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3-PEAT WIN. Aiko Kitane of the College of Business Administration wins this year’s Miss Silliman Sapphire title. PHOTO BY John Rey Villareal

CBA named Miss Silliman Sapphire, goes for 3-peat win

By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco and Mary Abigail T. Go A JUNIOR MANAGEMENT student from the College of Business Administration (CBA) bagged the title Miss Silliman Sapphire after besting 10 candidates from other colleges last Aug. 25 at the Macias Sports Complex.

Aiko Kitane is the 70th woman to win Miss Silliman, the longest running pageant in Asia. Her victory led to the 3-peat win of CBA in the pageant.

Sophia Cassandra Diago reclaimed the crown in 2014 while Genin

Raya Amiscaray retained it in 2015.

According to Kitane, she has her college to thank for her victory because “they have already considered [her] their Miss Silliman Sapphire” since the start of the competition.

Dr. Gloria Futalan, dean of CBA, shared that the college’s secret as to why CBA excels in competitions such as Miss Silliman is the allout support from their college.

“To every activity there is an adviser…somebody looks after them. They know they are not on their own. When they participate, they know the whole college

Hermanas Sorority booth houses free clinic for dogs

By Mary Abigail T. Go and Karah Jane B. Sarita

Hermanas Sorority supports Combined Animal Rescue Endeavor (CARE) Animal Shelter by housing a free clinic for dogs in their booth for this year’s Hibalag Festival.

CARE was founded last March

by Engr. Christian Faith Lozada Crieta, in support to Dumaguete Animal Welfare Group (DAWG).

CARE Animal shelter takes care of all the captured dogs within the vicinity of Silliman University.

CARE aims to rescue, rehabilitate, and provide a home to stray, abandoned, maltreated and injured animals, mainly dogs.

Crieta mentioned that CARE

does the support, if DAWG cannot respond immediately on the reports regarding the rescue of stray dogs.

Crieta also mentioned how she came across with Grhemy Buenavista, Hermanas Sorority Treasurer. According to Crieta, Buenavista reported a stray dog with mange (now named Robina) found in Robinson’s Place.

“Robina is now in the shelter, through Ghremy that’s why we are working now together,” Crieta said.

According to Buenavista, it’s unusual for them to focus on dogs since Hermanas Sorority supports human empowerment and environmental preservation. But they came up with gimmicks like the dog show continue to page 6..

Med school holds first film festival

By Mary Abigail T. Go

BESIDES STICKING TO their goal of being five-star physicians, the Silliman University Medical School (SUMS) in cooperation with the Silliman University Medical School Students’ Association (SUMSA) held a digital film festival as a way of utilizing filmmaking as an effective and creative way of dispensing information regarding important health issues at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium last Aug. 23.

Essel Suan, SUMSA president said that the digital film festival is a first for the Med School.

Suan said that the Med School has been staging a variety show for the past years as part of their cultivation of the cultural aspect of

the 5C’s (community, church, court, classroom, and culture) in SU and they wanted to change things up as they have already exhausted ideas for singing, acting, and dancing.

They thought of the film fest when they found out that some med students are passionate about filmmaking.

“We can use filmmaking as a medium to disseminate information regarding health,” Suan said. “This is an avenue for us to tell people to care about the environment and care about people with affliction.”

The films presented were about socio-political issues present in the Philippines.

“Utong” from the seniors, tackled teenage pregnancy in unreported rape incidents continue to page 6..

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behind them,” Futalan said.

Futalan added that CBA encourages students “to give their best and not to sacrifice their academic activities.”

“Our Miss CBA [candidates] have always been beauty and brains…they are able to balance their time in academic and nonacademic activities,” Futalan said.

“Whatever the activity that CBA participates in,the culture in the college has always been that of excellence.

Whether it’s in the classroom or outside, our preparation has always been thorough,” Futalan added.

According to John Jalandoni,

adviser of the Miss CBA, they expected Kitane to win since “CBA is the home of the champions.”

“It is the overwhelming support from the dean, college, students, advisers that makes CBA stand out,” Jalandoni said.

Meanwhile, Kitane thanked her college for being supportive and for bringing to her success.

“I don’t feel honored only; I also feel so blessed because I think that CBA molds us into becoming the best versions of ourselves,” Kitane said.

According to Futalan, they are not planning to stop participating in

competitions and excelling in them “to show other students that there is no such thing as mediocrity in Silliman.”

“It’s not only the excellence in the classroom that is important; it’s also excellence in other activities that help shape them up and let them grow as a person,” Futalan said.

Kitane was also awarded as Miss Mixed Berry, Gandang Levy Salon, Best in Themed Wear and Best in Talent.

On the other hand, Jollyprim Katriz Mae Sy of the University Graduate Programs was named continue to page 6..

SUHS alumnus leads grassroots football program

By Mary Abigail T. Go

SPICY. Participants of the Suicide Tempura King and Queen category of the 9th Annual Tempura Eating Contest eat their way to victory. PHOTO BY Kenno Elum

IRS alumnus promotes cardiac rehab

By Mary Abigail T. Go

A GRADUATE OF the Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences (IRS) who is now a cardiologist gave a Balik-Talent lecture endorsing the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation last Aug. 22 at Angelo King Building.

Dr. Brian Joseph Calinawagan, the IRS alumnus,emphasized in his lecture that cardiac rehab is a cardiovascular risk reduction measure that needs to be taken to lessen the cases of possible heart attacks and surgeries.

“Exercise-based cardiac rehab is associated with lower risk of mortality. Patients in cardiac rehab program perform better than those who don’t,” Dr. Calinawagan said. continue to page 6..

FOOTBALL FOR A BETTER LIFE (FFABL), the grassroots football development program of AZKALS foundation supported

by Pru Life UK returns to Dumaguete City. FFABL held a football clinic on Aug. 20 and tournaments last Aug. 20-21 at the Rusi Open Field in Cinafranca Subdivision in Barangay Daro.

This is the second time FFABL was held in Dumaguete, continue to page 6..

Sillimanian launches book on God’s commandments

By Mary Abigail T. Go

AS PART OF the Silliman University (SU) church centennial and Alpha Rho Sigma 50th anniversary, Gabriel B. Atega, an SU alumnus, launched his book “God’s Commandments” and gave a lecture on “ At Creation.

On Liberation. In Salvation” as part of the Balik-Talent lectures at the American Studies Resource Center at the SU Library last Aug. 24.

The launch was attended by Alpha Sigma Rho members and alumni.

Ana Marie Estrabello, former Ms. Silliman, shared her thoughts on climate change, “We have so much heart for other people that we must care for the environment we live in.”

Estrabello also shared about her experiences in praising the Lord in Saudi Arabia where

they are not allowed to worship publicly, saying that it is the grace of God that keeps them going.

Rev. Noriel Capulong led the blessing and unveiling of the books together with the Rhoan alumni who were present.

Atega in his book “God’s Commandments,” talked about global warming and climate change in a different light.

“We shouldn’t be fighting off carbon dioxide; it is water causing the climate change we are experiencing right now,” Atega said.

Contrary to the popular belief that it is the “greenhouse effect”as the main cause, Atega emphasized in his book that water is causing climate change.

According to Atega, the rising temperature is just an effect of continue to page 6..

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Violence breeds violence

Three years late

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resident Rodrigo Duterte once again, slammed his critics as he singled out the United Nations (UN) for criticizing his ruthless war on drugs. In fact, the tough-talking former mayor of Davao City even threatened to pull out the Philippines from the UN last Aug. 21, should the organization interfere with his administration’s initiative regarding his unorthodox way of dealing with corruption, criminality, and illegal drugs in the country.

Tragically, more than 1,500 people have been killed since Duterte took office last June 30, which leads to fierce criticisms from the UN and various human rights groups, both with the belief of carrying a framework that respects human rights, alleviating poverty, and upholding due process of the law.

