ULNOS Vol. 40 Issue 2 (April 2019)

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vol. 40, issue 2

dagupan city, pangasinan

april 2019

L-NU commemorates its Founders in the Golden Anniversary Opening

| NIÑO FLORES

In honor of the hard work that L-NU’s founders, Dr. Francisco Q. Duque and Mrs. Florencia T. Duque, poured into establishing the university, L-NU formally opens its 50th Foundation Celebration on February 22, 2019 at Salvador T. Duque Fieldhouse.

University President, Dr. Luz T. Duque-Hammershaimb, commenced the opening and stated that she can feel the enthusiasm of the

students and it is amazing.

She asked for a moment of silence to commemorate the Founders and to celebrate all the years that sustained this institution.

“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk together, we must take a pledge we can’t turn back.

Let us find peace,” she says to end her speech. “And together, walk into our own shining future.”

Afterwards, it was followed by a countdown that officially signaled the

opening. Various guests also came to celebrate with LNU including Dagupan City Mayor, Belen T. Fernandez.

“They say it is always a great feeling to be at home,” she said. According to her, this is no ordinary school celebration but this is also a celebration for Dagupan City, which has rightfully served and earned the recognition as center of education because of the solid contributions of the uni-

versity. “With all honesty, I can’t imagine Dagupan City inspiring storylines today without ever mentioning LNU”, she added.

The Honorable mayor also mentioned that the story of LNU is the story of courage and vision. It is the story of humble beginnings. It is a story that inspires. Finally, it is a story that is worthy of telling to future generations.

The event ended with Filipino-themed festival performances of the

L-NU crowns Mr. & Ms. Intramurals 2019 | EMAN HAIDAR

Dagupan City – Lyceum-Northwestern University held its annual Mr. and Ms. L-NU Intramurals pageant on Friday, March 1, 2019, crowning Ms. Rhea D’souza from the College of Medicine and Mr. Huan Nicolaz Sumera from the College of Dentistry as the new Mr. and Ms. L-NU Intramurals 2019. The pageant featured the representatives from each department vying to win the crown for 2019.

The contestants walked across the gymnasium in their casual wear to perform their well-rehearsed production number, and the contestants

each had their moment to introduce themselves as they proudly represent their department. After all of which, the judges made their deliberations to bring the number of contestants down to 10.

The remaining contestants proceeded to the question and answer portion of the pageant.

They are from the College of Engineering, College of Medicine, College of Business Education, College of Tourism, and College of Dentistry for women’s category; College of Tourism, College of Hotel Management, College of Arts and Mr. & Ms Intramurals PAGE 2

L-NU Basic Education students.

Other personalities present during the event were Congressman Christopher de Venecia, the guest speaker, former SAP Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, former university president, DOH secretary Dr. Francisco T. Duque III, and the university chancellor, Atty. Gonzalo T. Duque.

WHAT’S INSIDE Lycean makes top 10 in Pharmacy Licensure Exam Guidance Center, OSA hold Annual Career Fair L-NU PICE-SC spearheads CE Day 2019 Column: Unfiltered Column: The Raven

Mr. & Ms. L-NU Intramurals 2019 together with their predecessors | MARCO IBASAN

The Definitive Dozen Graduation Edition

april 2019 2 news Lycean makes Top 10 in Pharmacy Licensure Exam | LOIS PASION DAGUPAN CITY—A Lyceum-Northwestern University graduate of Bachelor in Science in Pharmacy ranked as the Top 10 in the licensure examination for pharmacists, held on March 6 & 7, 2019.

Abraham Juan Resuello, graduate of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Lyceum-Northwestern University, garnered a total of 91.10 rating as declared from the results released last March 12.

Resuello, 21 years of age, is the only passer hailing from a university in Pangasinan in the top ten roster; aside from one other examinee from Iloilo City, the remaining passers all come from universities found in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The pharmacy licensure examination, administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on March 6 & 7, 2019, was held in the cities of Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Manila, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

A total number of 2,100 takers out of 3,234 examinees passed the board examination, with a total rate of 64.94%

A resident of Balayong, San Carlos City, Resuello graduated as cum

laude on 2018.

