The NORSUnian 9th Issue

Accountancygets 85.71% CPALE passing rate November 4 – 8, 2013

Vol.XXXI Issue No. 9

By Dayanara G. Villalon

THE BACHELOR OF Science in Accountancy graduates of Negros Oriental State University mustered an 85.71 percent passing rate, higher than the 40.84 percent national passing rate during the October 2013 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE).

Of the seven CPALE takers from NORSU, six of them successfully passed the exam. The new CPAs are Melvy Villar, Belinda Mae Quipot, Jake Araneta, Bianelyn Gunot, Marie Elaine Padua and Chris Jiggy.

College of Business Administration Dean Benjamin Villagonzalo said he is proud of the passers and the parents who supported them holistically and the instructors who never compromised their teachings despite the lack of teaching resources.

“I’m happy for the passers for they really tried their best, and truly being

poor is not a hindrance to achieve once dream, and that is to become successful one day,” the dean said.

He considers the result 100% although one of them did not make it this time since all of the takers did their best in the said examination, thus proving the university its worth for offering such program.

Aspiring CPAs commend Carrie dela Cruz, a graduating Accountancy student, said the passers’ achievement inspired her to finish her course despite limited resources.

Another Accountancy student, Mary Rose Ortega, said “I’m proud for them since they were able to maintain the passing rate exceedingly and I’m expecting for more CPAs from NORSU in the near future.”

Cherry Anne Durango, another graduating Accountancy student, said she was delighted of the result since the passers managed to get better result.

The October 2013 CPALE was conducted by the Board of Accountancy in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi on October 5, 6, 12 and 13.

Soar High CBA! NORSU new CPAs show their smiles after garnering 85.71% passing rate higher than as compared to 40.84% national passing rate released by the Professional Regulation Commission. (Photo by Marve G. Fabela)

IPO, SAO, LSO give relief goods to southern NegOr flood victims

By Jeffrey Aguilar and Niña Marie Pino

THE INFORMATION AND Publicity Office (IPO), Students Affairs Office (SAO) and the League of Student Organizations (LSO) of NORSU gave relief goods to some of the typhoon Ramil victims in the affected areas of Bayawan City, Sta. Catalina and Siaton, Negros Oriental on October 7-11, 2013.

The combined forces of the IPO, SAO and LSO made the typhoon Ramil victims happy after they gave some relief goods.

Victims who suffered loss of lives and properties were given positive thoughts that they can still recover from the devastating typhoon with the helping hands of their fellow countrymen.

The three offices were also able to collect donations from the Norsunian community that were added in the relief goods operations.

IPO Director Marx Iturralde said his office as well as the SAO and LSO helped one another in the collection of donations from the people in the university. He is thankful to the people who donated some relief goods.

Sought for his reaction about the Norsunians’ help, he said “It is not surprising [to know] because as Filipinos, we have always been generous and we can easily empathize with our fellow Norsunians and basically our brothers and sisters in the affected areas.”

CAS produces 1 new chemist

By Mary Grace G. Bornales

A Norsunian volunteer arranges the relief goods for the victims of typhoon Ramil. (Photo

by Kent S. Mapula)

The IPO Director said “There were two things that people showed: first, NORSU is very helpful not just only towards fellow Norsunians but also to our fellow Negrenses. Second, it also shows that we know Norsunians are not the richest of the people, we are not the most moneyed, we don’t have so many staff, but still it shows that the faculty and staff of NORSU are really willing to share.”

For Student Government of Dumaguete City I Vice President Rodrigo Jay Miralles, helping people who suffered from flood is a manifestation of bayanihan. He said “It’s a good way of helping others because students should be involved in this activity, like giving donations. It is also a sense of

heroism by their own way because it is something that even if you give a small amount it could be of great help to other people.”

Senior Criminology student, Niño Nazareno Paguirigan said the SAO, LSO and IPO’s initiatives have been a big help to those victims who have less supply of foods and clothing.

“M a a y o k a a y o a n g i l a n g gibuhat ilabina kay unexpected jud ang bagyo nga nahitabo especially didto sa Bayawan.

Kay sa akong pagkahibalo, una pa tong nahitabo nga in-ato kadak-a ang mga naguba o na damage didto. So, maayo unta ug ilang padayonon ug buhat ning in-ani kay makatabang jud IPO, SAO, LSO... page 5

OF THE FOUR takers in the September 2013 Chemist Licensure Examination (CLE), the Negros Oriental State UniversityChemistry Department produced one licensed chemist after a BS Chemistry fresh graduate successfully passed the exam.

Wenrick Jay Fuentebella, who graduated in March 2013, is the only passer of the CLE giving NORSU a 25 percent passing rate as compared to the national passing rate 56.04 percent.

He is the only first timer in this year’s batch of takers from NORSU. In an interview with Fuentebella through a social network, he said he is grateful with his accomplishment. He said he find the exam difficult but he is thankful he managed to make it.

He said one must be prepared both in mind and spirit so he or she will be able to pass in the exam.

With this, he advised future CLE takers to be diligent and be disciplined. He said “They must have the discipline and diligence to read and study many chemistry books and must commit to pass the CLE in their first take as much as possible.”

College of Arts and Sciences

Fuentebella

Dean Fe Violeta Taring, said the performance of the fresh graduate in the exam was a “sign of progress and improvement in the delivery of instruction.”

