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TRAFFIC. Cars start to double park along Hibbard Avenue as the parking sticker implementation begins. PHOTO BY Kenno Elum
Electricity biggest expense in Hibalag ‘16
By Julien Marie S. Piñero THE HIBALAG 2016 electricity cost was listed as the biggest expense reported by the Silliman University Student Government Committee on Audit during the assembly last Jan. 15. Alpha Barillo, chairperson of the Silliman University Student Government Finance Committee said, “Based on the billing statement given
by [Buildings and Grounds] to Mr. Gil Buenavista, it states that the light and power expenses during the Hibalag 2016 amounted to [Php] 39, 502.33.” She added, “The total services cost (plumber, utility, and janitor) amounting to [Php] 73, 210.766 and labor cost for the installation of power supply lines amounting to [Php] 100, 000.” When asked why the Silliman University Buildings and Grounds
Department was not able to reflect it to the billing statement right away, Barillo said,” I do not know the exact reason why it takes time for [Buildings and Grounds] to release a billing statement, but it has always been the case before.” Rep. Josh Elleso of the College of Arts and Sciences representative, during the recent assembly said, “We need to release the final electricity billing for transparency and accountability.”~
Arlene Theresa Avila of Surigao City (University of British Columbia), Matthew Jacob F. Ramos of Cebu City (Ateneo de Manila University), Vincen Gregory Y. Yu of Iloilo City (University of the PhilippinesManila), Cesar Miguel Lopez Escaño of Tacloban, Leyte (Ateneo de Manila University), and Maria Tanya Patricia Pilares Cruz of Quezon City (University of Santo Tomas) are for Fiction Fellowship. Accepted for the Creative NonFiction Fellowship are Tiffany Corinne Conde of Quezon City (Ateneo de Manila University) and Catherine Anne A. Orda of Quezon City (De La Salle University). This year’s panel of writers/critics
involves Director-in-Residence Jaime An Lim, Resident Writers Cesar Ruiz Aquino and Ian Rosales Casocot as well as Regular Panelists Gemino H. Abad, Susan S. Lara, and Alfred Yuson. Guest Panelists Jose Wendell Capili, Grace Monte de Ramos, Danilo Francisco Reyes, Anthony Tan, and International Panelist Beth Yahp of Australia are also included. The National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete is the oldest creative writing program in Asia. It is the only three-week long writer’s workshop in the country which aims to help writers hone their craft in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. *with notes from su.edu.ph and workshop kit 2016~
SUNWW announces ten fellows
By Karah Jane B. Sarita
SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) National Writers Workshop accepted ten writers for this year’s workshop fellowships. The workshop will be held at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Lookout, Valencia from May 8 to 19. The annual workshop, established by the late Edilberto and Edith Tiempo, holds its 56th edition this year. For Poetry Fellowship, three writers were named: Elijah Maria Villanueva Pascual of Marikina City (Ateneo de Manila University), George G. Deoso of Quezon City (University of Santo Tomas),and Hezron G.Pios of Bacolod City (University of St. La Salle).
9th grader wins bronze medal in an int’l archery championship.
By Ray Chen S. Bahinting
A GRADE NINE student from Silliman University Junior High School, Nicole Marie Tagle, defeated the player from Myanmar in the score 6-4 to win the bronze medal of the Southeast Asian Archery Championships Individual Junior Recurve Women’s Category last Jan. 20 at Yangon, Myanmar. The individual category was dominated by the Philippine team after two other Filipinos grabbed the first and second places. “Our coaches told us that it was their first to see all Philippine players standing in the victory stand. I was super happy to bring honor to my continue to page 4...
SU suspends classes due to strong rain
By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco
SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) suspended work and classes from pre-elementary to the tertiary level last Jan. 17 to 18 due to a low pressure area and a tail-end of a cold front that hit Visayas and Mindanao. Heavy rain started to pour down last Jan. 16 which caused floods in low-lying areas of the city and neighboring towns. According to Edgar Ygnalaga Jr., officer-in-charge of the Public Assistance and Security Office, the heavy rain did not cause any damage to the campus, but the volunteer rescue unit of the university stayed on call. “Our drains are maintained regularly. The campus had no problems. …unlike last time when Sendong hit the city,” Ygnalaga said. On the other hand, some SU students and faculty and staff were affected by the rising water levels in their houses. Julien Marie Piñero, a junior mass communication student and a resident of Valencia, had a hard time traveling to school because of the downpour. “[It] really affected me and family, especially [because] we have to cross bridges… our car could not cross due to the heavy flood,” Piñero said.
