The NORSUnian Vol XXXIV Issue 8

WE WRITE FOR YOU. WE FIGHT FOR YOU. VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 8 JULY 25-31, 2016

TRIUMPH DESPITE LACK OF FUNDING. Overpassing non-academic expectations and financial struggles imposed by the abolition of fee collection are Norsunians under the accountancy program during their three-day Accountancy Week Celebration conquest as host university beating four other participating schools. (Photos by Precious Erika D. Aliboyog and Jay Mark T. Umbac and photo from LEVEL UP 2016)

NORSU JPIA gets 234 pts; emerges champion Stray bullets hit 2 female Norsunians middle of the shooting.

According to them, Bryan Piñero, a relative of Que and a resident of Valencia, passed by them on a motorcycle and two masked riding-in-tandem stopped in front of the students and sprayed bullets targeted to Piñero.

“Siya [Piñero] kay gapaliko, unya kami kay gamay ra kaayo nga distance nga duol mi, naay gasunod nga ga-motor pud.

Kaingon mi nga mo-overtake na siya, pagkasunod kay nagpagawas siyag pusil, wala na mi kabalo, nanalagan ra mi,” Dela Torre

Kenneth Carlorio S. Surilla

Sustaining a bullet and a graze, two female Norsunians were brought to Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) after being hit by stray bullets amidst drugrelated shooting in Purok Chico, Palinpinon, Valencia, noon of July 19.

Fourth year BS Geology students, Faith Que and Reanne Dela Torre recalled waiting for a tricycle to school in an intersection at Purok Chico when they were caught up in the

narrated.

Que was hit on her upper left arm while Dela Torre received a graze on her right torso.

“Pagpasulod sa silingan namo, katong duol sa chapel, didto na mi nakabatyag og sakit [pain from bullet].”

However, Piñero acquired five bullet shots in his body.

Piñero was sent to Holy Child Hospital for medical observation thereafter.

“Shock. Wala pa siya nakuha [bullet], wala pa na-x ray.” Que shared in an interview STRAY/to page 4

NORSU boosts janitorial services Larry V. Villarin and Kenneth Carlorio S. Surilla

Besting Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) Chapters from St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD), Silliman University (SU), Foundation University (FU) and Asian College (AC), Negros Oriental State University topped the overall results during the recently concluded Accountancy Week Celebration 2016 themed “Level Up.” NORSU, being the host school, garnered a total of 234 points from the different participated activities during the 3-day event on July 22-24.

NORSU JPIAns championed the Music Video Parody,

Basketball, Table Tennis – Mix, Lip Sync Battle, and Pep Squad leading a significant point average.

In an interview with NORSU JPIA Chapter President Ed Cyrel Salac, he expressed his utmost gratitude to all those who supported and lend a hand to make the event successful, “as a fifth year [student], I would say ni-level up gyud siya and wala mi ga-expect nga kita maoy machampion.”

Moreover, NORSU JPIA Vice President for Academics Mia Diez shared the event made way for the students from the different schools to hone camaraderie and sportsmanship.

JPIA adviser Mae Ann Caroro said the entire event was a collective effort. “I am very

thankful sa PICPA (Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and other schools for the help and support na ila gihatag sa NORSU just to host and make this event successful.”

Caroro furthermore said there were problems in pursuing the event but “thanks to the effort of the students to come up with an idea that would not violate the no collection policy.”

“I am so proud of them.

Despite sa kakulangan sa fund sa JPIA, nabuhat gihapon nila ang ilang dapat buhaton. Sa tanan nilang mga kasakit all I can say is that they deserve the overall champions’ trophy.” Mary Jane Naparota, accountancy faculty member added.

The triumph of JPIAns NORSU JPIA/to page 4

Floorball team starts to roll Donna T. Darantinao

JANITORIAL REINFORCEMENT. In yellow polo shirt is one of the janitors regularly maintaining the cleanliness of the main campuses

now is only six months until December,” Buildings and Grounds Director Julius Ausejo disclosed.

Amidst the presence of janitors, Ausejo stressed the students’ responsibility to clean the classrooms and initiate the proper throwing of their trash.

As stipulated in the contract for janitorial services, classrooms and offices are not

DRUG PERSONALITIES... sweet and sour

opinion|see page 2

included in their maintenance, only the comfort rooms and university grounds.

