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CONGRATULATIONS. Well-wishers of Silliman University’s new president, Dr. Betty McCann, relay their blessings and prayers last Dec. 16, 2016 at the McCann residence. PHOTO FROM Ian Rosales Casocot.

McCann named SU President By Ray Chen S. Bahinting SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously elected Dr. Betty C. McCann as the newest president of the University. This was after an announcement by Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr., chair of BOT, that McCann was chosen by the board during their meeting last Dec. 14, 2016 in Manila. McCann bested four other presidential nominees - Dr. Macarthur F. Corsino, Dr. Efren N. Padilla, Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, and Dr. Beulah Rose R. Torres She will take her office in 2018. McCann’s vision for the university

During a forum for presidential nominees last Nov. 7, 2016, McCann said that she wants SU to serve as the Via, Veritas, Vita for the nation, Asia and the rest of the world. In an article published by the Weekly Sillimanian last Nov. 2016 entitled “SU Presidential nominees introduced vision and mission for Silliman,” McCann stated her plans for the university. “As for her mission, Dr. McCann aims to build up whole person education in Silliman’s teaching and non-teaching programs and services; align program strategies to frame the universities mission burden goals of teaching research and service with the immediate society concerns,

such as environment and climate change; pursue active concerns with various sector like teaching programs and services; and ensure that Silliman’s leadership and operation observe the integrity of purpose, sound fiscal management, and financial stability.” Get to know McCann McCann was not a student of SU. However, she spent a significant part of her professional life in the campus. She was an assistant professor in 1981, her starting point of professional career in Silliman. She became the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and became the Vice-President for Academic Affairs from continue to page 4...

Sillimanian qualifies for Ayala Young Leaders Congress

By Julien Marie S. Piñero

A JUNIOR MASS communication student will represent Silliman University (SU) in the Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) along with 80 delegates from all over the country on Feb. 7 to 10. The Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) is an annual student leadership summit for the 81 student leaders from the best colleges and universities in

the country. The congress is a flagship leadership program by the Ayala group of companies. According to Renz Macion, AYLC participant of SU, “One who is qualified for Ayala Young Leaders Congress should be ‘magiting’- who’s not afraid to take a risk to strive for excellence and to fight for the country.” For the Sillimanians who want to join the AYLC, Macion advised: “Just make certain that you have

CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT of New York Writers Workshop conducted a talk entitled “The Four People (In me): The Autobiographical Impulse in Prose and Poetry (and me)” last Jan. 9 at the Silliman University (SU) Library. Tim Tomlinson, author of poetry and short story collections, divided his talk into two parts: the autobiographical impulse and the four people a writer should have inside. In Tomlinson’s discussion about autobiographical impulse, he stressed that trusting experience and working with experience is important.

According to Tomlinson, beginning to trust one’s own experiences is the start of writing great stories. “We know that most great novels and stories come not from things that are entirely invented but from perfect knowledge and close observation,” Tomlinson quoted the American novelist James Salter’s answer when asked about autobiographical impulse. Tomlinson said the idea of the talk came from the journals of Susan Sontag who implied that “in order for a writer to be great, the writer needed to have a four people in them - the obsessive, the fool, the stylist and the critic.” He stated that the critic is something

By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco

EIGHT STUDENTS WHO were recipients of Silliman University (SU)’s foreign exchange scholarship last school year will hold the first exchange student forum on Jan. 14 at the Audio-Visual Theater. The exchange students who will be speaking at the forum are Allison Cruyff Ladero from International Christian University (ICU), Japan; Solimar De Castro and Ma. Faye Eloise Duran from Shikoku Gakuin University, Japan; Stephanie Ria Colinco and Val Amiel Vestil from Hannam University (HNU), South Korea; and Haragel Basong, Achilles Isidore Israel, and Lj Zaphan Lamboloto from Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Indonesia.

