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Norsunian wins 2014 Vol.XXXII Issue No. 1

June 2-8, 2014

Miss Phil Earth-Water

By Kimberly Rose Lumaya, senior reporter

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MONG 49 CANDIDATES throughout the country, Kimberly Covert, a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student of NORSU was crowned Miss Philippines Earth-Water 2014, one of the prestigious titles given during the beauty pageant’s grand coronation night at the Mall of Asia Arena on May 11.

“This is one of the biggest achievements in my life. I came back to the Philippines without knowing what would happen then I gave Miss Philippines Earth a shot thinking I could give out a name to Dumaguete,” Miss Philippines EarthWater Kimberly Covert said. The beauty queen revealed to The NORSUnian (TN) one of her responsibilities as the title-holder is to give importance to the water resources which comprise 75% of the earth’s surface.

However, she stressed, “In order to attain a cleaner and greener environment, all elements must work together.”

Meanwhile, Covert hopes to push through some projects that would help improve the entire Negros.

“My advocacy is to implement proper waste management systems around Negros and I need your cooperation,” she said.

of NORSU, I would like to extend my heartfelt thank you to each and everyone of you. I may have left but it was for a bigger purpose and this time I will be coming back with a crown for our city and extend my help in any way possible,” Covert said.

This year’s Miss Philippines Earth-Water is fondly called Kim. She dances, sings and plays the guitar.

Kim has also been exposed into many beauty pageant experiences and has bagged some titles including Miss Silliman International 2012, Miss Buglasan 2011 1st runner up, Miss Silka Dumaguete 2012 1st runner up, Miss Sta. Catalina 2012 2nd runner up, Miss Valencia 2012, Miss Jimalalud 2013 and Miss Vallehermoso 2013.

Jamie Herrell from Cebu City was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2014.

With a big smile, Kimberly Covert receives the crown from Miss Philippines Water 2013 Alma Cabasal. Source: Facebook

When asked about her learnings on the pageant, Covert said, “You can do so much if we just learn how to make the most out of our time.

We also need the discipline to get things done.”

Together with Covert along the journey of the pageant were some

people from NORSU and a certain Melchy Edralin, her handler, make-up artist and mentor at the same time.

“To all students, faculty and staff

Facebook supporters comment “You are all beautiful and each and one of you are winners at heart.

The experience alone makes you a true winner! Congratulations on the Ms. Phil Earth-Water crown! You are showing young girls out there in Duma that it is possible to live your dream, when u work hard! You will most definitely be in one of my speeches towards my daughter when she grows older!” Huybens Naomi commented.

Another supporter of Covert, Sanara Nabmanis posted, “Great job Kim....you made us Dumagueteños proud.

Sen. Cayetano challenges NORSU uses OMR for checking NAT answer sheets NORSU fresh grads: be wise

By Niña Marie Pino, senior reporter

By Meljean Dela Peña, senior reporter “TODAY’S GENERATION IS like survival of the fittest,” Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said in his speech challenging all the fresh graduates of NORSU to be wise in the competitive world.

The senator, during the university’s 56th Commencement Exercises in March this year stressed that success is a bit difficult to accomplish because of the competition with other fresh graduates from different universities.

Thus, he challenged the graduates that on living in a competitive world, one must be careful of his or her decision and must be prepared for whatever is the outcome.

Cayetano likened the challenge to his own, of being one of the servants of the Filipino people. He said the SEN. CAYETANO.. to page 4

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano delivers his inspirational message to the graduates during NORSU’s 56th Commencement Exercises. Photo by Kendrex B. Pael

NORSU HAS USED a new Scantron’s Versatile ES2800 Optical Mark Reader (OMR) in checking the answer sheets for NORSU Admission Test (NAT).

According to Dr. Noel Yasi, director, Counselling, Assessment, Resources, Enhancement (CARE) Center, the machine can check several examination sheets in just a minute. “ The OMR machine is estimated to scan and check examinees’ booklets up to 1,000 copies per minute,”he said.