Piñero added that a lot of people were digging in the pile of garbage that accumulated during the flood, and she saw mostly plastic. “It’s sad that people only do something when the problem is already there. I hope that we learn from the past tragedies. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure,” Piñero said. Garbage build-up in drainages is also blamed for the flooding in Cagayan de Oro. The city was put into a state of calamity after rising water levels left people stranded. Sillimanians who had families in that city grew worried for their loved ones. Jullan Joyce Igot, a junior mass communication student from Cagayan de Oro, said that her family “cannot help but get paranoid” after their city was also flooded last 2011. “My brother was left stranded in his school until dawn with my dad. My cousins who came from a check- up were forced to stay at a hotel overnight. The mall, Lim Ket Kai, where my cousins went was flooded and they couldn’t go home for two days. Our neighbors stayed at our house for a few hours because their house was already flooded,” Igot said. As a private institution, SU waited for orders from the disaster management continue to page 4...
SG President to join 6th AYLTLC in Singapore By Santia Onnycha Ursabia
SWEEP FOR THE PH. The Philippine team bagged the first, second and third places in the Southeast Asian Archery Championships, individual Junior Recurve Women’s category. They are Kareel Meer Hongitan (1st placer) and Mary Queen Ybañez (2nd placer ) and our very own Sillimanian, Nicole Marie Tagle (3rd placer).
SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT president Gil Buenavista will attend the 6th Asian Youth Leaders Travel and Learning Camp (AYLTLC) in Singapore on Feb. 9 to 13. Buenavista, a senior accountancy student, will join the rest of the Filipino delegates along
with other student leaders from around the world. Buenavista said that he felt delighted that he was accepted into the leadership camp. AYLTLC is an annual gathering for student leaders from top universities all over the world to help train and enhance their leadership skills through engaging activities and cross-cultural interaction.~
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Responsibility
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o some extent, the Student Government (SG) is the student’s representation to the school administration for collaborative decision-making. As a higher body, the SG promotes everyone’s best interest at heart as well as ensuring the general welfare of the entire student populace in the university. Apart from organizing academic committees in all the wider scope of university life which covers the 5 C’s of Silliman education (classroom, church, court, cultural center, and community), it is also the main duty of the SG to handle the budget and know the total allocation and cost breakdown of their funds in their various projects. Lest there be any doubt, it is important to know the roles and the responsibilities of the SG for the effective execution of their duties and that should be made clear to the members and all persons involved. Besides that, there should also be clarity about the things that they wanted to achieve for the betterment of their current administration and the next and a constructive goal for attaining it. The leaders should take the initiative in emphasizing this enough. The Weekly Sillimanian believes that effective leadership means making decisions that will have a significant effect to the majority. It takes action and constant presence from the student leaders in order to be felt by those they are serving.~
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sillimaniansspeak Compiled by Gresheen Gift M. Libby
“What are your thoughts about the free limited parking spaces being offered by Silliman to students in the campus? ” “I’m glad Silliman University has given a free parking space for students to park. However, it is limited, and does seem to take up the sidewalk. The new motorcycle parking space behind CBA seems much larger and could have been used instead for the parking. It would have been also useful if the University gave parking inside the campus, like near the gym, which usually seems empty.. Finding a parking spot in the free parking areas is a quite a hassle since there’s rarely any space and living in Dauin, I do need to take the car to school, and with the new rates for the paid parking, it doesn’t seem worthwhile to park inside campus. Hopefully the terms will change as it would be a great help to fellow car owners like me.” Erik Lennart Visser, BS Psychology II “Having free parking spaces at Silliman is a step further to decongest the city’s busy streets. Although they are only free for the first hour, it just goes to show that the school is trying their best to solve the issue. In my opinion, it’s better than nothing.” Patrick Pol