The NORSUnian 11th Issue 2014 - 2015

SAS strictly prohibits liquor inside campus Vol.XXXII Issue No. 11

August 11 - 17, 2014

By Francis Ivan Ho

After a certain Norsunian reported an incident of liquor intake inside the university, Student Affairs Services (SAS) strictly prohibits faculty members and students to bring any alcoholic beverages inside the campus premises.

A Norsunian, who subjected this issue to TN and wished not to be mentioned, saw first-handedly some students and faculty members taking in alcoholic drink while inside an office on campus.

“Nisulod man gud ko ba, dayon nakakita ko nila nga gainom ug Emperador dayon ga-videoke, so while gatindog ko didto, I took pictures,” the student revealed.

Another student who also witnessed the incident said, “Naa man celebration ato, murag birthday dagway or congratulatory celebration maong gainom to sila.”

Sought for his views and opinion regarding the matter, SAS Director Robert Poculan said, “This is a school, di jud siya maayo. It should be immediately resolved so that it will not be repeated in the future.”

Poculan warned everyone that drinking liquor inside the campus is a major

violation. “This is an academic institution and the consumption of alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited,” he said.

Moreover, the director said the issue shall be raised to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs for it is the authority responsible for imposing sanctions on faculty members drinking liquors inside the campus.

“This is an act unbecoming of a teacher. They are presumed to be matured enough to set good examples to the students,” Poculan said.

In the University Student Handbook, it is written on Section 3, Paragraph 3 that “a student shall be subjected to disciplinary action for committing any but not limited to the following acts: smoking cigarettes or cigars and drinking intoxicating drinks in the classrooms, corridors, grounds or any other premises of the University and its satellite campuses.”

Also, in the University Code of NORSU, section 3.2 of Article 42 states, “Faculty members who commit any of the following non-exclusive offenses may be disciplined in accordance with the established sanctions of the University without prejudice to the provisions of the Labor Code and related laws/regulation.”

Captured snapshot of the alleged faculty members having a toast of liqour. (Photo by a concerned Norsunian)

TEMPORARY ROOMS

CAS gives exhaust fans

By Joanne P. Ferrolino

T o p r o vi d e a m o r e comfortable place for learning, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has provided new exhaust fans in the Temporary Rooms (TR) located on the Sky Library.

According to CAS Dean Michael Baldado, the college installed two exhaust fans in each TR, in response to the complaints of some faculty members and students about the rooms’ poor ventilation.

In terms of the damaged ceilings, ceiling fans, and lights, Baldado revealed it was already checked and repaired through the APO, OTHER ORGS... page 4

Students still use ‘handy’ fans despite the presence of exhaust fans. (Photo by Kent S. Mapula)

GAD puts VAW desk

By Joanne Ferrolino

N e g r o s O r i e n tal State University-Gender and Development Center (GAD) put a referral desk named Violence Against Women (VAW) located at the Research, Extension and International Linkages Office.

“Our purpose is to assist sa atong mga victims sa VAW para ma-guided sila ug asa sila paingon,” GAD Director Rosalinda Abellon said.

In an interview, Abellon revealed the different authorities to be referred in various cases of violence. According to her, administrative cases can be referred to NORSU management, criminal cases should be reported

to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and then intervention and counseling of the victims shall be facilitated by the Counseling Assessment Resource Enhancement (CARE) Center.

She furthered victims who seek for legal process can be given free assistance in cooperation with the Non-Government Organizations like the General Wa t c h a g a i n s t Vi o l e n c e a n d Exploitation.

Moreover, the GAD director who is also the head of the women’s desk of PNP in the province assured their clients, “We treat them as confidential in nature. We consider the right to GAD puts VAW... page 4

APO, other orgs do service marathon Maria Dominique P. Ferrolino and Roma-Amor A. Oligo

I n i t s ai m t o r e n d e r services towards the community, A l p h a P h i O m e g a ( A PO ) International Philippines Inc. spearheaded a four-week service marathon around Dumaguete City last July 19 to August 9.