Duterte said that his government cannot be investigated despite recent reports on the spate of killings against criminals, drug users and pushers in vigilante attacks and police operations, claiming that those actions are likely perpetrated by drug syndicates currently purging their ranks.

Unfortunately, with the rise of extrajudicial killings that are happening in the Philippines, these will not only add to the misery of the poor, it will also do a severe harm to the state of the country’s democracy.

While the government claims that those deeds are done by vigilantes, unidentified gunmen, and law enforcers which are out of their control, they must be accountable for preventing those killings from developing any further.

It is also time that the government and local authorities acknowledge the fact that drug abuse should be seen as a public health scare and should not be treated with brute force because violence will continue to breed violence from the people rebelling against the government no matter how the current Duterte administration manages to inspire public fear in order to bring national cleansing and reconstruction.

The UN and various human rights groups are right in terms of combating drug abuse through rehabilitation programs in lessening drug-related crimes, eliminating impunity or the freedom from punishment, and ensuring the right to fair trial that is in line with the Bill of Rights: that everyone should be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court.

Us, as a people should recognize the law, its sanctions and proper proceedings in dealing with drug abuse. Everyone deserves a chance in proving their innocence. It is one that our president, who in fact is a lawyer, must understand. All lives matter, whether the person is a drug user or not.~

Maya Angelique B. Jajalla | Ransomed Passerine

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sillimaniansspeak Compiled by Gresheen Gift M. Libby

“What are your thoughts on President Duterte’s proposition to declare Martial Law ?”

“I know that he won’t declare martial law, as he vowed to the people he wouldn’t, unless the country is in a state of emergency. His threat to declare martial law to Chief Justice Maria Sereno, was just an example that he is the one in power and is not something he’d actually do.”

Erik Lennart Visser, Bachelor of Science in Psychology II “I’m against it. Martial Law is good especially for a country that really needs discipline.

But it actually depends on what kind of leader is governing. I’m against Martial Law in the Philippines since people won’t be able to exercise their freedom.”

Jill Silva, Bachelor of Mass Communication III

Next Issue’s Question:

“ What are your thoughts on the Miss Silliman Sapphire pageant?”

For your answers, just text the Circulation Manager (09177013806).

Indicate your full name (with middle initial), course and year.

Editor-in-chief Angelica Mae D. Gomez Managing Editor Eric Gerard D. Ruiz News Editor Mary Abigail T. Go Feature Editor Andre Joshua T. Aniñon Business Manager Julliene E. Salboro Online Editor Jedidiah Jan L. Colinco Senior News Writer Stephanie Ria L. Colinco News Writers Ray Chen S. Bahinting, Julien Marie S. Piñero, Karah Jane B. Sarita Feature Writers Junelie Anthony Velonta, John Carlos A. Plata, Merell Lystra L. Recta Cartoonist Cyd Elneth Gia C. Maclachlan Circulation Manager Gresheen Gift M. Libby Office Manager Irah Stefan T. Diao Layout Artist Gloria Gem T. Lumayag Graphic Artist John Rey L. Villareal Adviser Ronelaine B. Picardal

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Silliman Church at 100: why students still go elsewhere Micah Stefan Dagaerag | Coram Deo Dumaguete is growing. Along with this, evangelical churches in Dumaguete are increasing; both in how many people keep going to these churches and in how many new churches keep sprouting in the city. In most of these churches, youth numbers typically grow throughout any given school year. Unfortunately, in Silliman Church, this number usually goes in the other direction.

Visiting the Sillimaniana section of the Main Library, you can see in its history that students actually flock and remain in Silliman Church, even after graduation.

Today, it has become quite common to see Silliman Church members, leaving for other churches. Even a great number of students who come from local United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) opt to become active church members elsewhere. If students are not required to attend or serve in one of the church services, this number of youth attendees would get even smaller.

There are things that our founders did, that we do not do anymore, but that other churches are now doing zealously. We, in Silliman Church, have forgotten is that it is not the quality of the program, but rather the quality of the preaching. It is not about gimmicks, but about the Gospel. I write this as a former president of the SU Church Christian Youth Fellowship, a former junior elder, and an active volunteer in the youth ministry for the past 12 years.

It is now in other churches where Silliman youths find the Gospel truly believed and taught. Youths are blessed

with a sensitivity for ultimate truth, especially when it comes to the condition of their souls. They ache to hear the good news that Christ so loves them - that He gave His life and rose from death to freely save them from sin and the consequences.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” ( John 10:27). These youths seek Christ –not the “idea” or the mere “religion” of Christ – but Christ the person and the reality. We worship the Lord with excellent music and words, but we have not stopped to ask if the Lord is even listening. Youths can tell, and if they cannot find Him in a church, they have to look for Jesus elsewhere.

It is now in other churches where Silliman youths find shepherds who personally nurture them. When I was a freshman in Silliman, I had befriended someone three years ahead of me, my senior, who offered to go through a Bible course with me from his church.

We met twice a week in the library with our Bibles. We would pray for each other, and he was always willing to make time to meet if I was troubled.

In Matthew 9:36, when Jesus once saw a crowd around him, he had compassion for them, because they were “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”Unfortunately, leaders and officials in Silliman Church are typically not elected because they are seen as shepherds capable of answering to God for the souls under their care. But when youths do not find shepherds who can help them grow deeper in God’s Word,

they have to look for Jesus elsewhere.

It is now in other churches where Silliman youths hear the Bible preached clearly and consistently. Eisegesis is when preachers use the Bible in order to support their own preconceived opinions and biases. Exegesis, on the other hand, is when preachers seek to simply teach what the Bible says, divested of personal ideas or assumptions.

The Apostle Paul wrote, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Other evangelical churches, aware that they are dealing with the words of no less than God Himself, take great pains to be faithful exegetes. Sermons from Silliman Church, however,are often exercised in eisegesis. The Bible is treated like any other religious book – a source of moral and social inspiration, but not of eternal, salvific truth.

If the foundation of God really standeth sure, as it is inscribed beside the church’s door, we are the ones hacking away at that very foundation every time we fail to faithfully preach the Word of God. Apart from a total reformation and revival, it is unlikely that Silliman Church will survive to another centennial, as it is already following the example of dead churches in Europe and in the United States, who, after decades of doubting the authority of the Scriptures, effectively stopped feeding and birthing new sheep. They will run and look for Jesus elsewhere.~

Ngarag, bes Raffy Cabristante | Talking to a Wall Because August is “Buwan Ng Wika,” let me introduce you to a new Filipino word: ngarag, which means “extremely exhausted.”

Imagine yourself on your way to work at six in the morning. You’re running late and there’s flood near your apartment on Taft Avenue. Manila is ankle-deep. It’s raining cats and dogs, too. Since your pants and shoes are already soaking wet and you don’t want to get to your office in Quezon City looking like a disaster, you spend the final P100 bill you have in your wallet to take a taxi. You’re thankful for that taxi, by the way—that was the sixth taxi you hailed while standing in the flood.

You woke up early just to get on time for your 8 AM shift, but because of the intense traffic and flood, the boss still reprimands you for being 30 minutes late once you arrive at your office. The moment you sit on your desk, you’ve got loads of paperwork to finish to. You remain seated on your desk for the next eight hours, stealing a few minutes of work time for bathroom and lunch breaks.

The clock strikes five. You’re still not finished. Because you don’t want to bring your work at home (which isn’t really a very good idea), you decide to go overtime.

Fortunately, time is on your side and you manage to e-mail all the deliverables to

your boss. You immediately get a reply from him, and you’re surprised because he has a different way of saying thanks: “Lampas ka na naman sa deadline. Usap tayo bukas about your performance.”

You take advantage of the fact that you’re the only person left in the office.

You feel so disappointed at your boss’ ingratitude, you scream curses at the top of your lungs. But eventually, you take a deep breath and decide to let it go.