L. Lacandula, BSCE III “There are actually 2 important words to this issue: free and limited. Every Sillimanian deserves as much as possible a lot of ‘free’ services here in our campus considering the amount of tuition fee Sillimanians and their parents pay. As for ‘limited,’ the school can even maximize the potentials of the students but why not let them maximize their rights to use the parking areas as well? Arent we all paying for it, whether or not you own a vehicle?” Carlee Cherokeeh T. Calingacion, AB Political Science II “I think it’s good because only those who have license and motor registration can park inside but the down side is most of the students who bring their motorcycles to school are those who lack requirements. So the plan to decongest Silliman isn’t really effective. I suggest the administration must hear what the students may say about their decision of moving the parking assignments to different areas because there are a lot of complaints about it.” Al-khaizer B. Warad, BSCE III
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Overpopulation: A Road to Inferno Eric Gerard D. Ruiz | Tarantado Asintado
DISCLAIMER: This article contains spoilers of Dan Brown’s book Inferno and the movie. This is also not a book review. Our favorite Harvard professor of religious symbology Robert Langdon woke up in a hospital in Florence, Italy. He had a severe head injury. Unlike in The Davinci Code and Angels and Demons, Dan Brown started the story in a blur,putting the readers in the same condition as Langdon. The protagonist couldn’t remember the events of the past 72 hours. Plagued by the visions of a death mask used by medieval doctors during the Black Death, Langdon struggled to remember why he was in Florence, though clearly remembering that he was in Harvard doing school work. But, the story picks up when—as with Brown’s other books—Langdon met his leading lady, Sienna Brooks. Still confused with the attempts to kill him, Langdon embarks in a puzzle quest of finding clues while evading Italian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO). Brooks found a biotube—used by medical professionals to contain viruses—in Langdon’s Harris Tweed jacket. The biotube contained a Faraday pointer. Recalling a similar device, he shook the pointer and a beam of light emitted from it, only to realize that the light was projecting an image. Langdon projected the light into a flat surface. And by surprise, presented in front of him is one of the famous artworks of Sandro Boticelli, La Mappa dell’Inferno (Map of Hell). The inspiration came from a 715-year-old poem written by Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy. Langdon noticed the changes in the circles of hell, only to find out that it was
purposely restructured by an American billionaire and genetic engineer, Bertrand Zobrist, to send a clue to his accomplice and lover, Sienna Brooks—which was later revealed in the book that Brooks was trying to stop her lover’s mad plan. Zobrist created a vector virus that would endanger the human species. He hid clues using Dante’s works and even associated it with the Black Death. This virus that Zobrist created was not intended to inflict disease-caused pain or suffering, but rather it attacks the fertility of every human being in this world to stop reproduction. Zobrist intended to cut a third of the world’s population. In this part of Brown’s book, it tackles the grave issue of human overpopulation. Zobrist cited a famous example, Barlett’s beaker. Al Barlett is a physicist who showed the shocking power of exponential growth. In his example, Barlett assumed that there is a steady growth of bacteria, and that the bacteria double every minute. If a bacterium is placed on the beaker at 11 o’clock, the beaker would be half full by 11:59. In this analogy, it is appalling that the human population is growing exponentially. The United Nations (UN) reported that the 1800 world population is at 0.9 billion. In just a span of 100 years (1800-1900), the humans added 0.75 billion, making it a total of 1.65 billion. From 1900, it just took 60 years for the world to inflate to 3 billion. And now, population is at 7.5 billion which is 833 percent of 1800 world population. Zobrist’s way of addressing overpopulation may be mad. But, the
