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TALA. Students, faculty and staff of Silliman University lively moved and danced as they take on the Tala Challenge held at the Silliman University Amphitheatre last Jan 14. The activity served as a way to promote the zero-waste month. Photo by Ian Zane Esparaga.

Main Library to go 'modern'

by Edan Sam Pancho AS PART OF THE developmental project of the digital library, Silliman University (SU) Main Library reinvents teaching and learning by instilling the latest hardware and software infrastructure soon. The project is a subset of the main proposal to modernize the SU library system.

Dr. Dave Marcial, Dean of the College of Computer Studies spearheaded the project with inputs from the university librarian, Myra Villanueva and the

Ad-hoc Committee on Library Modernization Project led by Mrs. Isabel Mariño. According to Dr. Marcial’s rationale, the modernization of the library is part of the initiatives in place with the emphasis on Programs, People and Partnership.

The digital library is millennialfriendly and “does not have a physical boundary, can store more information, and offer access to multiple resources simultaneously.”

An ad-hoc committee is formed to re-landscape the library with one of its plants to allocate space on the 1st

P330k worth road expansion in Laguna area starts

by Hannah Patricia Abril SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) constructs P330K estimated worth of road expansion at the Laguna gate area for demarcation of student sidewalk and vehicle area to be completed this week.

The road shouldering was constructed in response to the congested road as the unavailability of proper sidewalk for students, an accident-prone area as the increasing number of vehicles pass by the Laguna gate.

The Buildings and Grounds office took action to start the construction due to the student’s complaints and as per the request of Silliman University president, Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann. The road expansion took place last December, before the Christmas break and is expected to finish this week.` SU Buildings and Grounds superintendent Engr.

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finishing touch-ups are left including paint on the western side of the road to indicate the sidewalk, the transferring of the guardhouse near the creek, and the gate expansion.

Engr. Ynalaga stated that the entire goal of the road shouldering was to have the students a designated walking area when passing by the Laguna gate.

“Atong road (Laguna) is gi-design man gud na siya [para sa] pedicab sauna. [In school years] 1987-1992, in a class of 60 students sa College of Engineering, usa ra ang naay sakyanan. But karon halos tanan naa nay sakyanan… Karon daghan pud nga vehicles ang musulod, so muput siya ug danger sa mga students.”

[Before, our road (Laguna) was designed for the passage of pedicab.

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floor for the digital library.

The initial proposal to modernize the SU library is headed by the Library Modernization Project Adhoc Committee. Members of the said committee are Isabel Mariño, Arnel Faller, Rey Dennis Caballero, Sarah Angiela Ragay, Godswill Carino, Lolita Paeste and Herminia Lazalita.

Their goals as stated in their proposal paper is to reinvent the SU library system to cater to the information needs of the news generations of users using the relevant and recent technological advancements and this was submitted to the Board of

SU ranks among top Asian schools

by Ian Zane Esparaga

BRITISH EDUCATION FIRM Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranked Silliman University as one of the top universities in Asia based on the firm’s 2020 rankings released last November.

Silliman was among the seven universities in the Philippines that made it to this year’s rankings. The University of the Philippines led the pack at 72nd place in Asia, followed by Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University at 124th and 156th respectively. University of San Carlos (USC) reached the 351st-400th mark, while Silliman was on the 451st to 500th spot. USC and SU are two universities outside of Metro Manila.

The QS World University Rankings have been published since 2009. Key factors in the global rankings are academic reputation, employer reputation and faculty to student ratio.

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A total of 550 universities in Asia being ranked, according to Dr. Madeline Quiamco, former Office of Information and Publications (OIP) Director, who was tasked with the compilation of the QS rankings, there were eight universities who participated from the Philippines. The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University also from Singapore remain the top two universities in Asia respectively.

A set of performance metrics that was tailored for the region was established to determine the rankings. Employer Reputation is one of the major basis of the rankings with Silliman University garnering 30.0%. Based on the previous rankings, SU improved only on the faculty-

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SU women’s team joins Football Cup

by Ian Zane Esparaga SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) women’s football team participated in the 5th Pinay In Action (PIA) Football Cup organized by the advocacy arm of Sen. Pia Cayetano held last January 10-12 at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Sports Complex.

