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Volume XIV Issue No. 02 November 2017 - May 2018
The Official Student Publication of BulSU - College of Engineering
COE opens 9th Annual Engineering Week despite scheduling conflicts JHIM AERISH DELA CRUZ
Bulacan State University (BulSU) College of Engineering (COE) opened its 9th Annual Engineering Week at the BulSU Activity Center with the theme AGSIKAPIN: Building Fellowship and Unity for One COEmmunity, March 22. see page 03
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LEISURE OF YOUR OWN RISK
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e can do things at a time, the socalled multitasking, especially when needed. There are always, else often, our works are in tons caused by procrastination, and that’s the perfect time for multitasking. This habit gives humans pleasure in short time making it as a leisure losing pressure from functioning. The other side is cramming, making someone more than some superhuman, making things right and tight at one glimpse like the world is at stake. Procrastination is always in the blood of most Engineering students, then to be administered by coffee. In times of plates, problem sets, examinations and quizzes, the power of caffeine will arise from the cups of endless fountain of aliveness. This leads to lots of physical and emotional exhaustion causing students to be inefficient on their own activities. So even the socializing of students is affected. Sometimes, procrastination is correlated to cheating and plagiarism of college students. Since academics make students tired every day, even on Sundays, it is so satisfying to have rest days or vacant time, just to refresh minds and nap for a couple of minutes. It’s always either of the two, rest or finish work. “Procrastination is a form of self-regulation failure characterized by the irrational delay of
tasks despite potentially negative consequences. It has been estimated that the majority of college students engage in procrastination and consider themselves procrastinators, but also that about one in five adults are chronically affected by procrastination. Chronic procrastinators perform more poorly overall and feel more miserable in the long term,” said by Frontiers in Psychology. It implies that procrastination brings no good to individuals, especially for further effects. Surely, one of the results of this is, doing homework at school an hour and badly sometimes minutes before passing. And mostly, students who do this activity are near to failure of subjects because they don’t strive for the best or highest but they just settle on passing the subject. “TRES, lang ginto na,” mindset corresponds to the effort exerted by procrastinators. But, those who strive harder want better; better to best. All cheaters are procrastinators but not all procrastinators are cheaters. Cheating is done because of not being ready or not knowing anything about an examination, probably because of unpreparedness. For parents, they see the struggles of students so they just let their children to rest, but giving freedom is different from supporting and assisting a child. Sometimes, even an adult needed to be cared like a child, it can motivate someone to pursue harder. Procrastination is just
a mindset, which can be regulated and ruled by our own. It is enjoying yet devastating. Ruling over yourself is ruling your grades. There are a lot of factors why students procrastinate, time, availability, tiredness and many more. Again, factors which means they affect not rule over someone. You can win, against procrastination by simply listing your task and doing it sequentially. You can’t do time management, no one ever manage time, just God. But, you can do task management. Setting priorities leads to completion. Don’t be a chronic procrastinator that looks for distractions and avoid the things needed to be done. Obligations are held on our back, because it has a crown on its end. Focusing on our goals is enhancing emotional and mental capabilities. There’s always time for everything, as the old cliché flows. Time is gold. Even we are in our golden days, time machine isn’t yet invented so we don’t have the right to procrastinate; so when the time machine comes, you’ll have infinite access to your leisure. But, again there’s still none. Resting is good, but not standing is bad. If you don’t want your obligations, why do you study engineering? “Engr.” entitlement are for those who work hard and make nights a day, just to achieve what they truly deserve.
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her fiery impersonation of the artist’s Superbowl Halftime performance. ”We just practiced the performance just a week before the opening of engineering week. But thanks to Lord God that I did well that night,” Manguba said. The highlight of every Engineering Week opening, the Dance Competition, never failed to ignite the pride and support among the students of the college. IE Maroon Falcons proved that they still have the grooves and moves needed to bag their first championship in the competition. ”Malaki ang naitulong samin ng IE department, aside from financial support, yung presence nila everytime kelangan namin ng tulong lagi silang nandyan. Naniwala sila samin sa kabila nung failures nung past years,” Rose Angeline Geronimo, BSIE 5A, said.
Photo by Allen Khristian Cruz Bulacan State University (BulSU) College of Engineering (COE) opened its 9th Annual Engineering Week at the BulSU Activity Center with the theme AGSIKAPIN: Building Fellowship and Unity for One COEmmunity, March 22. A parade led by the BulSU Symphonic Band started the annual gathering for engineering students. Muses, players, organization officers and members showed off the pride of their departments as they waved the flags and banners bearing their respective monikers as they marched from the CSSP Building to the Activity Center. Engr. Richard Dela Cruz, secretary of the College of Engineering, formally opened the celebration with inspiring remarks followed by another message from the Dean of Student Affairs, Engr. Oliver Mariano.
masaming salamat kasi kahit na pangalawang sali ko na as muse hindi sila bumitaw na makukuha ko yung title. The whole cpe department thankyou sa kanila sa pag cheer nila sakin,” Acuña said.
Due to the many scheduling conflicts faced by this activity, the celebration was cut into a 4-day event, unlike its predecessors that would usually last for two weeks.
Another portion in every Engineering Week awaited by all students was the Miss College of Engineering. Although with this year’s Ms. COE, certain mechanics were changed on how they may claim the title. Ladies representing each department must impersonate the pop icon designated to their organization and compete in a lip sync battle. Aika Rose Manguba of the ECE Purple Dragons conquered the other contestants with her resemblance to Beyoncé and
“Dahil sa ngayon, sobrang hirap magpaapprove ng event sa ating administrasyon dahil na din sa sunod sunod na kanselasyon ng mga klase. Ngunit hindi kami sumuko para dito, ginawa namin ang lahat upang matuloy ang event na to dahil naniniwala kami na deserve ng buong college of engineering ang pagkakaroon ng ganitong mga aktibidad na tunay ngang nagpapakita ng pagkakaisa ng ating kolehiyo,” COE LSC Governor Jefferson Hilario said.