“Kon i-apil man gud namo ang classrooms, ang mahitabo ang estudyante magsalig ra. Mawala ang disiplina sa estudyante kon dili nimo palimpyuhon,” Ausejo explained adding it would NORSU/to page 4

University diary

NORSU Tigers launched its latest varsity team for the sport floorball for academic school year 20162017 with the anticipation of participating in upcoming games and competitions.

With a team consisting of Norsunians from the two main campuses, floorball is a type of floor hockey sport with five field players and a goalkeeper for each team.

Dave Papa, floorball player and a second year electrical engineering student shared, “If first-timer ka, lisod jud siya dula-on. Pero kadugayan, mura naman pud siya og basketball.”

Papa also mentioned

Photo by Jaymark Umbac

Photo by Jaymark Umbac

To maintain cleanliness around the main campuses, Negros Oriental State University ( NO R S U ) s i g n e d a n e w contract with Super Masters Janitorial Services Agency to optimize janitorial services.

Compared to the P5.1M budget for janitorial services last year with only 11 janitors and an irregular-visiting garbage truck, covered by the P4M budget for the janitorial services this year is the provision of a daily garbage collector, 19 janitors in main campus 1 and three janitors in Bajumpandan campus .

“Akong gipadaghanan kay need man, but ang term sa contract is shorter than before which is nine months,

Francis Ivan G. Ho and Jenifer L. Cenas

ON THE GO. New to the eyes of most Norsunians are floorball athletes practicing a variant of hockey in the university Open Court.

their regular practices at 4-6 pm.

When asked if their team had already joined competitions, Papa said, “Wala pa mi ka-apil og SCUAA [State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association] or any competition kay under training pa.”

Furthermore, he stated

that the team does not have a permanent coach as of the moment.

Maria Jade Ragay, volleyball varsity player and a second year business administration student, expressed her anticipation on any upcoming competition for the floorball team.

FLOORBALL/to page 4

UNCENSORED STORIES

ORDEAL IN COLLEGE

University POLL

FEATURE|see page 3

BACKPAGE|see page 4

OPINION

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VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 8 JULY 25-31, 2016

EDITORIAL

A man who is celebrating his birthday with his mother and three other friends were shot dead in a public cemetery in Malabon City a few weeks ago. The mysterious men who sprayed bullets on them left a cardboard sign tagging them collectively as “drug pushers.” A few minutes later, policemen whose post stood only 30 meters away from the incident said that only two of the victims are linked to the drug trade. Witnesses vent out their disbelief when they saw that the victims were branded as pushers. One of them even said that they were shocked because suddenly there was the sign. Suddenly, there was a shabu on site and suddenly, they were bad people.

By the looks of it, President Duterte is dead serious about fighting illegal drugs during the first six months of his term.

The number of killings of suspected drug personalities by policemen and others is shocking. Just on the first 20 days of his term, PNP records show that 207 ‘suspected’ drug pushers and users were killed while 2,780 were arrested and 114, 833 have surrendered. His bout in solving this plague is showing positive results as crime rates in rural neighborhoods start to drop. Violent drinking spree are disappearing and possible cases of burglaries and thefts are also vanishing.

But if Duterte wanted to sustain the support for his tough campaign against illegal drugs, shouldn’t his administration think of studying the criminal justice system in our country and ease the process of extrajudicial killings while reviewing the government policies on drug addiction and make sure that no human rights are violated? Because clearly, these killings do not benefit his administration. In fact, big criminals or even politicians who are involved in the cartel may have taken advantage of this.

The spate of killings on the hands of the civil servants who were mandated to implement the law is also a violation of the constitutional right of the suspected criminals. This ‘bloody’ campaign for peace and order only deteriorated violence and lawlessness. We cannot repair one death with another, so how’s the death of innocent people who were accused of being in the illegal drug trade and can’t do anything to defend themselves because maybe, they are the ones with enemies involved in a cartel who wants them down, or maybe they look like a drug user, or because they are the neglected ones.

There are people who oppose extrajudicial killings, but that doesn’t mean they support drugs and criminalities. They just want to do it legally, no shortcuts. Because, unless there is a police general killed extrajudicially, this war against drug is but a class war - that is war against the poor. There might be a few ineffective ways to fight this war without using guns but putting cardboards on innocent people and tagging them as ‘drug pushers’ won’t help either.