The football cup is a 9-a-side football tournament was themed, “Empowering girls one game at a time”, aims to develop grassroots football programs and develop local talents, particularly among young girls.

In 2018, SU managed a runnerup finish during the 3rd edition of the PIA Cup and was bracketed together with last year’s runner-up, University of Sto. Tomas (UST).

SU suffered a 9-0 demolition against UST in their debut game this year. In the following match, Mary Rose Lagaras’ strike hits the back of the net but SU wasn’t able to keep up with FC95 Iligan from Lanao del Norte who won a 2-1 game.

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Trustees through the University President.

Study habits and preferences are changing but library facilities remains the same. According to them, the advent of technology causes a decrease in library visitors who capitalize on online library resources.

Dr. Mariano Lao donated 5 million pesos for the digital library and the Uytengsu Foundation committed funding for the Library Modernization project.

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Whenever, wherever Despite no human deaths, the situation brought about by the incoming eruption of Taal Volcano in Batangas offers a harrowing perspective into the massive humanitarian efforts needed to reel from this crisis.

The surrounding areas have come into contact with the ash as much enough 800 meters high, enough to fall for days on places as far as the NCR region. The ash poses serious respiratory risks and has severely damaged the agriculture in the surrounding area topping up at P577.59 million since the first day. Together with unreported property damage, the costs will only go up from here. As of the writing of this editorial, close to 36,000 people have been evacuated The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of region IV-A has mustered over 2,000 volunteers focused on packing and distributing relief goods. 250 volunteers from the same region have also begun packing family food packs as early as January 7, last week.

President Duterte ordering the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to allocate P1.5 billion of the Department of Agriculture's 2020 budget; P2.5 billion for the Department of Education; P600 million for the Department of Health; P250 million for the Office of Civil Defense; P1 billion for the Department of Public Works and Highways; and P1.2 billion for the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

But it is not only the Government sending out waves of relief goods.

Prominent personalities have also made their efforts known. Among them, Journalist Korina Sanchez went to Instagram to urge the people on the ground to prioritize saving animals just as much as fellow humans.

Celebrity doctor Vicki Belo along with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has donated P500,000 through the Philippine Red Cross.

The country's oldest business house Ayala Corporation (AC) have also mobilized various companies under the group to work together with the LGUs. Manila water has cooperated with the NDRRMC to sending 30 water tankers to various evacuation areas in Batangas such as the Bolbok Provincial Sports Complex. The conglomerate has also ordered its pharma, local malls, and Globe Telecom are in full-capacity to cater to the needs of those affected.

Meanwhile, the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) has rallied the university in asking for anything from N95 face masks, to bottled water, and food. They have also rallied students and staff to express their solidarity for the environment through dance. tWS lauds the efforts of the Silliman University Administration and the SUSG in doing their earnest to help out those affected by the ashes of Taal while still keeping track of existing advocacies. Which proves that in this particular time, you can Tala away while helping those near Taal.

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More than what it seems Patriotism; it is the love for the country and your willingness to sacrifice for it, as a consequence of that love, is a duty. A duty with obliges every citizen of a state to give love, respect, honor and service. Therefore we have the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for the youth that aims to enhance civic consciousness and defense preparedness by instilling the ethics of service and patriotism under the three program components; Citizens' Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literacy Training Service (LTS), and Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC).

ROTC is one of the NSTP components that is designed to provide military education and training for students. The program provides leadership development and offers preparation to become an officer of the military.

The program had already suffered many controversies and attempts to be abolished. One of it was the crisis in 2001, which unfortunately ended the life of Cadet Sergeant Major Mark Welson Chua, a UST-ROTC cadet, who was brutally murdered. The incident fired

up anti-ROTC protests, demanding to abolish the program. It did not take long for the Congress to make a legal change, in response to the protests, the program was made optional together with two other programs under NSTP. Amid the controversies and backlash, ROTC withstood and remained as training ground for the youths and served its purpose and relevance to the country.

The program is more than just field trainings, and drills such as marching, rifle drills, ceremonies, and exercises.