The director believes the machine is more convenient because “it can accommodate a large number of examinees without any limitations compared to the previous years of only using the computer laboratories in the Sky Library of College of Arts and Sciences building.”

He added students could right away get the results of their examinations.

Meanwhile, Yasi said whenever the machine works properly in checking the answer sheets, the university could perhaps utilize it in checking the college and department exam

A CARE Center staff uses the new Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machine that automatically scans and checks answer sheets for NAT. Photo by Kendrex B. Pael

papers.

NORSU has now embraced the new trend through the OMR, which according to him is widely used by several schools in massive examinations.

The OMR machine costs P350,000. It was delivered in the university, April 22.

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What if?

Our university on the previous school year has faced myriad of issues. One of those issues include the expensive amount collected for college funds. Many parents claimed that the said fees were too big for a public university like NORSU. Former Student Government of Dumaguete City-I (SGDC-I) President Norelyn Talorete immediately appealed to the president’s office, even to other powerful persons in order to make a move about it and after series of meetings and talks, the administration has finally approved to cut down the funds and do some refunds for the excess payments. Students were very happy. Some were thankful for they can at least return the refunded money to their beloved parents. Others jumped for joy for they can perhaps keep the money for good.

But this good news has sacrificed a lot in terms of the colleges’ projects and activities. Many Norsunians complained why there were few programs and events especially during founders week, well, that simply answers it!

Another problem emerged on the later part of the second semester wherein one of the college governors who was running for SGDC-I president was alleged to have personally used the money of their own college. Many were shocked!

Especially when the university president announced it during the awarding of honor students. However, what shocked the students most was when the latter won the election. Other students even thought there was sabotage during the election.

But no! There was none! The election was peaceful. The results were duly based on the electors’ number of votes.

Now tell us! Does he really deserve the position?

Yes he does! That’s what you answered based on your votes right? We just hope you had voted what you think was right, because if not, then you already know what the possible consequences are.

The third and the biggest problem the university specifically the administration has faced was when the students initiated a rally last March 14. First two aforementioned problems were some of the reasons for the unfriendly act. Other reasons include the alleged corrupt individuals and puppets of the administration and the removal of some trusted NORSU staff.

The said rally was led by some of the powerful student body officers which made it more influential to everyone’s eyes. We say it was partly right and partly wrong. Partly right for it is the students right to express their sentiments towards the administration’s disruptive leadership. And partly wrong because it has dented the image of our university. Since it was aired by the media, many were informed what NORSU really is and what kind of leaders

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“The Legal Wife”: A Sad Reality!

To tell you honestly, I was never fond of watching evening TV series, may it be from the Kapamilya or the Kapuso network, especially those unrealistic, fictional characters and nevertheless less appealing situations that they are dealing with. Maybe because they just can’t get into my nerves, thus staying away from my interests as a viewer. Yes, entertaining minions is their business, but I still can’t find the reason to be fascinated to the stuff.

Not until one of those programs had successfully caught my inner thoughts, not because it’s busting me, but because it’s more realistic, and I’m sure many Filipinos can relate with it. No, I’m not referring to “Ikaw Lamang”—it’s quite old and tragic, yet I find it nice.

Anyway, I’m pertaining to “The Legal Wife” from the Kapamilya network (not to be biased to the other one).

At first, I found it simple, like any other TV programs that consume your precious time, yet on the later part of the show, I felt stirred, indeed moved by the dialogues and was as well affected by the real life situations that the characters were trying to portray, which they successfully did. From then on, I can’t make my day without sitting in

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Beat the summer heat Summer is one of the two seasons our country normally experiences these days.

And we cannot deny the fact that most of us Filipinos love to feel summer than the rainy days. A proof for that is the usual status of your facebook friends that floods your newsfeed every time you open your account. Or perhaps the text of your peers inviting you to have a glimpse of pleasure in any beaches of your choice.

Well, there is nothing wrong if you seek for fun during this summer seasons. Nevertheless, you have to consider the veracity that the climate we have right now has changed badly.