Art by Emmanuel D. Manlun-uyan

Despicably Bloody

Question yourself

Just like freedom, student rights are also coupled with student responsibilities, and that’s what we usually overlook.

The reason we go to school is to study, but we use and enjoy the school’s facilities and services every day. After one class, we can probably notice how dusty our chairs are, or when before we eat, we can see how food leftovers and plastics lie around the tables of the canteen. We become too dependent with the services we enjoy and we neglect to take the effort to clean our surroundings.

We can know see the administration working on it. The comfort rooms are now under renovations. The bleachers were

repaired and soon our facilities that were left dilapidated will be replaced to answer our demands for quality. We always demand quality services but we have neglected its importance.

Whenever we pass the class hallways after a brain-draining examination (when we can’t recover from our answers and regret about not studying enough), we unconsciously talk about the exam with our classmates. Our voices amplify the halls of the building, and we would be notified by the teachers on how our voices distract their classes. We would usually be immersed with our feelings, neglecting “observe silence” posts

Drug personalities as entrepreneurs It is not surprising that this country with inequality and poverty is one of the prime targets of illicit operations. It is funny how some politicians ruin each other’s good reputation during election; how they promise to eradicate poverty; how people compete for money and power. It is amazing how drug lords think of innovative ways to generate income; how they win the hearts and minds of many poor and low income families whose loyalty is expected; how some of them

become the most successful and resourceful entrepreneurs in the business world.

With the new administration’s “Oplan Tokhang”—a campaign that strongly opposes drugs and criminality, a lot of drug personalities voluntarily surrendered to the authorities.

The situation was even made intense when recent allegations of drug ties in the Philippine National Police and an increasing number of drug–related arrests involving government officials

and signs at the hallways. And worse, teachers are getting on top of their anger levels and assault students who disrupt their class discussions. Whoever’s at fault, the concern for others in the university should also be considered.

We have the right to quality education. We deserve better instruction and facilities for learning. But when we’re given these facilities, we often complain about the lack of quality, because after a few weeks of these few facilities being used by a number of students at the same time, they cannot be used anymore.

However, long term solutions are not ideal to be implemented as soon as possible because it would temporary disable the quality of service when they’re repaired and replaced in just a short period of time.

Now we always question them. I get how people behave in a society where judgements are common in a culture. We usually judge a person by its cover, draw judgments from we hear from other people and from what we believe. The sad thing is, we believe at these judgments

than trying to know the truth.

And we get mad at judgmental people because they don’t know the whole story. It’s common in a dynamic and pro-active society where people satisfy their need to be heard than to listen.

So before we complain about the mess in our university grounds, we should assess how much we contribute for its cleanliness. Thanks to the janitors and canteen vendors who clean up our mess, despite the reminders of our teachers during classes or the “self-service” signs we blindly read at the canteen.

Thanks to the number of students who helped in the cleaning of classrooms and the people who donated Php10 for floorwax and other cleaning materials.

Now that the accreditation in some of our colleges’ academic programs is fast approaching, we will be anticipating cleaner college grounds. Thanks to the teachers and staff who would remind us our insensitiveness, for we are not the only students studying in this university.

We always speak about our rights but we usually neglect our responsibilities to others.

were exposed to the public. As reported by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, nearly 200 government officials were accused to be part of the illegal drug trade.

What made me delve into this topic is the recent drug raid in Valencia, Negros Oriental wherein two graduating geology students were accidentally injured. Unfortunately, they were caught up between the heated battle of the policemen and drug suspects. I was disturbed by the thought that the innocent girls were affected by the incident in an ill-fated manner. I mean, girls are naturally sensitive. It is hard for me to imagine how they endured the excruciating pain caused by the bullets as they were admitted to the hospital.

Moving on, allow me to express my opinion about these drug personalities. In relation to economy, I consider them as entrepreneurs.

Perhaps, you have watched a lot of movies and video documentaries that talk about drug syndicates. Just like what you have seen on TV,

drug dealers also have to deal with competition, finance, marketing, security and government rules in order for their business to survive.