A consistent honor student, Resuello also participated as a manuscript presenter in the 1st International Conference on Pangasinan Studies held in the Sison Auditorium, Lingayen, Pangasinan last October 25. The study was entitled “Antibacterial Property of the Alkaloidal Extract of Dampalit (Sesuvium portulacastrum) Leaves.”

“I find myself in awe of what has happened to me,” Resuello told (Sunday Punch; ULNOS) regarding what he felt the moment he found out about the results.

“It felt like I was given a pot full of every good things I didn’t imagine I can ever have. That moment was surreal and emotional at the same time.”

The top 10 board passer advices his fellow “pharmates” to invest in their love for learning.

“With God as your rock and with your family and friends as your boost, nothing can stop you from getting that three-letter ex-

L-NU crowns Mr. & Ms. Intramurals 2019 FROM PAGE 1

Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Dentistry for men’s category. Questions addressed modern-day issues where the contestants confidently answered. Afterwards, the judges then again deliberated to crown the new Mr. and Ms. L-NU Intramurals 2019.

Mr. and Ms. L-NU Intramurals 2018, Xyrus Cruz and Twinkle Manlongat were present during the event and personally crowned their succesors.

Minor Award winners for this year’s Mr. and Ms. L-NU Intramurals are as follows: Mr. Information and Computing Studies and Ms. Dentistry grabbed Best in Jersey. Mr. and Ms. Congeniality award was given to Mr. Medical Laboratory Science and Ms. Engineering.

Best in Sportswear women’s category was won by Mr. Engineering and Ms. Dentistry.

tension (RPh) to your name!”

Lyceum-Northwestern University gained an overall 95.45% passing rate from the said examination, with 21 passers out of a total of 22 takers. The university ranked as 1st in the whole Pangasinan.

Guidance Center, OSA hold Annual Career Fair | NIÑO FLORES

This year’s graduating college students of Lyceum-Northwestern University attended the Annual Career Fair spearheaded by the L-NU Guidance Center and Office of the Student Affairs (OSA) on March 28, 2019 at Salvador T. Duque Fieldhouse.

Head of L-NU Guidance Center, Mrs. Grace Salvador-Fontanilla commenced the event. It was followed by a short reminder from the Vice President for Student Affairs and Alumni Relations, Dr. Eugene M. Reyes.

Two speakers were invited for the career fair.

The first speaker is a Human Resource Manager at Wireless Link, Inc., Mr. Jhayr Marcos Canda. Mr. Canda began his talk with a simple yet interactive ac-

tivity for him to grab his audiences’ attention. He also shared about his early experiences when starting to be a human resource manager, the tips about planning ahead as possible, and emphasizes how the students will learn where they will go after they graduated.

“To unlock your potential, it’s not about your strength, it’s not about your intelligence but it’s about continuous effort,” he said, noting that it is continuous knowing thyself, learning where you will go, and believing what you can do.

The highlight of his talk is about making a brand to market yourself in the future and choosing the right company suitable for you as an employee.

“A job search re-

quires mental and emotional clarity and energy,” he said. “No matter how many times you’ve failed, it doesn’t mean you give up. Failures are part of success.” Mr. Canda ended his talk saying, “I hope when you graduated, you’ll ask yourself, the things that you do are for what and for whom?”

In the afternoon, the second guest speaker was L-NU’s Human Resource Manager, Mrs. Pamela Duque-Villaflor. She talked about the things to do during job applications and the perspective of an employer toward applicants. She also shared some of her experiences as the Human Resource Manager of L-NU as well as the tips the applicants should do and avoid.

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UNFILTERED Blind Art

gerhart aquino

As a fan of boudoir photography and an aspiring noob photographer- it’s one of my dreams to shot in such style someday. A human body is a unique art subject, especially in its purest form. Everybody has different curves, shapes, different shades and hues, beauty marks, scars, stretchmarks and etc.

