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Newly purchased set of arm chairs in preparation for the school’s accreditation of ISO implementation. Photo by Jennifer Fuertes
UM TAGUM EMBARKS WITH ISO WORDS BY CARLO QUINLOG
UM Tagum College welcomes the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) with its aim of centralizing the processes of the school’s system in sync with UM Main to ensure quality services in the institution. The execution of ISO will strengthen the manner of transaction of all academic programs and the 19 different offices of the institution as they are set to follow the new procedures in their respective jobs governed by Operational Procedures Manual
(OPM). “With ISO being implemented, different offices are expected to deal with these big changes especially in doing things far from the usual to ensure utmost quality and convenience to students who are the one who will directly feel it”, Aileen Aguilar, Deputy Quality Management Representative stated. Ease of transaction, additional policies, improvement in manpower, acquisition and enhancement of
new facility and new enrolment system were some of the good reforms that ISO will bring. On the other hand, the launch of a new enrolment system has taken place in line with the application of the international requirement earning poor reviews from the students. Although the system was intended to bring out convenience, the outcry of the students over the endless queues surfaced marking that it only worsened what was long
before an agony by default. “Ang enrolment karon nga sem kay worse pa kaysa atong una. Mga 4 days siguro ko nagbalik-balik para maka-transact. Mas maayo pa tong sa una kay whole day or two days kay enrolled nako (This semester’s enrolment is worse than the previous one. I think it took four days for me to transact. The previous system was better than the new one because it only took me a day or two to be enrolled)”, Diane, a third year
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RHEA REIGNS AS MUTYA NG UM 2016
For two consecutive years, UM Tagum College bagged the ultimate crown as Bhai Rhea Daffodil Dilangalen of Accounting Department was crowned as the Mutya ng UM 2016 during the UM Interbranch competition held at UM Main Campus,
last December 16, 2016. Ms. Rhea brought home the pride of the branch school as she gracefully responded to her question: If you will be sent as a Cultural Exchange Ambassadress of the Philippines, which country would you choose? USA or
China? While to her short and precise answer, she said,” It talked about three reasons why I chose China. . .First, proximity. Second, Economic Stability. And last, China’s way of living.”
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DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING EDUCATION BSA seized 64.71% National Passing Rate The Department of Accounting Education bagged the national passing rate of 64. 71% for the CPA Licensure Examination last October 2016. 17 fresh graduates passed the said examination and this added to the hall of fame of UM Tagum College. Also, the department will be having their Accountancy Day on February 26, 2017 which will feature various activities with the concept of Harry Potter settings.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CAS opens new course The College of Arts and Sciences department is now multiplying its population through offering new program. 2016 was really a year of progress for them as they welcomed students- both freshmen and transferees to their newly offered course- Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION UM Engineering hosts 9th Engineering Congress Strengthening camaraderie and upholding the pride of being a noble engineering student, UMTC Engineering Department will be hosting this year’s Engineering Congress 2017 together with SMC Engineering Department. Guided by its aim to promote and celebrate the significance of engineering application throughout the daily lives, this year’s Congress will take place in Gaisano Mall, Tagum city this coming March 9-10, 2017. Furthermore, they will be having their Engineering Festival on March 4, 2017. Through the various activities that would exhibit the talents and skills of the
The implementation of ISO has carried out changes like the installation of queuing machines on the Treasury Office, giving off of priority numbers on Registrar’s Office and improvement on the facilities such as the setting up of new chairs and more. The Total Quality Management
UM TAGUM EMBARKS WITH ISO from PAGE 1 BSBA student said. Moreover, the Records an Admission Center imposed a stern policy of 7.1 (no permit) and 7.2 (lack of requirements) grades that should be followed up within 45 days and failure to comply within the set days would warrant them to post a 5.0 grade on the specific subject. Meanwhile, test results are now in a stringent control as a new practice is said to be implemented. The returned test booklets of the students will go through a documented audit in which the student will sign in a form with their actual score in it to conform to the inputs of the professor on their grading sheet.
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team continues to value the sentiments of the students who were affected with the recent transitions as they wanted to remind the students to be receptive to the changes and to consider this as a rough road towards the refinement of better service and a better institution.