With the rampant illegal drug use in our country, I think they have carefully studied the Philippine market – supplying drugs to consumers with tendencies like the income and substitution effect. Come to think of it. Even jobless individuals can be drug users, and the addiction to it would cause them to commit criminal acts just to satisfy their vices.

But I wouldn’t blame them for choosing the life that they have now. It’s their own choice, anyway. I blame the maldistribution of wealth and income in our country, making them do illicit operations to survive and to have money.

Socioeconomic crisis has been there since we were born.

For sure, crime-and-drugprevention efforts will still be wasted if our economy fails to provide a decent job for the jobless and those people who have low income.

FEATURES

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Art by Joemar B. Villarejo and Marko Mikhal G. Deposoy

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 8 JULY 25-31, 2016

Creatures Lurking Inside A Classroom syriyl Mae D. mapili

Conscience can no longer be found within these animals. Cheating, yes, cheating keeps these animals alive— the animalistic behavior that holds them back from being a human.

Have you ever tried fooling yourself by thinking that cheating won’t hurt you? Well, stop! Stop fooling yourself, for it would turn you to a shameless rascal.

Do you hear the noises of creatures thumping and blaring within the soul of your classmates as you take your exam? They are there within the classroom, breaking the walls of everyone’s conscience and ruthlessly taking over your sane mind. It’s about time for you to know what kind of a cheating animal you and they are.

The Giraffe eye to eye contact with the answer to the exam is a not a within and be the human you People find long-necked terror instructors. May their crisis to hide for this animal. are supposed to be. Choose to persons freaky, but long- huge eyes rest in eternal These type of students are fail with honour than to pass necked animals take this peace. really good in hiding, but with disgrace. particular physical feature they certainly have no talent as an advantage when they The Horse on creating an excuse when try to take a good peek at the H a v e y o u e v e r b e e n caught. A risk in getting a answers of their classmates kicked by a horse in your suspension in exchange for a sitting next to them during back? As you struggle to cheated answer, is not a bet exams. They seem like the jot down the most fragile not worth a try. ghosts in horror films, for memory you have from the they turn their necks to lesson you studied, someone The Snake almost 360 degrees just to suddenly kicks your chair Considered a traitor, find a good answer. However, f r o m b e h i n d . W i t h o u t a this animal has a person’s these giraffes will not only doubt, those are the horses neck entwined within its long get a stiffed neck but can also d e m a n d i n g f o r a n s w e r s . body. This type of student be easily caught by teachers They’ll continue kicking blackmails the person who when they are not facing your armchair from behind has studied for the exam. They their own papers. until you give them what they have fangs with poisonous want. But horses don’t bring venom weaponized especially The Tarsier much luck during exams, for w h e n s o m e b o d y d o e s n ’ t Those students with bad their kicking could create a share his/her hard-earned eyesight would surely envy sound that says, “Hey ma’am! answers. However, snakes these tiny monkeys. These I’m cheating.” Poor horses. are the most likely killed animals might even beat high They couldn’t even kick once it bites. As what people definition cameras for their themselves to study. always say, “A snake always high megapixel eyesight. dies with its head smashed.”

Even a one-seat-apart seating The Fox The teacher may not know, arrangement won’t scare T h i s s l y c r e a t u r e but there’s always a time for them, for they can zoom in is known for being wise, snake hunting. to their source of answer’s hiding anything at literally Cheating is not an art; it paper in just a blink of an everywhere. Foxes have great is a gamble. It is immoral and eye. For sure, you’ll get goose reflexes and a sly look that a risk of losing everything bumps as their eyes bulge can deceive you from what that you’ve worked hard and stab you with their stares this animal is doing, inserting for. A cheater will always from the back. With no luck, answers to their IDs, within be a cheater. And in every these tiny fellows are already their pens, their pockets or cheat you do, a part of your endangered for they are most their handkerchiefs. A small humanity is lost. Let your likely the first ones to make piece of paper that holds the conscience tame the animals

Art by Jonel A. Baligasa

UNIVERSITY DIARY

Ordeal in College

Everyone dreams to be an outstanding student and excel in their college years. However, there are barriers that hinder my dream. I did all my best just to get what I wanted, but it seems like my best was not good enough. Should I give

Story of Lena

up or should I continue to conquest my dreams?

After I graduated in high school, I did not immediately pursue my tertiary education because of a financial problem.

