2 Greetings Freshmen! Welcome to UP Cebu and congratulations - you’ve made it into one of the top universities in the region! Pat yourself on the back and enjoy the campus’ pretty landscape and student kiosks but don’t relax just yet.As much as we would all like to paint a pretty picture and assure you that all is well, we would be lying if we said that UP Cebu is a perfect college paradise. The campus has more than its fair share of problems and in the following weeks you’ll probably start to hear a lot about the different issues that concern the student body (if you haven’t already). Just to name a few, there’s a lack of classrooms for the growing number of students and much needed upgrading of campus facilities, apprehension over the effectiveness of the academic calendar shift and skepticism over the new Socialized Tuition System (STS) results. As you begin your journey through college life, broaden your horizons and keep up to date with the current issues around you. Join political parties or remain a non-partisan but whatever you choose, make sure that you form your own opinion on the many issues you’ll encounter and in turn, do what you can to address these issues. Tug-ani wishes you all the best as you discover the ups and downs of college life! Want to be a part of Tug-ani? Like our FB page: www.facebook.com/upcebutugani and send us a message with your contact details (cellphone number and/or e-mail address), course, year and portfolio of written works (optional). PROPOSED CALENDAR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES for AY 2014-2015: (from the Office of Student Affairs) • Aug 20 - Orientation to NSTP (am) and OSA Services (pm) • Aug 26-29 - Freshies’ Week with Student Org presentation on Aug 27 • Sept 29-30 - Grand Rally & First Yr Rep Elections • Oct 24 - Cookout • Nov 10-Dec7 - Moratorium (no more major student activities) • Dec 5 - End of Classes • Dec 8-12 - Finals Week • Dec 12 - Lantern Parade/ Pasko sa U.P./ Oblation Run • Jan 2015 - Intramurals • Jan 12-16 - General Registration (Second Semester per OCSR calendar) • Jan 19 - First Day of Classes • Feb (2nd week)- College Days/ Valentine’s Day/ Otakufest • April 16-May 17 – Moratorium (no more major student activities) • May 15 - End of Classes • May 18-22 - Finals Week • June 25 - Commencement Exercises
*Schedule is subject to change without prior notice
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ni Chichi Rodriguez You’re probably still in a summer trance, barely succeeding at recomposing yourself for school, trying to put back together tiny pieces of yourself you wrecked in four months and building this “I’m back, bitches” look. It’s working a little but you still reek of summer but whatever, I’m still better than all of you. I am, after all, Chichi Rodriguez. Anyway, welcome back to school, suckers! And to the freshmen, welcome to your four-year nightmare. Do you ever feel / Like a plastic bag / Drifting through the wind / Wanting to start again......start again as in usbon ug fill up ang online form sa STS kay ang resulta, (ug di man gani less discount) no discount at all gyud?! Pagkalikia aning kalakiha sa. Kita rama’y gibinuangan aning mga nagpaluyo aning STS. Pero kanang mga pabayron ug full tuition pero para nila di sila meant to pay full, basi’g Bracket A lang jud mo’g aura oy! Suwayi kuno’g extreme makeover para di mo maaan nga filthy rich. Filthy na lang. Char! Nagbaha gyud akong news feed anang mga sturyaa ay. Makaguol bitaw. Kay kani man gud ang STS, di man niya ma-cover ang tibuok situation sa student. Ibutang nato’g dako ug sweldo ang parent, pero what if makuhaan pa diay na for maintenance nga tambal, pang-support sa laing paryente, etc? Di ba? Dako gyud kaayo siyang palpak bitaw. As in. Neweizzz, kanang mga naguol kay na Bracket A/No Discount (kay di na lage kuno na tawgon ug bracket-bracket), look at the brighter side na lang. At least di ba, makaingon kang daghan gyud diay ka’g assets! Adunahan gyud diay ka! O di ba? Pero imong hitsura ug linihokan,, pang No Discount gyud ba kaha? Kung uncertain ka, sunda akong guidelines on How To Look Bracket A! •Una, nindot ba kaha ka’g panit? Hamis ka? Limpyo imong kuko? Kung dili, aw kadudahi na nang imong tibuok existence. Di ka bagay ma Bracket A! Pero hinuon, daghan kog nailhan nga bulingit kaayo pero daghan kaayo’g kayutaan didto sa iyang hometown! If wa kay mailhan, aw, ikaw tingali na! Idouble-check mo na yan, bayet! •Sunod, nindot ka’g clothes? Daghan ka’g clothes? How long does it take for your circle of clothes to repeat? Aw, limited ra diay imong clothes? My gosh, why did you even choose to study in a no uniform school?! •Ikatulo, daghan ka’g gadgets? Imo ba kaha nang iphone nga imong gigamit pangtweet para lang maka-emoji? Para maka-Retrica? Kung mu-chat ka sa Facebook, sent from Web or sent from Mobile? Basi’g ga-invisible na lang ka pirmi para di manimaho ang imong tinagoan nga ang tinuod, naa ra diay ka sa Computerun, nakig-chika sa insik nga tag-iya? Basi’g wa gyud ka nagbayad sa hours ha, ingon-ingon lang ka nga naa kay iprint unya iedit pa nimo para lang maka-Facebook ka’g pinatago! •Daghan paman na ba! But why do we care? Bisag unsa pa’y sul-obon nato. Bisag mag-sando ra ka nga guitar, parisan ug basketball shorts gikan sa liga sa inyong barangay, di na na mu matter kay halos tanan tao sa eskwelahan, Bracket A na! Napa kaha ta’y panahon mag-inarte nga kitang tanan nagkayamukat nalang ug pangitag paagi mabayran atong 20K per sem? Baw na lang gyud! Daghan pa kay ko’g gustong isulti pero kung akong itingob, kung akong ihabwa tanan, wa nako’y ma chika sa mga sunod na issue. Inatangan ra ba gyud ni ninyo, di ba? Sige na wouixt! Adios!!