But let’s get to the point, in a recent post of Chad Tinio, a notorious Taiwanese boudoir photographer, he shared his art concept; ‘GAHASA: Rape is Art’ in social media that started in 2017 and resurfaced again this 2019 has gained massive attention. As I read his post, my stomach churns with disgust. There’s no point in looking further more in his point of view as rape and sexual harassment as a joke or an art per se, it comes out as an insensitive disgusting piece of trash. I

the Raven

The Degree of College Degree

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” A statement by Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa. I know, a lot of us do agree into what he said. From the ancient civilizations of Egypt who developed the writing systems, up to this generation, in which education seems like not just a privilege but a requirement and it does define a person’s capabilities, it is indeed the most powerful weapon, proven a long time ago.

But let me ask a question, what if a state will be ruled by a person who didn’t get a formal education? Most of you might say that everything would be in chaos.

get that his main photographic style is boudoir and I made a further research about his works and personally I find it artfully erotic. Don’t get me wrong though, his concept is still deranged and outrageous.

Another thing is, he got a consent from a minor to be his ‘subject’, that she shall not worry as he will be ‘gentle’ with a dash of smiley and evil smile emojis. Pervertic much? Yikes. His concept is controversial and he got that balls to do it unlike any other artist out there. Still, he shouldn’t have taken it lightly. Little did he know, he is actually eradicating the art world- especially the photography community. There is freedom in art, but bare in mind that limits still exist.

And it is one of the worst crimes for Hades’ sake! An act that can and had ruin one’s life negatively. And that dear friends, it can happen regardless of age, clothing, gender, situation, place, and time. It is not a kink that can be fetishize over. It is not a joke for entertainment, definitely it is not an act of love too. Also, it is not one of the signs of showing dominance, it is unethical and morally wrong. Don’t glorify people’s pain and trauma for aesthetics. Stop romanticizing as it affects people in all aspects.

Seriously, don’t pursue art blindly for the sake of it and forgetting the rights and welfare of the people who we work with. Rape is not an art and it will never be.

In the Philippines, according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution Article VII, a person can be a president if he/she is a natural born Filipino, a registered voter, 40 years of age at the day of the election, have resided in the Philippines 10 years before the election is held, and lastly, able to read and write.

During our Philippine Government class, our professor was discussing about Article VII and he mentioned that he’s a bit skeptic about the “must be able to read and write” qualification, which led me into contemplating that this one might be irrational.

Let’s say that it is the right of every Filipino and it is a way to give them fair chances. I get that point, but folks, we’re talking about running a whole state. You can’t just sit there and expect everything to be alright. You can sense a bit of hypocrisy here, but how can someone without proper knowledge and training can run a country? It’s not being undemocratic neither to discriminate, it is being logical.

But it is impossible that this section of the Article VII will be revamped. Boundless time is needed before making it work. At the end of the day, people are liable of the future of this country.

We just need to make our votes worthy. So vote wisely.

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EMMANUEL CONTE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MARK GERHART AQUINO ASSOCIATE EDITOR

JANINE MARION VELASQUEZ MANAGING EDITOR

EMAN HAIDAR NEWS EDITOR

JANMERL CARLO PORTIN SPORTS EDITOR

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MARCO ENRICO IBASAN CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST

JEMELLE COQUIA NIÑO ANGELO FLORES SHAIMA RASHED GAD STAFF WRITERS

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L-NU PICE-SC spearheads CE Day 2019

Few weeks after the election, the newly elected officers of Lyceum-Northwestern University’s Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers - Student Chapter (PICE-SC) for A.Y. 2019-2020 immediately organized this year’s Civil Engineering Day entitled #ReinforCEd, on April 4,

2019 at the L-NU Engineering Building.

After years of absence, the CE Day was once again celebrated as a result of efforts made by the student council of the Civil Engineering Department, lead by its newly elected president Raquel Basto. They managed to

deliver the event before the academic year ends, resulting to positive feedbacks from the students and faculty.

The one-day celebration started with the induction of new set of officers. L-NU’s Physical Plant head and former College of Engineering instructor,

| EMMANUEL CONTE

Engr. Joseph De Guzman, was honored as the guest speaker who gave an inpiring message in front of the students.

Course-related activities, bridge and tower making, were held. Students were asked to group theirselves and make the best and strongest designs

to win prizes. A Mobile Legends tournament was also held to promote responsible gaming. The winners took home cash prizes and souvenirs.

