Engineering SPECTRUM | December 2011

The Official Student Publication of PUP College of Engineering

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Volume XVIII No. 1 December 2011

OIC PREPARES ‘NEW’ PUP Ily Acuzar Robles “HINDI ko alam kung hanggang kailan ako dito,” so said by Atty. Estelita Wi Dela Rosa, the appointed officer-in-charge (OIC) of PUP since September 16.

Knowing her tenure in the position is temporary, she affirmed to continuously lay down the foundation for the smooth transition of leadership in the University, as told to Engineering Spectrum, December 5.

Ms. Dela Rosa was appointed OIC after the end of term of then PUP Pres. Dante Guevarra and the subsequent leadership confusion arose then after. This includes the legal impediment posed by Guevarra against the PUP Board of Regents (BOR) on their appointment of Regent Edicio dela Torre, BOR private sector representative, as OIC.

Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and BOR Chairman Patricia Licuanan resolved the University’s leadership appointing the concurrent BOR secretary as in-charge of PUP. Transitions plans Three months after her appointment, the OIC said her transition plans of rehabilitation and development of the University’s stakeholders: able management, infrastructure and facilities for the students and employment benefits for faculties and employees.

“Ang kailangan natin improvement ng facilities yung nasa loob, yung may magagamit ang mga

estudyante hindi yung maganda nga yung labas pag mag si-CR ka naman kailangan may tagahawak pa ng pinto”, she jested.

Repainting of classrooms and augmentation of laboratory facilities are being proposed to the BOR. Once these plans were approved, it could be implemented even if her term has already terminated, she said. However, OIC Dela Rosa considered the construction of Intramuros walls at the perimeter of once-famous University lagoon as a huge “waste”. She disclosed that her office has no concrete plans for the structure although the matter was OIC prepares/p.3

Guevarra out and against BOR Edcel Artificio PUP’S transition of power has gone so far.

Before the appointment of the Atty. Estelita Wi dela Rosa as officer-in-charge (OIC), arguments regarding the eligibility of transition was challenged by former Pres.

Dante Guevarra.

Guevarra’s term is supposed to end last July 5. In his evident aspiration to stay in power, an evaluation committee was formed by the Board of Regents (BOR), the highest policy-making body of the University. The committee is tasked to conduct objective assessment on the achievements of Guevarra’s administration and provide recommendation for possible term

extension.

On July 4, it was reported that Guevarra’s rating was “not that good”, according to OIC Dela Rosa, reaffirming the end of his presidency the following day.

Eventually, the Board designate private sector Regent Edicio dela Torre as OIC and converted the evaluation committee to a Search Committee for Presidency (SCP).

With the BOR’s action, Guevarra claimed that it is a violation of the RA 8292, the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997 and filed two temporary Guevarra out/p.3

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Next prexy by next year How will it be selected?

Edcel Bonghanoy Artificio AFTER the ruling of the Court of Appeals regarding the Writ of Preliminary Injunction, the Search Committee for Presidency (SCP) is set for the search for the next University president.

In compliance with the RA 8292 also known as “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997”, the SCP is created to govern the process of selecting the University president.

The committee should have at least 5 members, and should be composed of representatives from the academic community, private sector, CHEd, and the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges.

In accordance with the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Memorandum Order No.16 series of 2009, also known as Rules and Regulations Governing the Search for President of State Universities and Colleges, the screening and selection of aspiring presidents are made according to this general process: Notice of Vacancy. a notice of vacancy shall be published in at least one newspaper of national circulation for at least 3 consecutive weeks.

Compliance Check by Secretariat - it is to determine if the minimum qualifications are met

NOTICE OF VACANCY

ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT VIA MAJORITY VOTE OF GB MEMBERS. by the applicant.

Profile Appraisal - the committee will assess the applicant’s qualification through a grading process (Evaluation Criteria Sheet ANNEX A will be used by the SCP) Panel Interview by the Search Committee - the SCP will ask questions on the applicants.

COMPLIANCE CHECK BY SECRETARIAT

SUBMISSION OF THE SCP REPORT TO THE SUC (Evaluation Criteria Sheet ANNEX C will be used by the SCP) Public Forum/Presentation the applicants shall appear before an audience primarily representatives from: students, faculty, non-teaching staff, and the alumni association.

(Evaluation Criteria Sheet ANNEX B will be used by the SCP)

Energy from Pasig wins research award Justinberg Bantigue and Edcel Artificio

THEY got it back-to-back.

The University’s EE Research team took home the first place in the recently concluded Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines Research Design Competition held at the Philippine International Convention Center, November 24.

Last year, another EE Research team notched the top research prize.

Gilbert Crobillo and Neko Taneo (EE V), Benedict Daisog, Enrico dela Cruz, Alvin Salazar and Jason Tisca (EE ’11) presented the Microbial Fuel Cell: Pasig River Sediments for Lighting.

The research focuses on the development of a prototype in

harnessing the stored energy from bacteria and other impurities in Manila’s most famous river.

“Technically, the concept of microbial fuel cell is in infancy here in the country. But the power of microbes as catalyst in energy production has been discovered many years ago,” Daisog (EE ’11) said. According to Prof. Faustino Rural (EE ‘93), EE laboratory head and head coach of the team, it is probably the first documented study on such research.

Based on their research, it is feasible to put up perimeter lighting along the Pasig River using the river itself. The prototype is also recommended using water and

sediments from swamps, canals and other inland bodies of water.

Next to PUP, Technological Institute of the Philippine (TIP) in Quezon City took the second place followed by TIP in Manila. 14 electrical engineering researches were submitted for the competition. Six schools competed during the presentation program in conjunction with IIEE Annual National Convention, November 23-26.

It was the third championship title for the University in the six years of the competition. Also, PUP placed second in the 2008 competition.

CoE, ECE students name as Sweep scholars

Edcel Artificio and Renalyn Argueles

AS part of Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (Sweep), two students from PUP- College of Engineering (CE) were hailed as Smart scholars.

Photo from Philippine Star

from left: SCHOLARS. Gomez (sixth, top row) and Gonzales (sixth, middle row) joined eleven other Sweep Scholar.

Jorge Gonzales (CoE V) and Shelene Gomez (ECE V) were chosen by Smart Communications Inc. together with 11 other students from different universities nationwide as Sweep scholars.

Sweep is an industry-academe linkage that p ursues to improve the level of engineering technology in the country.

In addition, a scholarship grant was opened just this year.

“Actually yung scholarship ay part talaga ng Sweep pero ngayon lang nagkaroon, before kasi it’s just a linkage between Smart and different universities,” Engr. Remedios Ado, chairperson of CoE department clarified.

Ado also explained that the scholarship was announced to all 5th year students of CoE and ECE department however only few

Illustration by Domyson Abuan and Justinberg Bantigue

PROFILE APPRAISAL

FINALIZATION OF THE SCP REPORT Finalization of the SCP Report - the SCP will rank the applicants based on the accumulated scores obtained.

Submission of the SCP Report of the SUC BOR- the SCP will

PANEL INTERVIEW BY THE SEARCH COMMITTEE

PUBLIC FORUM/ PRESENTATION submit at least 2 qualified candidates to the Board of Regent (BOR).

Election of the new President via Majority Vote of BOR - the BOR will select the new president via secret balloting.

Guevarra out/p.1 restraining orders (TRO) that gave him a hold-over capacity to office.

Right after the effectivity of the TRO, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 26 issued a writ of preliminary injunction (WPI), a court order which prohibits the BOR to implement their decision, July 25.

Moreover, believing that their decision is in compliance with the law, the BOR insisted the appointment of Dela Torre and the formation of SCP. BOR then countered to elevate the WPI issue to the Court of Appeals and led the prosecution of the two judges who firstly issued TROs to Guevarra before the Supreme Court.

In an interview with Carmelita Sison, Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) legal office director, she said that the administrative case was filed to the two judges for their “abuse of discretion.” In addition the BOR pointed out that the injunction is illegal and contrary to the provision of RA 8292.

Meanwhile, the BOR appointed dela Rosa as OIC on September 16,

regardless with the pending of their appeal on WPI. Therefore creating confusion within the university as Guevarra is still in the office.

Just this November, the WPI was lifted hence making dela Rosa’s appointment as OIC legitimate.

Second time Eight years ago, PUP failed to come up with the new president after the end of then Pres. Ofelia Carague in 2003, a year before the University turns 100 years old. The presidential aspirants, who include Guevarra, filed a case against the BOR when the later refuse to choose the next University captain from them. Eventually, Vice President for Academic Affairs Samuel Salvador was appointed as OIC and eventually acting president.

Two years later, then CHEd Chairman Carlito Puno approved the six-month rotation management policy for all the University vice president. The following year, the BOR decided to act with finality in the issue of PUP presidency with Guevarra as the 14th president of the University.

applied.

On the other hand, Gonzales stated that the scholars are not selected by the university since it is open to interested students. He added that aside from the academics; extra-curricular activities are also considered. “Hindi lang yung grade ang tinitingnan, siguro dahil din sa pagiging student leader ko kaya ako natanggap,” he uttered.

Benefits include a monthly stipend, book allowance and school fees. Also, a job offering from Smart awaits each scholar.

Meanwhile, a thesis entitled Electronically Controlled Device for Fish Fermentation Using Hydrolysis Process for the Production of Fish Sauce from ECE V students was chosen as finalist for the 8th SWEEP

Innovation and Excellence Awards.

John Caezar Adriano, Robin Albis, Jeremiah Dollente, Jan James Fulgado, Dhana Patagoc and Jeroham Sabasa are the proponents of the device which shortens the process of fermentation of a fish sauce.

“Grateful saka thankful kay Lord pati sa suporta ng classmates at ng department,” Adriano, Thesis leader, expressed his gratitude regarding the inclusion of the thesis in the top 10.

On February 16 to 17 is the scheduled date for the announcement of the winners. “Di kami confident but we are hopeful na mapipili yung thesis namin sa top three places,” Adriano ended.

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LookingBACK celebrates pub’s 18th year

Camille Atienza and Yoshico Cameyog SERVING the College of the journalistic side, we also carried Engineering (CE) for 18 years, the the tradition of leadership,” so Engineering Spectrum celebrates said by Engr. Kaycee Victorio (EE LookingBACK, the CEA Spectrum ’05), former editor in chief of the Grand Alumni Homecoming held publication and chairman of the at the Audio Visual Room of the Alumni Homecoming.

Engineering and Architecture With Ed Montealegre (ECE’07) building, May 28. and Belinda Sera (ECE’07) as Former editors, writers and masters of ceremonies, the event cartoonists have gathered to was filled with different activities recall the sleepless nights and and recollecting stories. Most of the joyful memories spent together, alumni relished their past occurrence and traditions instilled by the in the publication and the college. publication.

Moreover, Dr. Manuel M. Muhi, “Traditions in Spectrum are dean of CE, chairpersons Engr. enormous. We have tradition of Remedios Ado (CoE), Engr. Cesar giving our best, doing the news right, Buenavides (EE), Prof. Adelio Sulit giving the facts accurate, making (IE) and Sonia Amigable, college our readers happy and equipping librarian, partake in the event and them with great ideas. More than give inspirational messages.