“As a competitor of every event, of this annual gathering you should swear and agree to play the game in the highest forms and standards of discipline and sportsmanship. No matter if you win or lose,” Engr. Dela Cruz said. The crowd began to fire up as the muses of each department took over the stage with their headturning catwalks. CPE Yellow Lycans’ Cristine Acuña dominated the competition and was hailed the best muse of the event. “Ang masasabi ko sa mga sumuporta sakin
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Hernandez tops board exams twice MALAICA JENE MENDOZA
Bulacan State University (BulSU) graduate Wilbert G. Hernandez ranked 7th in the 2017 Civil Engineer Licensure Examination with an astounding rate of 95.55%. Moreover, College of Engineering (COE) generated 66.17% overall passing rate from 133 passers out of 201 takers, in which 72.19% was garnered by first takers. The highest rate garnered by the BulSU Civil Engineering Department from the past years.
of Hernandez’s considerations. Also, being a member of the CE Quizzers’ club in college was also a great help for him. Praying and answering easy questions first were some of his strategy during the course of taking the exam. “Being able to answer a few easy questions will help to boost confidence. Never giving up on any question until the allotted time is over is another strategy because every point is important especially when aiming to be at the top,” he added.
In February 2018, Hernandez also placed 2nd in the Master Plumber Board Examination.
Motivated by his desire to top the board exam, Hernandez did not only brought pride to his family alone, but to the whole of Bulacan State University.
“Having self-discipline is a must for someone who wants to pass the board exam. Part of it is waking up early in the morning, eating the right meals and focusing the rest of the day for review then sleeping in the right time to rest your body and mind for the activities the following day,” shared Hernandez.
Contributed photo from Engr. Wilbert Hernandez.
Choosing the right review center that may help you grow and improve, as well as buying needed books and review materials were some
“If I am not able to answer this item, I will never be at the top. Your preparation for the board exam does not start only after graduation or only after the start of review classes. It is as early as possible for you to be prepared. You can insert a little time and effort in your daily routine in advance. Look forward and achieve your goals. Always do your best and ask God for guidance,” said Hernandez.
EE quizzers bag 1st runner up in 15th PECQS
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Bulacan State University (BulSU) Electrical Engineering (EE) quizzers placed 1st Runner Up in the 15th Philippine Electrical Code Quiz Show (PECQS) at the 42nd IIEE National Convention held at SMX Convention Center Pasay City, November 18. The team comprised of Daniel Balingit, Jobert Santos, Al Gene Baguisa, Mark Adrian Lunaria and Peter Gary Villablanca, with Engr. Allan Clark Timoteo as their coach, succeeded to place on the silver plane. All questions raised on the competition are based on the latest edition of the Philippine Electrical Code. Daniel Balingit, the winning team’s captain stated that after the 1st PECQS, it is the second time that BulSU joined the competition.“Very unexpected. Kasi hindi naming alam ‘yung sistema nung quiz show sa una, dahil nga after very long years, ngayon lang ulit sumali [‘yung] BulSU sa PECQS. Pero very fulfilling sa part ko as team captain. Kasi, we made to place as first runner up kahit na baguhan palang kami doon,” explained Balingit.
Contributed photo from IIEE BulSU-SC. It was also a good catch to the other team, composed of Renz Christian Delos Santos, Jose Gabriel Delos Santos, Diane Villanueva, Aira Joie Mendiola and Lilibeth Morales, with Engr. Ronan Cadmiel Castro as coach, as their team qualified as finalist on the 4th Clash of Intellects in Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects.
The said event was joined by universities, colleges and institutes from all over the country. With its theme, “IIEE: Sustaining Growth Initiatives for Global Excellence”, it upholds awareness and opportunities to future Electrical Engineers.
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ISIE BulSU reigns in 15th PIIE National Congress MALAICA JENE MENDOZA
Bulacan State University (BuSU) Integrated Students of Industrial Engineering (ISIE) proved once more that they are not to be played down as they bagged places in different categories in the 15th PIIE National Congress, February 24 and 25. After the championship titles they brought home in the 8th PIIE Regional Congress last February 10, ISIE BulSU maintained their pace as their team aimed for the greater pride and bagged the 2nd place in the National Research Competition thru Lawrence Alenia, Sarah Louise Cruz, Shiela Marie Martinez and Denise May Unsay. Jhune Paolo Candelaria grabbed another 2nd place for the IE department in the IE’m Me Personality Competition. Furthermore, Arvhiane Christine Valerio was awarded as the Best PIIE National Ambas-
Photo taken from PIIE National Student Congress, Facebook. sadress for the year 2018. Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineers (PIIE) was the former name of the organization made solely for the Industrial Engineering students of Bulacan State University until their change of name before the
opening of the academic year 2017 – 2018. IE representatives in the Feasibility Study Competition and Quiz Bee Competition made it to the finals of their respective competitions.
Team Nexus reaches final 10 in Philippine Startup Challenge MICHAEL RYAN GIRON
Contributed photo from Team Nexus. Bulacan State University (BulSU) representative: Team Nexus reached the final 10 of Philippine Startup Challenge with their startup idea, LinkMED. Finals eventuated at Green Sun Hotel, Makati City, April 8. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) for the 4th time organized a National event named Phillippine Startup Challenge (PSC) for college
students across the nation to present their startup ideas that can brighten the digital era our country has. With over 202 entries from different universities around the Philippines, four startup ideas from Bulacan State University reached the top 25 of the PSC, they are BUILD of Team Build, JAC IN THE BOX of Team Eventrix, IN-SHOE TRACKER of Team Wayfarer and LINKMED of Team Nexus.
Reaching the Final 10, Team Nexus came up with the idea of convenient online reservation for hospital consultation, checkup and laboratory testing that will ease the accomodation of patients and properly prioritize people that are truly in need of medical attention. The idea rooted from one of the member’s personal experience.The team, composing of three students: Diane Mae Roldan, Christian Roey Cunanan and Leandro Soriano built the tangibilities of their project from the problem that was once painful in their experience. Engr. Marites Castro, the team’s mentor, guided their system’s design and implementation through the whole competition. She also handled the other teams from Computer Engineering Department. The final challenge was to pitch their ideas to the judges, and get to a series of question and answer portion from them that is stricly limited only for 20 minutes. Although the team didn’t notched a place, their startup idea can go beyond their expected destination as they are already exposed to many huge tech companies are also competent around the globe.