The marathon includes several services like coastal clean-up, tree planting and feeding program. It was jointly participated by the different organizations including Hospitality Management Society

(HMS), Society of Mechanical Engineers (SME) and Negros Oriental High School (NOHS) Boy Scouts.

“Out of 83 organizations, it is very overwhelming that HMS was chosen to be part of the activity with APO,” HMS President Vince Villanueva said.

He believes it was an activity of character formation outside the school.

Meanwhile, SME president and at the same, APO member

Allan Cyphor Durante opined the marathon molded their pledges in the spirit of service.

“I love to see the less fortunate children smiling. It makes me want to join another youth feeding in other places,” he expressed.

During the service marathon, shores and streets along the Silliman Beach, Bantayan, Looc and Canday-ong were cleaned, 300 mangrove seedlings were planted in Banilad and then more than APO, OTHER ORGS... page 4

Go For Green. Members of the APO, HMS, SME and NOHS-BSP plant mangroves on the areas of Banilad. (Photo by Roma-Amor A. Oligo)

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Failed for the record The Professional Regulation Commission has announced that only 1,107 out of 5,540 passed the July 2014 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE), with only 20% as the total passing percentage. The sad thing was no one from our five hopefuls passed the said examination. And this is not just the first time, in fact, it did happen last May 2011 exams.

The result was indeed saddening not only for the College of Business Administration but for the whole university body. Yet who should we put all the blame to? To the unlucky ones? Or to the faculty members who are sought to be guides of the examinees? To the highly standardized exams?

Or to the level of competency from the examinees themselves?

More so, it was said that most of the takers are working students, two are repeaters and three are first timers, making them quite unprepared to take the exam and then failed. But could this be the only reason for the misfortune? Could we also put some of the guilt to the ones who taught them and to those who were supposed to guide them as they went along with their journey?

If they had been given enough support from the university, could they have the chance to pass?

If they were honed well enough as they were still waiting for the exams, could they possibly do it?

But, first things first, could the administration extend their support in any means even if the takers were not fresh graduates? Even if they had already left the university corners? Because we presume it would be of great help if the administration has done so.

Another thing, remember that this does not only concern the particular college, but also those that are aspiring professionals bearing the name of our university. Before you mark that decision of yours, to take a step towards being professional, make sure that you are honed, ready and prepared enough with guns and plenty of ammos inside your bags.

Nevertheless, whatever reasons of this ill fortune be, let us just hope that such will not happen again. That the college will regain its name as the portals of highly acclaimed professionals and the pedestal of prepared-for-battle individuals

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Bragging rights?

Have you ever tried to experience facing in front of a high-speed electric fan? I guess, almost all of us experienced this especially when we’re still innocent young fellows with matching singing sensation as if we’re having our major concert. Well, that’s part of growing up and it feels good, right?

But how about given an instance that you’re facing people who used to say airy words that can blow you away for them to be exalted among others? In other words, those people who show offensive and insensitive attitude of superiority. As if they possess the entire world and they have unlimited knowledge stored in their brains. Annoyed, disgusted, if that’s the word how you describe it towards them, I certainly agree with you.

Since this portion of this paper is intended for us, columnists, to express ourselves freely, perhaps, I am safe to comment someone in the university who, I think, has overflowing self-praise. I do hope that if ever that someone I’m referring to can read this, he/she will take this as a constructive criticism or for good, as a v

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A Need for Consideration We humans are emotionally-driven and willmotivated by nature. That’s what God made us from the beginning in order for us to feel and touch the lives of our fellow being. Hence, in God’s eyes, we are all expected to love, respect, care and considerate others.

Related to the matter of consideration, I have one experience to share for everybody to perhaps realize and learn. This experience happened in one of the hardest subjects I have taken which is about a certain major exams given by one of my instructors. Of course, since it is a hard subject, I together with my other classmates really tried to study the almost 75-pages-hand-outs given to us before the examination.

It was a certain afternoon when the exam was scheduled and supposed to be taken. But since our instructor was an hour late, we ended up taking the exam with lesser time of answering it, approximately a single of hour. It was supposedly fine to have one set of exam but the point that we are given two set of exams with just

‘compliment.’