Chemistry Instructor Delfin Mahinay congratulated Fuentebella for passing the exam. He said to be a licensed chemist is really difficult. “That is why dapat jud tang happy kay naay nakapasar,” Mahinay said.

Christopher Bernard Benong, a junior Chemistry student said Fuentebella’s achievement will not CAS PRODUCES 1... page 5

CONGRATULATIONS! TO OUR 2 NORSU OUTSTANDING ALUMNI 2013 PRINCESITA A. FISCUS in the field of Humanitarian service EARL DEMETRIUS C. BRACAMONTE in the field of Journalism

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Of giving and helping Recently, Bayawan City, Sta. Catalina and the municipality of Siaton were jolted a devastating flooding brought about by typhoon Ramil. It was reported that Ramil destroyed properties, vegetation, and even claimed lives. People in the said places were greatly alarmed of the flooding because of a considerable number of casualties reported.

Our brothers and sisters in the said places, some of them are Norsunians, were inundated. Some of them suffered from inadequate water supply, poor supply of electricity and even food shortages. Some students were not able to go to school on time because classes were suspended for days while others built disgust in their hearts and became hopeless because of the catastrophe that hit them.

And so came the help of many institutions – local government units, non-governmental organizations and even educational institutions. And Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) is one to consider. NORSU through the Information and Publicity Office (IPO), Students Affairs Office (SAO) and the League of Student Organization (LSO) donated relief goods to the victims. It conducted various relief good operations and built strong communication system that evidently strengthened the weakened spirit of the fellow Norsunians and other people.

These three offices worked hand in hand starting from the collection of relief goods to its distribution. Marx Iturralde, IPO director even pointed out that his office managed to communicate with the SAO and LSO for fast collection of goods by putting up designated areas where Norsunians can give donations. He said IPO helped in the proper dissemination of information while SAO and LSO gathered as many goods as possible.

With this, we commend the IPO, SAO and LSO and all people in the community who donated in cash or in kind.

Because of this humble heroism, many of our fellowmen and women received something to eat, clothing, medicine and temporary shelter. Many people enjoyed even a little of it. And started to share smiles. The IPO, SAO and LSOs’ acts of valor apparently sparked up again the enthusiasm and interest of the people to live again and fight life’s adversaries.

The value of giving and helping will not only make us better individuals but also effective and efficient citizens in the country. The single penny, clothing, food, and medicine we gave to the victims are counted huge blessings. So let us continue to share the blessings we have to those people who are needy even though calamities and other forms of disasters come no more to hit us.After all great things start from our own little ways to help people anytime.

Of FUPTA’s existence Negros Oriental State University or NORSU is known to be a university for the less advantaged but deserving students in the Visayas and Mindanao regions because it offers relevant courses with justifiable tuition fees and other matriculations. They chose to study in the university because it is offering courses that answer the needs of the community.

NORSU in existence has benchmarked with different stakeholders including apparently the parents who are considered the main participant in the cycle. Thus, the Federation of University Parents –Teachers Association or FUPTA was born. This is made to draw closer connection and monitoring between the parents, the students and the university. NORSU will not be this progressive and developed if the parents failed to support the university in making its goals and

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My Deepest Condolences Would you care to ask for my greatest fear? Well aside from aging, I fear death! I fear death because it’s unpredictable. I fear death because if I die, I wouldn’t be able to be with my loved ones anymore. And of course, I fear death because it is the end of life.

Way back 2004, I lost my dad and my grandmother. Last year, I lost my uncle. And this year, goes a close and good friend of mine. Why is that so? Now, I thought of death being so unfair. I hate the fact that most of the good people die earlier than those who are wicked.

I could still remember the first time we met.

We were freshmen studes that time and we were classmates in Chemistry. On the first glance, I perceived her as an intelligent and talented woman with a very strong personality. And for the entire months that we were seatmates, I got to know her better and I didn’t have the hard time of befriending her. She was also my notes master. I used to borrow her notes because she always attends our class and she does jot down every single word our teacher utters. I could even still picture out her well-orderly

missions.

For the longest time FUPTA has been very essential in strong support of NORSU’s programs including the funding of different infrastructures, equipment and even faculty development plan. It collected money from the students, from the parents and even from the faculty members to make its plans possible and plausible.

However, I would like to ask three questions that concern similar point. First, why should there be a PTA in a tertiary level? Second, why should PTA collect money from the students, from the parents and from the teachers? And third, why should the payment be a requirement or an obligation for membership of both the parents and the teachers?

DepEd clearly provides that Parents – Teachers Association or PTA is established only in the secondary and primary levels since it has minors. Thus the need for a parent participation in school is deemed very important. But NORSU in the entirety of its existence shall not suppose to have like this because the students are more or less matured already.

The collection of money of FUPTA from the students and parents are very irrelevant. DepEd Order No. 54, s. 2009 clearly mandates that “A PTA is authorized to collect voluntary contributions from parents…once it has only been duly approved and recognized by the school head.” Now, is the FUPTA in NORSU given the certificate of recognition by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to operate and collect certain monetary fee? If ever there was, can the FUPTA be much transparent to show it to the public?

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written notes with matching black and red inks.

Who is she? Remember the column article I wrote earlier? The one that was entitled A Commendable Disposition in Life? Well, I am referring to the same woman. A woman who conquered everything despite her miserable sufferings. A woman with a vivacious spirit and considers God as the center of her life. And that is why I considered her an image everyone must be inspired of.