Fresh sets of learning chairs placed at the classrooms of UM Tagum as the institution establishes ISO. Photo by Mark Lorenz Dayon
Rhea Reigns as Mutya ng UM 2016 from PAGE 1 During the social media interview, she revealed that she was not able to attend the final rehearsal because of family reason but she was grateful though when she surpassed the challenge and brought the victory of
Engineering Students, this would definitely shape their capabilities to the fullest extent and provide a platform for new learning areas.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE/ INFO. TECH. Com-Sci/IT holds 10th CS/IT Fair The 10th CS/IT Fair was held last December 17-18, 2016. Proving that they are not just computer virtuosos, the ComSci/IT students have shown their skills in different areas through activities that will surely reveal their hidden expertise. Aside from this, the future Computer Scientists and IT experts have celebrated the computer’s limitless ability through computer related activities such as Programming and Web Designing. Through this successful fair, the ComSci/IT
UM Tagum and to herself. “Time management and decision making were the key factors that add to the challenge of being a Mutya ng UM contestant” she said. Famed as the reigning queen of UMTC and across all UM branches, she viewed her popularity as an opportunity
to broaden her horizon and to humble herself as she was. Meanwhile, Ms. Nina Barbarona from the department of Teachers Education made it also to the top as she placed 4th runner up. (Jastine Rose M. Cañete)
students have fortified their bond with each other.
Senior Citizens, touring them within the beautiful walls of Davao del Norte, and with our tourism students as their tour guides.
DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT HTM holds Annual Expo The Hospitality and Tourism Management will have its students’ Seminars and Workshops in preparation of Annual Hospitality Expo that hallmarks students’ state-of-theart skills and plans this year to invite and compete with other prestigous schools within the city. Also, the Mindanao Future Tourism Agents competition will showcase on February 16-18, 2017 at UM Main with our UMTC Tourism students as participants. The HTM Department is focused on their academic goals and they too will conduct its Community Outreach for Nueva Fuerza
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BA holds various upcoming activities The Financial management will be having their Finance Festival 2017 and National Finance Competition on March 2017 and the JCFAP Interschool on the same month. The Marketing day will be on February 2017. Mad World organized by the Philippine Marketing Association to be held at Manila this February will be attended too. Moreover, the department will not miss the JUAN Big Idea this coming March 2017.
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The Collegium The Official Print Media Student Organization UM Tagum College, Tagum City Statement of Cash Receipts and Disbursements 1st Semester, School Year 2016-2017
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Annual Competitive Examination Meals 4,925.50 Supplies 411.00 Judge (Honorarium) 2,400.00 7,736.50 Team Building, Conflict Sensitive Journalism Seminar and Leadership Formation Seminar Meals 4,989.00 VOL. 24 ISSUE NO. 1 Venue and Catering Services 8,750.00 Transportation DECEMBER 524.00 2016 - FEBRUARY 2017 Supplies 235.00 Speakers(Honorarium) 1,500.00 15,988.00 Club day Meals 1,132.00 Supplies/ Materials (Booth) 897.00 Bulletin Board (Tarpaulins) 202.00 2,231.00 Intramurals Meals 1,000.00 T-shirts 5,250.00 6, 390.00 Mutya ticket 140.00
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THE COLLEGIUM STATEMENT OF CASH RECIEPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS | 1ST SEMESTER, S.Y. 2016-2017 Cash Inflows LESS:
ADD: TOTAL:
Collegium Fund (9,121 x 25) Department Share (9,121 x 5) Treasury Department Share Dropped Out
228,025.00 45,605.00 5,000.00 75.00
Cash Balance Beginning Cash Available
Cash Outflows LESS: Disbursements Operating Expenses Press Release (Intramurals) First Release 155.00 Second Release 150.00 Third Release 155.00 Magazine (Fourth Release) 82,196.00 Service Expense Incentives/ Honorariums Miscellaneous Expenses Annual Competitive Examination Meals 4,925.50 Supplies 411.00 Judge (Honorarium) 2,400.00 Team Building, Conflict Sensitive Journalism Seminar and Leadership Formation Seminar Meals 4,989.00 Venue and Catering Services 8,750.00 Transportation 524.00 Supplies 235.00 Speakers(Honorarium) 1,500.00 Club day Meals 1,132.00 Supplies/ Materials (Booth) 897.00 Bulletin Board (Tarpaulins) 202.00 Intramurals Meals 1,000.00 T-shirts 5,250.00 Mutya ticket 140.00
50,680.00 177,345.00 2,583.43 179,928.43
Office Maintenance Office Supplies Printing/ Photocopy
1,860.70 1,273.00
3,133.70
Collegium Journalism Seminar Workshop and Outreach Program at AOSRNHS Maco Meals Supplies Fares
6,072.05 500.00 570.00
7,142.05 12,990.86 1,074.00 4,061.27 174,453.38
Food Expenses Transportation Expenses Other Miscellaneous
82,656.00 31,050.00
5,474.62
Cash Balance End
7,736.50
Prepared by: FRECEL T. ROQUE(Signed) Associate Editor
EDU G. MACABATAS(signed) Managing Editor