The exchange students will share their experiences in Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia through photos and videos during the forum entitled “Lost in Translation: Tales of an Exchange Student.” Part of the forum is a question and answer portion for those who are interested to become exchange students in the next school year. Application for exchange student scholarship for SY 2017-2018 has started and will end on February 3, 2017. Regular junior students who have had at least four semesters in the SU are encouraged to apply as exchange students to ICU and Sophia University in Japan, HNU in South Korea, and Université Catholique de Lille, a university in France which partnered with SU last year.~

a cause you are fervently fighting for. They are not just looking for students who are academically inclined but also someone who has a strong passion in serving others. You also have to be true to yourself…you will be surprised how God works in mysterious ways.” Macion is currently the Majority Floor Leader of the Student Assembly and Vice Chairperson for the SUSG Students’ Rights and Welfare Committee.~

NY-based writer talks about autobiographical impulse in writing

By Karah Jane B. Sarita

8 Sillimanians to hold first exchange student forum

that needs to be banished from the writer’s composition because the critic is meant to kill their work. “You’ll never get your work done if you worry about how great it is or how it compares to other people… It’s very important to be really forgiving of your work,” Tomlinson said. Tomlinson also added how important it is to find people who will say ‘yes’ to your work. The talk is one of the activities of Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing Center which, according to its coordinator Lady Flor Partosa, aims to continue the conversation of literature and creative writing.~

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING. Writer Tim Tomlinson, co-founder of the New York Writers Workshop, gives a lecture entitled, “The Four People (In me): The Autobiographical Impulse in Prose and Poetry (and me)” last Jan. 9 at the SU Library. PHOTO BY Kenno Elum

SU Church conducts UCLEM for 2nd sem

By Karah Jane B. Sarita

THE SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) Church is conducting this semester’s University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM) with a theme: “Growing In The Way of Christ” from Jan. 7-29. According to Rev. Mark B. Augusto, Minister for Students and Campus Chaplaincy, the theme decided by the University Spiritual Life Council is in connection to the basic affirmation

as Sillimanians - Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. “This time we thought of working on the aspect of Christ’s way… so we thought of formulating something like growing based on the manner or the way Christ lived his life and manifested God’s love through his ministries,” Augusto added. Augusto said that in Silliman, the value of Faith is emphasized; it does not only focus on the intellectual continue to page 4...

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Looking Ahead

ith the start of the new year also comes new challenges. Another year is going to be filled again with hopes for the future and well-wishes for the betterment of past situations. For many people, New Year is a chance to make a brand new start and to finally rid some old habits, generate positive changes, re-evaluate goals, and settle disputes. Also, with the start of the year come new developments such as declaring January of every year as “National Bible Month,” the approved Php 1,000 increase in the pension of retired Social Security System members this month, and the development plan of the government which seeks to improve the quality of life of Filipinos by adapting measures that hope to reduce jobless rate, underemployment, and poverty. Besides all the burgeoning developments of the country, other exciting events coming up would be the 65th Miss Universe Pageant, big act concert tours of Coldplay, Bryan Adams, Journey, and Goo Goo Dolls, to name a few and the return of the hit Broadway and West End musical “Wicked” will make the year a total blast. With all the plans of progress that we look forward, let us put in mind that these drafts will not start without the collective effort of each invidual. We, the Weekly Sillimanian vows to start the change within ourselves. As we look ahead in the drafts of development in 2017, we will also take time to look back and solve the misapprehensions of 2016.

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sillimaniansspeak Compiled by Gresheen Gift M. Libby

