Volume LXXXIX, No. 10 • May 27, 2017 THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSIT Y OF SANTO TOMAS Manila, Philippines
CELEBRATION. Graduating Thomasians gaze at the eight-minute pyro-musical display accompanied by songs from British band Coldplay, capping off the Baccalaurate Mass last May 19 at the UST open field. MARIA CHARISSE ANN G. REFEURZO
UST SENDS OFF 8,376 GRADUATES “
Take these symbols of the cross and the light that will give you hope back to us and unto us.
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Rector Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P.
BE STEADFAST in your faith, stand by the truth and give in to none except to a conviction of honor. This was the message of UST Rector Rev. Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P. as the University sent out 8,376 graduates during the Baccalaurate Mass last May 19 at the UST open field.
The graduating students were given “mission crosses” as a symbol of their lifelong mission to put their Thomasian education to good use outside UST. The Mass ended with the “ceremony of light.” “Take these symbols of the cross and the light that will give you hope back to us and unto us,”
Fr. Dagohoy said. “Keep that light burning brightly. The light that has been given to you is the same light that was passed on from UST’s heroes, saints, honest and competent public servants, received by thousands of professionals Graduates PAGE 5
Nick Joaquin, Julio Nakpil honored in exhibit A FACULTY member of the College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) has curated an ongoing exhibit at the Ayala Museum paying tribute to the birth centenary of National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin and the 150th birth anniversary of nationalist composer Julio Nakpil. Mary Ann Bulanadi, who teaches interior design in CFAD, mounted the exhibit along with Faye Cura of the Filipinas Heritage Library. Bulanadi is also the curator of Bahay Nakpil-Bautista in Quiapo, the Nakpil museum and ancestral home. Titled “Revolutionary,” the exhibit features copies and excerpts of Joaquin’s literary works and Nakpil’s composition worksheets. “We collected [Nakpil and Joaquin’s] Nick Joaquin’s 100th and Juan Nakpil’s 150th birth anniversaries are celebrated in “Revolutionary,” an exhibit that runs until July 23. MA. ALYSSA ADRIENNE T. SAMONTE
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UST bar passing rate zooms to 96 percent By MARIA CRISANTA M. PALOMA ALTHOUGH a top-10 f inish remained elusive for Thomasian bar takers, UST’s passing rate skyrocketed to what was described by the Faculty of Civil Law dean as “one of the highest in history.” UST’s passing rate soared to 96.25 percent with 77 Thomasians passing the test out of 80 f irst-time Thomasian examinees. This was signif icantly higher than last year’s 82.22-percent or 38 out of 47 f irst-time Passing rate PAGE 5
Rector: Go against the tide, oppose death penalty bill UST Rector Rev. Fr. Her minio Dagohoy, O.P. has called on the Thomasian community to join movements against the re-imposition of death penalty in the countr y by “going against the tide” and promoting a culture of life and respect for human dignity. In a statement dated May 12, Dagohoy called the passage of House Bill 4727 or the Life PAGE 10
38 faculty retirees toasted RETIREMENT is not a deprivation of the privilege to dream. This was the message of Rector Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P. before 38 retiring faculty members of the University who were honored last May 4 at the Buenaventura G. Paredes, O.P. Building. “Retirement does not deprive us of the privilege Retirees PAGE 10