It also equips the cadets to be proficient in performing basic first aid to help save and preserve lives. The ROTC cadets get the said training to assess situations depending on the risks they pose to the affected parties. The cadets recieves a supervised instructions and hands on training from the medics, thus boosting their confidence to ability to appropriately act and treat injuries.

For the SU ROTC Unit, it commits on giving white gifts for the less fortunate yearly, giving school supplies to kids, doing monthly outreach programs and also supporting different causes as a way

“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.”

“All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.”

“The real heroes are not generals in their armchairs but the determination of an unknown soldier, the ones who never came back home.”

In 1914-1918, 17 million people died because heads of states couldn’t sit down and solve miniscule issues, instead opting for what they thought was a better solution they send an entire generation to slaughter one another in the hopes of coaxing the other to stop the bloodshed. The First World War changed warfare and history forever.

At the Battle of Ypres, poison gas was used for the first time in battle. Men died in agony while lying in the mud. At the Battle of Passchendale, the mud was so deep that horses and soldiers were found drowned in it. In the trenches, the rats were so big that they would (according to some stories) eat the badly wounded alive. At the Somme, German soldiers were buried alive under concrete during weeks of hellish artillery bombardment.

It was still the worst military disaster in British history. 57,470 died in just one day. There was even the story of a soldier

that jumped for joy when he got a letter from his wife saying that she had given birth. His head was taken off by a sniper.

By the end of the war, 16 million people had died. Those that survived were never the same again. The sacrifice of the men that fought in the First World War will never be forgotten. From the fields of France, to the deserts of Arabia, to the mountains of the Alps, to the winter plains of Russia. The outcome? A peace that lasted only for twenty years, and then World War 2 broke out.

War is hell.

These things could happen if states use massive aggression to respond to minor injuries or insults. That use of massive aggression for the sake of revenge, that follows successful provocations of aggressions by the enemy. In the end, most of these wars are wars of aggression – simple.

War is not “defending”. If “defense” is to mean something other than “offense,” then attacking another nation “so that they can’t attack us first” or “to send a message” or to “punish” a crime is not defensive. In the case of the US-Iran tension, the U.S. blamed the Iranbacked militants for destroying the K-1 air base which ultimately killed a U.S.

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of giving back to the community. The unit also requires cadets to plant trees in their own respective hometowns.

Over the months in ROTC, my ideals started to change and I learned a lot about what I was really capable of. Yes the program is difficult in some ways because it requires quite a lot of time and dedication but the experience and the people you get to work with are irreplaceable. I have favored the program and don't have any doubt it has developed me into something new and that i greatly encourage everybody who feels even the slightest calling to serve, to give the ROTC program a chance and give it a go.

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civilian contractor. So they targeted and killed Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian Major General, which the Iran leaders vowed revenge for his death. There are countries which sided with the U.S and some countries teamed up with Iran, among these are countries are those whose military power surpasses both the U.S. and Iran military, so it would be best for our president to stay away from their conflict and should focus more on the nation’s problem.

A leader’s simple aggression could lead to a nation’s destruction. If the U.S. and Iran leaders will continue their hostility towards each other, it will be another huge cataclysm for humanity and terror will once again loose himself upon all creations.

History WILL repeat itself.

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BATTLEFRONT: The Middle East

by John Macklien Olandag The aircraft’s engines roared through the humid Middle Eastern air. Through the swaying of palm trees standing on the brown, fine sand a smell of an innocent day gushed through the surroundings as metal clanks and revving engines all sounded in unison.

Footsteps were then heard. As the soles stepped on a plane tarmac suddenly sounds of rolling propellers were heard seemingly finding its prey. Like insects finding cover everyone was thrown into disarray. A shot was fired, followed by multiple ones, and the horrendous sounds of bullets hitting the metals and the flesh grazed through the airport.

After the prey flew satisfied of its kill, a recognizable figure stood lifeless. His decorations made noise yet his body lay in disorderly repose.

