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THE GEARS
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The Official Student Publication of Laguna State Polytechnic University - Santa Cruz Campus Volume 59 Issue X | November - December 2019
The Gears secures best contingent publication; accumulates 26 medals atop last year’s count Paul Andrei Lotereña
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fter setting a commanding 26 medals at the awarding ceremonies, The Gears Publication is once again the home of champions as they were hailed Best Contingent Publication gaining them back-to-back titles in the recently concluded 10th University Wide Press Congress held at Laguna State Polytechnic University-Siniloan Campus (LSPU-SC), November 24-26. LSPU System publications from Los Baños, San Pablo, Sta. Cruz and Siniloan that brought a total of 60 journalists from college level and senior high school level to showcase their skills in the 3-day conference. The Gears reaps 16 golds, 8 silvers and 2 bronze medals at the conclusion of the event that guaranteed their second consecutive Best Contingent Publication and topped last years’
LSPU-SCC garners 89.66% in NLE Lloyd Melvin Tonga
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he Laguna State Polytechnic University - Sta. Cruz Campus (LSPU-SCC) reached an overall passing rate of 89.66% from the recent November 2019 Nursing Licensure Examination, December 5. Out besting its last year overall performance 87.10%, LSPU-SCC enlisted 26 newly registered nurses out of 29 examinees from the official released of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) two weeks after the day of examination. According to PRC, 25 first time takers out of 28 and the one repeater surpassed the examination. / JUMP TO PAGE 6
record of 12 golds in the same event. Decorated with well-known speakers the event kicked off with Ben Domingo Jr., the Chairperson of Technical Committee for Journalism of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Joselito Delos Reyes, a professor from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) who were both judges and interpret each of their topics focused on the state of journalism in the country.
“Journalists should not be exclusivists and elitists,” said Domingo in a statement regarding the true mission and fate of a journalist in the country in one of his lectures entitled Journalism 101. Total of 14 categories were enlisted to be contested by the participants that proposed a theme of “LSPU Student Publications: Always Moving Forward in Unison for Inclusivity for One University”. Awardees were namely,
BACK-TO-BACK. Participants of the UWIDE Press Congress after winning Best Contingent Publication. | JOSEL GABALONES
Christian Carlo Viriña, first place (News Writing, Sports Writing-English), Paul Andrei Lotereña, first place (News Writing, Sports Writing-Filipino), Darryl Peñaredondo, first place (Feature Writing-English), Jerome Landig, first and second place (Literary Writing-Filipino), (Feature Writing, Copyreading and Headline Writing- Filipino) respectively, Niña Bless Chavez, third place (Literary WritingEnglish) Joseph Andrew Algrane, first place (PhotojournalismFilipino), Aron Dominic Malaga, first and third place (Layouting), (Opinion Writing-Filipino) respectively, Adrian Cada, first and second place (Editorial Cartooning-English), (Graphic Illustration-English), Princess Plebescite Tope, second place (Graphic Illustration, Editorial Cartooning-Filipino) for the individual categories in the college level. Joseph Andrew Algarne, Darryl / JUMP TO PAGE 6
LSPU SSC excites students Celebrates Paskuhan 2019 Alvin Cuevas
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romoting camaraderie, the Supreme Student Council sponsored this year’s Christmas celebration along with the university’s aspiring leaders and students, Laguna State Polytechnic University – SCC, December 9. All colleges and selected students showcased their talent and skills in dancing competition. The Supreme Student Council added excitement with their raffle promos, partaken by all of the students who came and attended the party, giving them mostly school supplies and money prizes as sponsored by Engr. Manuel Luis Alvarez, Campus Director. Alvarez shared his thoughts about this year’s celebration in line with the essence of Christmas and the journey of the Supreme Student Council in making the event possible
ENJOY. Selected students showcasing their talents in dancing to entertain the crowd. | SOCHIE ABAN
for everyone. Rhonn John Aligarbes, Supreme Student Council President, shared his purpose in conducting this event and its possibility to not almost happen after the occurrence of the typhoon recently. “Ang purpose kasi ng pagconduct namin [ng event na ito] ay maipakita ‘yung camaraderie at cooperation sa inyong lahat. Para na rin makilala niyo ang mga officer mula iba’t ibang society at
organization… Baka kasi mamaya, nakaksalubong niyo na, ‘di niyo pa nababati o pinapnsin.” explained Rhonn John as their main purpose in conducting the event Furthermore, parlor games were conducted at the latter part of the party, joined by students from different departments, leading into great teamwork and skills which showed the essence of why the student leaders conducted the event at the first place.