underlying question of human survival is at stake. The UN projected that by 2100, the human population will be at 11.2 billion, an increase of 1.49 percent in just 83 years (2017-2100). The effects of human populations hurt nature - the source of man’s needs and wants. Clean water. Clean air. Food. Shelter. These things are important to human survival. But, we should remember the ultimate problem in economics: Resources are scarce yet man has unlimited needs and wants. Once the resources of this planet diminish to a point that it cannot sustain the human population, the real fight for human survival begins. Maybe the apocalypse is not what we imagined in books and movies. Maybe a comet larger than Earth, a zombie apocalypse, or an alien invasion is not our demise. But rather, it is the survival of the fittest. Probably, 40 years from now, we are now fighting for food, or even killing for food and shelter. We don’t know. Is it the survival of the fittest again? Yet, I would pose a clearer question. Are we fit to survive here on Earth? It seems like that we are cancer cells dividing uncontrollably and slowly destroying our planet. Are we destined for this? There may be actions to reduce overpopulation. Both present ethical and unethical ways. From family planning to abortion, we have devised solutions that embattled moral values and medical viewpoints. But, the real solution starts with you. Are you the cancer cell or the healthy cell? “We are a minute to midnight.” —Bertrand Zobrist, Inferno ~
Redeeming Nature
Stephanie Ria L. Colinco | A Pinch of Salt
While some students enjoyed the suspension of classes for two days in the university, thousands of Filipinos around the country scurried to evacuate from their residences because of rising floodwaters.The heavy rains that fell last week claimed seven lives in the southern part of the Philippines and affected thousands of Filipinos who lost their loved ones, homes, and material possessions. The city most affected by the recent storm was Cagayan de Oro. Two weeks’ worth of rain poured down in a span of six hours. Heavy rain water, unable to pass through their drains because of garbage, left people stranded inside malls and schools. In Dumaguete, knee-high floods and blocked roads and bridges became an inconvenience to people living near bodies of water. It was not even a typhoon that hit this part of the country but a low pressure area and a tail-end of a cold front. These natural calamities are reminders that even little actions have consequences, especially in the care of the environment. For instance, a single cigarette butt thrown into the gutter can accumulate with other garbage and can eventually cause health
problems, if not, cost lives. Nature is God’s way of providing food, air, and other necessities. When He put humans in charge of the rest of His creation, He meant for them to be stewards and not treat the animals, forests, and oceans in whatever way they please. They were put in dominion of other creation not to ruthlessly exploit it for their lavish lifestyles, but to be caretakers of something that they do not own. It is true that nature needs to be valued, but not to the extent, however, that it is the object of worship; Someone greater is due the honor. That Someone is God who commanded humankind to “save” the earth from abuse and who sustains everything on earth. The environment is the humans’ accountability. The Creator only lent the environment to humans so it is not right to present it back to Him as corrupted, filthy, and untended. Francis Schaeffer, a Christian apologist, puts the Christian’s stewardship duty on nature clearly: “The Christian is called upon to exhibit this dominion, but exhibit it rightly; treating the thing as having value in itself, exercising dominion without being destructive.”
As the only creature made after God’s image, it is a human’s duty to reflect this image through caring for the environment. However, the image of God was marred in humans when sin entered the perfect picture of creation. This resulted in a broken relationship with God, people, and nature. Thankfully, God created a way to redeem humans from their sins by sending His Son to die on the cross. With a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, humans can now be reconciled to God, people, and nature. Therefore, those who follow Christ need to be more caring of the environment than those who profess otherwise, and make it a way to show Jesus’ love for nature, and His even greater love for humans. Nature, like humankind, was created, but lost God’s original design when the latter fell into sin. As Christ has redeemed humans, so will He also redeem the rest of creation. In His time, nature and its harmony with God and people will undergo complete restoration. In the meantime, it is the redeemed human’s duty to be image-bearers by honoring God through actions consistent with His plan of redeeming nature.~
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The Lost Symbols of the Feminine Unleash Your Voices
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he symbol of the woman is often denoted as the Venus symbol, a combination of a circle and a cross. It refers to the duality of the woman: the circle represents spirit, and the cross represents matter.
By Eric Gerard D. Ruiz
The circle also represents the woman’s womb. If interpreted as a whole, the Venus symbol means that the womb (the circle) gives birth to all matter (cross). But, is it the most meaningful symbol of the feminine?