“What are your thoughts on Mocha Uson’s appointment as an MTRCB board member? ” “I think singer and dancer Margaux “Mocha” Uson’s appointment as board member of the Movie and Television Review Classification Board (MTRCB) is an acceptable move by the current administration as long as she doesn’t violate any of our constitution and according to Presidential Decree, Sec. 2, the qualifications to be a board member of MTRCB shall be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, not less than 21 years of age and of good moral character and standing in the community; this is very clear that she’s fit to be in this work since she’s a natural-born, full-fledged Filipino and above all, willing to serve voluntarily without any payback. In addition, the capability to serve must not be judged by the kind of function/job she has before.” Edna Lhou P. Masicampo, Bachelor of Mass Communication II “I find it amusing and annoying. It proves three things: (1) that you just need the right connections to climb your way to the top (or in this case, be a Rated SPG Dutertroll Warlord HAHAHA); (2) Duterte broke his promise of not appointing friends and supporters as a gesture of “returning the favor”. Bottomline, disappointed. Either way, for someone who has tutorials on how to put a condom using your mouth, I don’t think she’s fit to tell kids what to watch and what not to watch.” Reyman Kristoffer K. Sy, Alumni “I honestly don’t think she deserves it. I don’t even know why she got that spot. They say it’s because she’s famous but most people didn’t even know who she was until the elections. She didn’t even do anything / didn’t do a good job as the MMFF ambassador. I doubt she’d be anything but mediocre as a board member.” Aletheia C. Villanueva, English Literature IV

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Everything Goes

John Rey L. Villareal | Pyramid Ninja

The world is undeniably a volatile place. Every time we want something done right, one thing can go bad in a wink of an eye. That is just how this universe is made to be. In other words, everything is destined for chaos. Last year, we saw many things go down the drain in politics, entertainment, and business— most of which a few may not even want to be recalled. A few social media platforms started disappearing like Vine. A whole lot of celebrities like Alan Rickman and Carrie Fisher died last year. But to say 2016 was the worst year for a millennial is an oversimplification of a time span that is dictated by the

Earth’s revolution around the sun. Whether you like it or not, it is not a year’s fault that these things went astray. They just happened. That is just how entropy works. Reality is: people die every time, make mistakes, and bring about trivial things. The problem is our way of thinking. We tend to see only the bad parts of a certain event. However, for every dark corner, there is an equally lit one. And that most things are just what happens in time and as always, unpredictable. The year 2016 had its downfalls, however, there were some better things that went well for the year. There were a lot of breakthroughs

in science. The Catholic-Orthodox meeting took place which had not happened in the past one thousand years. Teen birth is at an all-time low. I can go on and that would fill this entire article. Things may or may not seem too bright for you personally in 2016 but look at it at a broader perspective; there is bound to be something that made you smile. Lastly, try not to blame a year for certain events. Try to look back on what you did that led to whatever had happened and put into perspective your own way of contributing to the year. Murphy’s Law states that “anything can go wrong” but that would also imply that things also go right.~

A Fear for His Own Kind Merell Lystra L. Recta | Gedanken Keeper

As I laid lazily on the couch while I scrolled my Facebook feed, “Pray for Hilongos” posts caught me off my senses. On the night of December 28, 2016, the day of the town fiesta, a bombing incident happened within the vicinity of Hilongos, Leyte. Even if there were no reported deaths, still, it engraved a sense of fear in me; a fear which I find the greatest fear a human being might have—a fear of his own kind. Countless paranoid thoughts rushed in. At that point, I wondered how some people managed to burst out their rage to people who were, let’s say, “innocents” of the situation. For those who were injured during the incident, they might find it unfair. All they did was just attend a celebration—maybe for fun or as a stress reliever from loads of work— but what they got at the end of the

day was a short trip to the hospital. At that very moment, I also started believing that people might not be able to change anymore. The more we advance ourselves with technology, the more we get devoured by it, as evidently shown how cyberbullying becomes rampant in today’s generation. It is sad to say that we are changing rapidly not for the better but for the worst version of our kind. The version which I believe is the greatest fear we’ll ever encounter in our lives. A version who is selfcentered and ruthless. A version full of earthly desires. A version which will eventually turn us into monsters if not taken care of. That bombing incident is not a usual scenario. It was just a small town, but still it happened. It wasn’t clear yet as to what the reasons were for such detonation but whatever it may be, I hope it

wouldn’t happen again in the future especially for big annual events such as Sinulog and the procession of the Black Nazarene. Whatever the reason was – either a conflict of interests or dominion between two parties- let it not drive us insane where violence is seen as a solution to problems. Detonating bombs just to spark up an argument isn’t a trend either. If it was between the government and the terrorist, please do not include the innocent ones. If it was just an early New Year celebration, please don’t do it again. As much as we can, let us avoid to create monsters out of ourselves. This 2017, let us try harder to start a better year than the previous ones we have even if it seems a bit hopeless each passing year. Hand in hand, let us improve our own kind and not pushing the boundaries where we’ll reach a point of no return.~