Baghdad airport stood witness as Major General Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s top officials and a face of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was neutralized by an MQ9 reaper drone attack ordered by the Pentagon, upon the personal approval of US President Donald Trump that happened Friday, January 3. This flared anger in Iran and immediately she retaliated by firing missiles at US bases in Iraq, claiming that this was a warning to Washington that they were battling the wrong enemy.

Middle East has always been a battleground during the modern and contemporary times as Islamic ultranationalist factions arose using their religious affiliation as their shield.

They despised traditional Moslems for they were rejecting the hegemony of Allah, that He wanted to wipe out those who embrace outside cultures.

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Saddam Hussein, the rise of Al-Qaeda, Middle East was under the protection of Western powers.

At the onset of the First World War, European powers sent troops to the Middle East to maintain order with revolts happening especially in the Arabian Peninsula. France and Britain took the lead in dividing the Middle East among themselves. Syria and Lebanon became a protectorate of France, while Palestine and Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) went into the hands of Great Britain.

The Western powers seemingly underestimated the situation of their spheres of influence. Later, the Arabs went into revolt as a disagreement of a centralized government where both Jews and Christians thrived. Aside from not being used into a unified government, they found it a nuisance to have such mixed population. The rise of liberal-minded and Western-educated Arab figures further strengthened the movements for self-governance. When Hitler attacked Poland in 1939, Europe came into chaos, and the British and French were seemingly weakened deploying their troops to fight for the Nazis who committed genocidal killings among Jews, and later the Japanese in which the British were illequipped to fight.

Later these nations were granted their independence but different radical movements arose as conflicts in ideology worsened. Extremists believed that Allah did not favor the way Moslems lived then because of their affiliation with Western ideas and culture. Eventually, other factions rose out of conflicts in belief, with most resorting to terrorism as many radicals claimed it was a way of redemption for God.

The extremists then made their way into the international scene threatening people. One of the most famous and televised terrorist acts was the siege of the Iranian embassy in United Kingdom in April 30 to May 5, 1980, when six members of an Iranian extremist group led by Oan Ali Mohammed took the employees and staff of the embassy hostage. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) televised the crisis that shocked the world. Days later the Special Air Service (SAS) would make a daring rescue mission that would impressively take the lives of only two hostages and kill Oan. This made SAS a famous world figure but this was not the end of extremism in the Middle East.

Al-Qaeda would then step up with the World Trade Center in America as their epitome of terror. The Americans finally got their revenge in May 2, 2011 when the United States Joint Special Operations Command ( JSOC) team raided Osama bin Laden’s, the leader of Al-Qaeda, compound in Pakistan.

Furthermore, conflicts in the Middle East escalated as more and more extremist groups emerged and diplomatic skirmishes erupted.

The threat of war has always been a controversy with the rise of multifactional groups each having their own desires for autonomy; while some practiced terrorism for religious and fanatical reasons.

As of this writing, soldiers are still encamped in different parts of the Middle East, uncertain of their destiny.

A situation of life and death will be a coin toss for them. They may either bring home with their backpacks or confined inside their flag-draped coffin.

ALL WHITE. Newly installed whiteboards in Luz Ausejo Hall are now being utilized in classes. Photo by Natha Le Louise Bureros.

The Star that Does Not Die

by Maria Fiona Labucuas Some stars never die.

Sarah Geronimo’s “Tala” took everyone by storm, becoming one of the most inspirational and LSS-inducing songs of the decade.

People have been dancing to the song all over the internet as if it was never forgotten in the first place.

The song was released five years ago and was warmly received by critics and the public. It was well

appreciated for its catchiness because of how the song was infused with a mix of mainstream pop and tribal percussion. Another reason for its success is its chorus that’s hard to avoid singing along to. It also featured one of the Filipino listener’s favorite subjects — love.

The song’s official music video was released in June 2016 and made a bigger impact in Pinoy pop culture when Sarah Geronimo — who was then known as the Pop Princess — showed a new side of herself. Geronimo impressed her fans by nailing the song’s tricky choreography in a bodysuit.

The song’s hype slowly disappeared when mainstream OPM gave way to funk-rock and folk-pop. For almost 3 years, “Tala” was forgotten by mainstream listeners. It was remembered every once in a while by dance

troupes and crews as they used the song for dance choreography covers.