ROSSEL GRACE S. RETOLLA(signed) Editor-in-Chief
15,988.00
2,231.00
Noted by: EDRALIN VALERA, MAT(signed OSA Head
MARCK LESTER L. NAVALES,CPA(signed) Adviser, Collegium Audited by: BENIGNO L. SORIMA JR.,CPA,MBA(signed) External Auditor
6, 390.00
COLLEGIUM OSSEI AWARDS
Office Maintenance
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2ND - NEWS WRITING Frecel Roque
5TH - PHOTOJOURNALISM/ ESSAY TEAM
Rossel Grace Retolla, Frecel Roque, Edu Macabatas, & Kristine Liezle Arnilla
2016 3RD - PAGE LAYOUT & DESIGN Ric Kevin Conde
From left to right. Marck Lester Navales (adviser), Edu Macabatas(Managing Editor), Frecel T. Roque (Associate Editor), Rossel Grace Retolla (Editorin-Chief), OSSEI coordinator Dr. Bella Villanueva, and Kristine Liezel Arnilla (News Editor) during the awarding of the 10th Competition.
COLLEGIUM BAGS OSSEI AWARDS FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS FOR ANOTHER YEAR of consistency of winning, Collegium, The Official Print Media Student Organization of UM Tagum College was once again gave recognition of the institution as they compete during the OSSEI National Conference on Campus Journalism and 10th Writing Competition held at Crown Legacy Hotel, Baguio City last January 26-28, 2017. Presently, the Associate Editor, Frecel T. Roque bagged the second place of news writing category. Also, the said Team UM Tagum garnered the fifth place on Photo Essay, Photojournalism composed by Rossel Grace S.
Retolla, Khristine Liezel S. Arnilla, Edu G. Macabatas and Frecel T. Roque. The said event was participated by 221 campus journalist and 35 state colleges and universities from the different
regions of the Philippines. The participants was accompanied by the Collegium adviser, Marck Lester Navales who went through all the efforts and supports. (Regie Agad)
3RD - FEATURING WRITING Frecel Roque
6TH - EDITORIAL CARTOONING Rossel Grace Retolla
2015
1ST - PAGE LAYOUT & DESIGN
Ric Kevin Conde & Frecel Roque
4TH - FEATURING WRITING Roy Banias
TOP 20 - PHOTOJOURNALISM Ric Kevin Conde
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Redefining Quality
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e often associate quality to conformance of requirements. A product can be of quality when it has followed and all the conditions set by the government or any authority with the capability to do so. We got so engrossed to this notion that we forgot our role as consumer- We are the setter of quality. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was slowly implemented last 2014 and it has been in full swing this semester. It was implemented to set the bars higher not only on academic excellence but also to the institutional processes of offices in service guided by the Operational Procedures Manual (OPM). It was embedded with the vision of providing the students quality service by transforming its procedures that are at par with the standards of the globe. On an interview with Aileen B. Aguilar, Deputy Director for Total Quality, she said that ISO Implementation was labeled lacking in terms of preparations on the internal audit for readiness which was happened last October 27, 2014. Nevertheless, there was an internal audit that happened last January 26-31, 2017 and it seems that our institution is now ready and prepared. Needless to say, vast changes are happening now. New set of learning chairs and new renovated facilities can be seen now. It is not that shocking considering the entire institutional circus we’ve felt on the day it was implemented. An example of which is the new enrolment process and its system which created unnecessary delays in classes and confusion of the students. However, this policy was not that clear on the mind of the students. There was no extensive information dissemination that occurred or announcements for future undertakings. General information about this policy was just heard on the persons who are in charge on the transacting office. It is important to note as primary consumers of the institution’s service, we must be involved on the plans of the administration. Students must know about these new policies for them to prepare accordingly, not just blindly following a policy with a heavy heart. According to iso.org, to make sure that the benefits of ISO International Standards are as broad as possible, ISO supports the involvement of consumers in standard development work with its committee. Nevertheless, everyone must be involved thus to know the matter well. According to Barfield, Rainborn, and Kinney, quality is not what the planning and producing individuals may think or wish to his products or service but what exist on the mind of the customer when he or she receives and personally appraises the product or service. It is a redundant thought that customer is always right when not all times they are. Likewise, quality is directly translated to satisfaction and the view of this matter is very subjective. It is only the beginning and these policies need further improvements. No matter how perfect ISO was planned for the institution when we are not satisfied to the service, we can’t reach to the point where we can corroborate our own definitions of quality.