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On Beginnings and Resolutions By Andre Joshua T. Aniñon

t is much like climbing a mountain—fighting against the slopes, plowing through torrents of wind, and trudging along trails of rocks. The entire journey seems dry, save for the drops of sweat glistening in the rubble. Sooner or later, the mountain crags coil around your limbs, clouds of dust gather in your lungs, and the atmosphere thins to gossamer. This is what the entire journey seems like, and there is nothing more satisfying than reaching the summit, the pinnacle, the end of a 365- or 366-day climb, a new year. It may seem nearly impossible, but try to breathe—you endured it. Politics, revisionism, war, death, and Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance— from start to finish, from one aspect to the next, the just concluded Year-Which-MustNot-Be-Named was a turbulent one. Some would like to believe Mercury was in retrograde the entire year (causing all the spillage and mess), some in the science department would claim that the entire 366 days were one long chain reaction involving Murphy’s Law, and the majority

would simply insist that the YearW hich-Must-Not-Be-Named was, well, a cursed and lost one. However, there is no point in sulking in

those 3 6 6 days, no matter h o w short the distance between then and now may be. While on the summit, gaze at the sun creeping into its blanket of waves, and try to see the edges where its rays clutch—the ranges of mountains that will soon loom above us. Realize that the trudge does not stop at the peak, and that there are more dangerous and difficult slopes you have to climb. It is at this point where we entertain the age-old question: what now?

The trip down o n e mountain and the climb towards another is usually paved with r e s o l u t i o n s . Starting

a d i e t , becoming more self-aware, removing life’s toxicities—these are a select few of the resolutions which grazed Facebook and Twitter feeds days before the new year sprouted into existence. It is a comforting thought to see that even after a drastic year, people’s motivations to change, to improve, and to step forward are still breathing and alive and well. Although we

Stories be Told

By Merell Lystra L. Recta

with the reader, your reference must at least be graspable by the reader. Even the most admired disciple of Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo, David Foster Wallace,

e often associate imagination with stories. We perceive great stories as a work of our imagination. But, in actuality, great stories are those with a touch of imagination and of personal encounters. A lecture entitled “The Four People (In Me): The Autobiographical Impulse in Prose and Poetry (and Me)” given by the co-founder of the New York Writers Workshop, Tim Tomlinson, was held on Jan. 9 at the American Photo from: http://www.confusedsandals.com/9-reasons-why-writing-diary-is-a-therapy/ Resource Studies Center. He emphasized that a writer does is an autobiographical writer not really need imagination despite claims of being one of to get through their works. the most imaginative. Tomlinson Oftentimes, personal experience highlighted the importance of can place any story on the edge. having a personal touch to a Readers are imaginative, but they fictional story. It is not a necessity, naturally, our personal do not feed on imagination alone. but experiences reflect the theme of The story must have something what we write most of the time. personal that can make the reader connect with it emotionally. The The more you have experience of writer must have a voice that something, the more there is to reflects himself or herself, and not say and flex your creativity with. Tomlinson even remembered just purely out of an insane creation Nate, a red-headed muscular guy of the mind. To build a connection

teaching Mathematics in a public junior high school. He writes well, but his stories didn’t interest Tomlinson and other people during a workshop that much. He writes more of what his imagination tells him,