Sarah Geronimo credits the resurrection of “Tala” to the LGBTQ+ community, specifically Bench

Hipolito who impersonated her and featured the song in many of her drag show performances. By late 2019, “Tala” once again rose to the top, shining brighter than it ever did. From dance covers on Youtube to Tik Tok and other social media platforms, “Tala” took the Filipino community by storm, gaining attention from other countries and international artists like MOMOLAND.

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by Diamay Klem Balacuit & Jeck Tirambulo Streets, alleys, canals, rivers, oceans—even the spot 30 meters away from where you stand right now, there is trash. The Philippines, although brimming with politically and environmentally woke inhabitants, is still having a hard time dealing with this chronic dilemma—the excessive and unsegregated garbage. Were the loud wake up noise and awareness campaigns not enough?

The latest data available says our country is generating an average of 43,684 tons of garbage daily. Despite most waste management programs emphasis on plastics, these only comprise 4,609 tons of the total waste.

Well, plastics do have devastating impacts due to it taking a longer time to decompose. If you think about it, the sachet of candy that you have thrown 10-15 years ago will still be there even when ten of your future generations have become organic matters. How nasty will it to be buried alongside with some trash, though. With that said, as our population increases, the said amount is also expected to rise and may hit at around 77,000 tons in 2025. Perhaps such amount can be reduced by enforcing stricter policies to not just the producers of those menacing wastes, but also to the end users. Yes, you are not an exception.

However, our government also continues to exert effort in making programs directed to the management of these generated wastes. In fact, we may have one of the most advanced legislation on waste management in the world. The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 or RA 9003 was created to provide functional programs, create the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declare certain acts prohibited and providing penalties to such, and appropriate funds for such. Among its policies are; to ensure the protection of public health and environment, utilize environmentally sound methods, ensure proper segregation, promote research and development programs, and encourage private sectors to participate.

On the other hand, Proclamation No.760 signed on May 2014 by then President Benigno S. Aquino III declared January as the ZeroWaste Month. Zero-waste is an advocacy that promotes the managing of products to eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials.

So you might as well start to think of creative ways on how to recycle the hoarded waste that you have in your room. However, it doesn't mean that you will only practice zero-waste in this month. Part of its declaration says that you have to carry out zero-waste whole year long until it becomes your habit. And as a response to this campaign, the university did its job by implementing an environmental policy — aiming to educate each one of us in addressing the waste problems here in our country. So here are some tips you can do in imparting to this campaign: 1. Bring your own reusables In purchasing food items, clothes, groceries and others, plastic packaging also comes. For you to lessen the waste you'll be producing from this, using the reusable or biodegradable bags, reusable drinking bottles, and reusable food containers are the most environment-friendly thing you can do. Aside from that, you also save economically.

2. Avoid single-use plastic This is also the same from the tip given above. With this, using singleuse plastic such as plastic bags, cutlery, sachets, stirrers, bottles, and other non-biodegradable and non-recyclable products is not encouraged to do.

Instead of using this, reusables are encouraged to use.

3. Practice proper waste segregation Aside from lessening your waste, consciousness and discipline in throwing wastes according to its type should also done. In the university, proper waste disposal bins are placed everywhere. For recyclables, bluecolored bins are placed; green-colored bins for biodegradable, and; blackcolored bins for residuals.

4. Be a zero-waste advocate Aside from practicing yourselves in minimizing the waste you produce, engaging in activities that promote zero-waste and environmental protection is also one of the things you can do in doing your task in protecting the nature. Teaching the youngsters about environmental protection and living the environment friendly life also come from this way of living.

Wastes are already found everywhere. Diligence and constant practice until making it a habit to live by is the most important thing everyone can do in living out the true essence of this campaign. We may start this new decade with a lot of waste and we may end this with no more waste through the help of this campaign.

Sarah Geronimo’s “Tala” is proof that some stars never die. Because of its upbeat vibe and LSS-inducing chorus, “Tala” is immortal, and serves as a remember that everything gets better in time.