It is getting worse compared to previous years.

Have you observed it? Some people always like the start of summer but eventually feel uncomfortable with the very hot surrounding temperature. As a matter of fact, every time I

front of our 21 inch LCD Panasonic TV set, watching the series.

Yes, the characters are appealing, good enough to depict the role as a matter of fact, but what awakened me the most were the situations. They are just so pure and genuine like the writers are experiencing the whole ‘affair thing’, the dialogues are so real that it seemed unimaginable you just can’t stop hooking up with it. Also by watching it, you might as well understand the story behind every hidden lies, the courage to be a seductive mistress, the strength to be an unfaithful husband, and the innocence of a wife that hides the doubt because of her unbiased love. So whom do we have to put all the blame on? To the lonely mistress? To the cheating husband? Or to the innocent wife? Hard to tell isn’t it?

But we have to face it! We may understand their individual stories, but we can never hide the fact that this is happening, that illegal romantic affairs are just around the corner—it might even be too late, but probably, someone you know might either be the unfaithful or the unfortunate. Hence, The Legal Wife is just a representation of one of the most common social adversary of this country. It is just a representation of the reality that we are consumed by lies, governed by mistrust, and ruled by unfaithfulness and temptations. I’m even waiting for the statistics of the broken family rate of the country if this can’t be stopped in the worst case scenario.

This is a very sad truth, and we can do nothing but to accept the consequences of the wrong move. But we could at least do something to decrease the probable rate of this concern through knowing ourselves better, approaching people better, thus results for you to choose the right person better than anybody else, and not just choose because you were provoked to do so.

Let us do our part and make the correct move towards other people and avoid the wrath of social adversaries.

I am very open to comments or suggestions. Just email me at kleinejuno@yahoo.com and follow me on twitter @ kleinejun. receive a quote text messages from my friends, the hash tag “#ka-init” will always be placed in the end.

However, no matter how you dislike this situation, you need to accept it or perchance try these various tips that could help you escape and beat the summer heat.

Drink Plenty of Water. Water composed almost three-fourths part of our body and a vital factor necessary for everyone’s survival. In spite of its priceless nature, it still brought a lot of useful things not only to human but also to all creatures living in this planet. For instance is the problem on extreme heat usually encounter by everybody during summer.

By taking eight to ten glasses every day, the high body temperature is lowered triggering the person to calm down from an irritated state. Aside from that, many will become vulnerable to heat cramps, exhaustion, dehydration and heat stroke during this season because of the dryness and hotness of the environment. So for adults and children, they must be very careful for they are more prone to these ailments. Bringing a bottle of water wherever you go is also a good practice to maintain the levels of water in your body.

Stay in Cool Places. In this season, spending time in cool places can help relief your warmth feeling.

You can hang out to places like malls, coffee shop or anywhere that you think can make you comfortable enough. It is much better also, to use air conditioner and fan in your home so that you will have all the privacy to do whatever stuffs you wanted. On the other hand, make sure to turn off the appliances that were not used since they create their own heat when BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT... to page 4

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Most of us run to our friends’ shoulders whenever we are in grave depression. Well, simply because they are our friends and we feel comfortable when we are with them.

However, you need to be careful ‘coz what you thought might just shock you at the end of everything. Ok. This secret is supposed to be hidden inside the closets of those innocents and feeling innocents. So if you feel it’s a cliché, just keep it that way.

Your friends could be your top antagonists just so you know it. You always go into bumping with your so called best friends especially when you feel emotionally weak and blue because you believe they understand you the most. And of course, as best friends, they always want you to feel that their presence soothes your agitated persona, your anguished soul—without knowing that sometimes it turns out the other way around.

Some friends of yours might just set a fire from a piece of wood and before you know it, the flame has already consumed you. But still, you continue to follow their steps which leads you to fall on the pits of misunderstanding and floor of desolation.