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Bautista places 7th in 2018 REE Licensure Exams MALAICA JENE MENDOZA
Contributed photo from Engr. Carlo Bautista
College of Engineering (COE) garnered 75% overall passing rate with 53 first timers and 1 re-taker; and made the Bulacan State University (BulSU) proud as Carlo Gatbonton Bautista ranked 7th with an average score of 90.05% in Registered Electrical Engineer (REE) Licensure Examination, April 2018.
mised. Discipline and focus is needed to reach your desired target.
Bautista didn’t take the September 2017 Board Examination because he feels like his time was too short. He said that the board exam should be treated as one-time examination. He wanted to give all his best for he couldn’t reason that he lacked of time to review
Bautista was motivated by his family. He also dedicated this for the school and for those who supported him especially Engr. Allan Clark H. Timoteo and Engr. Anthony T. Reyes.
On preparation for the examination, Bautista studied by himself upon waiting for the start of review center. He also shared that he never studied for more than 10 hours. According to him, it isn’t ideal if your health would be compro-
“Samantalahin mo magkamali pag review kasi ang nature talaga ng tao, sa mali tumutingin kaya mas matatandaan o yung mga problema na namali ka na dati,” said Bautista.
“Sa kaba naman, hindi s’ya mawawala. Nagpray na ako pero kinakabahan pa rin ako. Siguro unahin mo yung madadali, then pag nakakasagot ka, unti-unti mabibuild mo na yung confidence mo hanggang sa mawala na yung kaba,” he ended.
Nanip wins Ergoneering Design Competition SHERMAINE DOROJA Bulacan State University (BulSU) Industrial Engineering (IE) student Camille Nanip won in the 2017 Ergoneering and Ergonomic Congress held at the De La Salle University – Manila, November 11. Nanip, among all Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management students, rose to the top in the said competition along with other delegates. “It was really an incredible opportunity to represent the university, and we are so happy to bring honor to our department – especially the professors who have taught us so well and our Department family for their support and trust in our abilities,” explained Nanip. An allotted time of two hours were given to each team to resolve a scenario or case given on the spot. Members must collaborate and apply ergonomic principles, which they must present to the panel. Ergonomic intervention, materials used for the product development and the reason for its outcome were the primary components to be defended according to Nanip.
Contributed photo from Camille Nanip.
“I think that one of the main drivers of our victory was our commitment to the solution and the helpful advice of Engr. Hazel Caparas before the competition. Most of all the vision to give honor to the university. And at the end of the day the championship will always be ‘#ParaSaIE’. Thank you so much for all the support,” Nanip added.
BulSU Industrial Engineering representatives Godfrey Luis, Sarah Cruz, and Jicko Carlos took the 2nd runner podium in the ErgoCon competition. The team was accompanied by their adviser, Engr. Hazel Caparas.
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ECE quizzers win Brodkast ng Talino 2018 JHIM AERISH DELA CRUZ
werte sa mga laban,” said Morsiquillo. The team was accompanied by their coach, Engr. Donald Lapiguera.
CAPTION Bulacan State University (BulSU) Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) quizzers won at Brodkast ng Talino 2018 held at the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Manila, Feburary 14. Arman John Morsiquillo landed BulSU its championship in the 5th edition of the competition. IECEP BulSU- Student Chapter also con-
gratulates Alexander Matias for being the 2nd runner-up together with Tristan James Constantino and Benjie Geollegue, who both reached the top 20. “Sa kada laban namin laging prayer talaga yung lamang namin. Kasi lahat ng sumasali sa quiz show e magagaling yun. Pero kami may gabay ni God. May prayer din lagi kaya sinus-
Brodkast ng Talino is an annual competition joined by different colleges and universities that aims to test and strengthen the knowledge of the participants. It focuses on communications, electronics and system technology, which are considered as the best fields of electronics engineering. The event was hosted by the Organization of Electronics Engineering Students (OECES) of TUP with this year’s theme ECHO: Continuous Recursion of Excellence. “Walang himala, I mean talagang nadadaan sya sa tyaga. Hindi lahat ng quizers na kasali ngayon, hindi matatalino masissipag yang mga yan. Kaya nanalo sila hindi dahil sila yung pinakamagaling kasi sila yung pinakanagsumikap talaga,” explained Matias to all aspiring quizzers like them.
ISIE-BulSU bags 3rd place in international competition JAN VINCENT MELECIO
Industrial Engineering (IE) department never failed to win in another international competition as they bagged 3rd place in the 4th Annual HSPI Student Stimulation Competition held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, February 23. Following the path of last year’s team, IE department successfully retained their rank in the said competition. The delegates of this year’s winning team are Jasper Dionisio, Kim Rey Rondina, Denise May Unsay and Jemille Venturina, together with their supportive coach, Engr. Hazel Caparas. The HSPI Student Stimulation Competition accentuates different teams of students from across the globe to make solutions to real world healthcare case study using simulation modelling techniques. This year’s case study focuses around Army field hospital operations to post hurricane disaster conditions. According to their coach, she had witnessed the team’s commitment and team work that they even studied during their Christmas break to prepare for the prestigious competition.
Photo by Society for Health Systems. “Nandyan yun kailangan namin mag-meet almost every week para aralin at i-analyze ‘yung simulation software and ‘yung case study, kahit na mahirap sa part nila kasi 5th year sila at kasalukuyang gumagawa ng thesis noon. Sobrang commitment at team work ‘yung nawitness ko sa team, na kahit Christmas break na nagtatrabaho pa rin,” explained Engr. Caparas.
Comparing the team’s performance from the previous year, Engr. Caparas said that the two teams’ performance were incomparable because of different case studies given to them. “Hindi ko mai-compare since sobrang magkaiba ‘yung case study given this year and last year. Both teams produced excellent ideas in solving case study problems and presented their works commendably,” she added.
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Tancio places 10th in 2017 IE Certification Exam
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Bulacan State University (BulSU) Industrial Engineering (IE) graduate Danielle Mikee Tancio placed 10th with a rating of 78.69% in the 9th Industrial Engineering Certification Examination which was held simultaneously in Manila and Cebu, November 26. A total of 900 IE graduates around the country took the exam and 512 of them successfully passed garnering a national passing rate of 56.98%. Already decided to take the exam, Tancio immediately enrolled to a review center to help her gather more resources.
Contributed photo from Engr. Danielle Mikee Tancio
For future IE Certification Exam takers, Tancio has a piece of advice, “Una you pray. You seek guidance to the Lord kasi Sya na yung tutulong sayo all through out. Second study effectively. May technique din kasi sa pag-aaral.