It’s 9 PM. You wait for a train at the MRT-3 Araneta Center-Cubao station, amid a sea of people just as sick and tired of EDSA traffic as you are. But trains aren’t a saving grace either, because the next train that arrives is packed like sardines. You have no choice; you go along with the mini-stampede created by the people pushing you in all directions. For the next 40 minutes, you’re stuck in a hot chamber that smells like sweat.

The only fact that makes you happy is that it’s payday today. But the happiness doesn’t last for long; you find a stockpile of bills outside your door when you arrive at your apartment—rent, electricity, water, phone.

You withdraw a little over half of your pay for the bills, and your plans to treat yourself with some good Starbucks coffee are ruined.

“Wala nang budget, eh. Balik-karinderya na lang tayo nito,” you think to yourself.

You lie down on your bed, thinking about Dumaguete. Because it’s Founders, you see posts from your friends on Facebook taking selfies from the Hibalag Booth Area, having a swell time. You want to go back home, too—but you don’t have enough money to buy a round-trip plane ticket. Left with no other choice, you fill your head with thoughts of home, until reality hits you— you keep asking yourself, “Why did I leave beautiful Dumaguete for this kind of life?”

That, my friend, is pretty much the world waiting for you after graduation.

The real world may look glamorous when you’re a student (trust me, I had the same mindset before), but better enjoy college life while you’re at it. Because sooner or later, you’ll realize that adulting is ngarag, bes.~ Raffy Cabristante graduated from Silliman in 2014 with a degree of Bachelor of Mass Communication, magna cum laude. Right after graduation, he went to Manila to work as a social media producer for GMA News and Public Affairs for two years. He now works with Silliman’s Office of Information and Publications as an editorial assistant.

This paper that you are reading is 114 years old. It survived a century of feisty editors, deadline-burdened writers, stressed out advisers, angry administrators, passive batches of staffers, sections of errata, heated post-mortems, delayed issues, complaining teachers, apathetic students, and the readers who make this spread the sheets to their seats after the Parada Sillimaniana. This paper prevailed even after World War II and Martial Law. Truly, the years have become evidence that the freedom of the campus press cannot easily be suppressed.

It thrives. But when it doesn’t, it survives.

Almost every year, majority of the Weekly Sillimanian (tWS) editorial board and writing pool consist of students from the College of Mass Communication (CMC). The media skill and journalistic spirit needed to responsibly run a weekly newspaper primarily comes (and ideally should come) from the college.

Correspondingly, a Mass Com student/ tWS staffer gets to experience how tangible classroom concepts and theories are, as they are all applied and tested in the tWS life.

I was a freshman Mass Com student in 2010 when I first joined tWS as one of its feature writers. I carried the campus journalism zeal from the National Schools Press Conference culture in elementary and high school. But such a background did not guarantee a flawless start at tWS. I finally did away with phrases like “terminological inexactitude” and started using more often simple words like “wrong” instead – which gives the same meaning, but epitomizes brevity. I

made this progress when I reached my sophomore year in the News Writing class of Ms. Celia Acedo. I noticed a substantial difference in my way of thinking and writing – a move from high school literary voice to a learning journalistic voice.

I remained a tWS writer that year, and all the more I saw how tWS – independent from any college in the university – was a crucial laboratory in achieving CMC’s mission as a journalism school; and how CMC’s mentorship methods remain a chief factor to the quality of tWS. Such that, if the quality of tWS deteriorates, one is not insane to deduce that CMC may be doing something wrong, or that it should be doing better.

Congruently, when tWS becomes bolder, fairer, and more accurate, it wouldn’t be unfair to give CMC credit for it.

Media is the “watchdog of the government”. The watchdog only barks alarmingly when it warns about deviants of order, such as thieves and trespassers.

It also barks when it is not properly fed, but knows how to comfort when someone is wronged, and woofs joyfully when someone does right. This is tWS’ role to the student government and to the university administration. tWS is Silliman’s watchdog for the students.

A university – especially a mass communication college – that emboldens a healthy exchange of ideas and constructive criticisms is where a campus newspaper thrives in being truthful but responsible.

A campus press prospers in the pressures of supporting strong opinions with strong facts. But it will never mature

Nakailang Acacia Na Rin Andrea D. Lim | Bringing Dead Lines to Life When calendar shifts in Philippine universities and colleges was not yet a hype, Kuya and I would go home for sembreak on the same month. We are the culprits behind Ma and Pa’s weight gain in a span of two to three weeks; he would be the one cooking various viands, and I would bake cookies and cupcakes for dessert. Lots of hearty conversations and corny jokes have already been shared together with the food on the table, but choking on a piece of pork from the spareribs Kuya cooked for lunch upon hearing his decision is one of the memories that resonates.

I was sharing some college tales to my Mom that time when my brother disrupted our chikka moment. “After I graduate, I would not step foot on our high school and my college alma mater for a long, long time,” he swore.

He shook his head, which made the details of his face blurry for me, but I could still see the depth of his eyebags and numerous pimples— the so-called “proof ” of college stress and hard work—so I did not ask what made him land on that decision. Because I get it.

In my every “what if ” question, I always put in mind what one of my most favorite professors in Silliman said: “Sometimes, the more important question is not ‘Why?’, but ‘Why not’?” While packing for my first Hibalag visit as an alumni, I hate how I understand my brother’s sentiment back then, and how it still makes sense up to now. Because this means I could see myself planning to not visit Dumaguete, especially the beloved campus it contains, too. And it is unpopular for a Sillimanian to think this

way. Falling in love with the university town is not a hard thing to do; its gentle charms would make one believe that Siquijor’s potions are not as powerful as its beauty that steals souls like mine. And honestly, where do I start in describing the campus by the sea that molds students holistically, making it worthy enough to return to?

National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose said in one of his columns for Philippine Star that the achievements of the past can either push forward or paralyze a person. Now working in a city known for its FilipinoSpanish heritage sites and dried mangoes and taking my masters in literature in a university built on a mountain (literally!), past-related memories and doubts do stagnate me sometimes, just like pausing in between folding clothes and placing these in a backpack.

Meant my stay, really lived the Sillimanian life, that kind of claim…yeah. I might not have fully made a mark in the campus, but I can truly say that “I was here.”Hence, I think that the alumni can feel the same pressure to give justice to whatever lessons, kindness, and love they picked up from great professors, classmates, and others I encountered in the four-year stay that are both the healthy and damaging kind. Maybe there is this fear of realizing that whatever these lessons are, these are difficult to apply in the real world.

The self-doubt starts when you think you are not doing enough or not as free to be passionate like before. Because one can be idealistic and still stay alive in Silliman (not really, but at least one can say ‘somehow’).

A Decade of Ups and Downs Ronelaine B. Picardal | Cancerian Introvert “What made you stay in Silliman University?” This question is not really difficult to answer for people who are confident that they are in the right track.

If someone would ask me this question, I don’t really have a definite answer yet.

It doesn’t mean though that I am not in the right track. Being a faculty of this academic institution for 10 years, I think this question is quite timely.

So, what made me stay in Silliman?

While working on this article, I realized that there are several reasons that made me not leave the halls of Silliman. But I would like to focus on

three reasons. Of course, it is an honor and privilege to serve an institution which has helped me strengthen my character, competence and faith.

Silliman has encouraged me to go beyond the routines of delivering lessons in the classroom, checking papers, and beating the deadline of submission of grades at the end of every semester. I have to go out of my comfort zone and change my perspective of what a teacher really is and what a teacher should be. Through conducting research in my own classrooms, I become more reflective of my ways in teaching. I also

if it is told to simply announce events and developments, and never question why changes exist in the first place.

A campus paper must be treated as an avenue to exercise critical writing rather than mere pages of technical writing. tWS grows from loving guidance and discipline by teachers and administrators.