Territorial Updates

I’m so Cool

Jamaica Lorna Bagay (ME V) student and the President of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (Ashrae) PUP chapter got the chance to represent the college on a previously held ASHRAE Region XIII - 14th Chapters Regional Conference held at Hong Kong last August17-21.

Bagay together with other three presidents of ASHRAE from Mapua Institute of Technology, University of Santo Tomas and Dela Salle University won as first place with their presentation on “Advancing HVAC&R (Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration) to Serve Humanity and Promote a sustainable World,” against other representative from other country.

Also, Dr. Manuel C. Belino, Ashrae Philippine Chapter former President and current Chairperson for Student Activities, led the Philippine delegation of 81 students and nine faculty members.

Back to Basics

First PUP Inter collegiate writing workshop, entitled Gearing into Writing was held last July 1 and 2 at the Audio Visual Room, PUP Engineering and Architecture Building.

With the theme “Back to Basics: Learn to Write and Know your Rights”, different speakers majoring in different field of writing gave details and discussed effective creative writing.

In partnership with Limestone, the official publication of the college of education, the event was organized by Engineering Spectrum through the initiative of Dr. Manuel Muhi, dean of the College of Engineering.

As the keynote speaker, Mr. Edgard Hilario, desk editor of Manila Bulletin, shared his knowledge in recognizing the ethics in journalism.

Also, speakers like Dr. Roland Tolentino, dean of UP College of Mass Communications, Rogelio Ordonez, Editor in Chief of Pinoy Weekly and Jun Cruz Reyes discussed tips on feature writing, effective column and editorial writing and literary articles writing respectively.

Participants from different colleges and high schools attended the seminar and got the chance to show their writing skills as a feature writing contest was held during the workshop.

New study center unveil

Meanwhile, in line with the tenth year of providing blissful issue every summer, an exhibit named “Isang Dekadang CEryosong Pangaaliw” was presented on the 4th floor corridors of CEA building. It is for the 10th anniversary of Ispuptrum, Spectrum’s summer lampoon.

Mr.Victorio introduced the exhibits and discussed the stories behind every lampoon.

After the exhibit , Victorio addressed his closing remarks, “This is a head start. This debut is our coming out from our closet. 18 years na ang Spectrum. This may also mark our count down towards our first two decades in the world of expressionism.”

OIC prepares /p.1 already referred to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Pay delays With Atty. Dela Rosa’s order, the University managed to resolve the over delay of compensations for casual and part-time faculty members. Since all appointments not made by the OIC from July to September was not acknowledged by the BOR, casual and part-time employees of PUP failed to received their salaries and other incentives on-time.

Upon assumption to office, Ms. Dela Rosa immediately acted upon the reports of irregularities in the University. In a series of memoranda her office had issued reprimands and orders to 19 different officials and employees last September, including former Public Affairs

Chief Divina Pasumbal, exExecutive Dir. Randolf Alcantara and former Guevarra’s Executive Asst. Jose Abat.

New president On the other hand, OIC Dela Rosa eyeing for the new University captain when the Search Committee for Presidency (SCP) finishes screening of applicant for the vacant position (see Next Prexy by Next Year¸ page 2). She said that she would ‘happily’ return as PUP Board Secretary when a new president has been named. “Gusto ko nga makahanap na ng bagong president kasi nabago na yung lifestyle ko,” dela Rosa uttered.

Atty. Dela Rosa disclosed that the SCP failed to meet the minimum short-list of three candidates as prescribe by CHEd Memorandum Order No. 16, Series of 2009. SCP

will convene this December 14 to discuss the possible re-opening of application.

Despite the troubles occurred about presidency, the OIC has been continuously overseeing the dayto-day operations of the University with valour of new PUP for every PUPians.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Dela Rosa obtained her law degree from the University of Sto. Tomas. She worked as a legal officer for almost three years at Tanuatco-Tanuatco-Factoran Law Office before she became PUP board secretary from 1990 and was replaced by Prof. Noberto Caturay during the absence of legitimate PUP president from 2003-2006.

She reassumed as University secretary when Guevarra took incharge, June 2005.

“You can’t have everything.

My friend might have thought that I sound so cruel for saying that in her face. But the world is no Wonderland. And there’s no such thing as happily ever after. Opportunities are scarce.

Competition is tough. And reality hits like a punch on the face.

It’s a choice, to carry on stubbornly with the path everybody else is taking or to swallow your pride to survive another day.

And it holds true. Most of those who are academicians are not the best when it comes to leading people.

They don’t have the interpersonal skills on working with others.

Some of them end up being fired or being unsatisfied with their jobs.

And those who are active on extracurricular activities that have neglected their academics will end up underemployed due to the fact that their knowledge about their degree is lacking.

Lesson learned; carefully look at the grass on both sides of the farm because you’ll never know which side is much greener unless you have tasted the grass on both fields. *** To all my former spekapip,

I want to thank you all for your criticisms and support. I may not reach even half of what you expect from me, I assure you that I will give my best not to satisfy myself but to hold no regrets. *** We live or die by the choices we make. In my case, I can’t really say I have lived nor have I died.

Life has been good to me in spite of the path I preferred to take, the challenges I have faced and the troubles I am into. The way to be happy now is to remember that day when I was so excited to be a part of this publication, the very moment I realized that Spectrum is the Institution I wanted to work on. Without holding anything back.

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Yoshico Cameyog

IN parallel with the transformation made in main campus, a new structure has also built inside the PUP Engineering and Architecture building.

Built for student and faculty, Gabriela Silang building is a major project funded by Gabriela with

the help of Samasa Alliance. The construction started last quarter of 2010 and was finished this July.

“Initiative ng college natin yan, hindi yan project ng University.

Humingi tayo ng tulong sa mga kaibigan natin para sa fundings na yan.” Dr. Manuel M. Muhi, dean

NEW BUILDING. Gabriela Student Center will be the new home for student council, faculty office and college clinic. Photo of Edcel Artificio

GOING TEN. Aside from the pub’s debut, Engineering Spectrum family celebrates PUPoy’s 10th year. Alumni and current staffs strike a pose with PUPoy.

of the College of Engineering, confirmed. The requested fund was approved and forwarded to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which facilitated the construction of the building.

Gabriela Silang building intends to provide offices for both the College of Engineering and College of Architecture and Fine Arts. It will provide a spacious place which can be used for studying and also for special events.

Every floor is set to provide different functions for students and faculty staffs. Office of the student council of both colleges and the medical clinic is located at the first floor of the building while faculty office is at the second floor.

However, the first two floors provide a spacious study area while the third floor is set to be a function room for events.

Dean Muhi wish to take good care of the new building.“Alagaan na lang sana natin ang mga facilities, mahirap maghanap ng magbibigay. Mabuti na lang at may mga kaibigan tayong naniniwala sa atin at tumutulong.” Muhi ended.

Firsts from PUP

Female grad tops Civil exams

Clarizza Agmaliw

PUP-College of Engineering proved once again its excellence as it produced new set of topnotchers including the first female top placer from the civil engineering department on a recently held licensure examination.

Just this November, Engr.

Kathleene Grace Dadero, first female topnotcher from civil engineering (CE) department, ranked as 6th place in the board examination with a rating of 96.30 percent.

Furthermore, Engr.

Nixon Albert Ramos (ECE ’11) ranked as 4th place with an average of 92.10 percent. The Electronics Engineering department however ranked as 7th top performing school in the country with a passing rate of 47.97 percent.

Also, Engr. John Valenciano

Salapantan (ME ’11), 7th place in the board and Jaypee de Guzman ranked 8th in the Registered Master Electrician examination held last September 2011. They garnered an overall average of 91.75 percent and 81.5 percent respectively.

On the other hand, a night of recognition was conducted for engineering topnotchers for April to May 2011 licensure examination held at PUP Tahanan ng Alumni, September 24.

Present in the event was Engr.

Ruben D. Llagas (CE ’10), first from PUP who ranked first place in the May 2011 CE licensure exam.

Tokens and certificates of appreciation were given to them for the honor and pride they brought to the University.

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DO YOU BELIEVE THAT

CREATIVITY DECLINES AS WE GROW?

THESE things that hinder us to do more; learn more, and express ourselves in much creative way are what we call “mental locks.” Inspired by the book “A Whack on the Side of the Head” by Roger Von Oech, let’s see how Engineering students stumble upon mental locks and how they could overcome them.

Play is silly As we grow and deal with academics, our interest in playing declines.

That is probably because of some factors such as assignments, projects, exams, terror professors and the likes. By that, we unconsciously deprive our personal needs and time to roll down and have fun. Upon entering college, most of the students tend to take it too seriously.

We were taught of the rumor that playing is frivolous. As if doing something entertaining once in a while have no good nor sense and may yield such a waste of time. Humor is the most important form of play. It has three abilities that improve our creativity - it stretches our thinking, it forces us to combine ideas that are usually not associated with one another, and it allows us to take things less seriously. We gain extra energy when we laugh. Realize that the “Aha!” when we got an answer to something, is from our “Haha” when we’re having fun. Our fruity, funny and exciting ideas can be generated while playing, doing something or even after our second beer.

Reminder, too much seriousness is poisonous!

Sometimes, it’s okay to be foolish A d m i t i t . We ’ r e a f r a i d t o b e labeled as an idiot or a moron.

All of us could be a victim of group pressure. When a certain thing is being done by everyone, you’ll do it too. You’re threatened to be tagged as “fool” because it is just you who’s different. So you come to the point wherein you use to pretend just for others to accept and like us. This is a wrong practice for all of us. We have different views in life. God gave us freedom to do what we want, so do not allow yourself to be a captive of everyone’s desire.

To err is wrong Most people live their lives competing for honor, position, money, attention, love, etc.

Since it is competition, there must be a winner and the rest will be the losers. It’s hard to accept defeat after all. The thinking “to err is wrong” started at home, grew in school, and locked up today. To enlighten you, think of the quote “Success and failure are actually both products of the same process.” You can learn from losing. Do not burden yourself by simple mistakes.

Though life’s trials are in different levels, look at them as simple and easy as they could be, and they will turn to be really simple and easy. Bear in mind that negative feedback means that the current approach is not working. It is really intimidating to hear murmurs and criticisms while working but then, let them be your strength and inspiration to finish the given task and make it satisfying in your eyes. Pleasing everyone is none of your business. Rather, obliged yourself to give your very best in everything.

That’s not my area “I’m an Engineering student not English major.” We often hear this defensive line whenever somebody points out a grammatical error of an engineering student. It’s part of the human nature to lock ourselves within our comfort zones. Excuses such as “I’m not good at that,” and “That’s not my area” hold us back to greater opportunities beyond our horizon. Since we’re afraid to take the risks, the door for greater ideas would never be opened. Isn’t it nice to be a jack of all trades? Don’t set limits on your capabilities.

There would always be a room for improvement. The world is everyone’s area so go out and be exposed!

Avoid ambiguity Being ambiguous is looking and taking things in different approach. Notice that in school, we are always asked to give one - one solution, one answer, one style, one format, etc. We’re always under the rule. We’re not able to use our own skill to jump on the answer. Somehow, the chance of discovering and exploring is very limited too. These are all because we’re locked and hindered by many forces. As a student you need to learn that there are lots of ways to see a thing. Do not just settle on what most of your companions perceive. There are actually more than what you see. Think pensively and be ambiguous!