On one of the subjects I’m currently enrolled in, I have this instructor who has a very high confidence to brag ‘its’ achievement to the class every now and then. (Let me just use ‘it’ as a substitute pronoun to represent this instructor I’m talking about to hide the identity and gender.) It seems to be very unreachable. I prefer not to describe much about it not to be obvious.

One time in our class, it made us write ‘something’ as one of our projects. During the submission, it inspected the outputs especially those in the top of the heap. It grabbed the attention of the class and called our classmate to ‘critique’ her work in a way that it sounds like throwing words of discouragement to my classmate for her to be ashamed. After doing such, it even concluded and generalized that ‘Norsunians do not know how to construct grammatically correct sentences.’ That may not be the exact words that came out from its mouth but that’s the thought of what it said.

I can also recall the time when it gave us our midterm examination for the subject. It said that it prepared questionnaires that are for low IQ students. It was referring to us, its students. It also said the questionnaires that we were about to take are way shoddier compared to the questionnaires it was giving for the students of the previous university it was working in. Isn’t that an act of underestimation for us students of NORSU? I’m not writing this just because I was one of those who were offended but also because, I guess, it is not quite reasonable for this instructor to say those words making some of us realize that Norsunians are inferior compared to other students. To think, it is the instructors’ part to teach the flaws of the students and not to discourage and make them ashamed of their imperfections.

Sir/Ma’am, please don’t belittle us, Norsunians. Not to mention, we are the reason of your existence in NORSU. We BRAGGING RIGHTS?... page 4

one hour allotment to answer is barely inconsiderable.

During the exam, I really thought of bursting out my feelings to ask for any consideration to the instructor-in-charge, but since there are other students aside from my classmates who were in the room I intended not to do so. I can’t really imagine ourselves answering those hard and first-time-to-take exams in just an hour without an expectation that only five-percent of what we have studied came out in the question sheets. The worst is, most of us were not sure of our answers and were not done answering the said exams.

Is there any consideration for that situation? Can you see an act of helping the students to pass or does it automatically results to the fail of students? If given a chance, will the instructor consider the result of his/her being inconsiderate?

Perhaps, this instance is just one of the many similar cases experience by Norsunians in some of their classes. This is not to condemn the person concerned but to let everybody know that some people around us also need a little amount of our consideration. Considerations like to the students for example, that teachers must give them the chance to uplift and make themselves pass the course they are taking. The teachers, who are known as provider of education, must not only feed students with learning but will also help them boast confidence that in one way or another, they can fulfil their dreams through education.

Teachers can really challenge and train students to develop competency, but not to the extent that they will go beyond the student’s limitation.

I hope this sentiment will awaken some instructors of this university that they may realize how they are important in the life of each student. May they be reminded that the most hours spent of students in school could do a great impact in the students’ personality and ability. May their mark as “second mother” for the students will never be forgotten and fade as their concern are needed for one’s future.

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Stressful Jiffies: BOOT OUT!

By Trixia Pauline C. Acab

We are unquestionably and indisputably full of stressful undertakings especially when all multiplicities around and within us are in a vertigo motion. The incapacity of our minds to penetrate all the strenuous and backbreaking leisure interests and nerve-racking drudgeries.

Admit it, as college students, you are bombarded with academic hassles that’ve been giving you unadorned nuisances, a bundle of perplexing projects and assignments and rigorously harsh subject teachers—speaking about terror ones. And typically, those infuriating college flings that often give us bothers in our fields. But as they say, ‘it’s part of life’.

Well, we can’t do anything but accept the consequences. One thing is emotional. When we are unhappy, we feel stressed or vice versa. But let’s try to alleviate that boring mainstream.

Physiological reactions First, apologies for the scientific terms that you’ll be rummaging with as you go along. And second, try to understand everything as much as possible because this is between life and death situation.

Scientifically speaking, the deep limbic system (DLS), the central area of the brain that is about the size of a walnut, plays a vital role in setting a person’s emotional state. It’s like a mental photo album, storing highly charged emotional memories, both positive and negative. This lifelong experience of our emotional memories strongly affects our emotional tone. For example, traumatic experiences usually make a person become melancholic, whereas people with positive emotional memories are more optimistic and generally happy. Strong enough.