I came from an indigent family.

My parents don’t have a stable

job, and I have three brothers and three sisters.

When my ninang told me that her friend is looking for a helper, I accepted her offer without any hesitations.

I was 16 years old when I started working as helper. At first, I really found it difficult, because I was still adjusting to the environment and to the people around me and their attitudes. As days passed by, everything turned out okay.

After a year, my boss told me that she will let me pursue my college education. I was so delighted at that time and said, “Yes! I can continue my studies in college.” She also recommended me to avail a scholarship grant, and I was fortunately accepted as one of their scholars. My boss supported my daily expenses while having a scholarship grant for my tuition fee.

I was very thrilled on my first day of school as a freshman in Negros Oriental S t a t e Un i v e r s i t y. I w a s motivated in my studies and did all my best to get high grades. I thought everything would be fine as I stepped at the entrance gate of NORSU, but I was wrong.

Eva lu at ion of g rades came. When I saw my grades, I was pleased with the result but was saddened for having a 2.1 grade. That made my day cheerless, because I got a 2.1 grade for only one subject, and the rest were one point something. I just silently said to myself, “Sayang… Dili ko ma-dean’s list awardee.”

I was so frustrated that time, because my aim on becoming a cum laude would never happen in the reality.

During the second semester, I was not motivated

CAMPUS IMAGE donna T. darantinao

When all she thought was to forever face all the gigantic waves of uncertainty and endless struggles throughout her early life, the gates of hope opened and gave her a beautiful chance to continue living despite these odds.

This sophomore student from the College of Criminal Justice Education has a fair complexion, acquiring the typical Filipina height. Born in 1998, she will be turning 18 this coming December 16. Hailing from the town of Dioyo in Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental is Marriel Calimpong— a lass who always wears a smile wherever she goes.

At an early age, reality struck her eyes open when her mother physically abused her being the eldest among three children. Her mother even burned a portion of her right cheek. As tears streamed down her cheeks, she shared that all she ever wanted was to feel the affection of her mother more than anything in this world. What even hurt her the most was that every time she would receive awards in school without her mother’s shadow present.

During her third year in high school, her parents weren’t capable to send her to school, so she looked for ways to continue her studies. Her mother didn’t like the idea of it, so she was ousted from home for the very first time in her life.

But she continued her studies even if it crushed her heart as leaving her family behind.

It was during her fourth year in high school when her father learned that she was often maltreated by her mother. The school even asked her to testify against her mom. “Anak ba jud ko nimo?” Marriel asked her mother during their conference, but the parent just left her child hanging in silence.

During the night before Marriel’s high school graduation, the heavens have opened up and gave her one of the greatest blessings in life when the principal of her school offered her to be a working student in Dumaguete City and to study in Negros Oriental State University. Her parents wanted her to study BS Education but her heart has set her mind to become a policewoman someday.

For the entire year, Marriel entered in three different jobs to support her living; her everyday needs and her tuition fee.

She even considered herself as an NPA who has “no permanent adress.”

She currently works as a part-timer in Hassan Store as a stay-in employee. She is currently taking up Bachelor of Science in Criminology. She is also one of the students who got affected by the On-Probation policy not because she did not do well in her studies but because of some personal problems she had faced during the last semester.

The only thing that she would like to share to those who has the same situation as her is to never lose hope. Indeed, there’s a rainbow always after the rain. to study, because I still have the feeling of being dismayed.

My grades decreased, and the worst thing was that I was not able to reach the cut-off grade in my major subject.

I only have two options: to either retake the subject or shift to another major. I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to shift to another major, but I was also afraid to retake the subject.

I asked advice to my cousin and he told me, “Maybe, that’s a sign that you have to shift to another major, because we cannot get all the things that we want, but the decision still lies on you of course.”

Weighing things out, I decided to shift to another major. My subjects were all credited because I’m still in the same college.

When I was in second year, I became determined

to study harder, but fate is so cruel to me. I failed one subject again. Tears started to fall. I cried, because I failed and lost my scholarship.

“When you fail, never give up because failure means a first attempt in learning,” my history teacher once told us in class.

I w ante d to qu it my studies, but my teacher’s words stopped me from doing what I was planning during that time.