The right answer As engineering students, we have to be precise in giving answers to any problem. In our field, it is noticeable that ‘exact’ is always asked when we deal with mathematical problems or problems within our specific courses.

Engineering problems most of the times require one right answer. This system of solving problems is just right for it is a must in our field. Yet, we are too consumed in it that we didn’t notice that it affects our life especially in decision making and problem solving.

This is bad because we close the doors to the possibility of finding better answers. In a problem there can be lots of answers which are much comfortable for us to find.

Follow the rules Rules are made for the welfare of every citizen. These guide us every time we interact with in our society. Being a student, we have a lot of responsibilities on following it, though sometimes we don’t necessarily need to live with it and be saturated on every detail of it. For an instance, math problems has its definite rule for us to arrive with the answer we are looking for. However, we can manage to break some of it and still arrive with the same final answer. It is where we are comfortable that matters most. “Do not put limits to yourself, live life to the fullest.”

That’s not logical Logical thinking is a kind of thinking where we look on both sides of every problem. Our area of learning is one of the fields in which it scrutinizes every detail of the problem. It can be seen every time students here in CE conduct a program, do surveying, check electronic parts, etc. Logical thinking is a pre-requisite in our chosen field. A chain is being created as we do things. Having this lock hinders us on looking stuffs or problems at a softer side. Looking to things seriously blocks us on generating better ideas.

“Don’t make things complicated, life is simple.”

I’m not creative Engineering is a field where science dominates. As engineering students we have this thinking that art or being creative is not a factor to become a great engineer. As an example, students, mostly in first year don’t like the idea of having an Engineering Drawing as part of their curriculum for it has nothing to do with their respective courses. They’d say they’re not good in sketching things which falls to the idea that they are not creative. A certain line goes like this−“Our thought becomes our actions, our action becomes our habits, our habit becomes our lifestyle, our lifestyle becomes our character and our character becomes our destiny.”

Practicality reigns Entering the field of engineering is not that easy.

The fact that it requires a lot of expensive tools and high cost projects is just another story in this area. The fact that our government allotted approximately PhP 13,000 a year to each student (according to People’s Tonight) makes each engineering student a scholar. Practicality is an advantage when taking engineering courses especially in a state university. Here in CE, practicality is being manifested by the students who can turn high cost projects into an affordable one. Students will run every mile whether to Raon, Divisoria, Recto, etc. just to save money. Practicality is good since nowadays money is too hard to find. Still considering the quality of things is a must. And as engineering students, we should consider quality first in our list. “Quality is still a security.”

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nce you’ve entered college, you better gotta find a way to survive or else you’ll never graduate on time. Welcome to the jungle, baby!

Just like any other creatures on earth, students also interact with their environment. They were confined in their own little jungles called classrooms. This interaction is commonly known in science as symbiosis. Here in the College of Engineering it is interesting to know how CEans adapt to their surroundings and intermingle with each other. Before you seek Charles Darwin an advice on how to become fit to survive, you need to know first your role in the university’s ecosystem. Here are some of the familiar situations you would encounter in CEanbiosis.

IN UNITY WE FIND PROSPERITY. College life is indeed such a roller coaster ride. There would be lots of ups and downs.

You would meet lots of different people on your journey that would surely lend you a hand without being obliged in doing so.

One of the best interactions between species is the protocooperation.

It is the ecological interaction in which both participants benefit but which is not obligatory for their survival. Protocooperation is a harmonious (positive) interspecific ecological interaction.

The best way to enjoy your college years is to maintain a good social interaction with each other. You may survive the trials on your own but it is best if you could allow people to help you on those matters. There’s no harm in letting people help you in times of troubles and lending a hand to the needy ones anyways.

Once you’ve learned how to cooperate with your fellow students, you would surely love to look back and say “I had such a wonderful stay in college.”

WHO CARES? Oh, here goes the all-knowing guy again. He never ceases to top the quizzes while most of his classmates were consistently at the foot of the passing line. It is as if he is the only one who gets to learn in the class. His intention was just to show his undeniably great wit but it brought the class into the verge of destruction.

This scenario could be compared to another type of interaction present in a CEan’s life. Ammensalism is the type of symbiotic relationship that exists where one species is inhibited or completely obliterated and one is unaffected. Just like how species get extinct due to human actions like habitat devastation by fires, ecological accidents, leisure hunting, etc.

Because he was too intelligent for the class, the Professor can’t lower his standards, thus bringing most of the students in the class into obliteration. This would be very hard only for those who are in danger of failing the subject. Unlike, to the one who always gets the limelight for he doesn’t even need to restrain his potentials just to adjust with his classmates’ level of learning.

WHEN THE FEELING IS MUTUAL. In Biology, mutualism is any relationship between individuals of different species where both individuals derive a benefit.

We are not talking about romantic relationships between the students here. It is about how they deal with school works.

“True friendship” is best observed in this kind of interaction. Let us face it; you wouldn’t befriend someone whom you couldn’t even gain anything in return. Your friends KING OF THE JUNGLE. If you think bullying ended in in the long run would be the ones who can always lend you a your grade and high school days, you’re totally wrong. They hand. Either of you would have an equal share of answers in your still exist in your college years and it evolves into a whole new assignments or better yet on your quizzes. level. Bullies are predators in disguise waiting to devour those The best way to survive in college is to find your “mutual” pathetic little preys. friend. You could rest assured that both of you would go hand Once her eyebrows raise and his stare gets stuck, better hide. Bullies in hand overcoming challenges that lie ahead. There is also tend to act so domineering and controlling, making fun in the expense of a higher possibility that you two will pass the subjects others. They never fail to tease their victims of how ridiculous and horrible together. No one would ever be left behind. they look, worst yet on how insignificant they are in this world. They’re mostly Just be very picky in considering one since most of responsible of how others acquire low self-esteem. the parasites conceal in a mutual’s image.

Predators are the kings and queens of consistent criticisms. They judge people with their physical appearance as if they’re near to perfection.

Sometimes, they pretend to be nice a nd kind. But beware, because for sure they’ve got hidden agenda. Either they need something from you or they have plans of embarrassing you in front of everyone. How mean! They seemed not to care whether they’ve already hurt others’ feelings. They’re so good playing with the weaknesses of their victims and it looks like “care” has been forgotten in their vocabulary.

It’s uncertain how these predators propagate albeit the decreasing number of preys. But one thing is for sure, they lack attention. These students should be on your “not to deal with” list.

OH HERE COME THE LEECHES! “Okay class, get one whole sheet of paper,” then your classmates would instantly eye at you as if you’re the most amazing creature ever created on the entire universe. They would electrify you with their puppy eyes stare, begging for a piece of paper and make your day perfectly horrible.

Parasitism is a kind of hunter-prey relationship where parasites depend on the host for the food, protection and reproduction. In reality, there goes the slackers, the contingents, and the freeloaders as parasites. They always depend on others because it would provide all the things that they need. They don’t even take studying seriously. They come to school just to relax and unwind.

Their vision is to pass all the subjects in the entire semester just on copying an item from their seatmates or sometimes all the answers to the quiz. They are certainly have a perfect score by cheating. Any parasite could ace an exam without any effort and take everything from you. So beware!

Worst thing you would deal with them is during lunch break. If you just set your eyes off of your food for a split second, it would be gone. Leeches don’t buy their own food for they feed on yours.

The hosts, on the other hand, is the most charitable and God-given answers to those lunatic ticks for it always comply with others’ demands. While they are busy working over a report, the parasites are also busy – slacking their asses off. For they think, the hosts can do it, all by themselves.

So why bother to help?

I WANNA BE ON TOP. So who got the highest score? I bet it’s him again.

Competitors are the ones who always wanna be on top. They could care less about everything except their ranks.

They are mostly the achievers. They study hard enough just to gain their spots.

These kinds of students are most likely to compete head-on with their fellow classmates.

They find bliss being on the peak of the honors’ list.

These CEans would take different strategies as long as they’ll be crowned as the toughest, fittest, and most competitive engineers in the making.

They are also kinda hard to deal with for they consider everyone as their competitor. So if you think you’re not that tough enough for a clash better put your distance on them.

THE WISE AND THE OTHERS WHO DON’T CARE. It’s quite surprising to know that some students are witty enough to use other people to their advantage without being a nuisance. This kind of relationship is considered as commensalism in science where one benefits and the other is not significantly harmed nor helped.

The benefactors in this kind of relationship are incredibly wise but lazy folks. They exist to feed on others’ laziness.

When the deadline is on, they would convince their classmates to beg their teacher for an extension. Of course since most of the class are a bunch of lazy idiots, they would certainly agree.

Convincing their classmates is their ultimate weapon. They would persuade you to give your spare time to help them in their school works.

Since they do not much bother you, it is quite okay to deal with them in some time but these people would eventually turn out to be parasites if much tolerated.

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It feels good to be in the wilds!

Michelle Ann Ramat and Katrina Hazel Malagday

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6Spectrum iLose JOBS Yoshico Cameyog The World of Jobs’ Apple AN apple a day keeps the doctor away but to Steve Jobs, there is an exception. He was not contented to what the typical apple had offered so he created one that can offer more.

During 1970’s, he, together with Steve Wozniak founded a company that made wonderful modernisms that still brings breathtaking innovations today, innovations that conquered all sides of the world, technology that affects us and has an impact to the everyday lives of many.

The world when apple is just a fruit Long ago, the term Computer refers to no machine. It refers to people working and performing repetitive calculations, navigational positions, tide charts, planetary positions and other matters which requires computations.

After some time, inventors discovered the use of abacus. This mechanism became the first computing aid for mathematical purposes. It consists of beans or stones moved in tables made of stones or wood. This was used by the Babylonians, 300 B.C. Napier’s bone and logarithms are invented during 1617. These devices are innovations of computing devices. Not long enough, slide rule was invented as improved machines for computing.

Leonardo da Vinci built the first gear driven calculating device and named it calculating clock. It was 1642 when Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline which is capable of adding numbers.

Computers back then were not really what they are now. Many have tried to contribute for this technology improvement but only few are chosen to excel.

Steve Jobs found an Apple Born in San Francisco on the 24th of February, year 1955, a baby was put for adoption by his biological parents named Abdulfattah John Jandali, which was a native Syrian and either a political science or a mathematics professor and Joanne Simpson which was an unwed graduate student. The condition of Joanne for his adoption was to send his son in college at the right age.

Paul and Clara Jobs adopted the baby and named him Steven Paul Jobs. The couple sent him to college but Steve dropped his subjects. Since his interest in electronics and technology never faded and with the help of his geek friend Steve Wozniak, Job’s dropping out from his subjects became his break in doing innovations that would change the world.

Apple Incorporated This company, mostly just like the others, didn’t had a good start. Steve sold his Volkswagen while Wozniak get rid of his HP 65 calculator just to start with their first board worth $1,000. They could not find an appropriate name for their company until one day, Jobs said that they will call it Apple if they could not put up anything better.

And poof! Apple Computer was in.

With the help of Ron Wayne, the colleagues of Jobs from Atari, the necessary papers to start a corporation was written and at the same time the first logo of the Apple Computer was created. Thus, 10% of the shares in the company were given to him while the remaining share was split between the two friends.

Finally, the Apple Computer had their first computer set orders from a Homebrew member named Paul Terrel. He was starting a new computer store named Byte Shop from Mountain View. Terrel ordered 50 pieces and each set costs them $500, a big start for an amateur company.