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DINGDONGS in Silliman:

In just a week, the social media world was shookt by Dingdong Dantes; his photos, his name, and everything about him. None of it happened because of his doings, but all because of the woke people in social media. Of course, Silliman University has its own DingDongs too, it may not be able to shookt your Sillimanian World, but its a good Dingdong Knowledge for your Dingdong brain.

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Our Silliman favorites, the lovely ninings around Silliman University! Your Sillimanian years wouldn't be complete if you haven't encountered someone calling you "ning" inside Silliman. And that is the beauty of the 'Nings' who call you 'Dong' inside the campus by the sea.

The Silliman Tradition. This should be required for every student coming inside Silliman University. Everyone should know about the lovely tradition of Silliman University, to hit the Gong.

Your Dumaguete experience ain't complete without having a Tanjayanon friend with you. They're not always in a bad mood, that's just them in a normal state, and we love it.

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Dormers compete for the first ever interdorm bench cheering competition held at the Silliman University Gym last January 10.

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Asian research competition

by Dominic Zi Ann Ng A GROUP OF STUDENTS from Silliman University Medical School (SUMS) garnered 2nd place in the ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference 2019 held last Dec. 9 – 10 at Sunway University, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

The ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference is a flagship programme of the ASEAN Young Scientists Network; the official platform for young researchers in the region. It aims to create a platform for researchers from the ASEAN region and the ASEAN research diaspora to drive research excellence in the region.

Different universities and establishments from Southeast Asia participated in the competition in which early- and mid-career researchers, ASEAN researchers, postgraduate students, undergraduate students, industry partners, government official and policy stakeholders, media practitioners, and non-governmental organizations can join the competition.

The lead author, Elizalde D. Bana, together with his co-authors Ed Gerard Ang Gobonseng, Albert Rashid Babaylan, Marie Concepcion Renacia, Andrea Tenorio, Christy Sabueto, and Iana Saquin, earned 2nd place in the competition with their topic entitled – “Seal And Heal Ointment: Effects

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of Cryopreserved And Lyophilized Amniotic Fluid and Membrane (AFM) Ointment On The Wound Healing Process In Sprague Dawley Rat”.

The research aims to enhance the healing process of a patient’s wound, specifically diabetic patients whose wounds have poor rejuvenation, to prevent possible amputation, and to prevent amputation and to minimize the cost and hospital stay of a patient.

Describing their experience, Bana said, “Before the event, I already have an “end” in my mind and that is to germinate the seed of inspiration to the young ones and to find a collaborator for our research. Neither winning nor losing is meaningful.”

What is meaningful is what we learn about ourselves in the process. It embeds the discipline and the enabling capacity to reach that moonshot thinking.

After all, the international audience is a competitive platform to widen circle influence and circle of interest.”

Bana said that the students need to work in “quadruple helix” by collaborating with different disciplines because the Philippines is lagging behind in terms of high impact researches.

He challenges everyone to take those moonshot thoughts, and in the process, it will have significant changes to the community as a whole. “Work with will and grit because without those we are just making short stories here.”

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Vernon, Woodward triumph in inter- dorm sports fest

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SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) dormitories Vernon Hall and Woodward Hall emerged as the overall champions for men and women dorms, respectively, in the Dormitory Sportsfest 2020, Jan. 10 to 13.

Sportsfest was organized by the SU Student Government Dorm Life Committee and the Student Housing and Residence Division.

The event aimed “to show camaraderie with other dormers of Silliman University, so that the dormers won’t just feel that they are just students in this institution, they would also feel that they are part of the bigger community which are the dormitories serving as the home away from home,” SUSG Dorm Life Committee Chairperson Timothy Quipit said. from page 1 | P330k worth... of 60 students from the College of Engineering, only one student owns a car, but as of now almost all possess one, so this puts-out a danger for the students.]

The Buildings and Grounds faced a few challenges during the construction of the site such as having the private areas and houses move their plants for the expansion and hiring a third-party licensed surveyor to confirm a few areas if it is under university property.

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-making specifically on their defensive line.