The officers said that the event was a success and they’ll consider it as a beginning of a tradition.

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LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN University TEATRO FRANCISCO CB Mall’s Kwentong Campus 2019 (College Category)

BEST FILM (“Ma’am”) BEST DIRECTOR (Art Marter) BEST FILM SUBJECT (Jezrel Calicdan) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Eli Natsume) BEST SCRIPT AWARD

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You have made it thus far. Congratulations.

Decide on whether to cry, or to laugh, or do both.

Your struggles certainly have paid off as much as you are to be given credit for surviving. Your success has paid off on your tears, your blood, and your torment.

But the end is not yet here. No, the worst is yet to come; more and more hardships, more trials, more suffering and frustra-

tions. What you have experienced is nothing compared to the onslaught that shall engulf you whole. It shall swallow you completely until you learn how to swim, or to drown.

Experience is the best teacher.

But you’ll survive, will you not? You have made it thus far, after all.

Adapt. Overcome. Survive. Do not allow others to dictate what your capabilities are. Do not allow others to ruin what you have at this point built up for yourself.

Are you afraid? Foolish is the one who is not.

Pain awaits, after all.

Unless you relish pain.

Step outside. Go on. See the beauty in the destruction that is the world. Behold the order within the chaos, the destruction singing with the peace, the everything and nothing that makes up the life of man. Listen

to the song, strain your ears for it, and dance its rhythm, whether it may be as haphazard as the erratic beatings of a wild heart, or the graceful sways of an air-borne feather.

Search for your antithesis, engage with a dichotomous soul that shall balance yours. Do away with the burdens of your life.

Do not be afraid to let go.

The world? Is not yours. But you may turn it into your maze. Understand the intricacies that lend you the false sense of control. Surrender to the blind turns that may catch you off-guard, oh-so-very off-guard to the point of blind panic. Navigate through the hallways illuminated by a dim, flickering light. Do not allow that light to extinguish, for that is your only salvation. Lose it, and you may lose yourself.

Goodbye. We hope for your return.

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Thanksgiving Mass at the St. James Cathedral.

DOH Secretary Dr. Francisco T. Duque III

Filipino Festival-themed performances of the L-NU Basic Education students.

Grand Opening at Salvador T. Duque Fieldhouse

Unveiling of the 50th Anniversary Logo.

L-NU President Dr. Luz T. Duque-Hammershaimb with Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas and University Chancellor Atty. Gonzalo T. Duque.

L-NU Chorale

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THE DEFINITIVE DOZEN GRADUATIon EDITION t e x t b y N I ÑO F L O R E S art by MARK GERHArT AQUINO

THE REGULAR The student who completed all of the necessary requirements.

Sana all.

The ACHIEVER Buzzer Beater Sabi ni mama More than enough and overqualified sa pag-graduate. #StudyFirst

The SCHOLAR Summer edition

Muntik hindi nag-graduate.

Buti na lang nakabawi sa finals.

Graduate sa course na ayaw niya. Sinabi lang kasi ni mama.

Mona Lisa

The Loyal

Yes you’ve made it!

Mayor ______ will be proud! #Re-ElectSiMayor

Summer-ready ang figure.

Summer-ready rin ang diploma.

Hair & Make-up, checked!

Graduation pictorial, checked!

Diploma, 404 not found.

Sa sobrang loyal sa school, ayaw nang mag-graduate.

T.O.T.G.A.

The Eternal

The Rock

You(?)

Graduate na sana kaso.....

Huwag na lang kayong manghusga :) #respect

After graduation, aral agad.

Road to PhD. Road to A-Z.

Graduating kahit puro kopya at asa sa groupmates.

Literal na mabigat.

See you next sem! :D

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The Marigold

There was once a seed.

The sun shined down on it, and the heavens gave it water.

The earth provided it with nourishment until the seed grew into a plant, and into a flower.

The flower had bright orange petals. It was not the prettiest of flowers, and the flower knew that. The flower had once seen a most wondrous flower, held by a most beautiful being. The being was a woman, and the flower learned about aesthetics.