On the other hand, our body has a hormone called serotonin, primarily found in the gastrointestinal tract, platelets and the central nervous system (CNS) of the brain. It is a contributor to feelings of well-being and happiness. It makes you feel emotionally stable, less anxious, more tranquil and even more focused and energetic. Stress increase your need for serotonin and make it harder to control food intake. So gather serotonin and have enough greediness if you want to be emotionally healthy—just if you wanted so.

Here comes the activators To release this so called serotonin, avoid the fast track to happiness. Eat lots of carbs to give you an instant lift because they trigger the release of serotonin. But be careful of too much sugars. Too much of it is too bad!

Oh! And when we’re feeling down, it’s tempting to sleep, sleep and sleep some more. Why don’t you try and force yourself to get up early? But you have to allow yourself for a rejuvenating nap midday if you need it. Yes! We really need to get the right amount of sleep. You never want to see your face sagging, especially that you are a student. Our looks really brings the best in us. And don’t forget to have an exercise to feel and look good. The thing is, you have to exercise for 15-20 minutes for the release of the good hormones.

Good if you’re determined to look better.

Another thing is the right diet. If you think that carbs give you a thought to make you into a big fat gal, think again! The deal here is not to avoid carbs entirely.

Simply because it converts large amino into serotonin in the brain. Not just carbohydrates, eating proteins and fat-rich foods really helps. Drinking coffee and alcohol depletes and blunts valuable hormones in the long run. Try to limit your coffee intake to one or two cups a day at the most. And have you heard about fish oil supplements? Have an intake of it about once a day, it plays a vital role in brain health and mood regulation. And lastly, boost other hormones! Oxytocin is another good hormone often called the “cuddle hormone”. The nickname clearly is signified when we feel love, trust and comfort. It can be even more powerful than serotonin. If you need a lift, remember the power of simply spending time with your significant other or family members and friends.

Well that is ONE. SWEET. THOUGHT. Now! Be one of those advocates of anti-stress and anti-unhappiness. As a college student, you need to be as robust and enthusiastic as possible. Being stressed and unhappy depends on how you handle your day-today activities. Remember, you are in control of yourself.

Just never beat up. Instead, lift up.

Dear TN, My parents have been very dependent on me since I started earning. I am a working student. I work graveyard shift in a call center and I go to school in the morning. My problem is this: I barely have enough for myself. My parents didn’t bother with my education when I started going to college. First time I stopped going to school, I only had one semester left. Then, I transferred to NORSU. I want to make sure I finish my degree this time but my parents are not cooperating. You see, I am the breadwinner.

I have two other siblings in college. I pay for their education. I also pay our electricity bill. Do you think it’s OK to stop supporting them for the meantime and be selfish just until I finish my degree? Thanks in advance for the advice.

-Billie Hi Billie! We suggest that you talk to your parents sincerely and make them understand the importance of having a degree to you. Make them understand that it is not going to be just for your benefit but theirs as well. There are bigger opportunities waiting for you once you graduate especially since you already have a job experience.

Based on the usual salary a call center agent gets, it is amazing how you are able to send both of your siblings to school. If it is that hard – talk to your siblings as well.

Tell them to let you finish first, I am sure they will understand since they can clearly see your situation. We commend you for all your hard work and sacrifices! We are sure that it will all be worth it in the end. You will be blessed!

-TN

I missed his gentle touch. His pure smile. His blooming personality. His being open-minded. I missed him. Yet time has not permitted us to be together. Only.

Just only.

I was so fortunate to meet and know him. He was that one-woman-man who does not need to exert too much of those tiring efforts just to please someone he likes. And honestly speaking, I never hoped to meet someone like him. Maybe because I never believed that someone like him still exists.

Yet my thoughts opposed my feelings. He just stopped my world from spinning in awestruck. He made me feel those things that I never imagined before. Satisfied my hunger for affection and longing. In other words—he blew me away.

Who would have denied his love when he showed it in the most perfect way? Since then, we were together in a relationship that we thought was boundless and unbreakable.

