109 years TOWARDS AN AGRESSIVE CAMPUS PRESS | VOL. LXXXV NO. 09 | MONDAY, 05 OCTOBER 2012
LIVING STATUES. Members of the Luce Auditorium Corps of Usher and Usherettes (LACUU) and Luce Auditorium Crew (LA Crew) will replace the white statues outside the Luce Auditorium starting next semester. Two LA Crew members practice for the pose. “This will make the school one of the top tourist destinations in the country,” said SU president Been Nalaya. PHOTO BY Melissa Pal
SURE and CAUSE merge to form SAUCE SU to open Co-ed dorms Apurado: No curfew next sem
by Kriztja Marae G. Labrador
ALL 13 DORMITORIES and cottages of the university will turn into Coeducational (co-ed) dormitories next semester, said Student Housing and Residents Division head Prince-epal Apurado. These dorms will not have dormitory curfews starting next semester. Apurado said: “Due to the fact that a lot of dormers are transferring to boarding houses and apartments because of curfew time concerns, we have decided to remove the curfew rule in order to give our dormers more freedom to party and get drunk with coffee while studying at Escaňo. After all, all work and no play makes a Sillymanian a dull student. We will also turn the dorms into coed ones in order to maximize the bonding between male and female dormers.” He added that this is in line with the university’s vision to promote camaraderie, peace and unity among the university residents through joint devotions and recreational activities. “We believe that this will make the ‘Silliman Spirit’ grow,” Apurado said. For the co-ed system, the rooms of the dormitories will be alternated between male and female lodgers. “When we say co-ed, we don’t mean that both male and female dormers would live in the same room. We are still protecting the image of the university,” he said. Apurado also added that they will not be implementing the dormitory rules and regulations
anymore. Drinking and smoking will now be allowed in the dormitories. He explained the new rule: “We will now allow the residents to indulge in drinking caffeine and wearing smoking attires inside the dormitories. No more coffee limit and dress codes. The students are mature enough to take care of their palpitations. The dorm managers can participate in the fun as well. At least nobody has to hide their coffee addiction and hot fashion sense anymore.” MOONAFEEL adviser, Sir Look-sin, also agreed with the “drinking and smoking” being allowed in the dormitories. “My boys and I will now have the freedom to drink, be merry and be loud,” Look-sin said. He also added that dorm managers and advisers are tired of being strict and “killjoy” about what the dormers want to do. He is happy that Apurado listened to their concerns. “I always love drinking coffee together with my dormers; it’s better that way so that I can guide them on how to control themselves when they’re drunk. I want to teach them responsible coffee drinking habits,” Look-sin said. Moreover, Apurado said that the implementation of the no curfew time will start on Nov. 5; dormers who also want to sleep-out will not be required to ask for permission. “It’s when a butterfly comes out from its pupa that it sees the world. The dormers are pupas no more,” a smiling Apurado said.~
By Susanah Jane L. Lapa
“ONE IS BETTER than two,” said Krisya Magalones, chairperson of the Students Under Drug Reformation (SURE), sealing the merger of her party with the Conceited Action for the Underdevelopment of Students who Eat Eggs (CAUSE). The two camps are now united under the banner of SAUCE (Students Agreeing to Unite their Cravings for Eating). Since the early days of the university, the rival parties have pitted their candidates against each other to secure the coveted positions in the Silliman University Student
Government (SUSG). “Both parties had been acting childishly for the past years… Friends had been turning against each other. The competition had not been healthy…Our actions had been defeating the purposes of our own existence and contradicting our own slogans,” said Chairry Gumapang, CAUSE chairperson. Moved by this statement, Magalones hugged Gumapang, which rendered both emotional throughout the interview. It was revealed that the merger was decided on the night of Sept. 30 when both chairpersons simultaneously experienced a supernatural vision that compelled them to join forces.