THE COLLEGIUM Editor in Chief ROSSEL GRACE S. RETOLLA Associate Editor FRECEL T. ROQUE Managing Editor EDU G. MACABATAS News Editor KHRISTINE LIEZLE S. ARNILLA Features Editor JHERINE NIKKI HAZEL DALAYGON Sports Editor CARLO B. QUINLOG Secretariat BETH S. DAGUPLO Correspondents STEPHANIE HOPE S. ARNILLA, MAVIS P. MORATILLA, JAY PAUL EDER, JASTINE ROSE M. CAÑETE, JAYCRIS C. DELA CRUZ, DENNIS JAMES A. LUIS Staff writers/Photojournalits MARK LORENZ M. DAYON, JENNIFER D. FUERTES Cartoonists KRYST LINDLEY C. NASOL, MIKHAEL A. ABATAYO, REGIE A. AGAD Layout Artist MIKHAEL A. ABATAYO, RIC KEVIN L. CONDE Adviser MARCK LESTER L. NAVALES, CPA
Free Space WORDS BY DENNIS JAMES A. LUIS
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etizens, the term coined for the emerging community out from avid digital usage and extensive connectivity brought by the internet. Despite the positivity it brings to the current age, it does elevate a new form of monster that could potentially destroy a person --- Cyber bullying. The cyberspace has indeed invaded the country and it has instantly become a part of the people’s daily cycle. Anchored to this trend as well is the cyber bullying which in several cases has been reported to be devastating the privacy of its victims; to certain alarming extent, affecting negatively the lives of the affected. In this case, it infiltrates the person’s web space by taking into different forms such as photos with such self-degrading content to magnify an individual’s problems and differences. Once the photo has been successfully uploaded and has been spread throughout the internet, the horror may immediately take effect. Moreover, Cyber bullying has been experimented and has created various forms to destroy people. Some may even hack the personal social media account and begun posing provocative statements without the knowledge of the owner. In a research by NoBullying.com, Philippines has now become the 4th leading country in the world for searching “cyber bullying” online. Now that this data has risen the level of awareness in the country perhaps corresponding actions should be considered to prevent this formed crime. People could easily hide behind the cyberspace and shot attacks towards a person. An offensive move could be easily escaped by simply deleting the attacking account. These are one of the schemes that have been used all over, however how can
we combat this occurring aggression? If a person is being harassed by somebody online, the victim should gather evidences such as screenshots of the damaging posts as a basis of the report against the alleged suspect. Once the evidences have been compiled, the person should contact the cyber crime divisions of the authorities such as PNP, NBI or the DOJ and ask for a formal complain. Everyone is protected under the law and thus we have the power to counter cyber bullying. In fact, under Republic Act No. 10175, or the Cybercrime Prevention Act, any person found guilty of committing the unlawful or prohibited acts of libel, as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, may be punished with prison correctional in its maximum period to prision mayor in its minimum period or a fine ranging from P6,000.00 up to the maximum amount determined by the court. Furthermore, to resist cyber bullying is to have the courage to face it. According to Psychologist Dr. Ali Ng-Gui, the best way to address the trauma caused by cyber bullying, is to step out, tell others and surround yourself with people that support you. If we feel that we have been targeted, do not be afraid to open up and seek strength from the people you could truly trust. Even though the internet is an open space, we must not let anyone to freely vandalize our reputation. In the sphere where everyone can easily masquerade its identity to ruin an individual, you are not alone. Since the internet has become a community, there are out there who are willing to inflict damages but in contrary there are also people as well who will strive to patch the complication and seek out for resolution.
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A detour against delay
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due to the late submission of grades by the instructors which reacts on the system, unabling the student to be enrolled. And because of these delays and detours, classes started late which lessens the school days, reducing the learning time of students and for teachers to impart the lessons. We have always been taught in the classrrom about ‘Strategies’, ‘Effective Implementations’, ‘Program Designs’, ‘Master Plans’ and others. The questions are, “Does the enrolment system apply these taught, bookish, brainy theories?” “Are they still going to be mere theories?” , Or did “Quality of Leadership In Mass Customer Catering” even crossed the mind of the implementor? Humans are visuals, we know that. In fact, we even claim to be the “First in Leadership Education”, but have we led the mass clients by example? Have we exposed them to an organized system that the youth can apply to their workplaces in the future? What just these clients need are pampering, customer-friendly setup that can consider their time and energy too. To sum up, the mindset of every entity must be pro-clients. Be it not just mere students, but clients for real, whose existence relies on them. What a waste for us to lose clients just for a disorganized enrolment system! It must be solved right away. Students unify their belief for a detour of the existing enrolment scheme. A “New Strategic System” –this is what the clients wanted to embrace as the best solution this problem addresses.
