Research and External Affairs Glenn William Alcala, as to the existence of magna carta. “Hindi ko nga alam na

TAKING THE LEAD. Toribio presents his administration’s achievements before the delegates of the 29th Buklod Atenista.

AdZU hosts 2nd Jesuit basic education congress

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n September 23 to 25, 304 delegates from 10 Jesuit schools in the Philippines gathered for the 2nd Jesuit Basic Education Congress. Spearheaded by the university president, Fr. Antonio F. Moreno, Ateneo de Zamboanga University hosted the said event in line with its centennial celebration. With its theme, “MindaNow: Re-imagining the Filipino Soul and Story”, the congress has been envisioned not only to be a celebration of the history and culture of Mindanao, but also an opportunity for reflection of Mindanao in our national consciousness.

WORDS: MALIVER GAAS

Fr. Johnny C. Go, SJ, one of the delegates of the said congress, shares that its central theme was Mindanao. The theme was said to be inspired by the prevalence of issues in Mindanao ranging from methodologies in education to upcoming implementations and changes in the curriculum and in the educational system. “There were simply too many issues and challenges to choose from: new knowledge about teaching and learning, new questions about formation, the ongoing shift to the K-12 model in the Philippines, [and many more]. But after a couple of meetings among administrators, we decided

on Mindanao…because Mindanao has always been an important area of concern for the Jesuits in the Philippines, not to mention that it has recently been identified as one of our Province priorities,” says Fr. Go in his blog. At the 2nd JBEC assembly, different talks were rendered by Jesuit priests, public servants and some faculty members of ADZU.

Under-represented and stereotyped

In one of the sessions, it was discussed that Mindanao was often

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