I realized that our teacher is right, and it is a normal thing to encounter failures in life.

Even though I have no chance to be a cum laude anymore, I have to continue my journey.

I have no reason to quit my studies, because this is for my future and my family.

Lena is a 19-year old student who loves her English classes.

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CEd students ask to use gate 3 C o l l e g e o f Education (CEd) students asked for access through gate three, located between the Senior High School (SHS) and CEd building, after only SHS students were prioritized to use the said gate.

University Security Management Office (USMO) authorized the use of the gate three or the back gate to SHS students only which created

a commotion among CEd students wishing to use the same gate for quick access.

Bachelor of Secondary Education student Ana Marie Cris Regala said, “Supposedly ang mga Ed students’ dinha nalang gyud unta moagi, layo man gud pag sa main gate pa gyud.”

Like Regala, Sophomore Education student Kein Verzano uttered, “Makatabang man pud na kay if naay klase sa CEd,

UP School of Economics seeks enrolees Irish Mae S. Cuaresma

U n iv e r s ity o f t h e Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) seek Norsunian enrolees in their recruitment seminar for their Economics’ doctorate and master’s degree programs held in Silliman University on July 18.

Graduating engineering students of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) and students from Silliman

University (SU) attended the said recruitment, as well as Business and Economics student majors.

NORSU was selected due to the consistent quality results the school has been producing every licensure examinations.

“We chose NORSU and SU of all of the universities here in Dumaguete City because we see the consistency of the school’s performance every board exam,” UPSEDiliman Assistant Professor Renato Reside said.

NORSU/from page 4

Photo by Neil Ryan F. Saraña and Novelyn L. Balbin (Top to Bottom)

need a bigger budget.

Jay Batiancila, a Bachelor of Arts in General Education (ABGen) student stressed the students’ obligation saying, “Dapat ra pud nga dili maapil [in contract] kay ang mga estudyante gagamit diri…so gaeskwela man sila, dapat kabalo sila asa dapat ibutang ang ilang basura,” On the other hand, BG Director Ausejo disclosed his plans to convert the space behind the Science and Technology (ST) building into a parking area.

“Naay gamay [garbage] pero gamay na lang, karon kay naa pa bilin nga mga debris nga hakuton para sa Bajumpandan,” Ausejo said.

He furthered, “Bawal na maglabay sa likod sa ST. Naa naman ta garbage truck.

Maghakot basura kada adlaw.

Dati kay wala man gi apil sa kontrata, karon kay gi-apil na.”

The daily disposal of wastes since the start of July by

libot na kaayo if sa main gate pa moagi,” stating it must be used for an easy access.

Responding to these concerns, USMO Director Rosalinda Abellon said she already recommended these concerns to the Vice President for Administration and Planning Development (VPAPD) Noel Marjon Yasi, and she is still waiting for his approval.

Futhermore, Yasi already approved CEd students’ access

Photo by Neil Ryan F. Saraña

Narlyn R. Mascardo

on gate three, citing, “Gahulat ko sa go signal sa SHS kay ang purpose ana diha sa SHS gyud na siya. Tungod kay duol man ang CEd paagi-on ra pud sila didto.”

However, Yasi also stated that the SHS is not yet ready to have uniforms unless if it would be recommended by Dr. Carlo Bernaldez, the principal, and it would be the time the students could already use the gate three including CEd.

TO NEW HORIZONS. UPSE-Diliman Asst. Prof. Renato Reside encouraged NORSU’s graduating engineering students and Silliman University’s business students to enrol in UPSE-Diliman last July 18 at SU CBA building.

Teachers and graduate students who want to further their studies to doctorate and master’s degree in Economics must have backgrounds in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, and other sciences related courses for the UPSE requirement.

Doctorate and master’s degree is now open for the application procedures starting this January to February next year. For online enrollment, visit UPSE website www.graduate.econ. upd.ph or www.econ.upd. edu.ph.

FLOORBALL/from page 4

the contracted garbage truck reduced the accumulated waste materials at the back of the ST building, no longer interrupting classroom discussions.

Physics and Geology Department Chairman Delilah Ablong commented having experienced the foul scent coming from the disposal area.

Ablong added she is delighted with the progress.

“However, maayo unta if naa ta kaugalingong Solid Waste Management project.”