“I wish to be beautiful,’ declared the flower. So it grew arms and legs, and dug itself up from the soil.

The little flower chanced upon an owl (Such a curious sight! An owl awake during the day. Surely it meant good tidings for the flower?).

Knowing of the wisdom this bird had, the flower inquired, “How may I find beauty, so that I may take it for myself?”

“Aye, beauty is everywhere, dear flower. One must only learn to appreciate it,” responded the owl.

“Pah!” cried the flower. “Lies. I have seen beauty, and wish to acquire it.” So the flower left the owl and continued its search until it came upon a crow.

“Good day, ebony creature. Where may I chance upon beauty? I wish to acquire it for myself.”

“Aye, innocent little flower! If it is beauty you seek, then search for it among men, for they create for their selves all manners of beauty, pitiful as their race may be,” responded the crow.

“Why, much thanks! Indeed, you are wiser than the foolish owl.”

So the flower sent out to search for humans, remembering what it had seen once before, for the flower was gullible and headstrong, wishing only to hear what it wanted to hear.

For a time did the flower trudge along under the elements.

Finally did it happen upon man. The little flower was ecstatic. Here, finally, will it learn the secret to beauty and allow its soul to rest.

The flower waved around among the humans. It raised its voice, but they cannot hear what the flower wished to say.

“Man certainly is deaf to everything but his own voice,” mused the flower. Giving up, temporarily, at least, on its task to communicate with man, the flower settled for observation.

“They most certainly are amusing creatures,” observed the flower. “They create pleasures for their selves at the cost of pain. Is this how they acquire beauty?”

Further did the little flower watch. Amusement turned into alarm, alarm turned into horror, and horror turned into revulsion.

The flower could not understand men. Why is it that such greedy creatures exist? Why is it that such complex creatures continue to thrive even at the cost of life? What is it about these base beings destroying all that is within and without the soul? Love, joy, peace, all these were corrupted and defiled. Contentment was nowhere to be seen. The flower continued to watch as man struggled with his life, toiling away into nothingness. The flower longed for its simple life embraced within the caring confines of the earth, beauty be damned!

Aking Mahal

By Claude Katahimikan ang kadalasang baun-baon niya sa tuwing kami ay magkasama.

Habang ninanamnam niya ang musika ng katahimikan na napapalibot sakanya, wala akong magawang iba kundi saluhan siya sa katahimikang labis niyang minamahal.

Habang siya'y nakaupo sa tabi ko at nakatingin lang sa kung saan, hindi ko mapigilan ang aking sarili ...

Hindi ko maiwasang pagmasdan ang kanyang nakabibighaning kagandahan. Kagandahang mas kahanga hanga sa malapitan.

Nais kong hawakan ang iyong napakalambot na mga kamay.

Nais kong yapusin ka ng napakahigpit at 'di na pakakawalan pa.

Nais kong hagkan ka at ipalasap sa iyo ang aking pagmamahal.

literary 9 LARAWANG KUPAS

By PAKO LOH

Bilog ang buwang maliwanag noong gabing iyon. Sabay natin itong pinagmamasdan habang ang tala ay lubos na kumikislap. Ang iyong katawan ay malayang nakasandal sa aking dibdib, habang ako’y nakasandal sa puno ng akasya. Yakap ka at hawak kamay tayong dalawa. Nagsimulang nangarap sa ating kinabukasan na sabay nating makakamit. Puro masasayang bagay ang ating binibigkas at hiling na sana’y magkatotoo ang lahat.

Himig ng hanging malamig sa gabing tahimik, na sa wari ko’y umaayon sa ating wagas na pag-iibigan. Ang halik ng iyong labi na dumadapo sa akin ay kasing sarap ng bagong pitas na mansanas. Ang iyong ngiti na kaakit-akit sa aking paningin ay siyang nagpapakilig sa aking kalooban. Yakap-yakap ka ng mahigpit hindi dahil sa kadahilanang malimig ang hangin, kundi dahil ayaw kitang pakawalan at mawala sa aking piling.