When you are indecisive and you don’t have a firm mind to do the right thing, you normally resort to your friends’ words of advice. Then what will happen to you at the end of everything? Perhaps, the advices they gave would lead you to despair.

But this will not happen all the time anyway, seldom I guess, so there is a little for you to worry about. Just remember that worrying means some gap in understanding among your group of friends.

Another thing, be careful with having friendly relationships, because that friend of yours might have thought of the things that you never imagined. You might think that you belong with the group. Yes you do! That is if you are around, hanging out with them. But if you’re out there somewhere and out of their reach and vision, we don’t know what’s with their playful minds. Hello, they could also have their own crazy thoughts about you. And please, it’s okay to tell you’re secrets to your friends, but make sure that what you’ve shared will never embarrass you. May your friend be

a quiet type or a really “talker”, just be careful because before you know it, tada, you’re falling down in the middle of isolation with no one to put your trust into.

So choose who you deal with. This is not a must, not unless you are fond of pain.

And many of us are. For an instance, you might cry on your ‘buddies’ shoulders, but do you know what he or she is thinking?

You might try to ask some advice from them yet you don’t know that maybe they were the stimulants that triggers to your outbursts. Remember my dear, your friends, or should I say, the best of your friends, know most of your hidden secrets, and they can clean your closet for the public if they want to, and these might mean bad and ugly things.

These were what John Pierce Alintana, a second year Geology student had observed from his board mates. He exclaimed that when the girls hang around together, there will never be times of boredom. He meant shouts and laughter are taking over the room, gossiping about boys, their crushes (mostly those whom

“I am a girl born with an incomplete family and I don’t belong in any place.”

I have been living in a place of pure isolation and part of me feels the dejection when I remembered what my mother had said. My father left us

when I was still in her womb. He even insisted to have an abortion but my mother never agreed to do such hideous act. Could you just imagine killing your own child? Well, he was not satisfied, so he went away with another woman.

Such incident greatly marks the greatest thought of my head—a deep rage for my useless and irresponsible father. I thought I would never think of dreaming a complete set of parents. I thought I would never want to feel their care, love and warmth. I thought I would never think of experiencing those things. But human as I am, longing for such feeling haunts me always.

My mother is very caring. But I always know that deep inside, she remembers the man who ruined and abandoned everything because of me— because of that unfortunate mistake.

And that makes me guilty so I keep on blaming myself. Since then, I never trusted anyone and started to isolate myself, even from my family. It seemed like I have my own world, away from theirs. I never realized then that the

they cannot have, like celebrities), and chattering about someone whom they do not like most or even their fellow board mates with smelly feet or the ‘burara’ one.

He also shared that when one of the girls shall went to class or to the CR, she then will be the new hot topic for those who remain gossiping. And when she returns, tada! the topic will be back to normal.

Funny isn’t it? So never leave your group when you’re having this chinwag, or else, expect to bite your own tongue.

See? Even a friend or a best friend has his or her own foul smell that time and logic alone are needed for it to disperse. So, be careful my friend!

Google might even find it hard to explain or define what a friend means. Anyways, this is not for you to go away nor take some distance nor be so negative to your friends, because they are already part of you whether you like it or not. Just control your relationship and remain balance to yourself. And never put all your trust to anyone, not even to your closest friends. gap between me and my mother was increasing, especially when she married another man without my consent or blessing as we call it. Yet who am I to stop them?

Nevertheless, my trust for her was completely ruined, and I started to hate her. I feel that they as well hate me. That I am a mere living reminder of their greatest mistake and shame. I even stayed away from friends. Well, I never wanted to have one. Deep in my thoughts, I know that no one is capable of bearing my trust. Everyone is only pretending. No one is true.

Years passed by, I lived the way I lived. One day, I realized how fool I was. I was afraid to get hurt so I ended up building my own imaginary world that could never come true. I realized how lost and left behind I was. I lost much of my time dreaming of a perfect world where in fact, nothing is perfect.