Indeed, she was so blessed to have a second life after the fire incident. However, after a month of recovery, came numerous of diseases that slowly weakened her body. I could still remember the time when she’s dying in the ICU. She had that big tube inserted in her mouth, gasping in breath and holding a Mama Mary booklet on hand. She would even uttered such words, “Mamatay nako!”. And we would always tell her, “Nakaya man gani nimo ang sunog how much more kani. Strong biya kaayo ka!”. We did everything to strengthen her faith and hope. But we ended up sobbing when God took her life on the 7th day of November, the same day when the super typhoon Yolanda attacked the entire Visayas area.

Death even in the most rabid form is not only tragic and painful but moreover hard to accept. A loss of a family member, relative or even a friend perhaps could not make one continue a daily routine knowing that there is no possibility of seeing that person in your lifetime. It was mom who told me that we should accept and not be afraid of death for it moves us to believe that there is a very beautiful story God painted for us.

We only have one life to live. Thus, let’s make the most out of the time we borrowed from Him. Let us evaluate ourselves and reflect with the things we do in the years of existence here on earth. Have we done good things for ourselves? How about for others? As citizens, have we made actions to fight those government officials MT DEEPEST CONDOLENCES...page 6

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People around the world are now enjoying the sweet indulgence of this game. Masses of them are now on the honeyed tolerance of this saga. Colored sweets? No, you cannot literally eat these. They are just stuck in your computer screen before. However, talking about its sweetness, unbelievably, it can make you addicted. Likewise, obsessed.

Thinking of Candy Crush Saga? You guessed it right!

Bunch of guys and gals have already been shooting up, and many still love it every day. They are now busy with their tablets, crushing and finishing those sweet candies. According to cnet. com, this electronic game was created by the King, a company aiming to make friendly games for the not-so-wild ones and focusing mainly on tournament style games. This was founded by Riccardo Zacconi, together with his colleagues Sebastian Knutsson, Larks Markgen, Toby Rowland, Thomas Hartwig and Patrik Stymme.

Candy Crush Saga first came to public when it was released as a new game in Facebook last April 12, 2012.

Wi t h o v e r 4 6 m i l l i o n u s e r s e v e r y month, this game has surpassed the popularity of the once trending game Farmville 2. Due to the patronage of the gamers, the King company finally developed this game to be playable to any android phones. It was released in November of the same year, and within one month only it has already achieved an unbelievable 10 million downloads. This only showed that Candy Crush Saga is a sought after game, thus crediting King as the most popular social game developer in the world.

The Crazing Saga This is such a user-friendly game where anyone can reach one stage to another with just a kinky effort for instructions. The game has a same concept with the once famous Bejeweled, but this time you see colored slobbering candies instead of precious iridescent gems.

Remember the game Bejeweled? Just like that, the mechanics of this crushing game is so simple, if you can, all you have to do is to create rows or columns of three candies (but will you be contented with just three?) with the same color to remove them, or simply “crash” them. Don’t worry, because that column may be made horizontally or vertically by swapping the candies’ positions. Nevertheless, if you are more risky, which is likely to happen on this game, try to make special combinations with 4 or 5 candies to create special sweets, and gain more points.

Are you familiar with “Striped Candies” which can clear an entire row o f c a n d i e s ? W h a t a b o u t t h e “ Wr a p p e d Candies” which remove all nearby sweets?

Of course, you also have to be familiar with the “Candy Bombs” which crush a l l c a n d i e s w i t h t h e s a m e c o l o r. T h e s e candies are helpful especially if you are under pressure with those never ending candy rows, creating a spectacular effect, so you have to crush, crush, and upgrade to get those.

However, a game is not a game without obstacles or challenges. Utmost strategic planning must be executed in this saga because the number of moves is limited.

In order to advance to the next level, you either need to reach the required score or eliminate the certain ingredients in (in making these candies) in that stage.

Good thing it is not controlled by time, so you got plenty of time to crack all the creativity locked inside your brain. However, you must also bear in mind that as the level of competence goes higher, the level of complexity of obstacles also goes higher, making the game harder to accomplish. You will encounter different devices

in sabotaging your game. On your way are chocolate bars that try to fill the whole game board to test your agility. These can appear anytime, column by column, and slowly eat the whole game board not unless you’ll start to eliminate them. Good news! You can eliminate them one at a time, by thinking carefully of your move, which has to be well-planned—meaning, in every move, you have to clear the sets of candies lying on the same column where these irritating chocolates are slowly appearing. You can also encounter tornadoes that randomly destroy and remove the candies that you’re busy dealing with on the game board.

Did the difficulty of the game really bother you? Don’t worry because you are given 5 lives in the game anyway. Every time you lose in a game level you will only be deducted one life. Moreover, if ever you have consumed all lives, you just need to patiently wait for 30 minutes in order to replenish a single precious life. But if you’ll not be patient enough, you can buy some lives in Playstore which needs heavy money from your pocket.

Norsunians: Play for Satisfaction or for Addiction?

Norsunians are part of those billions who are now hooked up with the game, Candy Crush Saga. This game has been dominating their social world lately. To prove, here is Sherry Mae Morales, a third year student of Bachelor of Science in Geology, who proudly says, “I really like Candy Crush, simply because makawala siya sa akong stress. It’s just that I feel accomplished if I surpass a tough level!”

The game does not only make you excited by crushing all those candies, but it will also electrify your senses and improve your fast skills to overcome all the challenges of the game. Sherry Mae added that it’s not only a plain and monotonous game. “You also need to think wise. Kay limited man imong moves, so dapat kabalo jud ka modiskarte sa dula.”