Alalang-alala ko pa rin ang lahat, noong tayo’y tumatakbo at pilit tinatakasan ang biglaang daloy ng malakas na ulan. Bagamat nasira nito ang pinakamahalagang araw na ating pinagdidiriwang, ang halakhak pa rin natin ang nanaig. Basang sisiw man ang naging hitsura, hindi pa rin maaalis ang saya at tuwa sa nangyari. Kay ganda mo pa ring pagmasdan kahit basa ang iyong buhok, mukha at damit. Ang iyong ganda’y hindi nakakasawa sa aking paningin.

Muli na namang sumagi sa aking isipan ang isang alaalang kailan ma’y hindi ko makakalimutan. Waring hanging dumapo sa akin at bitbit ang masayang alaala natin. Hinihintay ka sa tagpuan natin. Sa harap ng simbahan. Dala ko sa mga oras na iyon ang nagkumpulang mga bulaklak sa aking kaliwang kamay. Isang tsokolate naman sa kanang kamay at yakap pa ang isang malambot na laruan. Pinaghandaan at pinagplanuhan ang lahat. Umaasa ako ng inaasahan kong sagot na manggagaling sa iyo...

At hindi mo ako binigo at pinaasa sa matamis mong sagot. Niyakap ka ng mahigpit at binuhat pa na para bang tayo’y bagong kasal.

Maraming nakatingin at nakadungaw, ngunit hindi ko iyon pinansin.

Ang saya at tuwa ko’y walang makakapigil.

Masaya ako at masaya ka...

Subalit ang lahat ng ito’y isa na lamang mga larawang kupas na hawak ng aking mga kamay. Sa likod nito’y mababasa pa rin ang isinulat mong “Antonio” at “Gracia”. Mga pangalan nating dalawa na nakapaloob pa sa iginuhit mong korting puso. Kapwa tayo umasa na habangbuhay tayong magsasama...

Isang buntong hininga na lamang ang lahat, na ang puso kong bitbit pa rin ang aking pagmamahal sa iyo. Muli kong itinago ang mga larawan sa isang lumang baol. Hindi man ito mahal na bagay subalit kayamanang aking iniingatan.

Bilog ang buwang maliwanag ngayong gabi. Nakaupo ako’t tinititigan ang ganda nito. Kahibangan man, subalit nangangarap na makapiling kang muli. At sabay nating pagmamasdan ang buwan, habang ang tala ay walang kakupas-kupas ang kislap.

Dekada man ang lumapas, kumulubot man ang aking balat, pumuti man ang mga buhok at nagbago man ang buong paligid, ngunit hindi ang ating nakaraan. Sariwa pa at parang kailan lang ang lahat.

Ngunit ... oras natin ay bilang, ang kapiling ka'y hiram lang, walang sigurado.

Kung kaya sa ngayon atin na lamang lasapin ang natitirang oras natin.

Ating namnamin ang bawat minutong tayo'y magkapiling.

Huwag nang mag-tanong o magpadala sa takot, piliin nalang maging masaya at hayaang puso ang magdikta.

Binibining marikit, habang ika'y nasa tabi, ako'y mas lalapit, titingin sa mga mata mo at sasabihing ano man ang mangayari, tandaan mo lang na ang mga araw na ikaw ay kapiling ang mga naging pinakamagandang araw ng buhay ko.

Salamat sa mga araw na iyon, Mahal ko.

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BOY LIBRE by Jacob Abarabar

the art of courtship

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Primes flatten Crusaders, retain championship | JANMERL CARLO PORTIN The Engineering Primes successfully defended their title as they were able to beat the Medicine Crusaders in the Volleyball Men’s Division Championship last February 28, 2019, during the celebration of Intramurals co-celebrated with the 50th founding anniversary of Lyceum Northwestern University.

It took a lot of effort from the Primes to fi-

nally put away the Crusaders, as they were pushed to their limits at every set.

The game was very exciting at every turn as fans go crazy every exchange both teams makes getting the crowd in a frenzy.

Christian Rico was instrumental in the Engineering Primes’ victory as he was the main offensive threat that his team has displaying his full arsenal of offensive skills from the

eliminations up until the finals which resulted to him winning the best spiker award, while his teammate Heejohn Lim was a maestro in setting up his teammates and helped make the flow of the offense better, proving that having a good playmaker results to superior offense.