The world is so harsh! And playing along with the reality is the best defense in life. I was too late to see such simple fact. My mistake was too lethal that I

completely got confused and lost track of myself. I tried to ask help, but who should I ask if I have no one? No one will ever come and save me from this typhoon of sadness and regret. I never trusted anyone and no one trusts me.

I lost my precious time and there is nothing that I can do about it. Because lost time is irreversible and I can’t have it back. The only chance I have now is to continue my life and try to face and fight reality. I am not afraid of getting hurt anymore. It is normal.

I am ready to face reality again.

The past doesn’t determine who we are. It is what we choose to be that matters. I made a great mistake in that aspect. Right now, I’ll do my best to cover up those precious time that I wasted. I hope no one will encounter and live the same way as I do. It is lonesome. I was once there and I woke up from that slumber. I don’t want to live in that world again.

Silent Dreamer is a girl that has full of imaginary dreams about a perfect ideal world.

CHED disapproves opening of classes in August for NORSU The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) disapproved Negros Oriental State University’s proposal of moving the start of the school year 20142015 to August instead of June, according to Information Publicity Office Director Marx Iturralde.

“CHED has not approved the preparations of NORSU. Not only that, but also they did not approve on the general idea yet which is the moving of the start of classes from June to August. CHED has put this issue under further study,” the IPO director said.

Iturralde explained one of the reasons why CHED disapproved the proposal and put it under further study is because DepEd is not changing its schedule of classes for the high school level. “So once you graduate 4th year, you have to wait for how many months for you to enter college,” he said.

Iturralde added the Professional Regulation

Commission (PRC) is also not changing its schedule for professional examinations.

“The PRC is also not changing its schedule for exams so if ever ma-push through jud ang start of classes sa August, wala pa ka-graduate ga-exam na. It means that our graduates will have to wait for almost one more year to be able to take the exam,” he articulated.

Meanwhile, Iturralde disclosed despite of the proposal’s goal which is to be in lined with other ASEAN Nations, he said, CHED Head Patricia B. Licuanan and the University President Don Vicente Real still believes that NORSU will still be a good university to study in.

For BS Pharma student, Arfil Alama, “Okay ra ang June kaysa August kay kung August, magpaspasanay jud kay daghan mang events.”

New-elect College of Criminal Justice Education

(CCJE) Governor Janny Abrinica Alemania said, “Para nako, okay raman nga dili usa i-change to August ang opening for this school year kay lisod na pag-adjust sa bag-ong programa.”

John Reynald Narciso, BS Civil Engineering said, “I would be happy if the start of classes will be on August in order for us to have lengthy of time to rest from school works. However, the schedule for the starting of classes doesn’t really matter to me as long as NORSU would still offer an affordable and worldclass education most poor but deserving students like Norsunians ask for.”

In the Philippines only University of the Philippines-Dilliman, Ateneo de Manila, De La Salle and University of Sto. Tomas will adapt the new schedule for starting of classes. — Kimberly Rose E. Lumaya /SR and Niña Marie T. Pino /FW

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Norsunians elect new student leaders ANOTHER SET OF student leaders are yet to prove their skills in leadership for school year 2014-2015, The Union of Dedicated Organizations and Responsible Students (TUDORS) standard bearer Harold Pelaez is the new Student Government of Dumaguete City (SGDC) One president. While, Lawrence Dela Peña is pronounced as SGDC Two president.

MC I elections Main campus I elections was successfully carried out last February 24, which was spearheaded by its Committee on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Vince Anthony Villanueva.

In a consolidated data given by the COMELEC chairman, Harold Pelaez from the TUDORS party list beat Rodrigo Jay Miralles from the League of Empowered, Active and Dedicated Students (LEADS) party in a 1,971-1,050 total number of votes. Meanwhile, Rojan Talita (TUDORS), running for the Vice-Presidential position, got 1,624 votes against his opponent Mark Adolf Mira (LEADS) with 1,295.

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Gubernatorial and Vice-Gubernatorial winners Leo Salonga and Sheerah Fe Dipad got 290 and 272 votes respectively. While Kim John Abapo (240 votes) and Break James Bation (272 votes) are the new representatives for the college.