The fairness curve WORDS BY JAYCRIS DELA CRUZ
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airness is like a liquid; it takes the form of our own likes and interpretation. The kind to which we are acquainted to and is for sure one that works to our own advantage. Certainly there be those who seek answers as to where fairness stands to this day. With its relative definition, fairness is a magnet of sarcasm. Hence, to discoursing wits, fairness is coated with trivial inquiry worthy of consideration. The fairness every person whined and wanted has been skewed for quite sometime now. Unthinkable but we’re just blinded for reasons of selfpreservation. And when this equitable
sense of balance loses its footing, if not be remedied and more often those who wished to have the answers can’t have his way, it becomes damaging and unhealthy. We rant; wear our hearts on our sleeves or in social media. Sometimes hurtful words, that were too late to get back, slipped in the middle of it, either through face to face or out of earshot. A trigger; hence, students and teachers alike blew up like a nuclear at some point. From the start, we have the delusion that there is fairness. It is really hard to fight when it isn’t in a levelled playing field. Our ego says we can exercise levelheadedness but when
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Media Manipulation
WORDS BY STEPHANIE HOPE ARNILLA
ducation is the new trend today. No matter how old you are or how puzzling is its journey, attaining the golden end and holding a diploma on your hand will always efface all the challenges. But looking back, just like the campus’ enrolment scheme, it showed a struggling, puzzling journey to reach the mark “enrolled” on their documents. What makes it big deal is highlighting it as the most talked issue that wanted to be voiced and stressed out by the institution’s real clients –the students. Many have moved on, but as they reminisce, their hardship on the process left a memory. The second semester scene was not a mere, normal enrolment system the school had before, but all have been affected by the struggle of wasting energy, time and waiting in vain against technical and social circumstances. It was not an easy, convenient situation for the clients. It must have been as fast, strategical and catering as it should be, however, a slow-moving, time-misspent system it actually was. In every plan, strategies are necessary. Students went to the campus 4 in the morning just to finish their enrollment the earliest. Others were favoured, but unfortunately, not all have been given the justice they deserve during that long haul. On the other hand, the university’s employees who were in-charge of the enrolment had their overtime and this added load to their limited strength. This caused proportionate trouble. Issue about grades have also been a talk-about in the campus
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ne of the foundations of the society and democracy is the media, which plays an undeniable role in shaping the opinions and perceptions of the people. It was deemed to be the conveyor of truth, the purveyor of facts, unbiased and most especially, objective. However, the controversies that highlights this whole year have showed the dirty works of the media and how they cunningly serve the ruling class of the society. Unethically, the media has stripped themselves of all the things that made them who they are and what they’re supposed to be. Nowadays, some of the things we watch and read through the media are halfbaked lies and biased judgement coated skillfully using the different forms of manipulation to look like hard facts. The most common way of media manipulation is leaving some things unsaid. Omitting some of the facts and showing only excerpts of interviews affect the whole context of the story. Sometimes the crucial details that might endanger the reputation of those in power are omitted. There is also the subjective labeling of the persons involved in the issue. Using positive labels to their biases to make their paper look clean while giving negative labels to those people they wanted to look bad. This is a beguiling way to prefigure the way the people understand the
issue. Another lying scheme is what we call face value transmission. This is when the media uncritically passes to the public what they took at face value but are known to be official lies without proper confirmation. Lastly, in accordance with the statute of good journalism, the press is obliged to get both sides of an issue. But more often than not, both sides were not given the same or equal importance and exposure. The subtle manipulation of the media using the schemes mentioned above is done with artful slyness that it is the ordinary audiences and viewers who suffered the most. The media is inarguably influencial to the point where it sometimes controlled our individual thoughts based on the things it wanted us to know. It is an indisputable fact that the media is helpful in all aspects towards our country’s development only when it is used ethically and properly with all its objectivity intact. But it becomes equally dangerous especially when it is controlled by the greedy individuals who’d go out of their ways to protect their equally greedy benefactors. For a country who fought for democracy and freedom throughout its entire history, let us not be reduced to being unthinking robots who swallowed everything they are told. Don’t believe eveything you were shown or heard. Because the most convincing lies are those based on facts and truths.