Congruently, the university grows when it welcomes the questions and opinions from its alumni and students. Their dissenting opinions and questions do not come out of nowhere. Hence, their opinions must not be taken against them. Instead, they must be vehicles of self-reflections.

A paper that settles in surviving one week at a time without aiming to thrive is not a progressing paper, but a digressing one. A college and a university that allow its student publication to digress are not progressive either. CMC, tWS, and the Silliman University (SU) administration must realize that while they may not see each other eye to eye in everything, they are all allies and co-workers in achieving the mission and vision of the university: to provide and attain a whole person education anchored on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Just as the Lord corrects those He loves, I hope that the three – SU admin, CMC, and tWS – corrects in love, and accepts reproof as catalysts of growth.

Only then can progress be made. Only then can coming out weekly be a gesture of thriving, not just surviving. *The writer is a graduate of the Silliman University College of Mass Communication.

During her term as Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly Sillimanian (2012-2013), she deviated from the tradition of EICs writing the final column at the end of the school year for reasons that no longer exist.

This should have been the point of her column, had she written it three years ago.~ Also, as a fresh graduate, the now 115-yearold university seems like the only place of happy. Probably that’s why one afternoon, I asked my MA classmate what are the kind of trees I can see in Taas Café, where we usually eat early dinner before literary theory class.

And when she said “acacia,” it surprised me that I, someone who has been surrounded by more than three hundred of those, am still incapable of determining one upon its sight.

I left the city a day after graduation thinking I won’t be as happy as my college days, only to find out after a few months in another city that I could be happy. A strong shade acacia-like kind of happy? No. Highly different mountain-like of happy? Yes, and as much as I hate to admit it, I’m loving this current happiness.It is a funny kind of owning the ‘now’, of shame and irony. *** After three years, I finally asked my brother “Why not?” He replied thru a text message, saying that he would only go to his alma mater once he made a name for himself. Ah, well. I know an established name is not a requirement to visit the campus.

What the Silliman spirit acknowledges are the continuous hardworking attitude in the office, outputs that are far from halfbaked, any forms of genuine kindness and love we try to let other people encounter– anything that upholds excellence and integrity, which should always be in the present tense. Case closed; I finished packing.

PS To both alumni and future alumni, watch Liberal Arts. ~ *Andrea D. Lim is a mass communication graduate at Silliman University. She’s currently taking her masters in literature in University of San Carlos, Cebu City. realize that it is not enough to identify the problems experienced by students in the classrooms; teachers should also be “solution-seekers” or “problem-solvers”.

Moreover, Silliman has also provided me an avenue to extend my service to the community. I was given the opportunity to share insights from my research to national conferences and to facilitate a seminar-workshop to other teachers in an Asian country. So far these experiences remind how Silliman has contributed to my professional growth.

These were exhausting but immensely rewarding steps to grow as a teacher.

Another reason for staying in Silliman is the relationship and friendship I have established with my colleagues. Through the supportive and fostering atmosphere, I was able to adapt and shift to the paradigm

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Because You Made Founders Happen Michiko Bito-on | All that Jazz Dear You, I hope this letter finds you well, despite the nights you’ve stayed up and despite the caffeine running your system. I want to congratulate you after I saw posts on your wall about this year’s event line-up. Congratulations too, for organizing your department’s Balik Talent Lecture and Alumni Homecoming Night and for making sure that everyone pays their fees (or at least most of them) on time. May you find joy in the fact that your booth now standing alongside others despite how difficult it was to comply with the requirements and despite how tedious it was to instruct your booth builders to follow your design blueprint.

You might be feeling jealous because everyone who isn’t in your shoes is now enjoying this festive season, going around the Hibalag area with their loved ones or simply taking time to relax during this long university holiday. Here you are, running back and forth from the Oriental Hall to the Hibalag area to make sure that all activities run on time with no sleep and random numbers blasting your phone for information about their food stalls. I know you couldn’t help but make some mental snide remark at the freshmen chilling at the hallways or taking selfies near the booth displays.

And tonight, you will be sleeping in the office with your org mates to make sure that you prepare early for the next day.

It’s not hard to tell that you wanted to cry when you were told that you were a “screw up” when your plans didn’t fall into place, when people around begin to question your capacity as a leader, as a teammate and as a dependable friend.

Your voice started to crack when I called to check on you in the middle of the night and I knew perfectly well that your being “okay”isn’t “okay” at all. I know how badly you were stopping yourself from punching a wall from all the pent up frustrations and excuses you have been hearing from “oh, I have another meeting” to “I’m sorry my phone died.”

I saw in your eyes how sorry you were for shouting at your members because they didn’t get your instructions right the first time, for not having the initiative to control the crowd backstage when that was the only job they had.

It hurts, and trust me when I say that nobody would understand you like someone who’s gone through the same path. I wouldn’t even go as far as say that this is a part of everyone’s college life because not everyone is stupendously brave and crazy enough to take up the responsibility of being a student leader. It’s a daunting task and what you are going through is a harrowing experience only you will be able to fully comprehend. In the past, you’ve probably even been asked what benefit you would be getting from working so hard on something you lose so much sleep, money and time over.

And before you answer and wrongfully reflect that you aren’t getting

anything from being a student leader from this time of the year, I want you to pause and make a list of all the things that took place in the last few days. No, I don’t just mean the things that went wrong, but the moments when you were pushing yourself to make things happen, when you were trying to brighten up the mood of your discouraged committee members above your own pains. I am asking you to focus on these little miracles and understand that you are better, stronger and more able than what you think and what people say.

Don’t beat yourself up over things you cannot control. Life is a series of unpredictable events with zero guarantees. Regardless of how well you organize an activity, there will always be forces that could potentially foil your plans. The best thing you could do is to do your best. When that fails, let it happen. Evaluate. Learn to let it go. More importantly, learn to discern criticisms that you receive. Some people definitely mean well; others simply spew words to derail you from your goals.

Learn to take in the good and dismiss the bad. At the end of the day, we are all trying, stumbling, grappling with reality. Heck, you don’t always get to decide the cards you deal with, but only how you use them. Give a toast knowing that what you did was right for all.

Thank you for bearing with all the pressures and demands that people are putting on your shoulders. I admire how you have gracefully proven yourself in these difficult times. Be comforted that when all this is over, you will never come out shortchanged from all your hard work. You will have earned the respect of your comembers, schoolmates and alumni for providing them with a memorable Founders Week which will last for a lifetime. When all of this is over, be assured that you will finally get some rest and you will have your life back.

I hope you find hope in this little gem: when you finally graduate from Silliman, know that you will always have an edge over everyone else because you have worked and fought twice as hard to be where you are.Believe that your agony now is with purpose because you will reap from it in the long run. And yes, you will soon realize that it’s your dreams—that dream job, that dream “everything”—are easily within reach because you are not just a Sillimanian… you are a student leader of Silliman.

I am proud of you: I have been, always am and always will be. Thank you for your service.

of teaching considering that I am a Mass Com graduate. Although it was not quite an easy journey, I was surrounded with people at the English and Literature Department who have patiently raised and nurtured me as a teacher. For that, I do and will always consider this department my family, my home in Silliman. I’ve been through a lot of ups and downs, I tell you, but this family has taught me how to brace myself for unexpected twists in my teaching career and even in my personal life. I think this is the same reason of the many graduates who chose to stay in Silliman. There’s no place like home.

Lastly, I have stayed for 10 years and 3 months to be exact in Silliman because it is God’s plan. He knows what my passion has ever been since I was 5 years old. I remembered sharing what I learned from school to my playmates who could not go to school and finding joy in what I was doing. In return, they taught me how to climb trees or play luksong baka because they were good at these things. I love teaching and hope that this will last for more decades. What makes me passionate

about being a teacher? I always look forward to every semester because of the learning I can get from students.

Yes, I also learn many things from my students. Similar to what my playmates did, my students also teach me lessons about life. The experiences, emotions, sorrows, happiness, success, failures and insights they wrote on their essays provided me a picture of the lives of one generation of learners to another, the kinds of decisions they make, what kind of learners they are, etc.

