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JANUARY 2019 | ISSUE 1 | VOL 1

Alhinsa (B0316006) - Catteleya (B0316011) - Try Kurniawati (B0316046)

#HEADLINE: ED 16 to hold PORANTI 2019

LIST OF CONTENT

o ED 16 to hold PORANTI 2019 o Mismatch between world class University o Wrong Stereotypes about English Department o Try Kurniawati Assalam Selected as Journalism in UNS All the participants of PORANTI 2017 are taking picture together after the closing ceremony.

English Department (ED) 2016 students will take over The English Department's Sports Festival Week (PORANTI) on March 2019, under the name of English Department Community (EDCOM), Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS).

Preventing the same obstacle with ED 2015 that could not take PORANTI 2018 due to the committee management issue, ED 2016 decided to move forward the event on March this year.

“We may face the same problem as them (ED 2015) if we hold the event on November 2019. Some of us will also be busy arranging the thesis and currently working in an internship,” explained Prasetyo Adi, the steering committee for

o PMK Celebrates Christmas o EDEN Comeback: Experience is the Best Teacher o Prof. Nurhaeni: "Facing Political Year 2019" o Your Limitation Can't Limit Yourself

PORANTI 2018.

ED 2016 students will handle all the events and the bureaucratic procedures.

The head committee of PORANTI 2019, Anggit Kumara, said that the committees were already preparing the event. There will be six games that will strengthen the brotherhood among the ED students.

“The concept is still a secret. We will unveil it after the bureaucratic process is done,” he added.

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MISMATCH BETWEEN THE WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY, BAD FACILITIES

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The students need public space!! It UNS create new studies program

sounds simple, but it is essential for the

without provide the facilities to support the

students. The students need it to do their

learning process. For example, faculty of

assignments, meeting, and discussing the

education has two new studies program, that

learning materials. It can help the students

are Education of Javanese and Education of

to be more productive and innovative. The

Art. The two departments do not have

proper public spaces can make students

classroom and they decided to use wareroom

more comfortable to spend their time in

to study. In faculty of mathematics and

UNS.

science has a new studies program that is pharmaceutical department. This

The students also have to pay higher

department requires a laboratory to do

tuition fee per one semester. It is very

practicum but UNS does not provide the

contrast with the facilities and infra-

laboratory so they must borrow others

structures in each faculty. Most of the

department’s laboratory. Therefore, the

students think that the facilities in UNS are

laboratories lack of equipment and facilities

not equal enough between one faculty to

to support the practicum.

another. The students expect for the better

Sebelas Maret University (UNS) as we

changes in the future, for instance public

know the road to be a world-class university

The students need the comfortable and

spaces for each faculty, proper classrooms

had held the international event, such as

good facilities to support the learning

with proper and complete facilities, clean

International Awards Summit on Javanese

process. However, UNS still cannot give

toiletries, and very supportive environment

Culture (IASJC), International Conference

what the students’ needs. For example, there

to study.

on English Literary Studies and Cultural

are a lot of the classrooms that do not

Studies (ICELSCS), UNS Cultural Night,

provide the LCD to present the

We think that we can see other state

and many more. The events invited many

materials. Some teachers need microphone

universities in Indonesia which have better

foreign experts, such as Juliane house, a

to teach the students, but the classroom do

facilities that provide convenience

linguist from Germany, and Prof. Li Hsing-

not provide it. It makes the teachers

atmosphere to the students and the staffs

Ying, Ph.D., an American studies teacher

could not deliver the materials well. In

than UNS. Building relations to promote

from Taiwan University. UNS, especially in

addition, the students and the teachers

UNS to the international world is important,

Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB), also

should be in a good condition to

however, it is more important to improve

invited Helga Fischer a teacher from

receive and transfer the materials. In

the quality of the facilities.

Germany to teach in UNS. On the other

fact, the classrooms do not support it,

hand, UNS still lacks in providing the good

because the situation is not suitable to

infrastructures to be a world-class

study due to the air conditioners did not

university.

work properly. It disturbs the learning process in the class.

Jamil Salmi, in

www.universityworldnews.com, said that

The most common problem in UNS

“The physical infrastructure is obviously the

which can be felt by the students is about the

most visible part of a new world class

environment. Almost in the all faculties face

university. A lot of care is usually given to

the same situation where the chairs are old

the design and construction of impressive

and uncomfortable. The chairs were made

facilities - and rightly so. A good

from metal which can make noise, and it can

infrastructure is certainly an important part

disturb the learning process. In addition, the

of the education experience of students, and

condition of the classrooms is not good

researchers need adequate laboratories to

enough. In some classes, the ceilings are

carry out leading-edge scientific inquiries.”

broken and it is dangerous to learn in that classrooms.

Wrong Stereotypes about English Department

English department students learn not only speaking but also speaking with good pronunciation. Every person can speak English but not all of them can speak English with good pronunciation. Pronunciation is very important

Reading novels and literature is a habit of English department students. Some novels and literature contain of politics, history, critics and crucial issue. It makes the student understand the other subject to increase their knowledge. In the English department, the students also learn about British and America, the politics, art, economics, history, etc. So the student knowledge not only about literature but also the others subject that are important.

because if we pronounce a word wrong, the meaning will be different. Pronunciation is not studied in English courses.