Maximize what you know while working on what you don’t know. Kasi sure naman na di lahat ng lalabas sa exam ay naaral mo. Kaya make sure na most ng naaral mo ay masagot mo ng tama. Third. Be smart while taking the exam. In line with step 2, alam naman natin na di lahat ng nasa exam ay alam natin. Kaya for those na di mo alam, use the method of deduction. Multiple choice ‘yan, kaya kung manghuhula ka na rin naman wag naman random. Tanggalin mo yung sa tingin mo ay less likely na tama. Atleast in that way lalaki yung probability of success mo. And last step. Submit to the Lord. After mo kasi mag-aral at magtake ng exam na kay Lord na ang lahat. If it’s His will, it will be done. Kaya no matter what the result is, always remember na it’s the Lord’s will.” Certified Industrial Engineers (CIE) are now eligible to apply for the title of Associate ASEAN engineer.
BulSU ICpEP dominates National Computer Engineering Student Challenge 2017 MICHAEL RYAN GIRON
After reigning in the Regional Conference, our future Computer Engineers once again shined their abilities, only this time, across the nation. Institute of Computer Engineers of the Philippines (ICpEP) Student Edition Region III and Bulacan State University (BulSU) Chapter dominated hand in hand in the ICpEP 2017 National Computer Engineering Student Challenge held at Casablanca Hotel, Legaspi City, Albay, November 22. ICpEP held a nationwide event themed: “Computer Engineers in the Realm of Industry towards Digital Transformation and Global Opportunities” to gather Computer Engineers and students in a 4-day event of seminars, conferences and other related activities to the computer trends today, from November 21 to 24. The Student Challenge started at the second day. The winners from regional competitions tackled the final challenges in different categories to determine who will be at the top. The challenge has three main categories which the
Contributed photo from Jhun Pol Madrigal.
regional winners can participate in: Logic Circuits Design and Breadboarding, Programming and Quiz Bowl. Jamille Chua, Abel Lugtu Jr. and Aerenel Crisostomo hailed as Champion for Quiz Bowl coached by Engr. Lech Navarra. For
Programming, Renz Carlo Jimenez and Victor Luiz Delcoro won 1st Runner Up coached by Engr. RJ Chavez. Our geniuses did not leave any categories missed as our Breadboarding placed 4th overall with James Christian Hernandez and Venzon Ignacio Enriquez trained by Alberto Cruz Jr. who brought them to the finals.
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Team Kaya Natin to implement Project:NutriAksyon JEREMIAH REYES
do a lot more what they think of and I believe that. Building a healthier Philippines requires your heart and passion in serving your community. We, the future engineers, can help our communities not just with our technical skills and knowledge,” said Hilario. Ideas Positive is the country’s youth engagement that aims to enable and inspire the youth to make their ideas build a healthier Philippines. Being a competition, the teams with higher potential and promising solution will undergo Ideas Positive Boot Camp, where they will learn effective ways to convert their ideas into reality. Each team will receive a seed money of Php100, 000 to implement their project with their chosen community.
Photo by Ideas Positive. Team Kaya Natin have reached far in extending their hands towards enhancing the nutritional status of malnourished children in Brgy. Santisima Trinidad, City of Malolos. Moreover, the team also engaged in promoting sustainable agriculture by developing accessible community gardens. The team, composed of BulSU COE LSC Governor, Jefferson Hilario, Laurene Anne Caparas, Cathy De Guzman, Rainier Leandicho, Virgilio Reyes and Engr. Dennis Dela Cruz, is
now officially representing the whole region of Central Luzon for Unilab Foundation’s Ideas Positive Run 8, promoting UN Sustainable Development Goal #2 (Zero Hunger) through Project: NutriAksyon. “For me, being a part of Ideas Positive 8 was like a dream for us. We learned that Ideas Positive is more than a competition, but it is an avenue for youth to gather and aim for one goal – it is not about winning or losing, but it is how we will change our communities. Engineers can
As of 2018, on its eighth year of success implementation, the nationwide competition received hundreds of entries wherein seventeen teams were chosen to participate in the threeday booth camp and Team Kaya Natin is one of the participants in the said camp. This will be the second time for Bulacan State University to participate in the competition. Along with the team, they are encouraging today’s generation of youth to participate and become more active in these kinds of programs as they believe that youth is the country’s hope.
SME BulSU pushes opponents off the grid; Wins all places in RoboWrestling competition JEREMIAH REYES
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) of Bulacan State University (BulSU) charged gloriously as they conquered their opponents, scorching 3rd place, 2nd place and the championship in the Machine Design Summit (Inter-University Machine Design Competition – RoboWrestling) held at the University of the Philippines Diliman, February 3. BulSU Manufacturing Engineering (MfE) participated in the said event with three robots as entry, namely SMUD, this year’s champion, Black Dragon, and White Tigers, which were brainstormed and aesthetically designed by 5th year, 4th year and 3rd year representatives.
“Ginawa namin ‘yung robot namin [si White Tiger] ayon sa design na napagkasunduan namin, kung paano ‘yung magandang style para matatag yung kalalabasan ng robot namin,” Cyrill Faye Dionisio, team leader of 3rd year MfE representatives, explained. The rules of sumo wrestling were applied in the competition. Robots must push their opponent off the 30 inches long and 15 inches wide arena, to flip or to cause malfunction of essential parts. Specifications among the participating machines had to be followed to qualify in the match. This annual event is officiated by the University of the Philippines (UP) Gears and Pin-
ions and participated by universities such as De La Salle University (DLSU), Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), Mapúa University (MU), Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) and Bulacan State University (BulSU). The competition is open not only among Manufacturing Engineering students, but to other engineering courses as well. “If ever na may invitations o may nabalitaan na competitions, sali lang ng sali kung kaya namang gawin. Grab lang lagi ‘yung opportunity kasi manalo o matalo, sure ako nagiging proud ‘yung COE (College of Engineering) community kapag nakikilala ‘yung school natin,” said King Alfred Zapata, team leader of 5th year MfE representatives.