Morales satisfactorily blurted out that she is currently in the 125 th level of the game. She admits that she feels that sense of superiority when she knows that she is in the higher level than the others.

But on the other note, there is also another fellow Norsunian who doesn’t want to play Candy Crush Saga despite the popularity of this game. For Shiela Mae Cadalin, a junior student of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, she is not convinced nor interested with the game. “Kabalo ko nga makaadik siya ug kalas ra sya sa akong time,” she opined.

She also knew that it may jeopardize her other major priorities.

“If you can spend your time for important things, mawala nalang kay hooked-up naman ka sa game.”

That is why, pocketzero.com, an informational site, warns that playing such games and letting yourself soaked on such indulgence makes someone create an attitude that is not suitable for the real social world.

The game has this enticing scent that makes you drawn up to play, play and play. If you get hooked up with this game, it can lead you to deviate from your usual routines and neglect your responsibilities.

Psychologists and other cognitive experts said this type of treat-smashing application lures humanity in playing it, by subconsciously luring them, and by appealing some of the human brain’s most deeply rooted desires. It is human nature that we continue doing a thing if we can benefit a reward from it. So like in games, we are motivated to continue playing because we know that sooner or later we THE CANDY CRUSH ... page 5

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“I am a woman trapped inside a man’s body.”

Those are the words that I could hear from my third sex friends whenever we have this friend talk.

Well honestly, I can’t say that I would agree with them since there is a big difference between us. Their families actually accept them for what they really are.

But mine is a different story. I am not really free to be what I am. I am this individual who hides such secret to my family. It is because I just can’t tell the secret to them, the real me. I always have this in my mind that they would just reject me and not accept me for who really I am.

But it’s really bothering me when I can’t tell them the truth. It feels like you wanted to ease the itchiness but you just can’t. So I decided to give it a try. I tried to give them a hint as to the real me. But to my surprised, my dad showed some disgust on his face and added these words in a harsh way, “Ayaw sigeg binayot diha.

Salot nas kalibotan.” Right instantly, I knew they wouldn’t readily accept me if I confess them the truth.

I bear those words in mind every time I am at home.

I say to myself that one wrong move and I would not be accepted here anymore. So I always pretend to be the creature that I never wanted myself to be. Every time I’m around them I feel so inferior and cold, and I could only resort to my pillow at night that catches every single drop of tears from my beaten swollen red eyes. I was always in morose without them knowing.

I could only ask God why of all the people on Earth, I was situated in this type of family. Why can’t they just accept me for what I really am? Sometimes when I look at them in a poker face, they would know it right away that I was agitated with them. But my father would say “Ayaw gyud kog pakitaa anang nawunga, kay masumbagan ra jud tikaw.” The way he said those words convinced me that if ever I get the chance to tell them the truth, perhaps I could expect worse than that.

That is why I would always resort to my friends because with them, I am free. I can be the true me that I always love. And with them, I am being understood and being loved.

But they didn’t know that I was living a double life whenever I am around my family and with them.

I decided to tell them my friends the truth about that.

I told them that I don’t really act gay when in front of my parents, in fact very manly than the other guys out there.

Well, they were really flabbergasted when they knew my deepest secret. I remember one of them being incredulous with what I just revealed knowing that I am really so gay when inside the campus. But a lot of questions just flooded after they knew.

“Unya kanang naa ka sa inyong balay, unsaon man na nimu paglihok?”

I told them that it has been a habit of mine since I was still young so pretending to be someone else is a simple task. I told them also that I could be more masculine than our male course mates when I’m at home. I jokingly admitted to them that I could chop wood and do all those things done by males.

After that, one classmate of mine was concerned and asked me if there was ever a time when my real identity was almost discovered. I recalled to them the event that recently happened when I was almost on the verge of being discovered, good thing I was so good at pretending. It was when I was walking to the highway to wait for a tricycle in order to go to school. It has been a habit of mine to transform into Barbie once I’m yards away from the visibility of our home—I leave the house in a masculine walk, but when I’m already out of their vision, I shall transform into a Victoria Secret Model ramping glamorously on the street side.

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downloaded, you can say that wattpad is a fast growing social reading. You can read everywhere using your phones for convenience.

Norsunians` view: Maria Vaniza Loreto, a junior nursing student, reads stories in Wattpad in her vacant time as a sort of entertainment and for inspiration-namely some lessons in life and love life. Her favourite story is entitled “Talk Back and Your Dead”. This is a story of a girl who fell in love with a gangster. She really swears that when you read it’s really awesome. Love can really move us even if we are just reading.

While to a sophomore student, Christia Mae Iso, who started reading when she was still in High School, labelled Wattpad as an enjoyable and interesting hobby for a person who likes literary pieces. She said she likes foreign story while Iso likes the local one, which is “Mapapansin Kaya”.

That, according to her, is very romantic story and an educational one for us especially for teenagers .In line with the founder, Allen Lau`s saying, “We want to spread the writer word to billions of people. That’s our mission.”

Yo u r p a s t i m e i s r e a d i n g . Yo u are that kind who like to explore the other world not your own. Yes, you like storytelling. And you got books, and it`s fiction. So, you are looking something inspiring. You are up for that something for learning. After all the books piled in your bedroom, there comes a time that you face your computer or your p h o n e o n l i n e . Yo u CLICK! What`s the hottest story on the planet? WATTPAD is right here before your sight, saying, “Come and enjoy the stories.”