Jobs and Wozniak started to put up the parts in the Jobses’s Garage with the help of Patti Jobs, Steve Jobs’ sister, and his friend from Reed College, Dan Kottke. They paid $220 for the parts of the Apple and sold it at the price of $500.

This was the start of Apple Computers. They tried to bring the units to Homebrew and other more stores to be sold and they had sold a couple hundred this way.

Jobs and Wozniak decided to buy the other co-founder Ron Wayne for $800.

They incorporated the company on April 1, 1976.

The Apple is having its branches The innovations in the Apple Computers became so fast that the company also contributed on other industries such as cell phones which is called iPhone, music players which is iPod and tablets which refers to iPad. These are the most famous gadgets which are created and marketed by Apple Inc. iPhones are multimedia devices marketed by Apple. IPod is in line with portable music players. They store media in their internal hard disks for future use. While, iPad is a tablet which is used as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content.

Shows only how these things, from a “piece of junk” as they say, innovated and made a great change to the world.

Jobs’ done Acknowledging all his contributions in terms of technology and modernizations, many people was upset about his death. Many people are still expecting so much from the company yet satisfied with what they had witnessed on the improvements.

At an early age of 56, Steve Jobs “died peacefully today surrounded by his family” according to his family. He died October 5, 2011.

He will always be with the people for his knowledge had contributed to the majority.

“So what we were focused on is just reducing the price to $199. We don’t need to add new stuff. We need to get the price down where everyone can afford it.” Steve Jobs stated. He wants people to enjoy and experience every innovation that takes place.

Jobs’ involvement made a great change to the modern world. His mission in this world is done. He will be an inspiration for the aspirants, entrepreneurs and other engineers who have their goals in life.

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SCIENCE and Technology has starting to unveil the world through its innovation and exploration. Researches that made work of mankind faster and efficient.

As we arrive at 2009, cloud computing is the technology creating the most buzz.

This advancement is in its infancy, however, and enterprises would be wise to limit their efforts to small, targeted projects until the technology matures and vendors address a variety of potentially deal-breaking problems.

About The Technology Cloud computing or known as cloud technology is a new inventions that uses the internet and central remote servers to maintain data and applications. This allows consumers and businesses to use applications without installation and access their personal files at any computer with internet access. This technology allows for much more efficient computing by centralizing storage, memory and processing data.

A simple example of cloud computing is Yahoo email or Gmail. You don’t need software or a server to use them. All a consumer would need is just an internet connection and you can start sending emails. The server and email management software is all on the cloud (internet) and is totally managed by the cloud service provider Yahoo, Google etc.

The computer user gets to use the software alone and enjoy the benefits.

Switching To Cloud Tech Cloud technology has already made through the growth of online and marketing today. It dominates the world of Business. One of the reasons why Businessman like about this technology is they are able to minimize the use of money. With the help of cloud, they reduce expenditures by paying for storage they used. Furthermore, this technology is widely used in storing data backups and archives files that are clogging the systems. Accessibility is one advantage of cloud technology. For instance, sharing your photo in flikr.com. Since your picture is stored in their server, you can still have access if your hard drive crashed down or did not work. Everything is now based on internet as long you have an internet access and data can be seen in every part of the globe. Hence, there’s no need for computer users to buy licensed software from registered distributors just to have the software that is ready to use for only single unit since it can be only installed by a one user.

For a business man it is not practical to invest much on software’s because this people are known to setting up priorities more on the profit over the expenses. That’s why this cloud technology has been in the fast lane of development.

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WE STUDENTS USUALLY MAKE DOODLES WHEN THEY GOT BORED IN OUR CLASSES. We get a pencil and a piece of paper and start sketching figures for pastime (well, dare not to do it on this news think it is not, you’re definitely wrong.

There is a material that created a breakthrough in the field of advanced technology which won a Nobel Prize – and guess what; this could be found in every stroke that your pencil drew.

In every pencil strokes In an amplified view from a microscope, this new material is called graphene.

It consists of carbon atoms linked to each other to form a thin sheet of hexagonal chicken wire networks. Its carbonto-carbon links are about 0.142 nanometers. Each stack of 3 million graphene sheets could create graphite with one millimeter thickness.

This carbon atom wonder was known as the “Mother of all Graphites”. It is the basic building block of all the “graphitic” materials such as graphite.

Graphene sheets could be morphed into rounded forms which called fullerenes. It includes carbon nanotube, a graphene sheet rolled into cylindrical form. It is used in making paper

batteries and hightensile carbon cables for space elevator.

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Another one is called buckminsterfullerene or simply buckyball - a spherical form of graphene named after Buckminster Fuller, who discovered fullerenes. These were often found in soot, a thick substance usually seen on smoke emissions.

Graphene does not have any color in particular for it is virtually transparent that it could only absorb 2.3% of light intensity.

It also has tensile strength 200 times stronger than steel.

This could conduct heat and electricity better than copper and best of all, graphene has an ability to carry electric charge at speeds faster than silicon for fast switching in data processing.

Started with a Scotch Tape Graphene was discovered in 1962 after graphite was discovered long ago but lately appreciated in 2004.

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, Russian-born physicists at the University of Manchester in England, separated graphene sheets from a graphite crystal using adhesive tape Photo from nobleprize.org and transferred it into a silicon substrate to study its properties. Their groundbreaking work has earned them the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics.

This has opened the gates of quantum physics and nanotechnology applications after the discovery of graphene’s exceptional properties. Lots of scientists and engineers interested with the discovery.

With graphene, it would be a great help in upgrading high-technology devices.

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From Fantasies to Reality Graphene has become interesting in different applications because of the properties it possesses. Though very thin and transparent, yet it has stronger sense than steel, flexible like a rubber and it does have higher conductivity. It could be used for flexible video display incorporated into a shower curtain, camouflage clothing, or maybe a virtual-reality theatre in the round.

This can make high frequency transistors with higher speed movement of electrons compared those in silicon.

International Business Machines (IBM) has created graphene transistors made from atom-thick sheets of carbon and can operate at 100 gigahertz. These transistors would allow electron charges to switch on and off 100 billion times each second, about 10 times as fast as the speediest silicon transistors.

Graphene could also used in touch screens, light panels, and solar cells.

Graphene-based electrodes in emitting diodes can lower power consumption which is merely found in display screens.

With graphene layers, it could increase the binding energy of hydrogen in a fuel tank.

This can lessen the consumption of hydrogen fuel tanks with low density.

Graphene has long way to run. As it welcomes itself to the nanotechnology world, there are many possibilities in the future that some of our fantasies may turn into reality and this would remain in the public eye in many years to come.

Experts were continuing to work with this to examine its exceptional properties and to bring improvement to each and everyone’s lives.

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Trek 2000 International has launched a new line of SD memory card with advanced wireless features for your digital cameras. Henn Tan, the company CEO who is known for bizarre branding such as the “ThumbDrive”name for those ever-present USB flash drives, anticipates another hit brand with the company’s hottest offering – The FluCard.

Unlike a simple SD card that only enables users to take and store photos, the FluCard offers more than you could ask for. It has also taken file sharing into a whole new level. With the power of Wi-Fi protocol manipulation, consumers can now enjoy photo sharing with Wi-Fi enabled phones, cameras, or PCs without downloading any software. It has also a motion sensor that when user shakes his/her camera, it will send the photos instantly!

In partnership with Toshiba, FluCard has been available in the market by the first quarter of this year.

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Telecommunications industry today has really taken ‘living life in a fast lane’ into a whole new level with LTE or Long Term Evolution.

A pushed through setup of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), this wireless technology upgrades 2G and emerges 3G and 4G. It enables users to maximize Internet mobility as well as hyper connectivity.With download peak rates of at least 100Mbps and upload peak rates of at least 50Mbs, Netizens (people who use Internet) will surely go gaga.

Hyperconnectivity People love to be connected. With more than a quarter of the world’s population who uses Internet, communications companies here and there are furiously trying to develop revolutionizing ways to connect with each other faster and more convenient. And now they are offering us the world’s fastest broadband technology up to date – the LTE. LTE is a standard technology structure for both mobile and Internet systems, developed and introduced by 3GPP. Aside from its eye-popping downlink and uplink rates, it also offers low latency and lag time, real-time mobile interaction on highbandwidth applications, and secured IP-based broadband.

This wireless broadband technology has a Serving Gateway (SGW) wherein it can access all types of technology system such as 2GPPs/3GPPS products and the non-3GPP such as WiMAX. It means that LTE is backward-compatible with existing GSM, 3G, HSPA, and HSPA+. SGW also lessen the possibilities of traffic networks for it is just made of a single node.

Consumers can enjoy high-speed data transactions using laptops equipped with LTE dongles or with Wi-Fi enabled mobile phones, tablets, or laptops in any Wi-Fi hotzones powered by LTE. The Long Term Evolution is not only about the speed and mobility but also the way it transforms a new level of hyperconnectivity, a state of increasing modes of communication, where each user has multiple connected devices.

It is possible that in the future, your home would be equipped with appliances embedded with LTE so that your television, refrigerator, thermostat, and even car are connected with you and with other machines too. This enables consumers to do almost everything especially from controlling energy costs.

Offices will also soon be increasingly mobilized. Employees can work anywhere connecting via mobile phone or other

communication devices. Real-time group video conferences, and running applications in the cloud will surely transform the vital nature of your workplace.

Then it rolls As early as 2004 LTE first rolled out when NTT DoCoMo of Japan proposes this Internet system as the international standard.

Five years later, Telia Sonera launched the world’s first publicly available LTE service in two Scandinavian capitals – Stockholm and Oslo.

Currently, there were 17 commercial LTE deployments around the world as of end-2010 based on a recent report from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).

Last April, Smart Communications has introduced LTE to the country. It pledges to raise the quality of mobile broadband services several notches higher compared to earlier technologies.

The PLDT Group envisions broadband coverage to 95% of the Philippine population in the next three years with the help of LTE. But don’t get too excited yet. The service is available only to limited users for now. Expect that by 2012 LTE will be fully available to most of the areas in the country.

Speed and mobility revolution From the pre-historic dial-up to the cutting-edge LTE, Internet speed has really gone wilder.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has offered users lots of ways to access the cyberspace. May it be from dial-up (512Kbps), Digital Subscriber Line or better known as DSL (3Mbps), WiMAX (50Mbps), to LTE (100Mbps), name it and they got it.

Most people now own computers or devices equipped with wireless connectivity that could access the Internet in just a click.

Before, lots of configurations and cable set-ups are needed just tohave a turtle-speed connection. Today, anyone could now surf the World Wide Web anytime, anywhere. All you need to do is find the “hotspot.”

Here in the college, the CoE Department with the help of CEMIT has maximized the Wi-Fi connection in the college, making free wireless Internet access possible from every corner of the CEA building.

CEans with Wi-Fi enabled laptops and gadgets could now enjoy surfing the web throughout the college. This helps the students to do researches instantly. With LTE’s promise of speed and mobility, no wonder if CEans would also get furious about it.

Opinion

Clinging to Power

PROGRESS certainly won’t be achieved with another term under the same ruler.