A decade has passed. I still look forward to going to Katipunan Hall where our department is located to prepare for my classes and check students’ papers. I still go up (although I don’t look forward to this) to the fourth floor of Ausejo Hall to hold my Basic Communication classes. Will I still stay for another decade? If God allows me, then yes. There might be other opportunities for me to leave the halls of Silliman. However, it doesn’t mean completely leaving. Wherever we are, whether we are in, near or far from this university, the truth and faith that Silliman gave us will remain forever.~

Warm regards, Someone like you from some time ago.~ *Michiko Je Bito-on is a mass communication graduate, Magna cum laude. She is currently the Junior Program Off icer at the Fulbright Commission in the Philippines and a liaison off icer at the U.S. Embassy, Manila.

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the weekly sillimanian 27 August 2016

The Silliman Church on Its 100th Year

the weekly sillimanian 27 August 2016

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees 2016: Game-Changers of the Past Generation

#SillimanHigh100: From the Alumnus Who Didn’t Care

I did the unthinkable. I went back to my old student handbook, and opened the brief history (gasp!) section.

Who knew that SUHS,an institution that lasts for now a hundred years, is a place full of history, molded by the memories of its faculty and students?

The early years It all began in 1916, when the then-Silliman Institute awarded its first diplomas, making it the official opening of SUHS. There was no principal back then. The administration was all in the hands of Dr. David S. Hibbard, one of the founders of the would-be Silliman University.

It was in 1932 that Mr. Lorenzo B. Bernardez, the first Filipino principal of SUHS, presided over the school. After his term, several notable principals followed his footsteps.

But then, SUHS closed down.

The Philippines was caught in the middle of World War II, a worldwide problem that was a huge threat to education.

During 1947 to 1952, however, as the war came to an end, there was a

significant surge in enrolment. People were safe again. After a desperate struggle, SUHS was back on track.

The enrollees were so many, the school had to hold evening classes just to accommodate everyone! Fortunately, the rate of enrollees stabilized in 1960.

Behind the scenes The school continually developed with its daring management system.

Beginning with Mrs. Lina F. Rabor’s term in 1961 as the first supervising principal, SUHS adapted a succession of women administrators, which showed to everyone in quite a conservative, almost misogynist society back then, that women can effectively lead institutions to success just as well as men can.

The so-called “reign of women administrators” went on until 1977, when Mr. Orlando V. Magdamo took over as supervising principal. The time came, as well, for the successive batch of men administrators who were equally able to lead the school towards progress.

The list of administrators, who had worked very diligently to improve and supervise the school, goes on.

Halls of Silliman As the years passed by, SUHS not only evolved in terms of education in practice, but also in terms of its facilities. As SUHS produces more competent graduates who turn out to be successful individuals in the future, the number of donors that made the SUHS a better, cleaner, and sturdier place, grew to the thousands.

Among the most remarkable of those is the Raj Kumar Hassaram Hall, better known as the SUHS Library.

It was donated in 1993 by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Mohan Hassaram in memory of their son, Raj Kumar Hassaram, who was an SUHS alumnus and the namesake of the building.

A two-story institutional building that was constructed in 1998 was also funded by various donors in order to replace the depreciated “T-rooms” made out of nipa and bamboo.

Reforms and rewards In 2001, there was a reform in SUHS’s administration. The university came with the decision of merging the Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School departments into a single unit known as the School of Basic Education (SBE).

Yet another change was implemented in 2012, as SBE was declared as an official branch of the College of Education, merging the two. This was done in order to prepare the school towards even more intensive educational reforms such as the ASEAN 2015.

During its time of progress and continuous yearning to educate adolescents,SUHS had attained a Level II accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges, and Universities Incorporated back in 2009, and recently, Level III, making SUHS one of the very few schools to ever achieve the distinction.

ingestion of humungous textbooks), vampires (sleep is on another plane at night), and Dr. Frankenstein himself (can you imagine how many cadavers they handle?!). But unlike these creatures and characters, they don’t just spend their time haunting the Medical School halls—they live other lives as well.

One life they live each year is being a part of the Silliman University Medical School (SUMS) Variety Show, an event which showcases the talents of Sillimanian medicine students from the freshmen all the way to the senior class. The event usually comes in the form of musical or Broadway performances, but

this year, these talented medicine students are turning off the spotlights and instead polishing their lenses.

For this year’s competition, the SUMS used a medium powerful and moving—film. And being advocates for the betterment of society, all films submitted in the contest share a common theme: awareness of the

By John Carlos A. Plata

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t was not so long ago when Dr. and Mrs. David and Laura Hibbard founded Silliman University.

It was not so long ago when this university which started as an elementary school for boys first held its classes. It was not so long ago when the church was officially established as a separate congregation serving the Sillimanians now and always.

The Silliman University Church which ministers an evangelical ministry to all Sillimanians and their families, friends and neighbors, regardless of personal beliefs or religion, started with the coming of the American Presbyterian missionaries in the year 1899.

From the very first classes of the university, there were already regular services even though the evangelical congregation existed as early as 1903.

It was only later realized to have a regular church on the 6th of December, 1911 known as the Dumaguete Evangelical Church consisting of both the city’s townspeople and the Silliman community. However, due to the conflict of different interests and ministries, they reorganized a separate congregation, later known as the Silliman Student Church with Dr. Paul Doltz as its first serving pastor in the year 1916.

With a hundred years now of service to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni as its central concern, it calls for a wonderful centennial celebration this year. On its 100th year, let us acknowledge how the Silliman Church was able to withstand everything by knowing some unique features of the church only in Silliman.

Here are some interesting facts you might not know about the Silliman Church: The university certainly gives utmost

value to the Church evident with the fact that the church’s tip is the highest point in the university. Thus, no other building of the university must exceed this tip. Also, it is fascinating to witness how no building obstructs the view from the church to the sea.

The construction of the Silliman Church was not that thorough.

Before the construction was finished, an unexpected bombing of the Philippines due to the rivalry between US and Japan left the construction of the church with the walls and the roof in place only.

The very first Church service was held in the year 1950 right after the construction was finished by December 1949. The Church building miraculously survived the war.

The first ecumenical service in the Philippines strengthening the Protestant-Catholic relations was held on this very church of the university.

It was made possible with the efforts of Dr. Paul T. Lauby, President Cicero Calderon, and other members of the Silliman community. The church played a vital role in establishing this relation with the Catholics.

The university serves as the host to the annual gathering of hundreds of the members of United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), the Church Workers Convocation.

Overall, the Silliman church is a worshipping church where a proclamation of faith in Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. It is also an inspiring, serving and an equipping church where it provides an avenue for the whole body spiritual growth being able to function as the living bodies of Christ.

The Silliman Church on its centennial year might just be a not so long time ago for us all.~

Bagani, Hero

By Junelie Anthony Velonta

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hat is a hero? A writer shot in the back? A leader betrayed and remained lost in the mountains? A boy-general in the frontlines? What even is heroism? Answers are rare when it comes to things we look up to. It was almost deliberate, as if by fate.

Perhaps it was ethos that attracted us to these idols, and through these they inspire us to move against the current that weighed us down from progress.

Mandirigma, bagani: few of the words that describe the first Filipino heroes – warriors who were perfect in tales, but human in truth. Bagani, the outdated and forgotten root of today’s inspirations: our bayanis.

Once known to be warriors, they still live up to the fight as modernism takes on our lives.

What elevates a normal warrior to the state of being a bagani?

An outline by anthropologist and assistant professor Felipe Jocano Jr. tells the qualities of the old warriorhero. They must be matapang (courageous), malakas (strong), marangal (honorable), magalang (respectful), mapagkumbaba (humble), and makabayan (patriotic).