NORSU JPIA/from page 4

from NORSU was commended

by University President Joel P. Limson saying the accountancy students “earned my trust and respect.”

“I would like to congratulate the JPIA despite the many inconveniences and inadequacies.” Limson furthered during an interview with TN. Limson who understood the hard endeavors of the students

“It is another interest of sports for the students that is a good thing. We should say yes to sports and no to drugs especially that drugs are now rampant in our community,” she said.

Another business sophomore student Anzen Niaga said, “Okay kaayo ng makadula og floorball kay first time jud na. Maka-proud jud siya ug bason ilang facilities makompleto kay haron makapractice jud silag minaayo.”

Finally, Kim Catina, a computer science sophomore because of the “no collection” policy pointed out that he will be raising this concern to the NORSU Board of Regents (BOR) to allocate funds on student activities like the Accountancy Week Celebration.

To note, SPUD finished overall second followed by SU and the fourth and fifth place were taken by FU and AC, respectively.

GENDER EQUALITY. League of Student Organizations (LSO) President Rojan Talita joins the Dumaguete Pride March to raise gender awareness for the LGBTQ community.

Photo by Ma. Angelica G. Ho

FOLKDANCE WORKSHOP RITES. Second District Board Member Mariant Escaño-Villegas together with Dr. Carlou Bernaldez and Dr. Noel Marjon Yasi headed the commencement of the workshop last July 15.

SIT ON! Newly arrived chairs for the Senior High School students given last July 27.

student, said she is looking forward to floorball team’s future competitions. “Tsada siya samot og madaog but okay ra japun og pildi as long as proud nila nga gi-represent ang atong school,” she said.

Although there are still no confirmed games and competitions for the floorball team, Norsunians are excited to know when they could play officially for the first time.

NEWSBITS

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CEA students demand chairs

College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) students continue to demand for more classroom chairs as its number failed to meet the population of students inside classrooms during class hours.

“Hasol kay mamulong pa kag bangko niya ang uban gasugod na og klasi,” Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) Lowell Nino Maitim said.

Agreeing with Maitim is BS Civil Engineering (BSCE) Joann Day Paculanang, stressing “chairs are highly needed—tarong nga chairs.”

“Most of the chairs are broken. NORSU should keep track of its school facilities because [a] chair is a student necessity,” another BSCE student Ivan Guevarra.

In response to these complaints, Buildings and Grounds (BG) Director Julius Ausejo said they are expecting the plastic armchairs to be delivered within July to be distributed to all colleges.

As of the assessment made last semester, Ausejo disclosed, “gamay ra og kulangang sa engineering nga bangko, ang problema lang ana kay dal-on bisag asa dayon dili ibalik sa room.”

He furthered, “Naay mga bangko nga naa sulod sa conference room, naa puy naa sa mga student lounge which is supposed to be adto na sa sulod sa classroom,” Ausejo added.

More or less 400 expected chairs will be given to the Senior High School (SHS) Department to replace the old ones, which will be distributed to other rooms in MC1.

Accordingly, a hundred will be provided to CEA and the remainder will be for the external campuses in need.

As soon as the procured chairs arrive, Ausejo guaranteed to re-assess the condition in MC2, have the broken armchairs replaced and supply the necessary chairs needed for the student’s convenience.

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with The NORSUnian (TN).

The operation to extract the bullet from her upper arm had to wait for four hours since the power supply went out during that time.

Valencia Chief Police, Chief Insp. Alfonso Enriquez through Amigo Cops Negros Oriental PNP Text Blast project, named Piñero as 5th drug personality in the town and speculation of vigilante operation is being considered as trigger of the shooting.

The two Norsunians are already recovering and stressed that they are not involved with the actions of the suspects and the target.

“Na-anginan ra mi.”

After hearing about the situation, Student Affairs and Services (SAS) Director Julio Ventolero visited the students to assess the situation and orient their parents and guardians regarding their claim for student insurance.

“Be careful ra gud, dili ra gud maglaag-laag samot na sa gabii,” said Ventolero, indicating higher chances of related incidents at night “Refrain ra from those, laing-laing [using drugs].”

The two unknown suspects are still being tracked by the police.

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Infographics by Judeel E. Cuevas

VOL XXXIV ISSUE NO 8 JULY 25-31, 2016