The Making: On October 2006 collaboration between Allen Lau (as the CEO) a n d I v a n Yu e n ( a s t h e CTO), Wattpad was created.

It is a site of a network usergenerated component – a YouTube for stories rather than videos. Where, aspiring and experienced authors can write, receive

feedbacks and connect with fellow writers and readers. It is known as an online community for writers with a story for everyone. Users are able to post articles, stories and poems. The content includes work by undiscovered and published writers around the world.

The site is really trending less as Facebook. Around five in ten users are U.S. based; circulation also comes from the United Kingdom, Canada, the Philippines, Australia, and more. It means that Philippines is one of the top users of this social reading. After four months, February 2007, Wattpad announced of over 17,000 eBooks making them available to mobile users. In March 2009, an iPhone version was released. And, it was followed by the launching on BlackBerry World in April 2009, Google Android in June 2009 and Apple iPad in April 2010.

How to Sign up? Well, unlike any

LSO organizes more Founders Week activities

By Meljean F. dela Peña

DESPITE THE LACK of funds, the League of Student Organizations (LSO) still managed to organize lined up activities which proved that nothing would stop to make the celebration of 86 th Founding Anniversary of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) a memorable and joyful one.

LSO President Vince Anthony Villanueva revealed the lined up activities of the LSO for the 8-day Founders’ Week. One of these is the “Booth Stock Festival” which has been a tradition several years already to build up a booth for each registered organization to show their creativity.

According to Villanueva, the competition for booth making for this year will be more serious.

He added there will be regular

checking of the booth cleanliness, over-all presentation and concept of each booth. He assured that this contest will surely be livelier and more fun.

“This won’t be just a typical booth area na basta maka put up ra og booth mao na. This should have a concept, inviting, attractive and must follow all the guidelines that we had given,” he said.

He added that the activities were patterned from the past LSO administration and they just made some additional events on it. This was to enhance and cultivate the skills of all Norsunians.

T h e L S O ’s l i n e d u p activities include the NORSU Idol, Live Band, Mr. and Ms. LSO 2014, NORSU Got Talent, LSO Pautokay, Pinoy Henyo, Mr. and Ms. University Gay, Amazing Race and Pop Dance Competition.

other applications, Wattpad is so easy to sign-up. In signing it up, the only requirement is you must be 13 years of age; you could be female or male. It is also a free application. The stories were sorted by: What’s Hot, New, Undiscovered and Completed. Where, the readers were really free to go this site and choose any stories you wanted to read. These are categorized by Action, Adventure, ChickLit, Classics, Fan Fiction, Fantasy, H i s t o r i c a l F i c t i o n , H o r r o r, H u m o u r, M y s t e r y / t h r i l l e r, Non-fiction, Non-teen fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Spiritual, Teen F i c t i o n , Va m p i r e , Wa t t y Awards 2012, and Werewolf.

Not just merely writing, they have also contests were Wattpad writers can be able to compete. The large annual contest is called “the Watty Awards”.

It was introduced three entry levels (Popular, On the Rise, and Undiscovered) to allow greater chances of winning for every type of writer. With over 10 million lists of books and m illions of more were

Trending books: In wattpad, the most read book was “After 2”, where the readers reached up to 75, 234, 271 while the votes reached up to 1, 673, 840 and 308, 430 comments! The story was about a sequel of “After”. Harry and Tessa’s relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along. That’s really an awesome work of “imaginator1D”!

“After” reached 61, 005, 770 readers, 758, 966 votes, and 390, 096 comments which was the second most read stories in Wa t t p a d a s f o r t h i s moment.

By using these sites, we should be able to know how to use it properly in order to give ourselves the complete satisfaction, the possibilities of life ,and how to react those circumstances when in reality.

Reference: Grace Bello’s news PW Select December 2012: Wattpad Revolutionizes Online Storytelling Wattpad.com

MAEM program attains L-III accreditation status

By Richel Mae F. Dennison

A F T E R T H E ACCREDITING Agency o f C h a r t e re d C o l l e g e s a n d Universities in the Philippines or AACCUP recognized the Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology level III programs in its Formal Survey Visit last semester, the Master of Arts in Educational Management (MAEM) program of Negros Oriental State University also made its way towards level III status.

AACCUP declared MAEM a level III program with a validity period of one year that runs from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2014.

Quality Assurance Management Center Director Jim

Villahermosa considered level III as “a stable status” and “a very hard to earn status.” He said “This success is done by everybody including the students. So let’s say, with effort we were able to get it back.”

Villahermosa said his office commended the persons who extended help in the accreditation since the said program received 4.08 points in the overall computation of scores in all areas as reported by the AACCUP accreditors.

Meanwhile, the Bachelor of Science in Office Systems Management (BSOSM) program of the College of Business Administration was recognized level II re-accredited from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2017.

Moreover, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Bachelor of Science

in Forestry (BSF) and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BS Agri) managed to achieve level I accreditation status valid for three years, from October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2016.

Based on the data released from the AACCUP, BSOSM garnered 3.84 points, BSBA obtained 3.86 points, BS Agri got 3.69 points and BSF mustered 3.65 points. In the scale, 5 is the highest point a program can get to be considered an excellent program.

The QUAMC director said the results of the accreditation were overwhelming. “We should note that in fact three of the downgraded program [BSC, BSIT, MAEM] made it to Level III status,” he said.

The accreditation activity was conducted on September 16-20, 2013.