Aswin has been a catalyst for the Crusaders from the elimination up to the finals as he was able to show his

Decoders dethrone Cheftastics, claim basketball gold | JANMERL CARLO PORTIN

CICS completed their epic run by stunning the defending champion CHM, 66-64 to repossess the elusive trophy in a basketball tournament between colleges during the Intramurals held at the Salvador T. Duque Field house last February 28, 2019, in line with the 50th founding celebration of Lyceum Northwestern University.

Tied at 64 with 10 seconds remaining in the game, Aquino converted two clutch free-throws to ice the game after being fouled by Apostol on the final seconds of the 4th quarter which decided the outcome of the game.

The whole game was a seesaw affair with both teams exchanging buckets like heavyweights exchanging blows in a ring. Both teams were able to display not just their offensive side of the game but they also showed their versatility defensively be-

ing able to make big defensive stops that helped make the game a nail biter.

CICS Decoders managed to place 2nd in the bracket D after having a record of 2-1 only losing to the Engineering Primes in the elimination round. This saw them pitted against the juggernaut Maritime Tridents who have a twice to beat advantage after sweeping the bracket B of the eliminations, but the CICS Decoders did the unthinkable and beat Maritime twice, both with a convincing win to secure a semifinal match against the Criminology Defenders which they also won and helped them book a finals showdown against the defending champion CHM Cheftastics who on the other hand did not have a hard time during the previous round by sweeping through the eliminations, before defeating the Architecture Regals in the quarterfinal round and the

Engineering Primes in the Semi-Final round.

The Decoders’ run came up short last year but they got back and eventually crowned as the new champion, led by their two best players Ali Al-esry, who dominated the whole eliminations, quarterfinals and semi-finals which led to him winning the season MVP award, and Daryl Aquino, who won the Finals MVP award after stepping up his game at the biggest stage of the tournament.

This year’s Mythical five comprises of Ali Al-esry and Daryl Aquino from the Decoders, Marc Jae Fernandez of the Cheftastics, Philander Bautista from the Defenders and Diether Camat from the Engineering Primes. The Decoders are looking forward to a repeat next Intramurals, knowing it will always be a tough road for a second straight title but they have what it takes to do so.

consistent defensive prowess, sending shots back to the attacker making life harder for the offensive players to score points against his team.

Despite coming up short against the Primes, the Crusaders showed up and gave them a run for there money, as they were able to make the game as exciting as it could have ever been, going toe to toe against the eventual cham-

pions was an amazing feat for itself and the team deserves an appreciation for giving it their all.

The Engineering Primes will be looking forward on making it a threepeat come next Intramurals, they will be looking to get even better as they know that the road to getting a three-peat will be very hard as the team will try to go at them harder comes next season.

Defenders demolish Philomathes, bag Women’s Volleyball Title | JANMERL CARLO PORTIN

A showdown between two formidable teams ended with the Criminology Defenders being crowned as the new champion by dominating CTE Philomathes in a convincing fashion, sweeping the whole series, last February 28, 2019, during the Intramurals in relation to the 50th founding anniversary of Lyceum Northwestern University.

The Defenders took control from the get go showing a combination of both scorching offense and suffocating defense not giving the opposing team a chance to gain momentum of the game, thus resulting to a 3-0 victory claiming the championship in the process.

Ly Ann Lazo has been the best offensive player for the Defenders throughout the whole tournament showing a wide array of offensive skills instilling fear to op-

posing defense as she was scoring not only from service aces but also from spikes which resulted to her winning the best Spiker award, Jennelyn Bautista was a great complementary player to Lazo as she was instrumental in setting the attacks for her team.

Jinrisha Balgos showed that the Defenders will live up to its moniker as she showed that she was the best defender by blocking shots back to every attacker who would dare go up and challenged her, this results to her winning the best blocker award.

In spite of the loss, CTE Philomethes were a very good team from the start of the Intramurals they were a very dominating team beating every opposition. Before heading to the finals, the Philomethes faceoff against the CBE Business Tycoons.

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