Translated, these ethics are almost too similar to the code of chivalry

in Europe, the wulin of China, and the bushido of Japan. What makes them truly Filipino is the context of the kapwa (other people), whom the bagani finds true being, existence.

Thus pakikisama, pakikitungo, and pakikiramay, words that couldn’t be accurately translated into other languages come into play.

The Filipino brand of ethos provides baganis challenges to live better than they were yesterday, through helping and protecting others. Where do we see these qualities? Lapu-Lapu was thought to defend his people, and tales circulate of his braveness and patriotism. Jose Rizal died with his thoughts on improving life for the indios which were our ancestors, and with full strength and courage did he face incarceration and death. Although not exactly humble, Antonio Luna proved his loyalty to the country through his strength, courage, and knowledge until his untimely death.

Unknown and almost forgotten, Pantaleon Villegas of Bacong led the Cebuano branch of the revolution against Spain through his talent and love of his fatherland.

Nowadays, people are in constant search of the one true “hero” of their lives, or of society. Many look to their ephemeral affection-bearers saying “he/she/they is/are the hero/heroes of my life.” Some look to politicians

Dr. Patricia Velez-Gaid Pediatrics She stood strong in her advocacy for children with special needs and efficient detection of cancer. Armed with her ideals, she made it a point to establish a special education program in Cagayan de Oro City, which served medical and dental services to those in need. Her strong initiative in serving the community was reflected as she pioneered the creation of the Chemotherapy Unit of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center, a health center specializing in the early detection of cancer, particularly retinoblastoma.

The courageous feats she has accomplished led her to become a widely-recognized and award-winning doctor in the field of pediatrics.

Dr. Susan May FerrolinoCalumpang Crop Protection and Chemical Ecology

Engr. Katsutoshi Furukawa Civil Engineering & Humanitarian Service

Being one of the bona fide “true reds” of Silliman University, she was able to utilize the Sillimanian values by making an astounding difference for society. Her many well-deserved accolades were brought upon by her expertise in risk assessment of pesticides in agriculture, and her significant contributions in the field of crop protection science and chemical ecology. A renowned scientist, researcher, and academician, she was able to pave a way for the development of safe and unobtrusive pest-control techniques that helped many Filipinos in the agricultural sector.

A compassionate man with two homes (Miyagi and Negros) he holds close to his heart, he used his intellect—further enhanced by his Silliman education—to venture into the pursuit of constant improvement.

His unparalleled passion for his work led to his success in presiding over large, widely-scoped enterprises.

Despite his corporate success, he still remains to provide volunteer service and funding to aid victims of natural disasters. His philanthropy, his ways of paying homage to his roots, and his will to address those in need further proves his undying love for his homes.

*photo sourced from http://su.edu.ph/updates/news/2162-silliman-high-centennial-teaser-video-out

By John Carlos A. Plata “A leading Christian educational institution committed to total human development for the well-being of society and environment.” This is the Silliman University (SU) vision statement. I know this because I memorized it for our Christian Living and Values Education subject back in my time in Silliman University High School (SUHS). I memorized it, but I didn’t quite understand it. All I knew was that it was full of “-tions” and “-ments.”

Ah, the memories. All those demerit slips I never submitted, those assignments I never made, those people I didn’t talk to, those organizations I never joined, those rules I ignored. Despite being an SUHS alumnus (Batch 2015), I passed through my high school life like it was a breeze. “It’s just a phase,” I said to myself when I was fresh from Cainta, Rizal, transferring to Dumaguete City for my third year in high school.

After graduation, I never really wanted to look back.

But with a deadline in front of me,

By Junelie Anthony Velonta

Engr. Elizabeth Merto Engle Engineering: Project Management

Col. Jocelyn Pancrudo-Turla Medical Service in the Military

From just moving in to Alaska in 1978 as a design manager in the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, she had already set a record as the first female engineer in the state. She further augmented this record by being the first and only woman to become the director of design and construction in the same department. Her “benchmark projects” were a huge benefit for the Alaska state itself, and after some of her more high-profile projects before her retirement, her uncanny managerial skills led her to be dubbed as the “Project Manager Extraordinaire.”

After graduating as a psychology student from Silliman University, she stepped into perilous grounds as she took on the fatigues of a military doctor in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Courageous and compassionate, her duty in the AFP proved to be of use in its mission to “win the peace.” Under her leadership, the AFP Forward Medical Responders unit was able to offer significant aid to victims of Typhoon Yolanda and the Zamboanga Siege.

Her outstanding service made a way for her to win several awards and a promotion as the Deputy Commander for Professional Service, the highest position a female doctor has ever attained in the AFP.

(Photo retrieved from https://pjacintoblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/111th-philippines-independence-day.jpg)

who have done them favors, either through life-saving or communitybuilding means. A number of Filipinos eye on popular icons and their ways of life, citing that they’re example leads to change, thus heroism. Though some of those mentioned are truly qualified, we need not look far to see

real everyday heroes.

From Luzon to Mindanao, the Philippines brands its many soldiers fighting away from civilization and family. These soldiers, although admittedly underpaid and almost outgunned, serve neither for the money nor the pride but for service

to the Filipino people. Different from the many armed echelons around the world, Philippine soldiers are famous for their resilience in the face of death. Fear was almost burnt out of the Filipino soldier as they face the many terrors of nature and conflict, all for the service of the motherland.

General Douglas MacArthur once said: “Give me ten thousand Filipinos and I shall conquer the world.” This only goes to show the tale of Filipino courage.

Almost all over the world, working Filipinos sent almost out of context toil in foreign lands for foreign currencies. Labelled “modern Filipino heroes,” these individuals deserve more than just the title. They abandon their normal lives for the sake of family, loved ones. Warriors in the modern sense, they fight attrition in foreign lands to support the futures of not only their dearest but also of the county.

Heroism has not been lost in the Philippine society; it has simply changed to the qualms of modern culture. We may look up to different individuals for acts of heroism, but do remember that heroes are there for us to flourish and flock—for the good of everyone.~

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ur thoughts on medicine students reside on the edge between reality and fiction— beneath their human veneer, we also often see creatures: ghosts (thanks to their neatly pressed white uniforms and coats), zombies (much to their

(Posters and info retrieved from the official SUMS Variety Show Facebook page.)

By Merell Lystra L. Recta

*with notes and photos from http://su.edu.ph/updates/news/2201-alumni-updates-august-15-21

perating in various fields, these Sillimanians live their lives in dedication to our society’s progress and development. Here are this year’s recipients of the prestigious Outstanding Sillimanian Awards.

(Photo retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org)

The students in the SUMS prove that they do not just excel academically, evident in their yearly procurement

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To another century K-12 has come. And as SUHS splits into two: Senior High School and Junior High School, Silliman’s resilient preparations made sure that the school we know and love still stands, and still evolves, to this day.

The next step for SUHS? “Full digitalization.”

A school-wide adaptation to modern technology that would help attune students and faculty for 21st century learning.

As SUHS celebrates its centennial celebration and looks toward the future, it is primed with innovative plans, improved buildings and facilities, new administrative setups, and a revised curricular focus along with an added senior high school component.

And as a Christian institution, no matter how much SUHS has changed over the years, it continues to guide students with the Christian principles that is the Silliman motto itself: via, veritas, vita. This is the enduring legacy of SUHS. Dr. Earl Jude L. Cleope, dean of the College of Education, said, “Without [SUHS], Silliman would never have become a university.”

As I closed the handbook, I remembered the joyful experiences I did have, the people I did become friends with, the activities I did join. I realized, that no matter how much I saw the last years of my high school life in SUHS as dull and boring, there had been those tiny shards of memories I still hold close to my heart. With just those, I can never regret being an alumnus.

“Total human development.”

Now I know what the vision statement truly means.~ *with notes from Silliman University High School Student Handbook, su.edu.ph/colleges/sbe, https://www. facebook.com/SillimanUniversity/ videos/1418875511459728/

various socio-political issues plaguing our society today.