Venus, the goddess of love and sexual desire, is always attributed to the feminine. She represents fertility, love, and beauty. Aside from her story as a goddess, Venus the planet also gives covert symbols that represent the beauty of the feminine. If viewed from the Earth, the orbit of planet Venus shows an interesting path as it revolves around the Sun. Focus at the center of the orbits (refer to Figure 1 and 2). Photo from: http://coloradopolitics.com/womens-march-denver-expects-turn-30k/
By Merell Lystra L. Recta
Figure 1: The orbit of Venus
Figure 2: The five-pointed star
Figure 3: The Pentagram of Venus
It is evident that there is an image of a five-petal flower (also known as the Petals of Venus). By tracing the tips of each petal, one can form a five-pointed star or the pentagram of Venus (refer to Figure 2). Figure 3 shows that as Venus revolves around the Sun, it changes its position. At the tip of each petal, Venus is closest to the Earth. This phenomenon happens every eight years. The Pentagram In symbolism, the pentagram (or pentacle) represents the sacred feminine, not devil worship. Patriarchal religions demonized this symbol to inculcate to the minds of people that the pentagram is the symbol of the devil. On the contrary, the five points of the pentagram represents the stages of a woman’s life: birth, menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and death. It also represents the five classic elements of the Earth: air, fire, water, earth, and spirit. That is the reason why planet Earth is always referred to as female—for this planet gives life, and life Figure 4: The Pentagram shall come from it. The pentagram is the symbol of beauty and symmetry. The ratios of its lines make up the most beautiful number in the universe, the number Phi. It is equivalent to 1.618, and is known as the Divine Proportion or the Golden Ratio. By dividing the distance from the shoulder up to the fingertips divided and the distance from the elbow up to the fingertips, the ration equates with the Divine Proportion. Phi can be found in the human body, flower petals, animals, nautilus shells, and within nature itself. The Divine Proportion also brings one of the celebrated works of Leonardo da Vinci, the Vitruvian Man. This drawing of Da Vinci shows the proportions of the human body. But, in a much grander sense, from the words of Da Vinci himself, “By the ancients man has been called the world in miniature; and certainly this name is well bestowed, because, Figure 5: The Vitruvian Man inasmuch as man is composed of earth, water, air and fire, his body resembles that of the earth.” And from where the star meets the circle is another symbolism for women—that man came from the womb (circle), and he inherited the beauty of the woman (pentagram). The Flower The petals of Venus also have a pleasant symbolic interpretation. Flowers are usually attributed to women, a female sexual metaphor. In Biology, flowers both have male and female reproductive parts, and they reproduce through the dispersal of pollens. It can either be through self-pollination or cross-pollination. As the cycle of flower reproduction progresses, it is obvious that flowers came from flowers themselves, or life came from life itself. Thus, this allegory brings back an age-old belief that the feminine can self-reproduce through a process called parthenogenesis. This belief claims that women can make copies of themselves, and that the male sex is a result of a mutation of the female sex-determining allosomes, the XX chromosome. Before the birth of the male sex, being a woman was being both man and woman, and that the feminine was in tune with the eternal mother, or Earth. However, this belief, including its rituals, have already been forgotten. In spite of this, the ability of women to reproduce life, as she carries an unborn child in her womb, is clear evidence of the abilities of the feminine to continue life, like a flower. That is why when a woman loses her virginity, the term used is “deflowered,” for a woman’s virginity is as delicate as a flower.
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n a world dominated by men, women tend to be easily discriminated and disrespected. Women are often seen as vulnerable and fragile, like glass. Although the law protects the rights of women, the differing treatment the two sexes receive remains evident today. In physical labor, women get easily discarded because of the perception that women are physically weaker than men. Even in a family setting, women are the usual targets of violence—may it be from her husband, her father, her in-laws, or even her brothers. Frequently, women are expected to keep a low profile, hindering them from speaking out. Although a woman is an embodiment of beauty, grace, and peace, a woman should never be afraid to unleash her inner voice. The everyday struggle of women is complicated, exactly like a mathematical problem. But this should not hinder us from making a stand and fighting for it. Tim McGraw even said, “Everyone should have their own opinion and be able to voice it. No matter what it is. Of course, that does not mean your opinion is always right. But, you’re certainly entitled to your opinion.” Here are reasons why it is best to voice out your ideas rather than keeping it to oneself.
Silence helps the oppressor. Cliché as it seems, it holds true. If you don’t seem to care, or you respond with nothing at all, it would make people think that you agree with what they think is best for everyone—and that predominating thought may be oppressive. Not everything obvious for you is obvious to all. Even if we have eyes to see what is happening around us, our assumption that everyone knows about a particular thing should be disregarded. Telling others what your opinion is can help enlighten them, or even change their perspective. Some people out there might have your thoughts as well. It may be unusual, but you will never know who agrees with your opinions unless you tell them so. Perhaps out of a hundred people listening to you, for sure there will be one who has a similar stand to yours. Remember, movements and revolutions happen because of people with the same ideas and sentiments. Women deserve more than being treated like they’re a little less. Women deserve to be treated equally. Just like the Women’s March on January 21, where thousands of people supported and joined voices in protest, we should not be afraid to tell the world what we really feel. You may be a woman, a man, or any gender you identify with in the spectrum, but your voice should never be encaged from defending what is right.~
The Chalice Another symbol of the feminine is the chalice or the cup. It is like the letter V. The chalice is most famous in Grail legends. Many enthusiasts believe that it is the cup of Christ. However, it is also the symbol of the woman, an indirect reference to the woman’s womb. In Grail legend, the chalice of Christ is said to be the cup that received the blood flowing from His side. But, this may also be interpreted differently. Is it possible that the chalice of Christ Figure 6: The Chalice is not a cup, but rather a woman? This question remains unanswered.