on the roll and life spiced it up a bit, doing it so is in the shady area. Take for instance, the thesis or shall we say the real DEAL. One’s future is bleak if one can’t hop past that hurdle. It’s a challenge at both ends. Now, in mentor’s perspective, nobody wants to be stalked or hogged in the middle of the hallways and classes as if they are A-list celebrities. Those impolite ambush talks are sometimes done in unsuitable premise. As they say, there’s a place for that – they mean in their office. When students huddle teachers like some paparazzi, it would guarantee a ticking time bomb especially when said students rushed them to be done with it that instant. It’s as if respect has been lost somewhere. They too have other responsibilities. On the end of the students, it hurts and a pile of worry when they’ve set a meet up but in the end gets stood up. Excuses are tolerable but when a no show is paired with unsuitable and lame reasons, it would for sure
trigger something not good. Falling in to the same category is when teachers involved can’t seem to agree. One says to do this but apparently other wanted the opposite if not a bit in contrast to their idea. Who to follow is then a lifeand-death scenario. Students can observe a respectable time to approach their mentors and not crash during their private time and place. To avoid over- or underdoing of both, perhaps they can open several spots for a fixed team of panel members that does the job the entire semester. Students then won’t look for them elsewhere but sign up for a schedule and these students won’t have any excuse of laying blame to them for being late. The principle of reciprocity is at its efficiency when we meet halfway. It doesn’t mean that somebody’s awfully wrong and the other is right. Therefore, we better communicate, compromise and commit like what mature educated person do.
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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE TALES:
RAC’s words on the famed enrollment issue WORDS BY KHRISTINE LIEZLE S. ARNILLA
It was stressful. Unorganized. They have the worst system ever. These are just few of the many words and murmurs uttered by students during the enrollment for the 2nd semester of the school year 2016-2017.
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he school premises were filled with furious and hungry young people, and some parents, as they line up and hopefully wait for the queuing to progress and finally have their turn to pay their fees in the cashier. On the other side of the four corners of the school were also long lines of fazed and disagreeable faces of students waiting to be entertained for their records to be evaluated, advised and their subjects to be encoded. Some were going back and forth in the process for three to four days and others came in the earliest hour in the morning eager to be regarded first but it was no use. Others had a tight hold on their priority numbers. Sadly, not all priority numbers were given a priority.
The school gymnasium and classrooms crowded by these people looked a lot like there was an open audition for a talent show or an evacuation center from an unanticipated disaster full of annoyed and irritated students. Fun enough, other studs made the event a comic trend on social media and was eventually featured on a local newspaper. Indeed, these students suffered in the resenting enrollment process, but it was not just them. What was not seen was the other side of the coin. It was also a shocking and upsetting event for the people in authority. The school registrar, Cresencia Sardido, said it was not also easy for the Records and Admission Center (RAC) and the people involved in the huge and new admission process of the institution. “It was not comfortable on the part of the students, as well as for us, because of the introduction of the new system. Everybody is in the state of adjustment especially to the students and the non-teaching personnel who were involved in the enrollment”, Sardido stated in an interview. The system was just installed in the Tagum branch from the University of Mindanao Main Campus one week before and the orientation to operators was done a day before the actual enrollment. This circumstance was also a burden on their part due to lack of information dissemination to students and the scarce time of preparation on the process. “The system is new to us and we are not ready for the implementation”, she added. Since the unready state of the branch was foreseen, they tried suggesting to the main house for it to be adopted on the enrollment for Summer Classes of 2017 but their appeal was rejected and was left with no choice but to apply it on second semester.