Well, misunderstandings are usual, ‘part of a relationship’ as they say. Yet I always thought that I was not the right girl for him—that I don’t deserve the love. That he was just too perfect for me.

I decided to call our relationship off and tried to stay away from him. Test us maybe. I also transferred to another boarding house for him not to see me. I even deleted his number. But the feeling still lingered inside me, haunting me from afar. It was like a disease that won’t go away, chasing me in every pace, in every step, in every breath.

Then I thought that he has forgotten our past. ‘He has to,’ I thought to myself. But I was wrong. He waited for me, and I felt mixed emotions. Happiness and delight because he’s still willing to lift the relationship up, and sad because I might hurt him again.

Still, we gave it a try and started a new chapter of our lives. But that chapter was the worst that I had encountered.

I crashed into a wall that I could not fathom. The happy relationship that I desired was yet to be painful and sorrowful.

He was suffering from an incurable ailment and he only has few months to live. ‘Woah! This couldn’t be happening.

Not to us! Not now!’ a voice inside me shouted. I could not accept the truth that I always burst into tears when we see each other. I couldn’t help but cry when he seemed not to feel anything despite his ailment. I couldn’t help but blame myself for his sufferings. But he was stronger that I have thought. He was like superman that accepted his kryptonite as a gift and not a threat.

Despite his load, he does not want me to feel that he’s THE SWEETEST .. page 4

ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS The Negros Oriental State University – Federation of Parents and Teachers Association (NORSU-FUPTA), Main Campuses I & II is happy to announce its 2014 General Assembly which is scheduled on August 22, 2014, Friday at the NORSU Sports and Cultural Complex. The registration will start at 12:00 noontime.

In this connection, we are inviting you or your representative to attend this year’s General Assembly in order for you to be updated with new trends and developments of the association and election of the new set of officers and Board of Directors.

Thank you very much for sharing your precious time to be with us.

Note: Please bring your FUPTA original receipts for registration.

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Vol.XXXII Issue No. 11

English Dep’t joins 2 Literatura Festival nd

En g lish an d L i t e r at u r e D e p a r t m e n t of NORSU together with some of the Graduate School and English major students attended the second Literatura Festival of Silliman University Library, July 26.

To showcase Filipino writers and best of Philippine literature, four moderated conversations were conducted headed by several panelists from Silliman University.

The first moderated conversation which tackled about reading as a passion, and how reading can foster a love of literature in the community, was given by several panelists including Simon Stack, Bron Teves, Paulina Española, Joanna Bulova, Annabelle Lee-Adriano, Aaron James Jalalon, and Leo Mamicpic.

The second one was the discussion about the influence of language and culture in the writers’ works in which the panelists were Myrna Peña-Reyes, Rico Siasoco, Sarah Gambito, R.A. Villanueva, and M. Evelina Galay.

The third conversation was about the expectations and practices of young writers. It was given by Anna Katrina Espino, RV Escatron, Christian Renz Torres, Arkay Timonera, Michael Aaron Gomez, and Sonia Sy Gaco.

Lastly, was the moderated conversation about the challenges faced by the writers given by the

English majors of NORSU pay attention to local and foreign writers during the 2 nd Literatura Festival held at Silliman University Library. (Photo by: Kim Eden Felize Belnas)

panelists including Lara Stapleton, Ian Rosales Casocot, Cesar Ruiz A quino, F idelito Cortes , and Lawrence Ypil.

Aside from the moderated conversations by the panelists, the poet, Lawrence Ypil also shared a talk and read several poems from his book of poems entitled “From the Highest Hiding Place.”

Furthermore, the festival was also graced by famous Dumaguetebased writers like Myrna PeñaReyes, Ian Rosales Casocot, and Cesar Ruiz Aquino.

According to Lovely Mae Laque, the festival was very educational since she learned a lot from the speakers. “I learned that

before writing a literary piece, you need to first have an inspiration, be it to your environment or to the people around you,” she expressed.

Meanwhile, Sarah Fleur Gaer said, “The festival was a great opportunity for us, English majors, since we got to experience listening about the views of some well-known writers and voracious readers.”