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Moreover, why make the payment an obligation of the students for enrolment?

Why would they require payments from the teachers to become official members of the FUPTA? Are there certain guidelines that will show that indeed teachers are

mandated to pay for official membership?

If dues are indeed incorporated in the approved by-laws as recognized by CHED, then what are its legal bases?

A PTA in order to survive and fund its operations and activities must be

creative enough to raise money. They may conduct fund raising activities but never require payments from the students, parents and teachers. They must not collect payments from faculty for official membership nor from the

parents. There must be no requirements to pay dues for membership of the students,parents and teachers.

If you have comments or suggestions of this column, please contact the author at jsdolia@gmail.com

Vol.XXXI Issue No. 9

November 4 — 8, 2013

CEA classrooms renovated

By Sheila Mae Guad

FOR A MORE conducive learning environment, the Negros Oriental State University College of Engineering and Architecture (NORSU-CEA) renovated some of its classrooms.

The classrooms that were renovated are CEA 103, CEA 104, CEA 110, CEA 112, CEA 113, CEA 202 and CEA 203 which are located in the first and second floors of the building.

CEA Dean Josef Vil Villanueva said the allotted budget of the renovation is P500, 000.

This amount also includes the expenditure of the concreting of doors.

Villanueva said the college had this renovation in preparation for the incoming accreditation of seven of the programs in October and November 2013. He added, “This is also because of the accreditors’ suggestion during the Preliminary Survey Visit”.

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The dean extended his gratitude to the university administration for its full financial assistance.

Students commend For Vince Albert Ajera, a Mechanical Engineering student, the project is commendable because the improvement in the college can be seen through this. Ajera said, “Kumpara last year, mas tsada gud ang karon kay daghang renovated rooms na”.

Christian Paladar, another Mechanical Engineering student said, “Compared to the first time I set foot on CEA, I think the rooms this time are better because the doors don’t have termites and some of the rooms are floored with tiles.”

Electrical Engineering student, John Ruel Reyes supported Paladar’s view saying, “Mas nahimong learning-conducive ang college”.

The renovation has started last August with consideration to the budget.

For the betterment. Construction workers in MC II start renovating CEA rooms in preparation for the incoming accreditation in October and November. (Photo by Arlyn Sarita)

NORSU presents research outputs to DAR

By Richel Mae F. Dennison

A speech for improvement. Dr. Evangeline Gajunera leads the presentation of the research output to the Department of Agrarian Reform at CNDPHAS AVR on August 28, 2013 (Photo by: Marve Fabela).

AS THE SERVICE provider of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for two years, Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) presented its first research output through a symposium held to improve the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries’ (ARB’s) economic status.

The theme “Diffusion of the results of the needs and design assessment of the DAR-ARCCESS (Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity Economic Support System) Assisted Projects of the ARBO in Negros Oriental” aims to inform and educate the ARBOs about poverty alleviation as well as help them improve their economic well-being.

As the service provider of DAR,

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However, this time, my father was at my back and asked me “Unsa na man pud na?” with a scorn look in his eyes.

Desperately, I made an impromptu and not-so-lame excuse and I answered him in a low masculine voice. “Wala Pa, gapraktis ra ko sa among sayaw sa PE”.

My father burst in giggle that time, but he did not know I was very close of him finding the truth.

So I asked my friends a favor and told them that if ever they see my parents around, they would regard me as a man and not their homosexual friend. And they understood me right away.

But then again, the truth is always there and I couldn’t just escape. The truth will always haunt my days. A question will always dominate my psyche, my inner self. At the end of the day, I would always ask myself with these questions,

‘Am I satisfied with what I was doing?’

‘Will it change my world the next morning?’ ‘Will they accept me if I’ll continue to be like this?’ ‘Will they now accept me if I’ll tell them everything?’

Those questions, until now, are still running in my mind, and those thoughts of rejection are still coming along with fear. Until now, those questions still remained unanswered. I am still waiting for the clues of my true identity. I am still waiting for the time of confession, for the acceptance of my family, for the love that I always wanted, and lastly for the freedom that I always desired for.

Dark Nymph is currently a sophomore student that is described by his friends as an outgoing person, wild and boisterous type. But they never knew his real story. He hides a lot of secrets that only he knows.

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will reap the rewards after we finish the game level. That is one of the principles of gaming—giving rewards on each level— like unlocking a mystery box or receiving a power-up. Mark Griffiths, director of the International Gaming Research Unit at the Psychology Department of Nottingham Trent University said that, “People keep responding in the absence of reinforcement hoping that another reward is just around the corner.”

Psychologists call this the tactic the ‘partial reinforcement effect.’

Aside from making you addicted with this game, the site mentioned before also cautions that the game inspires an unhealthy competition. It may not be so prevalent yet in our locality but the site foretells that it will not take long when

you will just notice yourself fighting off with your friends and families to be the top player of the game. Who knows? You will realize that you have already destroyed your relationship with other people— your friends, families, and loved ones.

That is why before this addicting game constricts your neck, you must bear in mind that it must not affect your good habits and morality towards your environment. Be it for pleasure or for leisure, you must make sure that it will never consume all our time nor “crush” our main priorities in life.

Don’t hinder yourself with the game; just control yourself. So suit yourself with the sweetness of this game. Feel the rush of Crush Saga. Fly with the Candy Crush Craze!

NORSU is tasked to assess and validate DAR’s proposal to determine if they have organizational capacity to manage an enterprise. Thus, the university shall conduct trainings and seminars for the farmers to develop their skills and improve their source of income.