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Engineering students welcome Technopreneurship MICHAEL RYAN GIRON
College of Engineering (COE) Local Student Council (LSC) initiated the Technopreneurship Seminar, a special summit that is open for all modern technology and businessrelated Engineering departments, hosted by Maridin San Miguel, CpE Board Member of COE LSC at Natividad Hall, March 23. The event encourages young techno-savvy engineering students to have a glimpse of the entrepreneurial side of taking on the world after finishing their courses. Opened by Jefferson Hilario, Governor of COE LSC, who had given a small talk on how the seminar will introduce a new perspective especially for the nearly graduating students of the numerous career paths an engineering student can undertake. The seminar was decided to be an interactive and hands-on approach that made every attendee participate through the activities prepared by the guest speaker. “So you can just ask yourselves right now, what would you be doing in the future, will you be staying as an employee or you would want to build an empire using the technology that you have been holding for the rest of your college years as an engineering students?” pronounced early by the guest speaker Kevin Facun, Startup Challenge 2016 Winner and former Editor-in-Chief of Pacesetter, the Official Student Publication of Bulacan State University.
Photo by Jeremiah Reyes. He persuasively advised the young minds not to be overwhelmed by the idea of being your own boss in the future and mistakes are stepping stones of success and its inevitability in life in general. Facun also presented startup and thesis ideas that can be tackled or improved upon. He explained the current gaps in the products in trend today that the young engineers today can shift their focus into. He also invited the audience to seminars/summit that are probable in the future. After the talk, the audience were invited
to apply the lecture they had just learned. The participants unhesitatingly joined the activity, grouped into seven, each team must present a technology with its marketing aspects and pitch it. The activity smoothly proceeded, where one group was deemed the winner. The startup challenge champion ended the seminar with a reminder that even a student’s idea may reach greater heights with persistence and unwavering determination. His startup idea, Milktrack turned into an award-winning software that brought honors to the university and helped people in their everyday lives.
SME BulSU dominates in Materials Science and Engineering Summit 2018 ALLEN KHRISTIAN CRU
The Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME) Bulacan State University (BulSU) student chapter stood tall at the Materials Science and Engineering Summit 2018 with the theme, “Sinagtala: A Focus on the Innovations of Philippine Materials” held at University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, March 16 and 17. The Materials Science and Engineering Summit is an annual event hosted by University of the Philippines - Diliman. The event consisted of Product Exposition, Olympiad, MSE Symposium, MSE Career Talk and Research Fair. Rejoice Yap and Danielle Louise Cudia together with their adviser, Engr. Rachel Cunanan won the championship for the Product Exposition category. While Erika Joy Rivera, Gabrielle Petras, Samantha Vergara, and Precious Rose Galvez together with their advisers Engr. Nancy
Contributed photo by Precious Rose Galvez. Santiago and Engr. Cyrus Lawrence Bual won the 1st and 2nd place respectively. For the MSE Olympiad category, Team MSE, which consists of Mike Louie Enriquez, Teomar Santos, and Basilio Deliton won the 1st place. While Team Manufacturoars, which consists of, Arianne Joy Sta. Maria, Jayvee De Robles, and Norielle Jake Robiene won the 2nd place. Both teams were under the advisory of Engr. Nancy Santiago.
The team prepared weeks before the event with their respective advisers. “Lahat kami tinutukan. It came to a point na individual kaming pinagpresent. And higit sa lahat, syempre yung tiwala namin sa sarili namin. Iniisip namin na kaya kami pinili ng professors namin to compete is may trust sila sa kakayanan namin,” shared Precious Rose Galvez.
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Green Vipers stings opponents in BOTB 2018 JEROME MACAINAN
Photo by Mark Louis Buenaventura Bulacan State University (BulSU) College of Engineering (COE) has officially concluded its 9th Annual Engineering in a night of fun and head banging at the Activity Center, March 25. As per tradition, the Annual Battle of the Bands was held during the closing of the Engineering Week. Students moshed and rocked the night out as they supported not only the representing bands of their department, but everyone competing in the battle. CE Green Vipers bagged the championship trophy with a powerful performance led by their band vocalist Faith Angelyn Garcia, and amazing guitar riffs and peds by band members Michael Manuel, Levi Nuñez, Dorel Perlas and Mark Joseph Destura. This would be the first championship of the Civil Engineering department in the competition.
made her lose all hopes of winning. The team also received a 10-point deduction after exceeding the allotted time of three minutes for their preparation. “Nawalan na nga ako pag-asa nung natawag na yung 1st runner up. Pero ayun, kami pala kasi ang champion. And sobrang nagpapasalamat ako kay Lord para sa pagkapanalo na yon. Di namin yun magagawa kung di Niya kami sinamahan. All glory to Him!” Garcia added. An awarding ceremony was conducted si-
“Masaya syempre kasi unexpected talaga. Bukod sa tatlo or apat na beses lang ata kami nakapagpractice dahil sa conflict sa schedule, andami pa naging problema ng band namin mga 2 days before and during the competition. Nakakapressure pa kasi gusto talaga namin, lalo ako, na maibawi ang CE,” Garcia said. The vocalist also admitted that she was not in complete shape prior to the event, which
Photo by Mark Louis Buenaventura
multaneously with the Battle of the Bands as well as a dance performance from the organization presidents and the governor of BulSU COE LSC, Jefferson Hilario, and an exhilarating performance from the champions of the Dance Competition, the IE Maroon Falcons. No big winners were to be considered in this year’s Engineering Week as all departments bagged their own championships and gained nearly equal amounts of recognition. Even though the event had faced a lot of trials and possibilities of repudiation, BulSU COE still proved that the four-day event would still leave its mark in the history of the college.
Makata
While you were sleeping
An Ode to the Moon
Pessimistic Insomniac
Sa paglalim ng dilim, Hila ang papel at panulat, Naupo ako sa isang gilid. Tangay ang panaghoy, Ng pusong ‘di narinig. Pag-iisa at hapis, Ang tangan ng bawat titik. (Basahin mula baba paitaas)
While you were sleeping I am wide awake. Counting all the chances, I did or should take.
“Tell me, Moon, why we hurt, why we heal, As you wax and as you wane. Why time holds so much power, and why even good things must change.”
Shutting life But eyes ain’t closing Ain’t afraid of losing This isn’t worth fighting
Beneath the sheets, Loathing was freed. From the choices, I picked with uncertainty.
“Tell me why we love, Why we feel what we feel, Why we cling so dearly to emotions So imperfect and unreal.”
Before midnight, Deeply thinking. Before dawn, Eyes gloomy, bawling.