It has been months since Dr. Dante G. Guevarra’s term has ended as the president of our sintang paaralan. But as of the moment, he still stays in power. It appeared that he is prepared for what is going to happen in case he was not given a term extension. And he is. Nobody has expected that he would be able to manage to cling to the presidency even after the Board of Regents has decided to pursue a search for the next PUP president.

But Dr. Guevarra is not alone. He has on his back the activists who pretend to be his opponents yet they secretly conspired to have him stay on power.

When the Board of Regents has appointed Edicio Dela Torre to temporarily be the Officer in Charge of the University, the activists shouted their objections. They opposed the selection even though they had once called for reform in the academe. When the start of the modification is coming, the activists are opposing it as if they never wished for it. After the search committee for the next PUP president is formed, is created.

Activists are pups ran and fed by someone. They are willing to pursue what their ruler says. They are pretentious. It is as if they have swallowed their vomits when they have taken back all the things and words that they have said against Dr. Guevarra just to have the convenience of security when it comes to power and money.

Another thing is that majority of PUPians are left wondering what is happening. They are not informed of what really is going on. They are blunt and prefer not to know what is going on around them. They do nothing. They just let themselves be stranded on their usual comfortable lives. They mingle with the currents and let themselves be coursed by the waters.

PUP is now facing one of the issues that require involvement, which is the search for the next PUP president. Thus most groups are calling for the inclusion of a student representative on a five manned search committee. This can be true, that a student representative could help select a president which is really for the good of the studentry. But if ever the “to be selected” student representative is coming from the leftists who call themselves pro students, rather not call for your representation.

It would be better to be satisfied on the current search committee’s composition rather than to include someone who knows nothing but to think of what is good for the political parties where he belongs.

This is the start of the reform— a new beginning not only for the new president to come but also for us, the iskolar ng bayan for we are to be given a chance to be served as we deserve to be served.

Anyone who cherishes quality education inevitably sympathizes with our aspirations of having a peaceful transition of power. Every PUPian regardless of course, gender, status in life and age yearn for reform which could only start if a new president will rise to reclaim PUP’s honor and glory.

It would be frightening and comforting to believe that this is the only way out– that when the dust has settled, PUPians could find themselves involved on the process and be led by someone of unquestionable integrity.

Progress that would allow the PUPians to have a better education than what the previous term has offered, with basic human rights, academic freedom and greater opportunities, can most likely only be achieved via a transition from Dr. Guevarra to the new president that is chosen on a proper manner, a president who can maintain order while creating gradual change. It certainly won’t be achieved under a term extension.

An orderly transition would be better for PUP.

Editorial

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December 2011

Someone once Told Me

I’VE been disheartened body forgets the pain and you lately and I don’t know why. drift in this world, wearing a face Frequently, I find myself staring tainted with shots of morphine.

Frames and blankly in thin air, waiting for Last time, I wrote to focus Scaffoldings solely that special someone to slap me on being the head of this Joseph Cayado Moico back to reality, to pull me out publication. I was doing that of my world of my day dreams. until I came to the realization that I have been unfocused on jo.moyko@yahoo.com leading a campus publication the things that should be set as has nothing to do with quality mind never forgets. After five month, priority, and I thought it is just engineering education or even normal on guys of my age. But it is when I have suffered the fruits getting a civil engineering degree. hey guys, I was wrong because of my neglect. I really felt miserable, It has nothing to do with my life something’s really wrong with me. desperate, unloved (hehehe…emo). so why was I spending so much And because of this, I’m doing effort on upholding the expectations I ended up being on bed and having the worst migraine of my all sort of things to make my mind of my publication collegues. life. I really don’t feel like staying busy and focused on other things.

I remembered one time What’s the latest awful when I was in SM Centerpoint home but I was forced to do so. I thought it was just depression due encounter? It was so horrible after failing one of my quizzes. can’t speak about it. to continuous and regular flow I It was barely a week after I Let’s just say I want to move have reviewed for my finals and of activities I am having every day. But it was of a more serious on and forget it. Besides, I talked a friend of mine and I was taking origin, from some emotional to a lot of experts already, and so about getting the most out of PUP. problems I have acquired in the past. far, everything is still under control. She is an ECE student and on her *** I remember experiencing the graduating year now—graduating Reality bites. And when it does, as a purely academics student. She same just last April. It was the it forcefully digs was worried of many stories about first time I have experience some Reality bites. And when it into you, deeper engineers who are unemployed due deeper, to the fact that they are lacking the sort of things after does, it forcefully digs into and I had one terrible you, deeper and deeper, until you can’t skills only those affiliated during e x p e r i e n c e . until you can’t tell what’s tell what’s true the college years have. I was still from what’s not... from what’s not, bitter of my quiz result when I At first, I really true until your skin said my most biting statement, wasn’t bothered, Someone once.../p.3 but it was back because the human is scathed and bleeding. Then, the Illustration by Deogracias Mata

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SOMETIMES when we know our destination, we actually lose our minds then realize we have taken the wrong way. However surprisingly, we learned much from the things we didn`t expect to learn from and change our views toward things around us.

Thus, making us a better person.

I was on my way to the train station in hurry for I was late on that day. It was a bit stressful for me; I feel that time gets all of my energy.

I glance a little hope. Then I notice a child suddenly stares at me and give me her sweetest smile that she can ever give. I didn`t notice I smile back to her alter my mood as if I didn`t experience bad day. I don’t know where I get the reason to smile even for a minute.

I remember my classmate told me,” smile is very contagious”. Now I know what he meant by that. I learned that there are lots of things to be happy with. It’s a matter of seeing the unnoticed, living life to the fullest and face the problem with a wide smile.

I have already bought my ticket and ready to board the train. I was waiting an hour to the terminal, waiting patiently. The sound of the train reaches my ear at the distant. All of the passengers in the station move rapidly as if everyone is competing for one goal. On the other side, Life

entering life with a change of thoughts. It’s merely a jungle for Restricted me, a home for wild animals… and I’m not mistaken, it was Corner one. Every individual on board Deogracias Ratunil Mata portray a role that constitute the train. Some act as a wild tiger, selfish and ready to fight. dna_017@yahoo.com Some girl passenger acts as cat gives us the opportunity to aim high ready to chase for their mouse for things that in a long run may lead but what’s common in the train are us to the destination as we board the the prey, who feels uncomforted, the train of life. Moreover, he brought stress and unnoticeable. They are the things not in order for us to know one who didn`t speak much and for which things should belong to us and me, can`t stand for their own belief which is not. It was crowded then, and principle. the sweat falls down on my cheek.

But behind this reality, what The light from the matter most for me are sun adds up to the People should see this the learning and what I temperature in the expedition not what’s in would learn in the near station together with the end but rather on what future as my journey the short tempered you will get along the way. goes on. People should passenger.

No see this expedition not one wants to give way to the other what’s in the end but rather on what passenger; no one wants to give you will get along the way. chance for a good conversation.

I’m in my destination now, that That’s the problem to modern era, trip was hard and a little stressful for things are likely place in such me but it is fun and lots of learning. mechanical manner, thus giving us That journey in PNR made me realize a Robotic type of life; alienating our essence of life; that there are people self to other people and avoiding ready to board with you (friends), our self the chance to explore the there are people who will suddenly beauty of life through Gods creation. leave you and leave the train and I was a bit disappointed. At last, the what dominates the train are the one train came. Everyone is in a hurry to who will just pass by…just board board. and leave unnoticed (Stranger).

As I enter the train, I feel like

opinion

December 2011

Anak, Nasaan ka na?

HINDI na bago sa loob ng PUP ang pagkakaroon ng mga aktibista na lumalapit sa mga estudyante para mag-discuss ng mga political issues. Sa pagkakatanda ko, noon, may mga aktibistang lumapit sa amin para kami ay bahagian ng kanilang mga pananaw at paniniwala. Nagtuturo sila ng mga ganitong bagay, at kung minsan, inaalok nila kaming sumama sa kung saan saang mga lugar kung saan may political events gaya ng SONA ng pangulo, atbp. Dahil kadalasang tungkol sa mga karapatan ng mga estudyante at kalagayan ng bansa ang mga sinasabi nila ay inakala ko noon na bahagi lamang ito ng proseso kung paano maging socially aware. Ngunit paano kaya kung pumasok ako sa ganitong mundo, ano kaya ang isa sa maaaring nangyari sa akin? *** Hindi ako pamilyar sa kung ano man ang nagaganap sa loob ng mga politikal na partido sa loob ng PUP. Ang tanging nalalaman ko lang ay kung ano ang mga naririnig ko sa mga pagkakataong may magsasalita sa klase namin mula sa kanilang grupo at ang mga nababasa ko sa mga paskil at karatula na nagkalat sa mga pader ng main campus. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat mula ng makilala ko si Lola.

Nakilala ko siya bilang speaker sa isang leadership camp at doon ako nagsimulang magkainteres sa naging buhay nya. Isa siyang estudyante noong kapanahunan nya, at ang nakagugulat ay dati siyang miyembr `o ng NPA. Labing tatlong taong gulang lamang sya ng tumuntong siya sa kolehiyo at doon siya nagsimula sa pagpasok sa ganoong mundo.

Nagsimula sa pakikipagkaibigan sa mga aktibista at di nagtagal ay isa na siya sa mga pinaka aktibong miyembro ng kanilang grupo. Yung tipong kapag nagtawag siya ng walkout sa klase ay susunod ang nakararami. Kung ano ang isigaw nya sa mga rally, ganun din ang isisigaw ng iba, kahit ang iba ay mas matanda pa sa kanya. *** Kadalasang tina-target ng mga aktibista ang mga kabataan sa kadahilanang mas mapupusok, mas agresibo, mas malakas at mas

magantay ng pagbabalik mo.

Madami silang estudyante na nadala sa bundok.

Vipassana Nakikipagpatayan sila tuwing may engkwentro, Ily Acuzar Robles nakikipagbarilan sa mga sundalo at pumapatay ng mga inosente eye_ly@yahoo.com dahil lang sa di pagbibigay ng palay at revolutionary tax. aktibo ang mga ito. Sa simula ay Kapag sinuswerte ay makakakain makikipagkaibigan sila, aaluking sa mga bahay na madadaanan at magpamiyembro sa mga legal na pagminalas naman, kakain sila ng organisasyon na kinahihiligan mong lumot ng bato o ng nilagang buto ng salihan, isasama sa mga forums, ipil-ipil. unti-unting ie-educate ukol sa mga Ilang taon silang namamalagi isyung politikal ng bansa upang sa ganitong pamumuhay. Isa itong ikaw ay magalit. “Task talaga nila mahabang proseso ng pagiisip kung yun, ang ikaw ay pagalitin” sabi pa saan sa huli ay dalawa lamang ang ni Lola sa aking pakikipagusap sa maaring mangyari, ang magpatuloy kanya. Depende sa kung sinong tao o ang magbagong buhay. ang kanilang mga strategies. Kung Sa mga humantong sa magsasaka ka, mga problema sa pagbabagong buhay, naisip nila lupa ang ihahain sayo at kung isa na ang pakikisalamuha sa loob ng ka namang estudyante, kulang na kilusan ay walang pagbabagong budget sa edukasyon ang isisisi nila dinala para sa bayan, and pagbabago sa gobyerno. lamang na dala nito ay isang Kasama din sa tasking nila malaking pagbabago sa kanilang ang pagpipinta at pagvandal sa mga sarili. Hindi nila napansin na sa maayos na dingding ng paaralan. panahon na inilagi nila doon na iba Merun ding koleksyon ng pera ang kanilang mga priorities, ibang para makapagpatuloy sa kanilang tao na pala sila kung ikukumpara sa mga aktibidad gaya ng pagbabayad kung ano at sino sila dati. sa apartment na nagsisilbi nilang *** “headquarters”.