For the very first ever “SUMS Digital Short Film Festival,” four short films were presented at the Luce Auditorium on the afternoon of Aug. 23: “Utong,” “Laom,” “Hugyaw sa Ilang Kahilom,” and “Sala.”~

Translated as “their loud silence,” “Hugyaw sa Ilang Kahilom” vocalizes the story of Nadine, a graduating nursing student who is also pregnant. Troubled to finish her final year, she relies on the support of her OFW mother and best friend Norris to guide her through the way. Her father, however, denies her from any love and acceptance.

Eponymously titled after the Visayan term which means “pushing and bearing down upon childbirth” or “enduring life’s trials,” “Utong” is a film which centers on the story of two innocent and impoverished girls: Julie, a working student who falls for a cheerful boy; and Nene, a child vendor who sells peanuts to aid her mother and evade her father’s violence.

Having the Visayan term for “sin” as its title, “Sala” heightens the suspense in the life of Yana, an innocent girl who finds herself involved in a druginfluenced crime. Realizing that the victims of the act were people she knew, including her best friend Christie, Yana is stuck at a crossroad.

of a 100% passing rate in the board exam. They also excel in music, dance, and this year, film—along with the

passion to carry a strong message relevant to the society. They aren’t just the zombies, the vampires, the Dr.

The story of “Laom” shines light upon an invidual whose name reflects the title’s meaning: Hope is a college student who, just like every other student, strives to make her parents proud. When she and her family is besieged by a problem, she spirals down into a hole of mental illness. In desperate measures, her family blames the lack of an effective health care system.

Frankensteins that we think of. They are a different creature all-together; a breed that is intelligent, time-

efficient, and versatile. They truly know how to mesh medicine and film into one.~

6 twsroundup from page 1 CBA named.. the Cover Girl while Michelle Lynn Wilkins of the High School Department bagged the Headline Girl title.

Dallie Guillen of the College of Education and Ellisse Anne Dolleton of the Medical School ranked 3rd and 4th runners-up, respectively.

Dolleton bagged the People’s Choice Award, Miss Photogenic, Miss Wow Them, Best in Production Number, and Best in Evening Gown.

Glynese Micole Ikeda of the College of Engineering and Design won the Miss Silliman Foundation award, Miss Mags, and Miss Fitbox. Stacey Lu Castor of the Institute of Clinical Laboratory from page 1 Hermanas Sorority.. and puppy kissing booth since most of their members are dog lovers.

“It’s time to help the dogs na pud kay usually fraternities are only supporting those people who are less unfortunate.” Buenavista said.

According to Crieta, they are also aiming to help gain points for the Hermanas Sorority, the pioneering organization that supported them.

“So with that we can help animals as well as students,” Crieta said.

In addition Hermanas Sorority, CARE Animal Shelter, in partnership with Gentle Paws held a dog fashion show entitled “Show off your dog” last Aug. 23, 8 pm - 9 pm at the Hibalag Festival. from page 1 Med school.. and young househelp workers.

“Laom” from the juniors, talked about mental illness, its causes, implications, and the taboo of people being afraid of it. They also touched how slow the response of the government is to health problems.

“Hugyaw sa Ilang Kahilom” from the sophomores, relayed the effects of a broken family and a student seeking love and care outside the comforts of home. It also briefly touched abortion.

“Sala” from the freshmen, portrayed about the abuse of illegal drugs. It centered on why a person engages

from page 1 SUHS alumnus.. the first was last June 2015.

Sciences was named Miss Tubig The first day was led by Graham Pilipinas and Miss Professionalism.

Sy was named Darling of the Press, Caygill, a Filipino-British football player based in Manila. He, with and shared the Miss Congeniality award some young football players of with Rhobie Ruaya of the College of Dumaguete, taught football to Mass Communication and Aliah Jehan underprivileged kids in the city.

Jandog of the College of Nursing.

“I was very impressed with the Valerie Durias and Paula Izzabela Estoy organization and the standard of represented their colleges, the College players in Dumaguete,” Caygill said. of Arts and Sciences and the Institute “The coaches were brilliant and of Rehabilitative Sciences, respectively. they’re doing a fantastic job teaching As part of the 70th anniversary of and inspiring the young footballers.”

Caygill said that he is honored the pageant, 12 past Miss Silliman to help teach this generation of winners were present at the event. footballers. He has seen great Verna Loo, Miss Silliman 1960, was players with great potential and the oldest among those present.~ he hopes that he we was able to inspire them in chasing their The event promotes the footballing dreams through the clinic.

Caygill mentioned that the adoption of dogs at the Hermanas kids impressed him and talked of Sorority Booth by showcasing Drexler Valencia, who hails from “Caramel” a dog open for adoption. Dumaguete who is now under the More than 15 dog owners Little Azkals program and has participated in the event. been to UK for football training.

Aside from their participation For the second day, Reffix Cuaresma, in the Hibalag, CARE is a Dumagueteño, an alumnus of asking for Sillimanians’ SUHS Batch ‘99, and is part of support in their activities. IRS alumnus.. from page 1 CARE is need of animal lover Cardiac rehab makes use of volunteers, dog food donations, physical activity to prevent heart vaccine and other dog medications, problems such as arteriosclerosis disease and cage donations, shelter material cardiovascular donations (Interlink wire / coronary artery disease or restore back to health those patients Bamboo splits / Lumber / who underwent cardiac surgeries.

Nails), and any in-kind donation Calinawagan also mentioned for the rescued animals.~ that physical therapists should support the implementation and practice of cardiac rehab Cardiac rehab that a physical on it and what a person becomes therapist could perform with under the influence of drugs. prescription of a cardiologist “Hugyaw sa Ilang Kahilom” and from page 1 “Laom” topped the festival, but in the Sillimanian launches.. the humidity of the atmosphere end, “Laom” bagged the best actor, caused by water, not carbon dioxide. best actress, and best picture awards.

“We have to subdue the natural The proceeds of the digital film forces of the earth. If we fail, festival will go to the funding of everything will die,” Atega said.

This subduing of the earth consists the representatives of SUMS for a of reforestations because the reason regional conference this September. why water can’t be kept on the Suan stressed that they want to give out a message that here in SU, they are not only med students but they are also inclined to other activities especially By Karah Jane B. Sarita those with social relevance. ~ A VIRTUAL LAB-SIMULATION room was featured during the College of Nursing’s open thank everybody for the education house as part of the founder’s and the training, and the love week celebration last Aug. 23.

The main objective of the event is to that I received from everybody.”

Mr. Lao also assured that his inform the public about the existence ongoing scholarship program for of their virtual lab, how it operates, high school students will continue and to expose them to simulation.

“Probably to some, simulation is “for many years to come,” due new especially virtual simulation, to Silliman’s heritage of quality so we let them experience this so education. Eight students are that they know what to do and currently enjoying this program. how to react because simulation has Following the inauguration, been proven to be a very effective Mr. Lao’s wife, Lina, was also tool,” said Asst. Prof. Osel Sherwin conferred the O rder of Horace Y. Melad, virtual lab coordinator.

Mela added that simulation can be B. S illiman, an honor given to her husband last March. part of learning through virtual means.

The facility is part of Program On Mr. Mariano Lao, also Leadership and Excellence in Nursing graduated from S illiman (POLEN), a project of the College Universit y High S chool of Nursing in coordination with in 1957, is a successful Dr. Evalyn Abalos, the dean of the business t ycoon. ~ *with notes f rom su.edu.ph.

AIMING TO PROVIDE students a place to eat and to hold academic and extracurricular activities, the Mariano and Lina Lao Hall Activity Center was opened last Aug. 22 at Silliman University Junior High School.

Although it is located at the Junior High School Department, the facility is also accessible to other academic units as well.