NORSU Extension Director Evelyn Lazalita told The NORSUnian (TN) it is the first time for NORSU researchers to present their output to DAR. “Amo to nga initiative nga kung mag research ka, you really have to inform,” she said.

Sought for his reaction, DAR Chief of Regional Support Services Alex Relova, commended NORSU as its service provider in the needs assessment. He said “Out of the three provinces’ presentation [in Region VII], I think ang first

honor is Negros Oriental [which includes NORSU].” He described the researchers’ presentation very comprehensive one.

Moreover, National ARCESS Coordinating Office Consultant Vicente Aurelio Jr., thanked NORSU for actively coordinating and responding to DARs’ needs. “Ang NORSU gamit kayo namu para sa needs assessment, and nakuha na jud tanan and maayo na siya in terms of content.”

Aurelio praised the researchers for being actively involved in their fields. “I hope magpabilin ang NORSU sa kiliran sa DAR.” The output presentation of NORSU researchers was held in College of Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health SciencesAudio Visual Room (CNDPAHSAVR) on August 28, 2013.

CBA conducts Fire Safety Training

By Dayanara G. Villalon

T O I N C R E A S E AWA R E N E S S on fire incidents, the Negros Oriental State University College of Business Administration (NORSUCBA) in cooperation with the National Disaster Risk-Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) conducted a Fire Safety Training in the university’s Sports and Cultural Complex on August 28.

The training was realized under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No.09 series of 2013, “Safety and Security Services”.

According to the training coordinator Julito Kwan, the Assistant Marshall of the CAS PRODUCES 1... from page 1

only make him proud but the whole university as well. “As a student chemist, siya jud among model para makapasar pud sa board exam,” he said.

A group of senior and junior chemistry students expressed their happiness to Fuentebella. They said they remembered Fuentebella saying to them“Before mutake ug exam, mubasa jud kay daghan learnings relevant to the board exam nga wala na discuss sa teacher and always set ug goal nga makapasar,” The said examination was given by the Board of Chemistry in Manila on September 17-18. The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 320 passed out of 571 takers nationwide.

Filipino-Chinese Volunteer Fire Brigade, the activity was timely and informative.

Kwan said the drill served as a formal training for Norsunians to be well prepared in case of fire occurrences as well as unexpected calamities like earthquakes and typhoons.

The facilitators had taught the participants how to put off fires using fire extinguishers.

Junior Business Administration student, Maria Eva Jumuad said the event was very helpful to everybody.

She stressed, “I am so thankful with the activity because it taught me how use the fire extinguisher so in case, naay fire incidents, kabalo najud ko unsaon siya pag-use”.

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kaayo pinaagi pud sa mga estudyante nga ganahan mutaban,” he said.

Ronnie Silagpo, an Information Technology student concluded“Kinahanglang magpasalamat ta, kay wala ta naigo ug kusog nga bagyo diri sa Dumaguete. Then, bisan pud sa atong kawad-on, willing pud ta kaayo nga mutabang.”

Jenny Demandante, third year Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student, expressed that what the students and faculty did was a good deed since it can help the other Norsunians in the affected areas even in a little way. “Bisan ug talabangon pud ta, naningkamot gihapon ta para pud makatabang sa uban”, she said.

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November 4 — 8, 2013

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EPPC encourages NORSU orgs to join EPPN

By Richel Mae F. Dennison

THE EDSA PEOPLE Power Commission (EPPC) opened its door to the organizations of Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) to be part of the EDSA People Power Network (EPPN).

EPPC is a national organization with the task of perpetuating and propagating the spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. The organization serves as a commemoration for students that People Power is the ultimate Filipino expression of citizen solidarity in transforming Philippine society.

Through EPPN, the EPPC visualizes that volunteerism and love for country is possible through the programs that will be implemented by the participating organizations in their respective communities.

EPPC–Negros Oriental Council Chairman Rolando Villamero Jr. said in his speech that through people power, the nation enjoyed freedom and democracy, addressing to the students of NORSU. He said, “One of the reasons why we have this forum is because we want to invite and encourage more people to be part of EPPC for Negros Oriental Council at the same time the new network the EPPN.” EPPN application process According to www.edsapeoplepower.

com, to be part of EPPN, the organization will write a letter of intent to EPPC which is to be sent to EPPC address: Bahay Ugnayan, Malacanang J.P. Laurel Street San Miguel, Manila.

Moreover, a copy of the application form that is to be filled up can be downloaded in the said website. After receiving the reply, an organization should organize a forum in their respective area which should be joined in by fifty to two-hundred individuals.

Benefits of joining EPPN Aside from the recognition from the EPPC office of the President, the orgs would also be involved in EPPC activities and projects all over the country. They would also be promoted through media exposure and would also have the capacity building for the leaders of the organizations.

Moreover, the organization will have broader network and connection in the country, as well as linkages with the National Government Institutions. They will also be given the privilege to use EPPCs logo in the official activities of the organization. Lastly, the recognized orgs would also get the chance to grab the TATAK EDSA Award.

Norsunians commented A freshman Bachelor of Science in Accountancy student, Cheenie Anggot, commended the EPPC’s forum. “Tsada

Join now! The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC)–Negros Oriental Council Chairman, Rolando Villamero Jr. encourages Norsunians to join actively in EDSA People Power Network (EPPN). (Photo by: Kent S. Mapula)

i-apil sa ilang organization. Maka-inspire sila, especially the boat story, maka-realize ka nga in-ana kalisud ang kalibutan pero naa ra jud japon mga tawu nga willing mutabang.”