“All this time, I was thinking I Dadating din sa panahon na was serving the people only to find kapag sumama ka sa rally ay out na hindi naman pala” , ang sabi isasabak ka talaga nila sa gulo. Kung ni Lola. Sampung taon ang lumipas noon ay nakikipaglaban ka para bago pa siya nakabalik kaya naman sa mga paniniwala ngayon ay nais Ang pagbabago mo, kapag ikaw ay niyang iparating sa nasaktan tinitiyak ay nagsisimula sa sarili, atin ang mga aral nila na sa susunod, hindi ito dapat hanapin na nakuha niya. hahanap ka na ng sa ibang bagay o dapat na Hindi digmaan o gulo para gumanti. magsimula sa ibang tao. rebolusyon ang susi Ganoon sila sa pagbabagong gumalaw, 90% ang pagpukaw sa hinahanap natin. Ang pagbabago ay interes upang ikaw ay sumama at nagsisimula sa sarili, hindi ito dapat 10% ang pagtira sa emosyon upang hanapin sa ibang bagay o dapat na kapag nangibabaw ang emosyon, magsimula sa ibang tao. hindi ka na makapagiisip ng tama at Hindi naman masamang mag kadalasan na mali na ang iyong mga aral at maging aware sa ating lipunan gagawin. pero paano kaya kung ganito ang Kapag sobrang attached ka na, ating kahahantungan? Paano kaya isasama ka na sa integration, ang yung mga magulang na nagaalala sa proseso kung saan isasama ka nila kanilang mga anak? Ang pamilyang sa bundok upang ipakita di umano nagaantay para sa kanilang mga sayo ang hirap ng buhay ng mga kaanak upang malaman lamang sa Pilipino. Hindi ka nila hahayaang huli na namatay na pala ang mga ipaalam ang lahat ng ito sa mga ito sa engkwentro sa kabundukan. magulang mo dahil sigurado silang Graduate na sana sila ngayon. May hindi papayag ang mga ito. Ang maayos na trabaho at nakakatulong magagawa nalang ng mga magulang sa una nilang lipunan ang kanilang mo ay magantay. Magantay ng pamilya.

Takatakatakatakatakatakataktak!

ANG pusong isinara ng Thoughts kandadong barado ng alikabok ay hindi mabubuksan kahit from the pa ng susing hinulma ng Attic pinakamagaling na panday sa Domyson Dulay Abuan mundo.

“Isa sa mga katotohanang mahirap tanggapin, ay ang domyson_29@yahoo.com pagiging esensyal ng tinatawag na bagay na isisilid nila sa kanilang na insecurity sa isang pagkatao. mga utak at siyang magpapadilim sa Parang walang kamatayang epidemya kanilang mga pananaw tungkol sa na mabilisang sinisira ang sapot ng taong binubuhusan nila ng kanilang maaliwalas na samahan sa pagitan insecurity. Crab mentality kumbaga. ng mga nilikha. Nakasusuklam.

Para nating ginagaya ang anghel Animo’y isang aninong binabalot ng na tinubuan ng sungay dahil sa dilim ang pagkatao ng isang nilalang. paghahangad ng nakahihigit na Hindi kumakawala. kapangyarihan. hindi ka hahayaang Para nating ginagaya ang Alam natin ang m a k a w a l a . ” ― ’ e t o anghel na tinubuan ng sungay kuwento ng anghel ang paniniwala ko dahil sa paghahangad ng na ito at kung sino nakahihigit na kapangyarihan. na siya ngayon. noon.

Isang bagay ang L a b i s sa ngayon ay kinasusuklaman ko― akong nalulungkot para sa mga taong mahina na, kinukunsumi mga taong ginagapi ng pride. pa ang sarili. Sila iyong negatibong Ang dapat nating gawin ay ang klasipikasyon ng mga taong tanggapin na wala talagang taong insecured―mga taong detergent perpekto. Nakalilimutan nila ang (Ma-PRIDE). pagpapakumbaba. Hindi naman Sila ang mga taong gaping- kasi dapat i-take negatively ang gapi na ng insecurity. Itinataya insecurity. Bakit hindi natin gamitin nila ang kanilang mga dignidad sa ang insecurity upang malaman ang paniniwalang ito ang mabilis na mga bagay na dapat nating ayusin sa paraan upang magtagumpay. Ang ating mga sarili? mga taong ito ay naghahanap ng butas May mas hinahangaan kaysa sa sa pagkatao ng mas magagaling sa iyo? Huwag kang maninira. ‘di ka kanila, at hinihulma ito hanggang sa man nakaaangat, hangga’t walang makabuo sila ng isang “di kanais-nais” nasusuklam sa iyo, masuwerte ka.

Maraming negatibong bagay ang nagpaparamdam sa atin ng insecurity. Gawin nating instrumento ang insecurity, hindi para sa pag-angat, kundi para sa pagiging kuntento.

Ating pakatandaan na ang pride, lulunurin lang tayo sa di pagkakaintindihan.

Bestfriend ko na ngayon ang insecurity. Di gaya ng dati, ito na ang side kick ko sa pagkamit ng tagumpay.

At sa tuwing nakararamdam ako ng insecurity, pinapaalalahanan ko ang sarili ko na maging positibo. Sa ngayon, ang insecurity ang siya nang nagpapatatag sa sapot ng maaliwalas na samahan sa pagitan ng mga nilikha. Dahan-dahang pinanunuot ang contentment sa mga bagay na m’eron ako. Animo’y isang aninong dikit sa aking pagkatao. Tinuturuan akong magpakumbaba.

Ang pusong isinara ng kandadong barado ng alikabok ay hindi mabubuksan kahit pa ng susing hinulma ng pinakamagaling na panday sa mundo.

Hindi ang pinakamainam na susi ang kailangan nating hanapin.

Kailangan lang nating matiyagang taktakin ang nakabarang alikabok ng pride upang matagumpay na makalas ang kandado ng insecurity upang tuluyan nating mabukasan ang pinto patungo sa mundo ng labis na kasiyahan―ang pagiging kuntento.

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Pan de Inhinyerya

Promised Plans "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

-Jeremiah 29:11 There are these moments in our life that everything seems to be unexplainable. We face problems or trials which often times leads to hopelessness.

Before we are formed in our mother’s womb, our life’s blueprint has already been made by God. Every detail has been done according to His good and perfect purpose. However, there are times when God’s plan is not happening in our life, not because he has forgotten us, but because we rely to our personal plans.

We thought that God’s plan is happening when we are on the peak of our success or if something good happens, well it’s not. Either way, when hardship comes we contemplate as if we have been forgotten by Him then we tend to consider doing things that is against his will just to save ourselves from the struggles we are experiencing.

Good or bad, these things are just part of God’s plan. The only thing is you just have to trust and hold onto His promise.

NEW BREED

Unworried Anymore

Annebeth Recto Brimon

“OUR grade doesn’t always determine what kind of students we are.

Sometimes, it shows what kind of professors we have.”- A quotation I posted in facebook. Many students liked it. I guess they were guilty of being unsatisfied having fair grades so they’re agree of putting the blame on the instructors. Everything revolves stunningly.

Words are not just the powerful ones even numbers like grades now.

I was a consistent honored student since grade school. I was forced to do everything to get high scores. Forced and pressured by the expectations of my parents, teachers and others. I felt so sorry everytime I see saddened expressions and hear words of disappointment from them when they see my class card and it happened that my grades declined compare with the previous period. Of course it was somehow disappointing. But how dare they were to give me those reactions well in fact they didn’t even worked for that grade. Sigh.

First semester last year, I Speak your mind. Why not share your young, fresh and new ideas got 1.0 in my Trigonometry and about anything under the sun.

Algebra all by myself. I was so This space is then for true- (and excited to tell my parents about warm-) blood CEans-- Ed. it. When I gave my grades and emphasized the said subjects, they just plainly replied, “Ok ‘to. Mabuti naman…” I sensed no emotion of being proud parents. I wilted. “My parents have never been in college.

So having a flat one grade has no impact to them,” I said to convince myself. Then the following semester ended. I was expecting for a high grade in my Geometry, too. My advanced apology to those who won’t understand, but I was so frustrated when I saw a 1.5 grade in my card. I had an attitude of being a high-profiled person that made me unsatisfied of things. My expectations used to hurt me always.

At my second year in college, I’ve decided to desist from being a gradeconscious student. Grades are nothing but digits. What I want is to be a character-conscious one. A person with character is better than the person who has brain. I’ve been tagged as the best brain and best heart in the crowd.

Weighing the appreciation I felt, owning a perfectly good heart is better.

I was able to evaluate the behavior of my parents too whenever I presented my card. They were not after my grades because they know at the very beginning that their girl is excellent enough.

“Excellence is not of being the best, but doing our best.”

It’s my fault of being demanding of hearing compliments and doing things just to impress people. I came to the point where I almost forget my real need—love. I was seeking for love of others and got unsatisfied because I don’t have love for myself.

It took a long time for me to solve the scenario. But still, it’s okay. That time made the problem perfectly good now—it feels so nice to be free!

Annebeth Brimon is a second year BS Computer Engineering student and an active senior staff of the Engineering Spectrum NAGPAPASALAMAT kami sa mga tao na naging bahagi ng isyu na ito. Sa mga dati naming kasamahan na nagtapos noong nakaraang taon at patuloy na sumusuporta sa bawat gawain ng publikasyon na ito. Sa aming mga pamilya na walang sawang sumusuporta at nagbibigay samin ng baon, at sa mga Engineering students na patuloy na sumusubaybay sa aming mga issues, maraming salamat. At kay Lord, sa lahat ng biyaya na iyong ibinigay sa amin, salamat. ang lahat ng ito ay para Sa’yo.

MOICO. Salamat sa aking mga kaibigan at BORED na Boardmates. Salamat sa aking mga Churchmates na nagaabang ng issue na to. Kuya jo and CM, ito na to!!! nyahahaha | ILY. Thanks to: God, Robles clan, TRI | TIN. Sino ba pasasalamatan ko dito? Hindi ko alam! Ay, nga pala, thank you Lord at buhay pa ko. Anyway, sino nga ba pasasalamatan ko dito? Sige na nga. Thank you sa inyong lahat! XD| EDCEL. To God be the glory for this issue!Thanks to my family and Doulos for Christ family saka sa former EBs. | YOSH. thanks Steve Jobs for being an inspiration. salamat din sa mga sumusuporta,pamilya, kaibigan at kay God. salamat much! | CLAI. more more thanks kay manong guard na nag-allow samin maglabas pasok sa cea,thanks din sa itinuturing q ng family thanks kay moico..., at xempwe kay LORD!,mmtt. | JOYCE. Salamat una syempre to GOD sa knowledge, wisdom, skills at grace para matapos ‘ to.. To my parents sa lahat ng klase ng suporta. Sa ECE 5-3 at sa HISTORY MAKERS. | ALON. Papuri at pasasalamat kay Lord! Salamat sa pagtitiwala ng Spekapips! Salamat BOARDMATES! BSIE 5-1, MABUHAY kayo! | MIAN. Thanks be to God! To my family and super friends, I love you with cherries on top! Marielkenneth, Samarvin, Criselbelvis, Jonahrover FTW! | ANIE. Thank You Lord for the wisdom; ADF Family for molding me in Philo class twice a month; thank You Spek, to my Mama and Papa for trusting me in every way.|TINA.Thanks kina mama, sa kapatid ko sa ECE 3-5 at kay God.