Sardido stressed the complication of the enrollment process especially to the board courses such as the Accounting, Engineering, Criminology and Teacher Education. The new system is the one that evaluates the allowed units for the student to enroll because of the retention policy and based on their academic performance. To clear everyone’s thoughts, it is definitely not the personnel on the assigned table that gives the number of units permitted. The operators, advisers and encoders were also confused and jumbled on the newly installed system that they even went on overtimes and were affected on the banging issue of the enrollment process. The dry run that was supposed to be done before the actual day of enrollment was not realized because of time deficiency and the flood of students fresh from holiday breaks that shocked the limited number of personnel. One recurring problem was also left unnoticed causing the students to run to and fro throughout the enrollment process: the late submission of grades by the teachers. “We cannot enroll the students without their grades especially to subjects with pre-requisites. Some of the faculty members were unable to pass their grades in the allotted deadline that made it a lot harder for us. That’s our problem every enrollment season.” This disregard also made the enrollees’ cases worse and the operators stressed. The late submission of grades caused a lot of delay for the students that most of them were already queuing for two days and more waiting for their holy grades to pop out from the computer and demanding for the operators’ part especially in evaluating the student’s records. “Bear with us in these situations because every one of us is adjusting. I hope in the 1st semester of school year 2017-2018, we will all accept the changes of the new system”, Sardido added in a statement on her message to the students. Beyond the issues, UM Tagum College, along with its students and officials, remained unfazed despite the enrollment horror. A population of approximately 8,000 enthusiastic and dedicated students for the second semester of the school year 2016-2017 were admitted in the reputable institution. This strong multitude of UM Tagum College students can either be a brusque threat or benign ally to the school community. Yet, one thing’s assured: diligent, hardworking and persevered UMians are not panicked by sudden changes and adversities.
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Trash Talk Industry WORDS BY FRECEL ROQUE
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hilippines has been the abode of Sports Empire. World champions down to local players reside in the country; almost everyone has their sports legacy. In here we celebrate the culture of sports and how closely we handle it, the sportsmanship we were entitled to cultivate. But sometimes players start off intimidating their opponents for the assurance to victory. That’s the time we insert trash-talk before, during and after the game. The best trash-talkers can’t choose targets. They don’t even choose one. They believe that it is a high material in the sports culture as they make it a regular heaving for that job. So while they may bar counts of athletes to torture in each game, those who are weaklings, they are always peeking to other potential aspirant. But certainly, size, accomplishments or familiarity rarely factor in their formulation towards their tactics of winning. Trash talk, the custom of bluster and offensive treatment of foes in a court or a
field, may be Philippines most hated insertion of sports culture, Filipinos condemn the boastful action. No one would love trash-talk except America. Our reviled phenomenon is their most loved phenomena. One example, from the review on trash talk by Jason Silverman in 1999, he cited that commercials from athletic companies such as Nike often glorify trash talking, suggesting that bad manners are essential to good basketball. But critics see in trash talk the decline of sportsmanship and consider it yet another sign of society’s general loss of civility. Indeed a definite lost of civility if continued in all forms not just in the sports scene but in everyday living. Still from Silverman, noting that
Professional sports leagues discourage trash talking with no-taunting rules. Far from trashing trash talk, however the founder of the Center for the study in Sport Society at Northeasten University Richard Lapchick contends that trash talk actually serves a good purpose sociologist points out that while “the language has changed, and the form is different,” trash talk has historically given players a mental edge over their opponents. ‘Of all sports, boxing in particular is chock-full of colourful characters and many, many trash talkers.’-says Eric C. Stevens, boxing coach. Of course part of combating is psychological, and a big part of psychology is what we say with our mouths. Sometimes
For the love of Dance Sport
WORDS BY CARLO QUINLOG
Dancing has never been attributed to some athletic activity until dance sport took the spotlight and earned overwhelming regards to the people. It takes two to tango indeed as it is danced by pair called couple and it goes beyond the usual definition of dancing because the right use of energy or energy expenditure is enhanced among them which is equally rigorous to other sports event like basketball. Denoted as a competitive ballroom dancing, it is a combination of athletic prowess on a graceful succession of steps which is a tough aerobic workout. In addition, strict rules are observed in the sport and preciseness to timing, footwork, rise and fall, alignment, direction, and floor craft are monitored. Dance Sport includes a lot of technicalities to look out for and losing sight to small details sets you out on the dance floor that’s why couples are limited to the steps they
want to execute. However, technical competence does not guarantee a perfect performance for this sport gives so much emphasis on balancing the aesthetics and athleticism of a couple’s dance steps. Physical conditioning, strict discipline, mental training, and imagination may not be visible on parquet but it greatly makes a performance one of a kind. With the support of various people, UMTC DanceSport League was created to give the athletes an opportunity to unleash their skills to the said sport. The team has 23 members composed of junior high school, senior high school and college students under the tutelage of Jovet Jane Loqueña and Elvin Pareño for Junior and Senior High School and Noel Casocot for College. Established last June 13, 2016, the team has garnered laudable achievements on their craft for a short span of time and has reached several dancesport competitions here and outside the city and they are eyeing to vie for
dancesport competitions abroad this year. “UMTC Dance Sport League won several awards last year and we are preparing for upcoming events slated this year. With much delight, one of our members was selected to compete in Singapore this summer” Loqueña said in an interview. The club is not only acknowledged by the institution but also by the Local Government Unit (LGU) as the official team dubbed as Team Tagum to represent the city’s pride in the field of dance sport. Moreover, the team is also affiliated with the DanceSport Council of the Philippines, a nationally renowned organization for this particular sport. They are in search for prospective athletes and Loqueña stressed that there are neither stringent screenings nor auditions to validate your skills as long as you have the passion you are welcome to the club.