Translation is also studied in the English department. Through this subject, the students will know how to translate text correctly.

If you know the right pronunciation, you will be a good listener. When you are a good listener, you will easier to communicate, because English department is one of the departments

you understand what your partner is talking

which is underestimated by society. People

about.

Translator machines are available but the machines as not as sensitive human. As we know, a translator is one of job which very needed. Many import products must be translated to make the consumers understand about the product. In the embassy, they need translators to

said that graduate from the English department, what kind of job will you get?

People can deliver their opinion in good

Why do not you join an English course? It will

orally, but not all of them can deliver their

be cheaper than study in the English

opinion in writing. In the English department,

department and more efficient. In fact,

students learn and train how to write well. This

the English department provides many

is one of the special subjects that only can be

materials which are not in other departments

found in the English department. The English

moreover the English course.

department also gets journalism, so they can

be their staff, to translate documents or to be an interpreter.

In addition, there are a lot of jobs for Bachelor of Arts (in Language and Literature), such as translator, reporter, writer, editor, and a staff of embassy.

improve their writing skills in this class.

Try Kurniawati Assalam Selected as Journalist in UNS Office UNS Office choose Try Kurniawati

In UNS Office, Try not only as a

Assalam, an English Department Student,

journalist but also a translator. A

as a journalist in UNS Office on (12/18).

journalist in UNS office has

assignments to write news articles

Two students who are the staff in

about UNS. The articles are

UNS Office as the representative of UNS

published in UNS website and

Office selected the journalists through the

official account. It will show all of

interview. Before the interview, the

the activity in UNS as proof that

candidates had been sent their

UNS has a lot of events. The

Curriculum Vitae (CV) and their

journalists also have a task to write

portfolio (a news article about UNS).

features that related to UNS to more popularize UNS in national and

In the interview test, the

international.

candidates had to tell about their portfolio. The candidates also

Try said that she was

described their personality and

shocked and did not believe that she

their superiority and lack.

selected as one of a journalist in UNS Office. “In the interview

Try Kurniawati Assalam, an ED Student 2016, selected as Journalism in UNS Office

With her journalism knowledge and

task, I was so nervous because

her interest, Try dares herself to apply for

Imron, an English Department

this job. UNS office requires a journalist

University, is one of the

who can write an article in English. As an

interviewees. Interviewed by the

English Department student, Try wants to

person who knows me is more

check and improve her writing skill

killing me. This job is a professional

through this job. “Before graduating from

job and I never did it before. So this

UNS, I want to get many experiences in

is very challenging for me.” She

journalist and translating which will be

added.

useful in my future. I will be serious both of journalist and translating.” Try added.

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PMK Celebrates Christmas Fellowship of Christian Student (PMK) Faculty of Cultural Science (FIB) celebrates Christmas day on December, 14th 2018 at 18.00-20.00 pm at room 106.

It is an annual event, but this is the most festive.

Previous years, only the staff of PMk could attend the event. In 2018, it was attended by all of Christian student of FIB, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) and one of representative from each faculty in UNS.

Grace, a girl in the middle wear red shirt, celebrated Christmas with PMK Although this event is too simple and in small scope, like the other Christmas celebrating (blow candles, sing, pray, and play games), it can replace the student who cannot celebrate Christmas with their family. All of the participant were happy and were enthusiastic about enlivening the event. This is event is also to be a sign that PMK closes their service per year.

Grace, one of the participants, said, “In Christianity, celebrating Christmas is an obligation. Before in university, I always celebrate Christmas with my family. At the first I am so sad. I am alone here, but this event makes me feel like I have another family here and I can celebrate Christmas with them.”

EDEN Comeback: Experience is the Best Teacher After four years of hiatus, English Department News (EDEN) Magazine is back. Press Division of English Department Community (EDCOM), Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), had already finished the magazine at the beginning of 2019.

The production of this EDEN lasted from the end of last September until the beginning of January 2019.

On the October last year, Press Division of EDCOM 2018 had opened the submission for EDEN Magazine. The open submission was addressed to all the active English Department (ED) students of UNS.

The concept of this edition was to be place for English Department students to deliver their creativities and talents. The form of the EDEN is e-magazine. The e-magazine can be downloaded on the official website of

This is the cover of EDEN Magazine.

EDCOM, edcom.fib.uns.

“We have accepted the inspiring works from the ED students. There are poetry, short story, essay, recount, illustration design, and other artworks,” said Try Kurniawati Assalam, the chief editor for EDEN.

The theme of this edition was “Experience”. This magazine served t he inspiring stories from ED students. It was all about the personal experience from the contributors which opened the readers’ mind about the challenges in life.

“The experience doesn’t necessarily have to be undergone personally but can be learned through the others as well. By this magazine, I hope that the readers will be motivated to move from the comfort zone and take the challenges,” she explained.