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Issues

10 Spectrum Bull’s Eye

This is my Yard

FIFTY years have passed since the issue of the infamous Spratlys dispute erupted. Six claimants fought over the vast resources of marine and oil deposits. This results various conflicts especially to China and Philippines.

April of this year, the Chinese troops forced their ‘claims’ to the adjacent waters of our territory. This act alarms the government implicating our security is in jeopardy.

Despite of the threat, our government filed a protest against China with its claim over the disputed islands to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (Clcs) through the international law, known as UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (Unclos).

Unclos was first introduced after the World War II, requested by the international community to the UN International Law Commission to analyze the existing laws regarding to the oceans and later began preparing four drafts adopted on its first convention.

The draft consists of the following: the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, the High Seas, Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, and the Continental Shelf. However, the issue regarding the territorial claims was not included in this convention.

The second convention took place on March 17 to April 26, 1960 but also failed to include the draft until the third Unclos brought up the pending agreement on territorial claims. Over 160 countries participated in the convention which lasted nine years, then ratified by 60 states agreed to the convention the year after.

Our government filed a protest against China due to some incidents occurred. It consists of firing Filipino fishermen and harassing the Philippine exploration ship

by Chinese naval troops within our adjacent waters.

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jian Chao denied the allegations thrown against their country. He said that there was no firing on that area. Liu

Justinberg Bantigue

explained regarding the harassment of the exploration ship that they were exercising its jurisdiction within their ‘territory’.

According to Part VI Article 76 of the Unclos, it says that “a coastal state comprises areas that extend its territory to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the outer edge of its continental margin and does not extend up to that distance”. Based on the statement our claims on Spratlys were covered within the distance covered, starting from our coastline.

H o w e v e r, t h e C h i n e s e government does not completely agree with the Unclos. Liu stated that it is used as a tool for organizing and management of territories rather than regulating disputes among countries. Unclos does not deny historical title, according to him wherein they claimed Spratlys and Paracel islands way back Han Dynasty, 2,000 years ago.

In addition, according to Part V article 56 of the convention, it stated that “a coastal state has rights of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and jurisdiction with regards to the establishment and use of artificial islands, installations and structures.”

However, Chinese media revealed an oil rig built on one of the islands inside our territory. There were also several reports and photos showing the expansion of their military garrisons in at least six of our islets.

Though the democratic dialogue between these two countries is on process, China still conducting seismic surveys, researches, and scientific activities inside our EEZ, in which they proclaimed their territory.

As of now, our government is preparing to bring the issue down the middle. Though trying to settle this as democratic as it could, still we yearn to defend what is ours, because every one of us believes in one thing – THIS IS MY YARD.

“Still, we yearn to defend what is ours, because every one of us believes in one thing...”

Two Billion Dream In Depth “PUP budget hindi sapat, 2 billion dapat!” this is the shout of PUPians as they fought for a higher budget during the issue of the budget cut in education in the 2011 national budget that can lead to tuition fee hikes for all the State Universities and Colleges (SUC’s) in the Philippines.

This alarming information awakens not only PUPians but also the different sectors of PUP and other SUC’s. Thus, to show their opposition to this issue all the different sectors have agreed to launch coordinated strikes in campuses nationwide that was conducted on December 1, 2010 which led by PUP president himself Dr. Dante Guevarra. The said strike not only aims to show their opposition to the proposed budget cut but also to pursue for PhP1.3 billion budget increase.

According to Student Regent Sheryl Alapad PhP2 B is the minimum amount required to maintain the present state of operations and facilities of the PUP system.

That is approximately Php1.3 B short to

Kevin Johnson Malate our current budget. Ms. Florenita Imperial, Director of the budget services office, also affirmed that the current PhP677 million budget of the University for the entire year is really inadequate in providing the PUP’s needs.

According to her, to suffice the University’s inadequacy is to continue creating Income Generating Projects (IGPs) and one form of this is the rent of the concessionaires in the University.

Major Allotment In accordance to the General Appropriation that was released by the Department of Budget (DOB) last December 2010, 86 percent of the University’s fund or PhP582 M is allocated to the personal services which comprises of the salaries of the professors and the wages of the different personnel including the administrators of the University and the janitorial and security personnel. While the other 14 percent of fund of the University or PhP95 M is allotted to the Maintenance and

December 2011

Are We Good?

Annebeth Brimon and Michelle Ann Ramat

’’THIS is an affair of the state. The state must respond to the needs of the people. If the teachings of the church are against the use of the modern artificial contraception, the church should go to the pulpit, and teach. I hope they’re fair when they do this.” responded Senator Biazon defending the government’s right to pass the Reproductive Health Bill.

The Responsible Parenthood Bill, popularly known as the Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill) is one of the most controversial bills in the Philippines as of today.

The RH Bill aims to uplift the reproductive health standards of the Filipino community by giving them a wide range of information regarding both natural and artificial family planning method and gives an easier access towards artificial contraceptives.

Surely, the bill spreads around gratifying words such as responsibility, health care, freedom, choice, progress, rights, impartiality, etc. But the Catholic Church has been very firm with their opposition regarding the bill because they believe that the conditioning of the minds of Filipinos towards the practice of artificial contraception will eventually lead to the legalization of abortion. It is an indication of disobedience to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.

With the RH Bill in question, will the Filipino really be going to a wrong road? Will the sanction of this be the culprit of immorality and pre-marital intercourse? Or will it hoist the living of the Filipino people?

Will it really help thwart morbidity of sexually transmitted diseases? Will it really be the solution to curtail the country’s booming of population?

RH Bill, must pass or not? Let’s hear it from our fellow CEAns.

Tete-a-Tete

“Oo kasi panahon na para ma-educate ang masa na obligasyon nating magbigay ng magandang kinabukasan sa ating mga magiging anak.” –Virgilio CE V “Hindi ako sang ayon sa RH bill. Ang tao ay binigyan ng freewill ng Diyos upang makapagdesisyon kung ano ang masama at mabuti.

Isang biyaya ang pagkakaroon ng malaking populasyon.” – Mark Anthony CoE III “Sang-ayon ako dahil ito ang maaaring maging solusyon sa malaking populasyon ng Pilipinas.” –Carla CoE II “Ako po ay tumututol sa panukalang ito sapagkat buhay ng isang bata ang nakataya dito, hindi magiging simple ang dating nito sa mga kabataan.” – Claire ECE V “Oo, kasi normal na ang paggamit ng condom mula pa noon.

Napa-practice na kaya bakit hindi na lang aprubahan.” –Jerald ME II Everyone has their personal convictions. But if ever this RH Bill be passed, let us just hope that the people will still be equipped with the right and concrete principles of Christianity and moral values. For this is our only tail to retain the dignity and modesty of our Filipino youth.

Other Operating Expenses (Mooe) of the University which consists mainly of the water and electric expenses. This is in compliance to the approved budgetary plan for an entire year that was submitted by the different SUCs. Minor Allotment The 86 percent budget allotted for personal services only covers the regular faculty and the salaries of part timers come from IGPs. In accordance with the employment status of the University last 2009, it shows that only 41 percent of the professors are consist of full timers and the greater percentage of 59 percent comprises the part-timers which means that the highest appropriation of employees is not funded by the government.

Also according to the general appropriation from the DOB the research services which must be given importance for it supports PUPians great ideas has only Php 7 M allotted budget for the entire year.

It has the second lowest allotment next to the auxiliary services from where in according to Imperial the budget primarily goes to the research personnel and most of the funds used to support students’ researches mainly come from IGPs. Meanwhile, it’s not only the personal services of the University has insufficiency but also the Mooe which is facing the same problem in terms of financial issues. Imperial confirmed that even the budget for it are insufficient for the approximate amount of PUP’s electric expenditures is PhP4.2 M monthly or PhP50.4 M annually and about PhP2.5 M or PhP30 M per annum for the water bill. Summing it up, it is assumed that only PhP15 M is left to the other operating and maintenance of the University. Also, only a portion of this PhP15 M budget is left to be utilized for the basic commodities of studentry like chairs, electric fans, white boards, etc.

Do we deserve PhP2 Billion?

According to Imperial if the fight for PhP1.3 budget increase will be approved, this increase will be mainly allotted to the capital outlay or the ongoing construction of infrastructures and facilities for the University which is presently funded by different companies and IGPs because it was not included in the general appropriation.

Moreover, she said that there would be major facility constructions that will take place in the University like building of additional classrooms and adding up laboratory equipment to uplift the quality of education and help PUPians in achieving its full potential through the use of the resources the school is offering. She also stated that if the budget increase will be approved then the IGPs concerning the studentry will be minimized or possibly eliminated.

The current PhP677 M fund of the PUP is not sufficient in sustaining its current population. For years, the University has been fighting for a much higher budget to uphold its standard and antique facilities. Most of the PUPians have already rallied along the main campus, along Mendiola and yet the fight for a higher budget is still ongoing. Maybe, just maybe this time we should change our ways on how we show to them that we deserve the higher budget that we’ve been longing for.

The best way of proving to them that we deserve this much higher budget we’ve been shouting for, is to show them that we are not just a university of activists but a university of intellectuals that deserves each and every penny that they’re spending to our University.

That instead of rallying we should strive harder to achieve academic and non-academic excellence. Maybe through this, we can triumph in our fight for much higher budget and expect budget increase without going outside the University and cut classes.

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Circle

December 2011

Spectrum

MIX and MATCH The Departments’ Counterpart

dents are boys.

Most of EE stu they’re s normal because Some would say it’ surely be ll ctricity. But you’ dealing with ele e things. ag an m ey know how th surprise if you’ll es. Concern the most artistic on They deserve to be ed like the ones, they’re inde with the “artistic” AFA).

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Dos policy is a mantr a to the College of Accounta n c y.

A maintai ning grade of 2.0 may sound impossi ble yet, it’s so much poss ible especially for students. But the Account it was as if ing the Civil Eng students are cut from the ineering same cloth.

The Dos Pol ic y is no t affixed on Curriculum the BSCE but still, it ap plies one of standards w the highest hen it comes to their stud that’s proven ents. And by their topnotch this department for year s. Having ers since then mere justific and still coun ation. ting is a They are th e H um an Calculators, how they ar that’s e described.

Most people math which hated is why thes e courses go regards. t high CE may be fo rt unate to be bl so high, just essed with no extremely hi t gh I.Q. But them, being without eager and de term all be worth less. So, hand ined to learn, it’ll s down, to th their unrivall em for ed intelligen ce and dilige it’s not just ab nce. For, out you, bein g born with it’s mostly ab the wit; out your atti tude nurturin g it.

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Looking at the glittering bulletins of EcE, no one would object that the Dragons are organized creatures.