For Princess Olive Baldoza, the activity was a venue for the English majors to be exposed to some writers and poets. “I was so inspired by their stories and hopefully in the near future, I can be one of them,” she said. — By Everon Joy P. Catanus

Education student Jasmin Quilario, the VAW desk promotes courage for women to share their problems.

“People must respect them ug dili na sila dapat binuangan,” she expressed.

Meanwhile, a freshman Business Administration student, Mary Kris Tabuñag said, “Sakto ra

siya [VAW] para naay protection ang mga baye. Helpful pud siya kay naay mu-storya and mu-assist nila.”

T h e VAW d e s k i s p a r t o f the “Problema Mo, Problema Ko–Mag-usap Tayo” campaign of GAD which was started earlier this year.

CAS GIVES EXHAUST.. from page 1

help of the university engineer Moreover, to help minimize the noise along the area during classes, Baldado said, “They’re not aware that there are classes in the adjacent rooms so I am planning to assign someone to monitor the students staying in the Skylib.”

For now, CAS will continue to observe and evaluate if the said actions are efficient enough to satisfy the needs of the instructors and students.

“At this point of time, gaobserve pa mi kung katong mga measures na gibutang didto maka-solve ba to’g problema. Ug dili ma-solve, mudugang mi ug electric fans. Ug dili madala ug electric fans, that place will be air conditioned,” he said. In addition, Baldado said the college will make a request for the budget of these plans.

Sophomore Education student,

Resyl Arante expressed that it’s more comfortable now to have classes in the TR rooms, she said, “Bugnaw-bugnaw na ron, dili na mi sige’g paypay.”

Like Arante, another Education student Kimberly Rous said the exhaust fans help them focus with the lectures. She added the newly repaired lights are also of great help to them. “Di nami kinahanglan pa mubalhin ug laing rooms,” she said.

On the other hand, second year Information Technology student, Diana Pepito, claimed the rooms are cooler than before, but it is still not enough for her. “Dili pa kayo siya enough kay di pa kayo siya bugnaw samot na pag mudto pero madala na,” she said.

The installation of the exhaust fans and the repairs done on the broken fans, lights and ceilings are part of CAS’s project for this school year.

APO, OTHER ORGS... from page 1

50 children benefited the feeding program initiated in the all the aformentioned barangays.

Alpha Phi Omega is a national co-educational service organization founded on the principles of

Leadership, Friendship and Service. It provides its members the opportunity to develop leadership skills as they volunteer in their campus, community, and the nation.

BRAGGING RIGHTS?... from page 1

deserve to be respected and be taught appropriately. If you’re proud of what you’ve achieved, then prove to us that you’re worthy to have it. I do hope that you wouldn’t have hard feelings for this.

Norsunians, let your voices be heard! For your complaints and suggestions, just feel free to share it with me through my e-mail arieldizon8@gmail.com.

GAD puts VAW...from page 1

privacy of our clients.”

She also encouraged both students and faculty members who have problems related to gender violence and abuse, inside and outside the university, to freely visit the VAW desk of the GAD center.

For a first year Secondary

New Leaders! University President Don Vicente Real (far left) leads the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected Student Government officers of the Graduate School. (Photo by Kendrex B Pael)

Outrageous Fun! Mighty teachers enjoy while watching the “Palo Sebo” player hit the pot during their college’s acquaintance celebration. (Photo by Kent S. Mapula)

Some photos during the Agency Procurement Compliance and Performance Indicator (APCPI) seminar, July 21-22.

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dying. We tried to spend all our remaining time together without thinking of all the pain. We tried to be happy while the time lasts. We did that, although I saw that he was having a hard time doing his part. He did that for me. For us.

I stayed by his side during his most painful times. I know that what I did was not enough to pay what he has done for our relationship. But time has to come. He died with our hands together. Tears from my swollen eyes dripped onto his already dull cheeks. He has to let go of his sufferings and let the pain vanish. Even if that means the most excruciating pain for me. The most dying feeling for me. Since then, I stopped looking for someone like him—because I just can’t stand replacing him with another.

And I know that I can’t find another guy like him anymore.

Broken String is still waiting for the right time to recover and find some time to open a chapter of her life—as a single lady.