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may have experienced a series of crash-and-burns along the route previously travelled, the advent of a new year manages to fix our vehicle as we emerge from a long tunnel in the road. This is the magic of New Year’s Eve, and while the yearning for new beginnings may be accredited to the kaleidoscope of ornaments around the house, the midnight trip along a bustling street, or glasses of wine with family around the Media Noche table, much of the desire to set new year’s resolutions are formed within ourselves. According to a 2013 study by University of Pennsylvania researchers Dai, Milkman, and Riis, the “fresh start effect ” is a phenomenon which explains the heightened commitment people feel in achieving a set of goals when met with an opportunity from which they can start anew. These opportunities are referred to as “salient temporal landmarks,” and they can be pinned in special occasions such as a birthday; a holiday; a change of season; the onset of a new week, month, or semester; and especially the coming of a new year. The researchers believe that these landmarks allow people to “demarcate the passage of time, creating many new mental accounting periods each year”—much like dividing a slab of wood into compartments to furnish a cabinet. Whichever experiences are bad, people cram to a compartment labelled “The Past,” and are locked away forever. The cleanliness of empty compartments labelled “The Future” motivate people to better themselves

and change their behavior. It cannot be denied, however, that the magic of New Year’s Eve has slowly waned through the years. Although speckles of it still remain, an “aura of realism” has ultimately shrouded the aspirational vibes of a new year. Resolutions are of no worth anymore; after all, what happened to the diet promised in 2012, or the “no more procrastinating” rule supposedly established in 2014? Julia Beck, a writer for The Atlantic magazine, attributes the failure of achieving resolutions to their immense difficulty, nebulosity, and ambiguity. A resolution to “be healthier” entails more factors than what we already know, to “read more” is never-ending, and to “live life to the fullest ” is too vague (as Beck asks, “Couldn’t life always be fuller?”). She also adds that the beauty of a fresh start only lies in its anticipation. When it finally arrives, the feeling diminishes and the party stops. Once the transition is over, we close the curtains and go to bed. Despite these, Beck still believes that resolutions are worthy to be made. According to her, resolutions give people the chance to recognize their imperfections and their desires out of life. That is a valuable thing, regardless if efforts are met with success or failure. We have conquered the previous mountain, and another looms above us. While we are in transition, whether you have resolutions set, always remember: never give up, never fear. You’ve reached 2016’s summit, and you can do it all over again.~

you a career. Having all four isn’t at all easy, but it’s worth it. The Obsessive. Being the obsessive writer encourages one to have devotion to work. You need to be obsessed with your work so that you will commit to it. You might have doubts about what you make, but your devotion will prevent you from giving up on it. Obsession is not a pleasing quality, but it pays a good price of loyalty to one’s work. The Fool. The sad reality is the notion that you’ll only get a few reads, and that nobody will most likely care about your own

have his or her own style that differentiates them from all other writers out there. Being a stylist gives you your own taste. There are a lot of writers ahead of you, and your primary target is how you’ll manage to create your own taste without making it feel like you’re a descendant of this and that. As much as possible, be your own taste. The Critic. The last persona of a writer—which disables you from finishing your work—is the critic. In fact, it should be banished because it kills what you’re working on! You might have encountered deleting a fullblown sentence from your writing because upon rereading, it sounds utterly absurd. Nonetheless, having the critic in you can take you miles by letting other people read and evaluate your work. Most times, you will treat your writing as nothing but trash, but seeing other people appreciate it can get you on the right track. Our imagination might be good, but let our personal experiences be better. The life of a writer, as what J.D. Daniels believes it to be, is to go out on an adventure, meeting and encountering weird people and things, then telling people about it. Tomlinson remarked, “Break your imagination and trust your own experiences.”~

rather than what his daily life Photo from: https://picjumbo.com/girl-writing-in-a-diary/ does. Tomlinson even suggested to Nate that memoire. Telling your story to the he write something involving world makes you a fool, but you’ve muscular guys who teach Math, got to trust it. If you think you are or anything personal to him that crazy, then be crazier to the world. is not too far from the real world. Nobody might like crazy, but they These are the essentials in sure will have the guts to tell the becoming a good writer. However, world how crazy they have been. The Stylist. The more you to become a great writer, one read, the more chances you’d get needs to be obsessive, a fool, a influenced by what you read. A stylist, and a critic. Having the writer wants to be unique, to first two would probably land

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LIGHT IN DARKNESS. The year 2016 was a tragic one, but as is in most dark and confined places, a little bit of light can creep through the crevices. Here are some of the great things that happened last year.

