CAL WEEK 2018
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CAL conducts per program sessions on 10th year anniversary ANDRELYN DEB DOMINGO, ROCHELLE ACSE AND EMMANUEL RAYMOND FERRER Ani ng Sining became an avenue for learning for College of Arts and Letters (CAL) students as different practitioners were invited to share their knowledge in the first day of the 10th anniversary celebration of the college, April 30. Broadcasting and journalism students gathered at Valencia Hall where Ron Lopez, ABS-CBN’s DZMM correspondent and CAL alumnus discussed about media literacy in the age of fake news while Joey Hernal, a reporter from CLTV shared his knowledge about citizen journalism. Regemrei Bernardo, Head of Mass Communication and Performing Arts Department (MCPAD) stated the importance of aspiring media practitioners to be aware about the spread of false information. “Malaki kasi ang magagawa natin na tayo ay maging malay sa mga ganitong bagay kasi baka sa sari-sarili nating buhay
LET LOOSE. One and a Half Men’s Karl Jingco urges Theater Arts students to release their inner artists during the Improv Workshop held in celebration of CAL’s 10th year. Photo by Irish Gaile Ocampo
ay nagiging biktima tayo ng fake news at maging instumento pa tayo ng pagkakalat ng misinformation so, at least maging handa tayo as early as now,” Bernardo said.
Ameera Luntao, a third-year journalism student, shared how being correctly informed can enable CAL students like her help victims of fake news. PAGE 11
Media Olympics, Tintagisan merge to unite CAL studes in awareness week KAYLEEN REYES AND REX ESTRELLA For Media Olympics, members of each group comprised of third year Broadcasting students, third and fourth year Journalism and Malikhaing Pagsulat students had to produce a feature show, a news program and a pelikula-tula while some third year Theater Arts students joined the pep rally during the college’s awareness week opening. Kim Nicole Samson, the head of the committee which led this year’s Media Olympics explained the purpose and goal of changing the competition’s format.
REFRESHER. Ms. Cecilia Eugenio, the resource speaker for this year’s Tintagisan, gives the students who joined a review in creating a school paper prior to the collaborative publishing competition. Photo by Laela Ruth Dela Cruz
To bring the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) students together, annual contests, Media Olympics and Tintagisan transformed into group-based competitions in this year’s college awareness week, May 2 and May 3.
A total of eight groups composed of CAL students were formed together to collaborate in competitions for Media Olympics and Tintagisan which was held separately in the past CAL week celebrations.
“Ito po ay naging proposal ng MCPAD Head [Regemrei Bernardo] dahil nakita na ‘yong dating format ay wala namang pinagkaiba sa kung ano ang ginagawa sa classroom. Nais na isapraktika talaga ang tunay na siste ng production at nais na magkaroon din ng collaboration ang lahat ng kurso at hindi lang ito ikulong sa broad,” Samson said. Moreover, this year’s Tintagisan of BulPAGE 09