“I had just switched off the lights in my room and was about to take my nap when a fierce blinding light struck me down. Then a voice commanded me to cease this pointless bickering and walk the university halls holding my rival’s hand! After that, I rushed for my phone and called Chairry,” said Magalones. Gumapang reported a similar experience. She also expressed her weariness with the rivalry. “We’re tired. We’re tired of bashing each other. We’re tired of hearing our elders fight as well. It’s time for peace. After all, we have the same goals. We might us well join forces like the Avengers and defeat the
Beernoon Hole the night after the incident. “I invited him for the emergency meeting for the publication. He refused and said that he had to meet with some of his ‘new found friends.’ Most of his companions that time were business managers and treasurers from other organizations.” During the meeting, Editor-inGrief Putomaya Hahalya broke the news to the staff that their budget was stolen. Beertudazo was the chief suspect. Members of school organizations informed tWS about their treasurers and business managers who took their group’s budget as well. The victims all agreed that the robbery was a planned one and that their treasurers conspired for the crime. Hahalya released a statement saying: “We will now be using bond papers in publishing our issues next semester. Our layout artist will now be writing the articles using her own penmanship and pasting the photos using grains of cooked rice provided by the College of Agriculture. I hope
the university will let us sign the ‘Print Now Pay Later’ program.” However, Smart Garcia, Office of Information and Publication head responded to Hahalya’s statement: “Hindi porke’t gusto mo, makukuha mo.” Office of Student Affairs is currently taking the case at hand. The official statement read: “The office is currently studying the issue. Whoever knows where Beertudazo is as of the moment shall report it to the office immediately so we could make proper actions. Judging by the guard’s report (that a woman wearing a Powerpuff Girl costume accompanied Beertudazo), the suspect may now be lurking in the dark, wearing a Mojo Jojo costume.” Organization presidents, whose treasures are also missing, joined the tWS staff yesterday in lighting their matchsticks because they think that symbolic ceremonies can help them find the culprits. They are now using matchsticks because “fireworks are too mainstream and they require a lot of students’ fines.”~
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tWS business manager steals 1.2 M from budget by Jairah Sheila Joy F. Hernani
AT THE START of the closed week, the Weekly Sillimanian (tWS) staff cannot seem to close the different issues they are facing. Last Oct. 3, the paper’s business manager, Jay-Bee Beertudazo, was declared missing. With him was 75% of tWS’s budget and four bottles of 1.5-L softdrinks. The suspect left a note inside the tWS aquarium-shaped office saying: “Ang mundo ay isang malaking Quiapo. Maraming snatcher. Maaagawan ka. Lumaban ka!” Beertudazo volunteered cleaning and locking the office after the meeting held last Oct 1. One of the security guards confirmed that Beertudazo was the last student in the office at around 10 pm. When he left the premises, he was seen with a beautiful and sexy woman, wearing a Powerpuff Girl costume, whom the authorities perceive as his apprentice. tWS Circulation Manager Jet Lee Baga said that he last met Beertudazo treating a couple of his friends to spicy tempura and silog meals near
SAs replace horses for Tartanilya Project by Roselle Louise L. Publico
WITH sMARK COMMUNICATIONS’
withdrawal of support to the university’s Tartanilya project, the administration decided that the project will now be powered by students, not horses. According to Smart Garcia, information officer, the school’s own student assistants (SAs) will be assigned the task of pulling the
carts along the roads of Dumaguete city. The new twist in the project was also inspired by the movie “Petrang Kabayo” in which Garcia’s idol, ViceGanda, starred in. The office refused to disclose the conflict between SU and sMARK Communications, Inc., which sponsored the said project. “There was a disagreement between us and sMARK, which caused them to withdraw their support in the
Tartanilya Project,” said Garcia. The horses, with its maintenance and training, require a large amount of money, which the university cannot afford at this time. However, the administration has decided to continue but with some significant changes instead of closing the entire project down. “Since our SAs are growing in number, we are willing to give them a try… Yes, it is a little bit risky but we continued on page 4
FORERUNNERS OF THE WORLD. Buildings and Grounds (BG) employees demonstrate how the tartanilyas will be powered by the students starting next semester. PHOTO BY Alex Iso