Giant pandas were no longer endangered Due to the increase of giant pandas being born in China, the wild now houses 2,060 of them— enough to lift its endangered status.

New gene contributing to ALS was discovered A gene causing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was discovered—all thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge, a social media campaign back in 2015.

The cure for HIV got closer Combining retroviral drugs and a vaccine, a British man treated of HIV showed no sign of the virus after initial treatment.

Paris Climate Change Agreement was enforced To counter climate change, 55 countries with 55 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions agreed to keep its emission levels minimal.

(Compiled by Andre Joshua T. Aniñon viahttp://www.wired.co.uk/article/good-things-2016)

RESOLUTIONS

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1990-1992 and 1999 to 2002. She even served as an acting university president in 1992-1994. McCann finished her psychology/political science, magna cum laude in Tacloban. She is a Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance Counseling. She earned her doctorate degree in psychology (social psychology) from Ateneo de Manila University. After serving Silliman, McCann SU Church ..

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academic nourishment of the students and the rest of the members. “Faith is really an important component in Silliman education, it’s our way of affirming who we are,” Augusto added. Meanwhile, Augusto stated that the church decided to cater the university’s freshmen and senior high school students during the second semester and the “seniors or graduating students” for the first semester instead of having

went to Hong Kong to serve as associate director at the Asian Christian Higher Education Institute from 2002 to 2006. She was then appointed as the program director for South Asia at the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia in 2003. She is a native of Zamboanga del Sur and now lives in Dumaguete with her husband and three children. *with notes from su.edu.ph~ it otherwise, which was how it was during the previous years. Augusto stressed that last year they decided to change the schedules because during second semesters, a lot of “seniors or graduating students” were having their On-the-Job Training and were very busy. UCLEM is Silliman’s affirmation of its trilogical ministry - teaching, proclaiming or preaching, and healing.~

NegOr holds 1st kitesurfing race By Margarita Camilla M. Delos Santos “KITE RACE TO APO,” the first ever kitesurfing race and event in Negros Oriental, will be held on Feb. 11 from the beach of Malatapay, Zamboanguita to Apo Island. Kitesurfing is a surface water sport that harnesses the power of wind through a large parachute type-kite to propel a rider across the water on surfboard or a kiteboard. Organized by Francois Toullec, owner and instructor of Kite in Negros, the speed crossing race will be composed of both national and international kitesurfers. Presently, there are 15 participants registered. The aim of the event is to be able to gather both national and international kitesurfers and to expose Negros Oriental in the community and sport of kitesurfing. During the event, rescue boats will be following the

participants and a speed boat will also be provided for the media and selected viewers to witness the race in action. In addition, after the race there will be a free kite session around the beach area open for everyone. Kite In Negros, is the first kite surfing school in Negros Oriental located at White Chocolate Hills Resort in Zamboanguita. It was opened last December 1, 2015 by Toullec, a French national and his Filipina wife, Katrina. According to Toullec, Zamboanguita is the best place in Negros Oriental to learn kitesurfing because of the regularity of the wind and the absence of obstruction in the area that creates a perfect location for kite surfing and other water sports. *For more information, bookings and inquiries, you can go to their Facebook page Kite In Negros or visit their website www.kite-innegros.com.~

UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN LIFE EMPHASIS MONTH (UCLEM) January 7-29, 2017 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES THEME: “Growing in the Way of Christ". Luke 2:52, Ephesians 4:15, and I Samuel 3:19-20.

JANUARY 7, SATURDAY 3:00 P.M.

Facilitators/Bible Study Training, PEP Room, 3rd floor, Oriental Hall,

JANUARY 8, SUNDAY 6:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 4:00 P.M. .