winning is mental, even in a bodily arena like the worlds of fighting and sport. The art of trash talking must be at least not to be relished. When we know that sports history is packed with famous trash talkers, we’d know young man named David who used verbal attacks to his benefit in a battle against larger foe. “I will strike you down and cut off your head”. –David proclaims to his much larger enemy, Goliath, in the first chapter of the biblical book of Samuel. We at least have realized that trash-talk would always be a part of the business. When it’s the players’ last resort to winning well it might be his change of tactics, becoming just a part of an elite society of the trash talk industry.
VOLUME 24 ISSUE NO. 1 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2016
VOL. 24 ISSUE NO. 1 DECEMBER 2016 - FEBRUARY 2017
THE COLLEGIUM
THE OFFICIAL PRINT MEDIA STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF UM TAGUM COLLEGE
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THE COLLEGIUM THE OFFICIAL PRINT MEDIA STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF UM TAGUM COLLEGE
Sited place by the Philippine Sports Commission is the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex for the 2019 Sea Games. Photo by Genie Orcullo
SEA Games in DavNor? WORDS BY CARLO QUINLOG
For the fourth time, the prestigious Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will be held in the Philippines!
RUBIK’S CUBING
WORDS BY FRECEL ROQUE
There’s one reason why Rubik’s cube has stayed forever—its multiple usage. In math, the cube can be used to determine the formulas for area, perimeter, volume, and surface area. In art, it could be a great material for masterpieces. In English, students can make it as a subject matter for their research and write about those exhilarating possibilities (which I’ve tried in English 203). And while those computer scientists trying to prove that the maximum number of moves required to solve a Rubik’s cube with N squares per row is proportional to N2/log N and making some equivalent machines to execute such movement, the Department of Education in the Philippines has included the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube Competition from Grades 4 to 10 as part of the Sci-Math Competitions since 2014. The undying popularity of this puzzle made to exist for more than 30 years couldn’t expire so soon because Speed Cubers of Tagum City including few students of UM Tagum College has been involved to the Rise of Cubers of Tagum City that was slated on March
last year. This first event was sponsored and co-created by WCA ‘World Cubing Association’, an international and professional association for Rubik’s speed cubing competition all over the world. Several national cubing events were being hosted in Tagum City after the first competition. The events were attended by Filipinos of all ages since it was an Open Competition and was not limited to Tagumenyos. This year, another speed cubing competition in Tagum City is to be held at the NCCC Mall of Tagum activity area. The event will be called ‘Rise of Cubers 2017’ but not a WCA sponsored on March 4-5, 2017. The event’s category are 2x2, 3x3, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, Pyraminx, Skewb megaminx, sq. 1, 3x3Bld, 3x3 with feet. Rubik’s Cube has retained its appeal up to this date and this remains as well; “Contestants attempting to solve the puzzle against the clock”.
Slated this 2019, SEA Games will swim across the “Pearl of the Orient” after the withdrawal of Brunei on the said biennial regional multi-sport event marking its 30th year of harnessing excellence in the field of sports. Manila and Davao City were two of the prospected venues to stage the 22 sports events participated by all 11 countries namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. “Manila and Davao City are the two top choices to hold the multi-national event but Manila is the number one option with all its facilities” said by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair William “Butch” Ramirez. The PSC planned to use existing venues and allow the use of private facilities such as the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and the Philippine Sports Stadium and Philippine Arena in Ciudad de
Victoria,Bocaue instead of building new facilities. Ramirez however pointed that it’s not a losing fight for Davao to host the event as he said Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose Cojuangco wanted Davao to take the spotlight. If the hub will be in Davao, the 20-hectare site of University of the Philippines Mindanao, Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex and the 70,000 seat KJC King Dome built by the church of Pastor Apollo Qubiloy are said to be the main activity centers. Although there were still no official reports of the exact layout on this event, Davao del Norte Gov. Anthony del Rosario spilled the beans on this matter. During the 2016 National Batang Pinoy Championship, Gov. Rosario expressed his delight that Davao del Norte will be the co-host on the largest athletic event on the land.