For College of Business Administration, newly hailed Governor is Richard Dadan (463 votes) and Vice-Governor is Tigie James Tanilon (476 votes).

WHAT h IF ... from page 2 and students it has.

We wrote this editorial article not to favor the admin nor the students. We hear both sides. We balance things. Thus, we believe we are in one family. Yes! We all have the freedom of expression yet that does not give us the reason to create a war between ourselves. Everything can always be solved

New college representatives are Retchiel Abol (467 votes), Mark Van Lester Celis (584 votes), Bianca Jane Dagoy (470 votes), John Michael Dela Rosa (576 votes), Debie Karen Ludovice (375 votes) and Janine Mae Omison (386 votes).

Meanwhile, the new Governor and ViceGovernor for the College of Education are Kennith Omnos with 440 votes and Marlon Sumanoy with 390 votes. The new-elect college representatives are Gerom Lumpayao (298 votes) and Jeson Moreno (403 votes).

As for the College of Industrial Technology, Mary Grace Pama with 218 votes is the new governor, and the Vice-Governor is Philbert Villarin with 192 votes. The college representatives are Winda Eumague (189 votes) , Joyliena Gallarde (181 votes), Hannah Jeane Kilat (233 votes), Joseph Anthony Kitane (177 votes) and Jason Tampepe (207 votes).

Pelaez

Dela Peña

MC II elections Meanwhile, COMELEC Chairman Gelly Ann Zamora for main campus II revealed to TN, the new set of officers.

Zamora shared the new SGDC-II President is Lawrence Dela Peña with 321 votes over Kreste Pearl Imbong with 231 votes. Winner for the VicePresidential position is Ivy Dela Pena with 291 votes over her opponent, Feb Marie Boncales with 241.

For the College of Engineering andArchitecture, the new Governor is Rojane Mansueto with 226 votes; Vice Governor is John Cliff Abing with 167 votes and the representatives are Neil Tinaytina

(219 votes), John Reynald Narciso (137 votes), Jelly Namacpacan (146 votes) and Gladys Mae Moreles (124 votes).

College of Criminal Justice Education new Governor and Vice-Governor are Janny Alemania and Jhun Rey Duran, with 105 and 168 votes, respectively. The representatives are Reme Despi, Richard Alemayda, John Kevin Bangayciso and Marisa Crispina.

Moreover, Zamora said for the College of Agriculture and Forestry, they have not yet elected their new officers.

Sought for his reaction, new-elect SGDC-I President Pelaez said, “Winning as president is the biggest achievement I had. Despite of the issues thrown to me, students still believe on what I can do.

Some may say that I won because of sympathy and

through a peaceful talk or assembly.

Students sometime feel they have been neglected by the administration especially by the president because they think he has not allotted time for them. Or perhaps, they were wrong, the president has tried his best to serve yet it was covered up with the wrong moves he has made.

It is just the start of the new school year. What if we give each other a chance?

What if we change our perceptions towards each other? What if we work hand-in-hand in establishing a good image for our university?

Surely, NORSU aside from being one of the best learning institutions, will also be a school of disciplined people.

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run by electricity.

Protect your Skin. Nowadays, most of the Filipinos are fun of using products with skin protection factor or SPF. This summer is the best time for you to apply these cosmetics to protect your skin from the scourging sunlight. It will allow you to be in the sun without burning or damaging your skin depending on the number of SPF SEN.CAYETANO... from page 1

good choices he makes alone are not enough, he also considers the choices for the people.

“Almost 70% of the Filipinos suffered from poverty. As citizens of this country, you (fresh graduates) must consider how you could help the Philippines,” he said.

He believes one of the solutions to the Philippines’ problem on poverty is to start “loving oneself, family and the country.”

From a fresh graduate of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management student, Dheza Dawn Cariño, it was their privilege to have Senator Cayetano as their speaker. “He really challenges us in his speech. He shared some stories that enabled me to realize the importance of education as well as the determination in choosing the choices of life,” Cariño said.