A group of fourth year education students, who as well assisted the EPPC,

said the program is “a gateway of the organizations.” They furthered “It gives us information nga even if we are still a students, we could still make a difference sa society and dili pud sila about politics, they are about helping others or people who are in need.”

Mga Sinyales sa Sunog ‘Nao’ visits NORSU Ni: Rose Mae S. Buscato

Matag usa kanatong mga piniyalan ug kinabuhi sa labawng makagagahum wala masayod kun asa ug unsa ang padulngan sa atong kapalaran.

Nasayod ba kita kun unsay mahitabo kanato sa mga sumulunod nga adlaw?

Wala diba? Sama na lamang sa peligrong midangat kanako.

Dili ko gayod mahikalimtam ang nahitabo sa akong kinabuhi miadtong Hulyo 30, 2013. Mao kadto ang sunog nga nahitabo sa among pinuyanan. Wa nako damha nga sa pagkurap sa akong mga mata kalit naugdaw ug nahimong abo ang akong mga kahamtangan.

Pipila ka adlaw sa wala pa nahitabo ang sunog, duna ako’y gibuhat nga proyekto mahitungod sa akong pag eskuyla kni kabahin sa pag-adorno sa papel uban sa among hulagway ug pastora.

Tanan nakong napiling adorno puro kabahin ug kalayo. Wala gayud kasabot kung nganong parte sa kalayo man gayud akong kanunay mapilian. Hasta ang akong hulagway sa facebook, naa puy adorning kalayo. Usa sa akong mga amiga mikomentaryo sa maong hulagway ug “this girl is on fire” ug ako usab mitubag ug “I am really on fire”. Usa naba kini sa pipila ka sinyales?

By Richel Mae F. Dennison

Nianang gabhiuna mipadangat ako ug mensahe sa mga hintungdan kong kauban sa klase kabahin sa among tun-anan para sa among eksam, ug ako nagkanayon: “sunog! sunog! sunog ta ani ug kilay guys!”. Alas onse sa gabhion ako nahuman sa akong pagtuon, ug pag-abot sa alas tress a kadlawon igong tawhay ang pagkatulog sa mga katawhan, nahitabo ang sunog.

Mga sinyales ba gayod kadtong mga hitabua sa dakong trahedya nahitabo kanako?

Possible man imposible, Ginoo ra ang nasayod sa tanan. Basta ako, magpadayon sa akong kinabuhi ug maglig-on kay ang Ginoo aduna pay dako ug mas maayong plano diri kanako.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rose Mae Buscato, the writer of this article, was the Norsunian who suffered the 3rd degree burn that was reported lately. She wrote this article after the incident to tell people about the signs of fire burns and ways to avoid them.

She intended to write the article to remind every Norsunian to be careful and watchful of their personal belongings that may cause fire. After a few weeks of recovery, she was still able to go back to school, attending classes, and meeting with her friends and classmates. She wrote this article in her Visayan Journalism

Rose Mae Buscato

THE WORLD’S FAMOUS educational robot, Nao, paid visit to Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) in a symposium intended for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS ComSci) and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSInt) students.

Nao is a new generation robot instilled with an artificial intelligence that allows it to see, speak and react to human touches. It can also surf the web, play games and dance Psy’s moves like ‘Gangnam Style’ and ‘Gentleman’.

Engr. Cherilyn Vergara-Blay, Technical training manager of the Hytec Power Inc. discussed to the participants how they programmed the robot and make updates to its system.

Engr. Blay said Nao easily gets bored. “Alam niyo, ito si Nao eh na

bo-bored din naman, lalo na pag di pinapansin, KSP yan eh, echosera”, she said.

For College of Arts and Sciences Dean Fe Violeta Taring, the symposium was indeed “a rare opportunity”. She said NORSU is very much privileged to have Nao as a visitor.

Students commend Melody Quintao a third year Information Technology student commended both Nao and the entire symposium, “Na entertain ko ni Nao kay cute and intelligent siya. And sa symposium karon kay nakita namu nga in the near future mu upgrade pajud ang technology as well as ang mga robots.”

Meanwhile, Divina Ramos, a third year BSInT student applauded the program and said, “Amazing kaayo si Nao, and great opportunity jud kaayo nga nay mu visit na artificial intelligent na robot”.

subject, under our TN adviser Dr. Perez. During enrollment for the second semester, she succumbed to death because of very high blood sugar level and other complications.

The NORSUnian publication would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. So, come the publication of this article to give our sincerest tribute. R.I.P Rose Mae Buscato.

Rare opportunity. Engr. Cherilyn Vergara-Blay, Technical training manager of Hytec Power Inc demonstrates the functions of the humanoid robot “Nao” during their visit in NORSU. (Photo by: Kendrex B. Pael) MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES...from page 2

who robbed us of our contribution to national treasury? As students, did we do our best to study hard and spend wisely the allowances our parents send us?

Life is too short and that is a fact. Perhaps, we could feel that it is lengthy but we never know when the clock ticks and tell us that our time is up. We live a single life so it would only be a waste if we live a life into a journey of darkness,

vices, and corruption. As much as possible, as we still have the time and strength, let us make everything we can for the better, using both our feet and hands.

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rose Mae. S. Buscato a.k.a “Margaux”. May her soul rest in peace.

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