4 Saan ka ba hahanap ng foods sa UP? Hello, freshies! Don’t know where to eat your meals during the first few weeks of college? Never fear! Because Tug-ani loves you, here are a few tips and reviews for you to find the perfect carenderia! Kung gusto kag privacy while eating, the carenderia beside the photocopyhan is the place to be. Sa kagamay sa ilang lugar, gamay ra gyud ang ilang ma-accommodate. Kung walo mo kabuok sa imong barkada, you can own the place already. Oh diba? Such privacy! They serve dinugoan, humba, pansit, afritada og uban pa. In all fairness, lami baya ilang pagkaon og mahangyo pa gyud ang presyo depende sa imong diskarte. Kung ganahan nimo panindigan ang ‘college equals pancit canton’ life, sa JJaps ka dapat muadto. Well, for sure nakakaon naman ta tanan og pancit canton og noodles so di na nako kailangan i-assess pa ang kalami sa ilang food. Good thing is, you can see right through your eyes how the food is prepared. Pero beware, punoan ang place every lunchtime og daghan kaayung patrons si Kuya Dan, ang tag-iya, so pahabaan ng pasensya at palakasan ng loob. Kung hilig kag log-in sa foursquare, you might wanna try Royal Café coz it sounds sosyal, right? But they don’t serve your favorite wintermelon milktea baya, just shakes with flavors avokedo, mengga, cream-o, milo og nescafe. #DOTD Your friends from other schools will never suspect it is actually a carenderia. They serve humba, pansit, chicken curry og kasagaran kay veggies like talong omelet, kinilawng langka and chopsuey. Siguradong may maaabot ang 20 pesos mo. Maka-status gyud kag ‘hmm yammeh! @RoyalCafe.’ Kung naa kay crush nga Fine Arts, mao nani imong time to shine. Dako ang chance nga sa White Grills nimo sya makit-an kay most FA students didto gyud mo dine during lunchtime. Char! Dako mangud ang place so dili dali mapuno. Maayo ni diri para sa mga big barkadas og sa mga nagdali. Trivia: White Grills ang tawag sa place kay white ang paint sa grills. It used to be called Brown Gate and can you figure out why? Tricky! Kung di ka taga-Cebu, usa sa imong gi-look forward gyud siguro ang makakaon sa legendary Lechon de Cebu. You don’t have to go far, just a few steps og matilawan na nimo sa Lolita’s ang lechon na nanunuot ang sarap. Aside sa lechon, naa pud silay other dishes, of course. Ang nakanindot kay kung nagdiet ka or ang imong bulsa, pwede ra ka mupalit og half sa original serving size sa ilang mga sud-an. Aba matinde! And last the but not the least, kung wa pa ka kamove-on sa imong upat ka buwan nga movie marathon, adto na sa Joweldon! Very accommodating kaayu ang mga ate diri og ang ilang costume, pina sailormoon! See? Pero ayawg hilak kay muhatag sila og libreng sabaw basta mangayo lang. Kung nangita kag inun-unan/paksiw nga isda, di gyud ni sila mawad-an. Pero just a friendly reminder, andam lang gyud og sinsiyo ha kung di ka gustong masuklian og maxx. Ang imong kinabuhi diri sa UP mura ra nag pagkaon- naay parat, naay tam-is, naay aslum, naay lami og syempre naay dili. Ikaw nala’y bahala og pangita asa ang perfect taste for you. Og matod pa ni Julia Child, the only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook. Enjoy!