EcE is most likely to be the College of Economics, Finance, and Politics (CEFP). The said College gives a justifiable reason for any of their concerns. Even the structure of our constitution applied on everyone’s life. So as EcE that proves that they are right.

They justify their every act into good results such as in board examinations, academic competitions, etc. In CEFP comes Political Science which does the proving and fighting for what they believe is right. Observing EcE, they’re very active in every debate. And their skills and knowledge on that field are undeniable. They are considered as one of the competent debaters not just in the college but also in the entire University for they just battled for third on the last debate competition of the University.

Both do things orderly. They do works in a systematized way. Step by step method is a must. EcE for

Organized. Justified.

ORDERED.

Projectile motion, friction , speed, velocity and a whole lot of mind boggling terms. That’s wh at science is all about. It studies humans, plants, non-living organisms, any thing under the sun. Im agine yourself dealing with those stuffs everyd ay. You might just get ins ane. So it’s interesting to know how the students fro m the College of Science subsist. This is despite the fact that they are exp osed with that kind of env ironment day after day.

Still, they are able to ma nage and juggle things.

Same goes with the Co E students. Software, Ha rdware, Networking; three fields packaged as one. There is where the life of a CoE student revolves.

You can’t serve two ma sters at a time, as the saying goes. But the CoE students defied the axiom. They prove us tha t all you need is mind over matter; plus gigabytes of memory to store all those notions.

Nevertheless, we are res t assured that they are equipped with the vital tools needed in the real world .

So from now on, when you see a CS and a CoE student talking, get lost!

For safety reasons; this is to prevent your nose from bleeding or your brain from exploding.

laws.

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just be in school-sch in. But of co School wh ool, urse, with er e to study no not mall, not park. exception Let’s admit t a place to if th er e , will be a p the first ti waste time to have no ro m g e ra w m and acti e thin look at tho vity. se faces w need to pro g to prove. Yes, IE st ith paints; ve udents hav they en industry; fo rather their exceptio nal skills an othing to prove or th seem r they are fo ey don’t d knowled cused on p help and le ge roduction an t ou d Innovatin in developing our highly forw r dearest country be p g things th rogressive. ard nation at will And be wit s. must look h the track good alway Since they’re in-tou of those ch with bu s. Probably unlike the sin , that is wh usual. T y they dress ess matters, they Thumbs up hey are more likely p well and ract to IE studen ts for they’v icing for their future presentable endeavors. e both got beauty and skills.

Brawny and potent, inshape and as strong as Ox, comes the Mechanical Engineering (ME). With those manly stuffs and sturdy bodies, they seeme d like they’re competing for the title as “World’s Strongest”. But another group of a man-dominated col lege vies for the title, the College of Human Kin etics. Whether its basket ball, badminton, swimming, name it and they’ve got it.

Better stay in the bleach ers if you don’t want to get dunked by them.

If the College of Huma n Kinetics label themselv of the Court, the Mechanic es as the King al Engineering is undeni ably the machine rulers. people behind those gea They are the rs and screws. Kilogram s of material, pounds of thoughts are the formulas effort and tons of to being an ME student.

Now, who do you think is worth the merit? At any rate, they both deserve it, ways. But one thing is cer in their own tain— they’re the man.

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Observing the IE students, their population comprises mostly of girls. There come also the gays, only few straight guys.

If we were to compare them to other college, they’re near to be like the College of Tourism and HRM. Students from the said College are overly conscious with their appearance. It is impossible not to wear make-ups, just like what most of the IE students do.

Concern with those Tourism and HRM students, they do not look that naturally beautiful. It bothers me to think why they need to allot time to put paintings in their faces, and some really exert effort to curl their hairs, wherein they will

reaction of “REM... What?”, the most common ring and inee Eng people when they hear Railway ? cool d Management. Doesn’t that soun it; you’re not REM seemed not to exist. Admit uainted with -acq well not are le Peop it. of even aware g PUPians ethin som what REM is. However, REM is the only are we use beca can be proud of. Simply, se in a cour such ring offe es ippin Phil university in the road. their lled bachelor’s degree. But only few trave h is whic se cour a in l enro Only few took the guts to it. e mad few only quite unfamiliar. And tives also has a small population. But Just like REM, the College of Coopera hardworking to the lime light. CC is showered with that didn’t stop them from making it gh. enou that’s more than and passionate business students. And the people quality of people that matters. They are the it’s ; issue an r neve is y” “Quantit rence. who will whole heartedly make a diffe

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December 2011

What’s Your Story?

Jilliane Montellano and Jo Irene Mary Colobong

WHEN was the last time that you felt inspired? Fell in love? Encouraged and motivated? For sure, most of the CEans felt these through movies which represent everybody’s story. From 100 respondents, here are the top Asian movies that captivate them.

CRAZY IN LOVE One of the most popular Asian movies and the top one movie that have captured the heart of many CEAns is the Thai movie “A Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. As the title says, you’re going to be crazy as you watch this.

It is a story of a simple high school girl named P’Nam, who obviously fell in love with the ultimate campus heartthrob, P’Shone. With the help of her friends, she done captivating moves to get his attention – which led her to improve herself and suddenly became popular in their school.

P’Nam eventually decided to voice-out her feelings for him and unfortunately, P’Shone already has a girlfriend. But even though, he has secretly fallen in love with her and only his scrap book knew his true feelings. Nine years after living in a separate ways, they met again and they tell the world how much they love each other.

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READY… AIM… SQUAAKK!!…

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ALL IS WELL “Aal iz well” or rather, “All is well” became a popular catchphrase because of the movie “3 Idiots”. This movie created a big impact to its viewers, especially engineering students, teaching them to love what you do and not to take pressure.

This story is about three students with different status in life.

Fahran is afraid of pursuing his passion as a wildlife photographer because his father wants him to be an engineer. Raju, who loves engineering, is having a hard time in excelling with his studies because of too much pressure on his side. His parents are hoping that he will be the remedy to end their poverty. Rancho, being the smartest among them, wants to help his friends by letting them realize that life doesn’t need to be complicated. His perfection lies in the fact that he makes everything look so easy and spontaneous.

MY ‘BIG’ LOVE Another one is the Korean movie entitled “200 Pounds Beauty” was became popular in CEA. The plot was based on a Japanese manga called Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu (meaning ‘Being Beautiful is Agonizing’) by Yumiko Suzuki. It is about Hanna, an overweight ghost singer, who seeks attention and appreciation from everybody.

For that, she went an extreme plastic surgery from head to toe.

Hannah now has become Jenny – pretty, slender, and a fast-rising pop sensation.

Despite of her soaring popularity, the question is how long she can keep her secret especially her father, though having a mental illness, could still recognize her. Will she deny the only person who accepted her with whoever she is when the time that everyone else rejects her?

These cute, colorful and angry-looking birds have splashed CEA’s very foundation – not literally the entire building, but in every CEans’ wall of craze. The Angry Birds mania is everywhere; from smart phones, laptops, and even PCs. Undoubtedly, Angry Birds is the most played game not only by students, but also everybody worldwide.

Angry Birds was developed by Rovio Mobile, a Finland-based game developer, in 2009. This physics-inspired game began from a simulated screenshot featuring various types of wingless and feetless birds with different abilities, as well as giving them the angry looks. The green pigs, however, are the main targets of these birds.

In the storyline, these birds seek pay back on these green pigs who eventually stole their eggs. The mechanics is to eliminate the pigs with birds that have different destructive abilities bulleted in a slingshot.

This game consists of episodes with 15 to 21 stages, and a bonus mini-game, “Golden Eggs”. Every stage comes with

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IT’S NOT DESTINY, IT IS WRITTEN “Slumdog Millionaire”, also an Indian indie film though not produced by Bollywood, it is considered one of the best Asian movies of all time, creating a big impact to its viewers.

Jamal Malik, an orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is a question away from winning the 200 Million rupees in “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” During the break, Jamal was arrested and accused for cheating in the game.

How could a street kid know that much?

Desperate to prove that he is innocent, he begin to tell the story of his life; his brother, the place where he grew up, their adventures on the road, their encounter with local gangs and the love of his life, Latika. Each chapter unveils the key which reveals the answer to each question. This movie says that life is a continuous learning process and experience is the greatest teacher, which something worth remembering.

Unpredictable story, interesting plot and twisted characters made these movies really exciting. Plus its humorous approach made these movies so light and gives life’s greatest lesson. It is very inspiring that it reflects the reality of life. Good-looking actors and a relaxing soundtrack added some spice to these movies. Also, the technical quality of the movies such as cinematography, innovative story lines as well as special effects and animation are very remarkable.

Moreover, these movies constitute striking figures among each role and each character has their own distinctive part in making these movies really entertaining.

Movies can change everyone’s way of life. The story, portrayal of characters, each line and scenes, could easily inflict them in different ways. There are motivating thoughts and moral lessons which could imply in everyday living. These can make us fall in love, to be loved and give love to everyone. It can give us hope during our tough times. Sometimes, even the simple thought, there is a possibility that it can happen, can give us strength and can increase our faith.

These movies enable its viewers to be immersed into an imaginary world for a short period of time. Entertaining, inspiring, teaching a lesson and make the real character of the story unto you. Different countries and culture but one goal: to explain the reason of their appearance on this planet; or, if not to explain, at least to pose the question.

WALEY!

Tin Bantigue and Justin Jorge Embalsado

Christian Lacquio

different castles.

The game requires logic, skills and intense strategy of eliminating the pigs, as well as destroying the castle, to get higher points and achieve three stars.

Rovio Mobile released the Angry Birds game in December 2009 on Apple iOS with its first episode entitled “Poached Eggs”, which includes three chapters with 21 levels each. From time to time, Rovio releases a free upgrade which includes additional levels, in-game objects and also new birds. They are also incorporated full downloaded version of the game from different platform’s application stores. Recently, they have released another episode, “Mine and Dine”, last June 16.

There are also other versions released such as Angry Birds Seasons, where they release versions every season of the year. This has already released Halloween, Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day editions; the other one is Angry Birds Rio, a special collaboration edition inspired from 20th Century Fox animated film, Rio; and lastly, Angry Birds Magic, which developed exclusively for Nokia’s NFC-enabled Symbian devices.

Angry Birds has become a phenomenal craze. In fact, it has an animated series on the process and will be working on its movie. This has been number one paid application for iPhone throughout the world, especially in the United States, United Kingdom, and also in the Philippines; and most of the CEans enjoyed this game.

Aside from cute and playful gameplay, it also related to physics where the player can estimate the birds’ projectile and build strategy on how they eliminate all the pigs in each stage. So, get in the Angry Birds mania or the birds will squash you flat. file photos

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The Philosopher’s Table

Sixty Nine

Alec Mervin G. Galvez

IN the canteen, four students were discussing about their assignment in logic. The philosophy student notice a certain problem and immediately consult the other three. He asked first the accounting student, “How can you prove that this table doesn’t exist?” The three students got puzzled on what he asked.

After a minute, the accounting student came up with an answer, “I will simply pretend that the table doesn’t exist.”

Surprised with the accounting student’s answer, the physics student stated the principle of light and darkness, that when color black appears on the darkness it is the absence of all the colors meaning you cannot see anything like the table that you’re asking.

But the engineering student simply but cleverly asked everyone, “Which table?”