Frustrations continue to pile up for Silliman as Red Corals striker nutmegged Silliman’s goalkeeper that led to a goal and finish half 4-0. Red Corals clamped down on Silliman and hammered their defense in the second half. The game ended with Red Corals winning 7-0.

SU’s campaign ended in a winless showcase. Having conceded a total of 18 goals and managing to score a lone goal is not a good sign for the homegrown team.

According to Director of Silliman University Athletics Department Asst. Prof. Dionesio Pinero, said that they were able to receive the invitation in short notice. “The letter sent to us was already in the close of

Dormers competed in three events: Bench Cheering Competition, basketball, and volleyball, which were all held at the SU Gymnasium.

Vernon scored 85 points, placing second and third runner-up in basketball, fourth runner-up in bench cheering, and champion in volleyball.

Woodward totaled 90 points, after winning the championship in volleyball, as well as second runner-up in both basketball and bench cheering.

Meanwhile, Larena Hall won the first-ever Bench Cheering Competition held on Jan. 10 as part of the sportsfest’s opening ceremony, followed by Channon Hall and Woodward.

According to Quipit, the competition allowed the dormers to express their

pride for their dorm, while also adding amusement to the event.

“The overall criteria of this competition is creativity. The dormers were really creative in making their original piece, their choreography, and costume and props,” he added.

Moreover, special awards were given; Monapil and Sampacena won Best in Uniform for men and women, respectively, while Del Carmen Honors Hall received the Model Dorm award.

Quipit stated that last year, no awards were given for the overall champions— only the winners of each event—and the basketball event for the women isn’t available.

to engage in walking around the campus, considering it as an exercise for the Sillimanians. The Laguna road shouldering was a positive start-up for upcoming road expansions such as additional parking areas.

A sticker policy was implemented to limit and control the number of vehicles that enter the campus and encourage students to walk.

“Like what we did in front the regular dorms, Doltz, Larena, and Woodward, we set back the hedges to accommodate more parking on that side. Ug naay ga activities sa Ravello field, daghan ma parkingan didto.” Engr. Ynalaga said in

connection with the plans of additional parking spaces.

This is relevant during the graduation season in March, where the sticker policy is being lifted to accommodate guests.

A walkway is soon to be established by the Monapil area going medical school, making it convenient and efficient for students entering and exiting the campus. An update of the constructed building beside the Pulido Hall was said to be completed by the end of the school year, and ready to accommodate students for the school year 2020-2021.

academic reputation of the university was also being observed.

Silliman University Vice President for Development, Jane Annette Belarmino, welcomed the good news.

According to her this is a testament of the university’s growth and excellence.

“If u look at how many universities there are in the entire Philippines, there are 2,000 universities now”, she added.

Current OIP Director Melita Aguilar said that considering the number of higher institutions in Asia, the 451st to 500th was something to be proud of.

QS is now collecting for data for the next ranking period. “We are doing our best”, Aguilar said. In line with this the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) will be coming over on the last week of the month for accreditations. “For this year there are 14 units that will be accredited by PAASCU”, she added.

PAASCU accreditation is one of the indicators of the QS rankings.

December”, he said.

The team was not able to conduct any regular practices due to the Christmas break. “We know for a fact that most of our players in Silliman are not from Dumaguete, they have to go home to their respective places”, Pinero said.

Moreover, Cedrome recognized the experience of the team, “Most of the members of our football team are freshman and sophomores”, he said. Senior players of the team are on their on the job training as they cannot attend practices regularly.

The lack of exposure of the women’s football team was pointed out by Pinero, “Our student athletes lack the exposure of participating in other organized competitions in the field of football”.

He mentioned the limited

resources of the sports program to participate in other organized sports.

“We are hoping that the university will be able to allocate because if you sent a team sport it will cost a lot for the university, but for the individual sports it’s not that costly”, he said.

Pinero and Cedrome applauded the efforts of the players playing against more experienced teams with selected and national players.

“Our women football team show their best, their passion, their spirit, their teamwork as a Silliman football team” Pinero added. The team will be playing in an invitational tournament next month in Bayawan.

Meanhwile, the University of the Philippines remained as champions followed by the Futboleras FC and UST as first and second runners-up respectively.