UCLEM Silliman Heights Worship Service, UCLEM Morning Worship Service, Udarbe Memory Chapel UCLEM Launching and Commissioning Worship, University Church, Speaker: Pastoral Team UCLEM Afternoon Worship Service, ALL ORGANIZATIONS and SU Student Government Worship Service, University Church Speaker: Mr. Kirk B. Emperado

JANUARY 9, MONDAY 7:30 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M. JANUARY 10, TUESDAY 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. JANUARY 11, WEDNESDAY 8:30 A.M. 2:30 P.M. 3:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. JANUARY 12, THURSDAY 10:00 A.M. 2:00 P.M 4:00 P.M

Office of Student Services, Oriental Hall Leader: Fr. Ramil Marcos SAAI & Alumni Affairs Office. Leader: Mr. Ruben Bokingo Office of Instruction, SAITE, SPAG,SHS and Research and Development Office Bible/ Study Leader: Asst. Prof. Christopher Burgos Early Childhood Parent and Guardian Bible Study. Leader: Mrs. Flor Mutia Early Childhood Parent and Guardian Bible Study. Leader: Mrs. Celia Bermejo Public Assistance and Safety Office Personnel Bible Study. Leader: Mr. Fred Gela ALL COLLEGES (CBA, Divinity, Computer Studies, SPAG, Masscom, Agriculture, CAS, Midweek Service, SU Church. Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Pa-a Registrar and Admission Office Bible Study, Leader: Mr. VcPierre S. Calunsag Instructional Media and Technology Center and Luce Auditorium Leader: Mr. Rudy Juan Marina Clinic Mission Library Bible Study, Library Conference Room. Leader: Rev. Arnel Faller

JANUARY 13, FRIDAY 5:30 P.M.

Cafeteria Bible Study. Leader: Rev. Mark Augusto

JANUARY 14, SATURDAY 5:30AM-7:00AM

FIRST BATCH OF GALILEAN FELLOWSHIP (ROTC and First Year Student)

JANUARY 16, MONDAY 8:00 A.M. . 9:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M JANUARY 18, WEDNESDAY 7:00 pm JANUARY 21, SATURDAY 5:30AM-7:00AM JANUARY 23, MONDAY 8:00 A.M 10:00 A.M 3:00 P.M JANUARY 29, SUNDAY 4:00 .PM

Basic kitesurf jump by Francois Toullec, owner and instructor of Kite In Negros. PHOTO BY Deo Dax Sillero Cordova

SU Medical Center Foundation, Inc. Morning Devotion. Pantejo Chapel. Leader: Rev. Rosemarie Gonzales Buildings and Grounds Bible Study. Leader: Rev. Van Cliburn Tibus Administration Bible Study, Board Room. Early Childhood Christian Convocation, Udarbe Memory Chapel. Speaker: Methusheila C. Flores Early Childhood Christian Convocation, Udarbe Memory Chapel .Speaker: Methusheila C. Flores Faculty and Staff Christian Convocation. Speaker: Dr. Walden Ursos, Dean, School of Medicine

RIDDLE GAME!

Elementary School Christian Convocation SU Church (Batch 1) Speaker: Rev. Leny Jovita Elementary School Parents and Guardians Bible Study. Leader: Leader: Rev. Leah Capilitan Elementary School Christian Convocation SU Church (Batch 2) Speaker: Rev. Leny Jovita Academic Faculty and Staff BS- All Faith coordinators Elementary Faculty and Staff BS. Leader ALL COLLEGES (Education ,COPVA, LAW, Medicine, Nursing, Clinical Laboratory, Engineering Rehabilitative Science) Midweek Service, SU Church. Speaker: Dr. Ceasar Rana SECOND BATCH OF GALILEAN FELLOWSHIP Senior High School High School Christian Convocation (Batch 1) Speaker: Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion High School Christian Convocation (Batch 2) Speaker: Mrs. Marcia Luz Salcedo High School Faculty/Staff Bible Study. Leader: Rev. Herald Wahl ALL DORMS Culmination, Commitment, Dedication Worship Service Speaker : Prof. Rogen Alcantara

The Weekly Sillimanian publishes riddles and rewards the participant with the right answer with Php 100. Participants must be enrolled in the current semester 2016-2017

Letters, letters, A, S, D Jump only once, like 1, 2, 3 Solve this code, Y E D Decipher the code, type A, B, C

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!