“Tell me, then, how and why People choose to hope and fight, While others choose to weep and run, And which am I tonight.”
Sleepless nights Vivid day yet too dark Weekend isn’t the ending Every morning isn’t the beginning This is a wheel keep turning At zero acceleration Never can give thrilling sensation This, surely, is tiring
Remember always that While you were sleeping, I am in deep contempt, Of things, my being.
“Tell me why these questions Must keep me from my sleep And why I seek answers From an unspeaking, uncaring moon.”
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The child slept, the moon answered With all she wanted to hear and more But words can’t pierce the wall of sleep Tomorrow night she’ll ask again
Malaica Jene Mendoza
Wide-awake Seeing how this world lies How people came and leave How they live and die Eyes sore, mind soars I’ll take a nap; tomorrow
Violence of Silence Malaica Jene Mendoza
Cheska Cruz
Sleepless
Silent Night
A night of silence The dead ones are in their houses As the wind whispers Black cats do the scratches On the wounded and scarred ones Some would kill Some would scream silently Some would sleep Like it was just a dream. Eyes would stare at the dead and at the cats Like they’re tearing them apart Though crystals are falling on the ground You’ll hear the howls of the wolves all around This night won’t let you sleep tight It’ll drive you out of sanity You’ll never understand your insight You’ll never know what’s right
When darkness beamed My silent screams, Sailed with the wind With echoed rings. And as tears fell I shook with fear, For one might hear How my heart shears. Again I plead Someone for help. But will it come? Again, I’ll wait. In need of peace Tonight I’ll face, My main distress. A night, sleepless.
Silent screams echoed in my head for hours, And vibrations ran, went to trigger these scars.
Cheska Cruz
As much as I want, these eyes wont stay shut, Stayed awake for time, could not count how much. So I watched as the night turned into dawn Met the day with droopy eyes and a yawn “How do you go through a day this long?” I said, “Think of where you think you belong.” As for me its my bed, my pillows, my songs I think they don’t want me but its them I look on. The comfort, the love, and the warmth that I craved, The sleep never came, but who cares? Its okay. I got used to the times that I spent wide awake, When everyone’s sleeping and I’m here, up this late. Was I too in love with silence, that I gave rest for peace? Or did the hush fell for me, now he wont let me leave?
Anito
Jhim Aerish dela Cruz Tuwing umaga’y napapaisip sa kung ano ang sasalubong sa buong araw na muling pakikipamuhay sa iba. Mga tanong ng kahapo’y pilit pa ring hinahanapan ng sagot. Humiling ako minsan sa anitong aking nakasalamuha matapos kiskisin ang botelyang kanyang pinanggalingan. Banaag niya ang pagkagulat sa aking mukha, ngunit hindi nahiyang magsabi ng kahilingan na sana’y makalaya sa magulong mundong ginagalawan. Sa mahiwagang oras na iyon, kanyang sinambit “Ipikit ang mga mata at d’yan ka magsisimula.” Ibig hindi magtiwala, ngunit ang desperadong pagkatao’y hindi nagdalawang-isip na lisanin ang pilit na tinatakasan. Pakiramdam ko’y lumipas lamang ang oras kasabay ng pag-asang makakamit ko pa ang katahimikan. Nahimbing ang mga mata ngunit hindi ang diwa. Hindi ko man nakikita ngunit labis-labis ang ugong ng nakabibinging katotohanang hindi na makakatakas pa. Hindi maimulat ang mga mata dahil sa una pa lang ako’y nagbulag-bulagan na. Hindi na maramdaman ang unan sa ulunan. Pati yakap ng kumot ay baliwala na dahil sa hirap ng pinagdadaanan. Lahat pala ng iyon ay panaginip lang habang dilat ang mga mata.
Kape
Jan Vincent Melecio Nadadalas akong ‘di makakuha ng antok nitong mga huling gabi. Parang laging may sumusutsot sa akin doon sa aking kwarto. Bumabangon ako’t dali-daling binubuksan ang ilaw, at hinahanap kung saan nanggagaling yung animo’y sutsot. Ngunit bigo ako laging makita kung ano ito. Pero iba ang takbo ng gabing ito. Walang sutsot at tila nanibago ako sa takbo ng sandali. Binuksan ko ang ilaw at nagmasid, gaya ng nakasanayan. Wala akong nakita. Lumipas ang ilang minuto, ngunit hindi ko pa rin makuha ang antok. Naisipan kong lumabas ng aking kwarto. Pumunta ako sa kusina upang magtimpla ng kape ngunit ako’y nabigla. Nakabukas ang ilaw ng kusina. Binabalot ito ng katahimikan, bukod sa tunog ng kutsara na tila iginagapi sa tasa. Sinilip ko ito ng marahan. ‘Di ako makapaniwala sa aking nakita. May nagkakape. Itim na nilalang, ‘di mawari kung ano.
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t is way too fast that the innovation of technology is drastically emerging in a way we haven’t imagine. Bleeding edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) that reached superhuman level by just knowing the basic algorithm of life and even monumental structures, stands as high as mountains; touching the soft glimpse of the sky, have gone too far, and are continuously developing from its microstructure up to the last piece. Actually, all these innovations we are enjoying right now began two million years ago in the discovery of fire. During their time, the best technology was the way they manipulate fire. The Homo Erectus to be precise, were the species who were able to master the manipulation of fire. These hominins used it for cooking, heat and light at nights and to heat-treat stones for weapons. Imagine the way they live as we do today. Maybe if they sit beside you right now, they may have think that they are sitting beside a God. Hey! That was way too far, do not reverie too much, that was millions of years ago. Sometimes, we have to understand how they use the existing technologies to integrate the best one. At times, we need to look back and fathom how people of those times deal with life and consider how such things began, why it started, and where it rooted.
The “Latin” of mathematical language Everything began from civilization, so is Mathematics as it was born thousands of years ago together with culture, economics, politics, etc. Mathematics was born 35,000 BCE, but unlike us, it aged in a different manner; its bones started to grow at the age of 27,000 BCE where Egyptians began numerical system based in tens (signifies ten fingers) which were represented by hieroglyphs. Since Math grew up, it needed toys to play with so Egyptians invented arithmetic formulas, fractions, algebra and quadratic equations so that at the very young age it may improve with great potential to discover its other forms. As Math grew up and learned from its single step, it began its expedition around the globe to make itself a better and more sophisticated study. Up until now, Math is still a wandering discrete, complex, geometric or even imaginary.