BS Crim fresh graduate, Maria Antoniette Cadeliña said she felt much honored of having the senator in her most memorable day in life. She said the senator’s speech opened her mind to the reality that choices of life are the most difficult things to decide.

that you have applied.

Another way to protect your skin is by using hat or umbrella. Apart from being less expensive, it will totally spare you from the striking rays of the sun. It will also guard you from having skin cancers or any skin-related problems.

Well, these are just some of the solutions to the dilemma we had faced this

summer, the dilemma that we ourselves are the culprits for its existence. Yes, it is not yet the end of everything and you can still make a difference. You can follow the aforementioned tips for yourself, enjoy the rest of the summer and don’t forget to take a moment and observe the beautiful sky and nature patiently longing for your love and care.

Norsunians speak Syrell Agbon, a BS Engineering student felt satisfied with the results of the SG Election. “It was so good to be part of the election as a voter where we were given the chance to vote on what we chose to,” he said.

For BSBA student, Etheyl Limguis, the election was a nice experience to her. “I could really tell which one to vote because I have already known them, and I can see that they could truly help improve the college and as well as the university,” she said. — Dayanara Villalon/SR

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NORSU receives 2 awards from AACCUP OUT OF 112 State Universities and Colleges (SUC) in the Philippines, NORSU was awarded as Top 2 Performing SUC with Most Number of Assessed Programs and Top 5 Performing SUC with Most Number of Accredited Program.

These awards were officially announced by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) President Luis Sorolla Jr. during the 27th Annual National Conference and International Forum on Outcome-Based Quality Assurance held in Manila Hotel.

Quality Assurance Management Center Director Jim Villahermosa said he is very

happy with the great achievement of NORSU. He extended his gratitude to the entire NORSU family especially to those who have exerted much effort during the accreditation process.

“Our programs are assured which means NORSU practices quality assurance,” he proudly said during an interview with TN. NORSU, having a total of 67 assessed programs including those programs that undergone preliminary survey visits, was announced as second next to Cagayan State University. Other schools announced as top three, four and five spots were the University of Eastern Philippines, Isabela State University and Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, respectively. Likewise, both

TO ALLAPPLICANTS: Please be informed that the schedule for the written examination will be on June 07, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Assembly area will be at The NORSUnian office, second floor, Balay sa Alumni Building.

Deadline for the submission of application forms: June 05, 2014.

I respect that”.

Pelaez believes he won because the students at the end, saw his countless good deeds as the governor of their college.

“With this, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude of appreciation to all norsunians who practice their right to suffrage and for supporting me.

I may not be a good leader but I will do my best to be one,” Pelaez said.

Moreover, Norelyn Talorete, the previous Federation of Student Government president, congratulated Pelaez for winning the position.

“It was a very competitive election, yet the students had spoken and finally chose Pelaez to lead,” she said.

Talorete said she is looking forward for the next SG administration’s projects that would be beneficial to all Norsunians.

A photo session on May 26 after a special meeting with NORSU President Dr. Don Vicente C. Real and The NORSUnian editorial board (standing L-R): Ariel Dizon (AEd), Mary Grace Bornales (NEd), Marve Fabela (BM), Kleine Jun Ontolan (FEd), Joeylen de la Cruz (EIC), Dr. Joy G. Perez (TN adviser), and Richel Mae Dennison (SEc). Photo by Angelo K. Sastre (WAPUH)

NORSU and Laguna State Polytechnic University landed on the 4th and 5th places with an overall 22 accredited programs gaining Level I and above status. Isabela State University, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University and University of Eastern Philippines placed on the first top three slots.

Attending the conference were 500 participants who were mostly presidents and vice presidents of different SUCs in the country.

QUAMC Director Villahermosa and College of Business Administration Dean Benjamin Villagonzalo represented NORSU on the said event. — Mary Grace G. Bornales/ NEd

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