By the magazine, the EDCOM supervisor, Ardianna Nuraeni, encouraged the readers to see and prove that every single part of life was a real challenge.

“It is a work of compilation of English Department students, i.e. individuals who are challenging themselves to become wise individuals with all of their self-quality,” she added.

The team was already opening the submission for the upcoming EDEN by sending the works to the e-mail of Press Division, pressdivedcom@gmail.com.

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PROF. NURHAENI: “FACING POLITICAL YEAR 2019” Prof. Ismi Dwi Astuti Nurhaeni delivered her lecture about “Welcoming the Indonesia Transitional Political Year 2019” on Tuesday, (1/2/2019) in Auditorium, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) at the community gathering.

Despite strengthening the brotherhood and building the hospitable environment among the academic communities of UNS, this event was also intended as a preparation to face 2019 which is full of political issues.

Nurhaeni explained about the movement from the use of mainstream media to social media, the effort to synergize the baby boomer generation with the generation X and Z, and the paradigm of development changing. All the points need to be deepened considering that Indonesia is currently in digitalization era.

Nurhaeni gives her lecture on Tuesday, (1/2/2019) in Auditorium, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) at the community gathering.

(Credit photo: uns.ac.id) Considering the development of millennial generation and social media which were full of political issues, she encouraged the entire academic communities of UNS to be able to act and think based on the truth and reality.

The negative and black campaigns were the most sensitive issue while approaching the election year, she said. In 2019, people were easily judging and assuming based on subjectivity and without checking the valid data.

She continued that Indonesians nowadays were too easy to rely on the people who confidently spread the invalid issues to the society.

At the end of her lecture, she firmly urged the whole UNS academic communities to put forward “Smart Politic”, both in the society and in the campus in order to avoid the misleading political issues which could sway around UNS.

“Do not get trapped in the perceptual logic of truth which is not based on the reality, so we won’t be plunged into the miseries,” she added.

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Your Limitation Can’t Limit Yourself In front of ATM center, west side of Prakoso building, we can see a unique motorcycle that is modified with a wheelchair. The motorcycle is used by a “super” man named Slamet Widodo, to sell his special iced milk tea. Milk tea is a famous Indonesian beverage.

It is made by blending tea and milk together. Nowadays, it is a favorite drink around teenagers and students. In Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), we can easily find iced

Slamet Widodo sells iced milk tea on

milk tea added with jelly.

his modified motorcycle.

Slamet Widodo when he was three years old, he was infected by polio virus which made his legs paralyzed. He used to do all his activities on his wheelchair. He came from Gunung Kidul, Jogjakarta.

He moved to Surakarta because he wanted to get an education in YPAC (a school for disabled people).

He studied there for nine years until his middle school. Unfortunately, at that time the school did not provide the high school, so his parents decided to enroll him at a public high school, SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta.

His disability did not inhibit him to study at university. After graduating from high school, he entered the Special Education Department, at the Faculty of Teachers Training and Education (FKIP), UNS. He has the motivation to inspire the other disabled people to get the higher education. He said that the program study is matched well with his background and his goals. Although he is disabled, he finished his study and got the Bachelor of Education degree.

On the other hand, his condition could not support his goal to be a teacher. He was forced to give up his dream because almost the school institutions that he had been applied for, could not accept him due to his disability. However, he believed that he could do something else. He wants people to be more open-minded about disabled people. Seven months ago, he opened his own business “iced milk tea”. He proves that the disabled people are independent and can produce something.

His disability could not limit his desire to be productive. Every day he sells around 150 cups of iced milk tea. He said that the income from selling the milk tea had been enough to cover his family needs and pay his two children’s school tuition, Talitha Nadaa’ Jannatul Firdaus and Khoirul Azzam Nasywa Al Firdaus. His business has motivated UNS students to be an entrepreneur by reselling his products. He already has two resellers from FKIP and Faculty of Mathematics and Science (FMIPA) students. Every day they can sell 200 cups of milk tea. His business was built by the trust. He priories the resellers from UNS students because he can trust them. “When they resell my products, I allow them to take the tea first and pay to me after the tea was sold,” he said.

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A lot of people love his milk tea. His customers are various from the academic community of UNS. Not only students, moreover the rector of UNS, his former teacher in the college, Ravik Karsidi, had ever bought his iced milk tea. One of his customer, Aprella, a student of UNS, said that she often bought the milk tea because of the variant flavors of the milk tea that were offered by Widodo. “So many milk tea out there, but his milk tea is different. He is the first who sells the milk tea in four different tastes; original, thai tea, choco, and green tea. It is good because I won’t get bored of them.”

He tries to change the stereotype about disabled people. People should more appreciate and respect other people who have the disability.

On the other hand, disabled people should be braver and confident to express and do something without any hesitation about what other people said. “This life is a mandate. God trusts us to live in this life.” he added, “Protect it. He knows what you need. So, do the best as you can and He will give you more than what you have done.”