The battle of green board and white screen Who would you prefer, presenters using chalkboard or the one geared with audio visual (AV) presentation? It seems odd to infer that listeners of today’s generation prefer chalkboard rather than AV method because even if presenters were asked, they would rather choose the latter one. Why? Obviously because it is very laborious, or shall I say, tedious for the presenter to write and erase from time to time while delivering their ideas.
Looking back in 1955, the rage of World War II is happening and the two cold war rivals—the Soviet Union (USSR) and United States (US), began the competition of space race. Back then PowerPoint, Prezi and Keynote are not yet introduced. This is why scientists and engineers of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) used chalks and boards to project all the calculations in spacecraft trajectories, navigations and all to send a man to the moon. Reasons are indeed justifiable in taking a sharp drift when it comes to presentation because obviously, AV method is more reliable; it saves a lot of time, it keeps the presenter’s momentum while delivering their reports and avid listeners become more attentive and interactive at the same time. But whatever the medium is, it is not the method that defines the presentation but the quality of substance that the presenter imposes. Just like what NASA did, all they need were chalks, boards and brilliant minds that took them to the pinnacle of space race. So, no matter what resources are, it is always upon the presenters if they will bring out the best of what they have.
The birth of Computer-Aided Designs (CAD) Way back then, collective engineers and architects were used to draw on a wide span of paper together with their drawing tools and work on drafting tables in designing patents. All designs need to be drawn manually and from this agony came Michael Riddle and John Walker. Before the software became AutoCAD, it first became a two dimensional (2D) interpreter programmed by Michael Riddle. Discontented, Riddle made another program where the design of system can be interactive and named it InteractCAD. By then, John Walker became interested in Riddle’s work, so together with his programmers, they improved the aesthetic design of InteractCAD and gave birth to AutoCAD. AutoCAD is indeed a very helpful invention of these visionaries. Its versatility has reduced the human effort and time. In a way, it gives satisfaction but the essence of designing is gradually depleting as we continue on clicking. Does this really aid the fundamentals of designing? Take a pencil and try to bisect an arc or line segment with compass and straight edge. See for yourself.
The present It is not bad that we enjoy the benefits of the beauty of modern technology. Well in fact, we have to be thankful for the grace it has been giving us since two million years ago. But at the same time, we must not forget the fundamentals that has been deserted due to technological development. Sometimes we should not rely on technology alone; let’s develop our skills, intelligence and competence as well. We should not always cut and cut trees for sometimes, we have to go back and sharpen our saw.
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BOOK REVIEW: JULIE MAE REBANAL
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wo broken souls; one trying to live while the other intended to die. Two souls trying to mend each other.
Standing on a bell tower’s ledge, Theodore Finch and Violet Markey, both unsure of who saves who, met in the most inexplicable way. Forced to work together on a school project, they unconsciously found a safe haven on each other. All the Bright Places is about two people who show signs of depression yet undiagnosed. This story puts you to the same shoes as the characters, who are blindly convinced that they are fine, but in reality, they are not. And as they explore the wonders of their place, they also began to discover a hidden connection between them. A campus freak, troubled teen, as they call him - Finch faces his daily struggles in life. Among the Awake and the Asleep, he contemplates suicide and writes facts about other people’s death on his journal. Meanwhile, Violet is still living in the past - trying not to blame herself for her sister’s death. She changed drastically. She cannot write anymore nor step inside a car because of her guilt and agony. We’ve all been in different places, met different people, and saw what life has to offer. When we are broken, we seek for refuge—a place where we can heal ourselves. But, what if healing means having yourself broken again? The plot will give you a confidence that everything is falling right into place, but as you flip through the pages, it will bring you to tears. Is it worth living if it also means dying? Can fixing each other actually mends, or does more damage in the end? Having the same experience, Jennifer
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Unraveling this book is like diving into a blue hole, only those who are brave enough to swim are the ones deserving of the beauty underneath.
Niven admits she also fell in love with a boy who’s mentally unstable. Through the characters, it is vivid how depression can tear people inside, but still looks good on the outside. Finch journal: “Less than 2 percent of people in the U.S. kill themselves by drowning, maybe because the human body was built to float.” Unraveling this book is like diving into a blue hole, only those who are brave enough to swim are the ones deserving of the beauty underneath.
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s Engineering students, do you wonder how our daily sophisticated devices like our phones or personal computers work? How about a more profound curiosity as from what origin these complicated technologies came from? The movie, “The Imitation Game” will introduce you to a time from when the possibility of machine’s capabilities to outwit human intelligence has been thought of. This film though, has a lot of twists and aspects that will touch our deepest sense of human emotion. See how I talk about machines and psychology here? They are not entirely contradictory, thanks to our protagonist, Alan Turing, for letting us dig deep as to why he thought mankind and machines can work together for the greater good. The Imitation Game is a 2014 historical drama film inspired from a real life mathematician, logician and cryptanalyst, Alan Turing (portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch) who embarked a critical nationwide mission to defeat the Nazis by using his wit and grit. The movie was directed by Morten Tyldum
FEATURES (also directed Passengers, 2016) and written by Graham Moore (wrote the novel The Sherlockian, 2010) The film showed three timelines, all from Alan Turing’s life, one of which (that has the most screen time) is the World War II, on the critical point to destroy Britain and other great nations. The British Military had to hire cryptographers from their nation’s universities, hence our hero came in. Our genius needed to cypher a German communication encrypted device called Enigma, which all the enemies’ surprise attacks and convoys are signaled into. The information that the British can spy from this smuggled device can pivot a great war in a short period of time. The film may be set in the days of the war but the emergence of our evolution to modern day science was rapidly growing that time. The role of Alan Turing who is widely considered as Father of Modern Computer Science will drag the viewers in awe as he (arguably but probably) carried our course of history into a world of digitalization and modern computation. He is one of the pioneers we
MOVIE REVIEW: THE IMITATION GAME MICHAEL RYAN GIRON
17 must look up to that in spite of adversaries and mentally-breaking situations, he thought of the greater number of people he can save and serve. We mustn’t forget this man and his contribution to humanity. The early scenes displayed Alan’s eccentric and solitary behavior, which seems to manifest from the laser-focus he had in his work and tended to repel his co-workers (or everyone) in the film. These made the character development effective because it gradually showed how circumstances can change people. Aside from machines, which is very technical to talk about, the film also tackled deep friendship, violence, gender equality, sexuality, and discrimination. The plot of the story was written elegantly and the writer successfully manipulated the history’s emotional side to be a key element to evoke powerful emotions to the viewers’ minds. The cinematography will bring back our subconscious to the time we have never even experienced. You will rarely see a classic movie like this one.