Figure 8: The Star of David
Figure 7: The Phallus
Moreover, the chalice is just a piece of a bigger puzzle. Before this patriarchal society, women were regarded as “bridges” to enlightenment. The male sex has the XY chromosome. The Y strand is shorter compared to the X strand. Women have the XX chromosome, which means that both strands have the same length. This implies that the feminine is complete, and the masculine is incomplete because of the short Y strand. That is why priestesses and men engage in a ceremony that lets the woman share her energy with man to fill up his missing pieces due to the short Y strand. This ceremony is done through sexual intercourse, during the connection of man and woman, or the unification of the chalice and the phallus (figure 7). This gave birth to the popular belief for the sacred feminine—because women are said to be man’s key to heaven or enlightenment. Though, this gives rise to another popular symbol, the star of David. It is not just a religious symbol. It is also a symbol of the unity of man and woman, that they need each other to achieve harmony and balance.
Photo from: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/01/21/30-photos-iowawomens-march-in-des-moines/96892964/
Weak. Inferior. A sex object. That is the woman. The society today looks at women as inferior to men, that women are just like animals. Contrary to that, women have been glorified before patriarchal beliefs took over the society. Symbols above speak of beauty, symmetry, divinity, balance, and harmony. These interpretations refer to women and are not even at par with “weak,” “inferior,” and “incapable.” Symbols may be forgotten. But, symbols are also images, and images speak louder than words.~ Photo sources: Figure 1 https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/the-pentagram-of-venus/ Figure 2 https://magic-spells-and-potions.com/symbols_for_magic_pentagram_pentacle_spiral_and_star.htm Figure 3 https://deephighlands.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/the-mystery-of-the-tetragrammaton-part-1/ Figure 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram Figure 5 https://bladeandchalice.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/pentagram-vitruvian.jpg?w=474 Figure 6 & 7 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ssvtgOnSaFU/U5ypZ1gLBtI/AAAAAAAABPs/Kyu2MCWrcIw/s1600/chalice-female-symbol.png
Photo from: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/womens-march-heads-washington-day-trumps-inauguration/story?id=44936042
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PRICES TO PAY. Love, friendship, careers, our very selves—these are things we sacrifice in pursuit of our hopes and dreams. Here are some films which tug on our hearts and reflect the sacrifices we make each day.
Michael Curtiz’ “Casablanca” (1942) Considered a classic, the story tells of a cynical American emigrant who comes across a past lover in Casablanca, Morocco—with unexpected complications.
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger’s “The Red Shoes” (1948) This romance presents Victoria Page, a ballet dancer, torn between composer Julian Craster, the man she loves, and her dream of becoming a prima ballerina.
David Fincher’s “The Social Network” (2010) Dubbed as the “film of the decade which describes a generation,” this documentary/drama traces Facebook’s early beginnings—with betrayal and lawsuits along the way.
Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” (2017) One of this year’s most critically acclaimed films tells the story of a jazz pianist who falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
(Compiled by Andre Joshua T. Aniñon via IMDb)
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country, family and to God. This competition helped me connect with other people in [South East Asia]. It also helped me become more independent, since both my parents were not there,” Tagle said. Tagle is among the newest additions to the Philippine team. “Throughout the competition, I learned different techniques and the newest equipment. It also helped me gain confidence,” she added. After her successful stint in the South East Asian Archery Championships, Tagle is back to training and practice for the
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Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand this coming March 2017. Moreover, in the team category, the Philippine team got the gold medal during the qualifying round. The team defeated Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam and had to wait for their opponent after ranking first at the end of the qualifying rounds. In the gold medal match, the Philippine team won against Hong Kong in the score 6-2. Another Silliman alumna, Olympian Jennifer Chan, also got the gold medal in the Compound event.~
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Quote of the Week
“As my sufferings mounted, I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.” -Martin Luther King Jr.