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EDITORIAL BOARD AND STAFF 2017 - 2018 Allen Khristian Cruz EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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MANAGING EDITOR FOR FINANCE
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FEATURES EDITOR
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MANAGING EDITOR FOR ADMIN
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LITERARY EDITOR
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Red Stallions, Yellow Lycans, and Purple Dragons conquer the green court JEREMIAH REYES
With their blazing smashes and superb strategies, EE Red Stallions tore the house down in various divisions together with CpE Yellow Lycans and ECE Purple Dragons, amassing places in the 9th Annual Engineering Week Badminton Tournament held at the Red Oil Badminton Court, March 24. Red Stallions showcased their might and resilience as they dominated the court, making them the top scorers among other teams as they bagged the first place in men’s division (singles), second place in women’s division (singles) and second in men’s division (doubles). Red Stallions’ singles (men) representative, Jean Paolo Reyes, showed no mercy as he consistently dispatched all who get into his way notching 3-nil victory, making a smooth road to semi-finals. In the singles (men) final match between Red Stallions and Yellow Lycans, Kyle Josiah Biñas of the Yellow Lycans, unleashed his deceiving strategies and powerful smashes upon Reyes to break his opponents’ 3-nil victory and win the championship match, however, Reyes was too unshakable and rather took the shuttle
in action and win the game with a dominating 4-nil victory. “Mahirap po ang naging preparation kasi may sayaw po ako noon, pero pinilit ko pa rin pong ipasok sa sched ‘yung practice kahit once a week para ‘di mawala yung laro sa katawan. Bale tiyaga lang po tsaka passion sa paglalaro ‘yung pinairal, kahit na may sakit na tuloy lang ang laban tsaka enjoy lang ‘yung laro.” Jean Paolo Reyes said. The Yellow Lycans, however, was too close in taking over the podium to hoist their flag as they vent their invasive offenses in the court, but it was not enough to unravel their opponent’s competence which made them garner silver medal in men’s division (singles) as well as in women’s division (doubles) and bronze medal in women’s division (singles). Furthermore, the ECE Purple Dragon’s men’s division (doubles), carried over by John Kevin Andres together Mark Edward Reyes kept the fire burning as it guided them to their way to championship with a lead record of 4-nil victory in the said division.
Photo byJeremiah Reyes
Yellow Lycans, Green Vipers cued for victory in billiards tournament JEREMIAH REYES
CpE Yellow Lycans brought the pool table on fire and proved their level of accuracy by scorching 4-nil victory in men’s division for billiards held at Boying’s Billiards Place, March 24. From the start of the game, Johnry Toldanes, the ace of mythical Yellow Lycans, unleashed his best tricky shots, numbing his opponent all throughout to win not a single score against him in a double elimination 10-ball game. At the semi-finals round against the ME Blue Bisons, the Yellow Lycan unleashed his inner beast and vented his best shots upon the Blue Bison ace to prove himself as the apex of all aces. “Ganito po sa larong billiards, hindi lang po sapat ‘yung magaling mag-ubos ng bola kailangan po magiling din mag-placing…Kailangan dn po na maniwala ka sa kakayahan mo na kaya mong manalo basta kasama mo ang Diyos.” Johnry Toldanes explained. Furthermore, CE Green Vipers struck hard
Photo by Sairahlen Palti
after being thrown into the losers’ bracket to become the champion of this year’s 9th Annual Engineering Week Billiards Tournament in the women’s division. After losing her first game against the CpE Yellow Lycans, Kyra Jane Louis Jazmin struck all her rivals and made her way to the championship round. She annihilated the EE Red Stallions
twice to be crowned as queen of cue sports. “After nung pagkatalo ko sa first game sobrang disappointed ako sa sarili ko. Pero siguro ‘yun yung nag-trigger para mas galingan at mas gawing accurate yung mga shots ko sa mga susunod na games, especially sa second game ko na ‘do or die.’ And syempre, alam kong andun si Lord kasama ko sa every shot na gagawin ko,” Jazmin said.
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CpE Yellow Lycans dethrone CE Green Vipers in Women’s basketball; White Tigers, Purple Dragons win in Senior’s, Junior’s DIANA MENDOZA
Instilling in their hearts what they strongly desired for several years, the CpE Yellow Lycans dethroned the Civil Engineering (CE) Green Vipers after seven years of triumph in the championship game of Women’s basketball held at Ligas, Malolos, Bulacan, March 26. Scoring 29-30, Shiela Dela Cruz, the team’s captain Ball, heartwarmingly shared how the team had developed and built an impregnable bond throughout the Engineering Week. “S’yempre nagtraining lang nang mabuti, team work [at] focus sa paglalaro, bonding ng bawat isa, and higit sa lahat kasama namin si Lord,” shared Dela Cruz. Meanwhile, the Manufacturing Engineering (MfE) White Tigers made their way to the top, having a twice to beat advantage against the ECE Purple Dragons in the Senior’s basketball championship game. “Matagal na kami [na] magkaka-team. Tapos training namin every morning gumigising kami 5:00 AM, sabay sabay kaming nagjo-jogging,” Joebert Morales explained on how their 5-year teamwork drove them to success on diminishing the seven engineering departments.
Photo by Allen Khristian Cruz
For the Men’s Junior Basketball championship, the Electronics Engineering (ECE) Purple Dragons vanquished the Computer Engineering (CpE) Yellow Lycans on their vicious match with a surfeit of seven points.
COMIC STRIPS
“Sobrang saya and s’yempre nakakapres-
sure kasi po last 8th annual kami rin po ‘yung champion so gusto lang din po namin manalo and sobrang gagaling din kasi ng kalaban pero nakakaenjoy yung bawat laro naming,” Loui Ford, a team member of the Purple Dragons, about their struggles on defending their crown.