The activity center is named after its donors, Mr. and Mrs. Mariano and Lina Lao. Mr. Lao said that the hall is a materialization of his dream, “I had a dream while I was studying here... that someday I will come back to Silliman to

or gloves, I try to always help out as much as I could.” Cuaresma added.

As a player who only started by dreaming of becoming a national team footballer, Cuaresma advices kids to never stop dreaming and just continue training because there are now opportunities in the Philippines such as the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and National Collegiate Athletic Association who gives full scholarships and there is now a professional league in the United Football League.

Over eighty-five teams from football clubs from all over Negros have participated in FFABL. The Dumaguete leg of FFABL coorganized with the Negros OrientalSiquijor Regional Football Association (NOSIRFA), Herodotus Society of Silliman University, Batch ’77 of Silliman High School, the Office of Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Remollo, the Office of Negros Oriental Governor Degamo, the Baragay Council of Daro, Oldskul FC, Daro Boys and the Silliman Univeristy Alumni Affairs.~

include patient assessment, exercise training, physical activity counseling, smoking cessation, nutritional counseling, weight management, lipid management, blood pressure management, diabetes management, psychosocial counseling, sexual counseling, and alcohol drinking counseling.

St. Lukes Medical Center, and recently, the hospitals in Cebu are practicing the complete cardiac rehab program but only few patients are in the

program for there is a wrong referral from other cardiologists.

Calinawagan also mentioned that the biggest problem for the cardiac rehabilitation is that it is costly. He said that Philhealth should include this to their affiliated rehab programs.

Dr. Lynn Olegario, an IRS faculty, mentioned that in the new specialty facility currently being constructed in SU Medical Center, the therapy center may include a cardiac rehab facility.~

ground is that we are cutting out trees storing up to 80 per cent water.

Atega also mentioned that the melting of the ice caps is a natural thing which is called thermal maximum.

“The ice is naturally slowly melting, but humans are fasttracking its depletion,” Atega said.

Atega had prepared a presentation for the three aspects of his book but was only able to discuss creation because of time constraints.

The proceeds of the book sales will be equally shared by the Alpha Rho Sigma and SU Church.~

said college and Silliman University.

According to Melad, anyone can see and take a tour of the facility, even after founder’s day, provided that they make arrangements.

Along with the virtual lab tour is an ear acupuncture using the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol lecture and demonstration

by Asst. Prof. Rochie C. Cagara.

It tackled the five point NADA Protocol for treatment particularly of addiction and other conditions.

“This is important because this is one of the treatment modalities under alternative health care system which we see as something that is vital especially that we are under primary health care approach which encourages the use of traditional treatment modality,” said Asst. Prof. Rowena M. Turtal.

The lecture aims to promote awareness, encourage other people to attend the training about

ear acupuncture this coming October, and promote the use of acupuncture, in relation to the use of alternative healthcare modalities.

“It’s refreshing; the series of lectures are quite refreshing to us Alumni, and it’s wonderful to hear from all of the graduates or the alumna who have gone here and have graduated in 1973, and to know their experiences abroad, in the US,” Shari Grace A. Umbac, BSN-RN Batch 2010, commented.

“And it’s inspiring because after so many years that have passed, they still came back here in their alma mater to serve and to impart all of their knowledge, their skills, and their compassion in the field of nursing,“ she added.

Students from Negros Oriental State University and Foundation University, professionals from La union, Manila, Zamboangga, Dumaguete, visitors from Cebu, and students attended the event.~

and the beauty of embracing the Filipino culture while showcasing the talents and wit of the candidates.”

The pageant, which was held right after the Parade of Lights at the opening night of Hibalag Booth Festival, was participated by six different student organizations sectors.

Martin Bryan Ganser and Angela Anne Enriquez from the business sector were crowned 1st runner up while Kenneth John Mendez and Marianne Zamoras from the health sector won the 2nd runner up award.

Among those candidates who represented their respective sectors were Marielle Buscato and Renz Macion (socio-civic and special interests sector), Trisha Bautista, Charles Bryan Aton (regional sector)

Franz Khyte Bihag, John Christian Lado (arts and sciences sector).

Renz Macion, the best speaker and representative form the sociocivic and special interests sector, said “as a student and being able to participate in the first ever Hibalag Booth Festival King and Queen is a perfect opportunity for me to showcase what my country has.

Murag that night it felt like more than wearing our culture through our festival costume; it was a night of showcasing the whole person kind of Silliman education since it comprises 5 Cs and one of which is Culture.”

He added that the pageant highlighted the opening day of Hibalag with the theme, “Embracing the Filipino Culture.”~

Frat-Sor sector crowned Hibalag Festival King and Queen

By Ray Chen S. Bahinting

HISTORICAL. Dr. Crispin Maslog signs a copy of his book entitled Grassroots Journalism: Early History of the College of Mass Communication last Aug. 25 at the MultiPurpose Room. PHOTO BY Santia Onnycha Ursabia

the AZKALS foundation, cleared his schedule to fly in for FFABL. Cuaresma is a product of the Negros Oriental-Siquijor Regional Football Association program. A former Azkals goalkeeper, he played for the national team from 20012008 and from 2011-2014. At present, Cuaresma is the playing goalkeeping coach of Stallions FC; he also runs his own goalkeeping academy called 1GKAcademy.

Cuaresma said that he is always thrilled to come back to his hometown to share his coaching abilities, his experience, his failures, and his success through the love of the game.

Cuaresma said, “Dumaguete is where I got opportunities to play football. So, whatever achievements I have done or wherever I have been to, I will never stop looking back to Dumaguete and I’m not going forward without taking Dumaguete behind my name.”

“I don’t just come over for big events like this. I always see to it that when I meet people in Dumaguete, and they ask for jerseys

College of Nursing conducts virtual lab tour and demo

SUJHS launches activity center

By Mary Abigail T. Go

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BOTH REPRESENTATIVES OF the fraternity-sorority sector of Silliman University won the first ever “Hibalag Booth Festival (HBF) King and Queen” last Aug. 19 at the Hibalag booth area.

John Lee Favor, from the Mona Lisa society and Maria Rica Babanto, a sophomore Bachelor of Science in Administration major in Entrepreneurship, were hailed HBF King and Queen and won the Best in Talent award.

According to Sweetheart Abbygaile Teope-Loygos, HBF King and Queen Committee head, “[The objective of this pageant is] to convey to the Sillimanians the importance

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ROAM THE WORLD O’ER NEAR AND FAR. Sillimanians are known to excel in their respective fields. Here are some people who brought the Silliman spirit to great heights.

Carlos P. Garcia The eighth president of the Philippines, and the fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines, he initiated the Filipino First Policy, which paved way for Philippine economic independence.

Claire Delfin After graduating from Silliman University in 1999, she went on to become a well-known journalist from GMA-7, serving as a correspondent in the 24 Oras.

Juanita Amatong Currently a member of the Monetary Board of the Philippines, not only did she become Secretary of Finance from 2003 to 2005, but she also served as the first woman executive director in the World Bank Group of the Philippines.

Eddie Romero Using his talent, intellect, and skill acquired from Silliman University, this film director, producer, and screenwriter became one of the most influential persons in Philippine cinema.

Simeon Toribio Excelling as a Sillimanian athlete, he was one of the only few Filipinos who were able to win a medal in the Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the high jump event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Angel C. Alcala Gaining inspiration from the campus by the sea, he has given unparalleled contributions in the field of Philippine marine development and ecology. His works led to more than thirty years of experience and his designation of National Scientist of the Philippines.

Compiled by John Carlos A. Plata via http://www.famousscientists.org/angel-alcala/, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0739388/, http://biography.yourdictionary.com/carlos-p-garcia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Delfin,en.wikipedia.

SU to save on energy costs with launching of solar panels

By Stephanie Ria L. Colinco

SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) will now start to run on solar power and save on annual energy costs after the blessing and switchon ceremony of the university’s solar power facility last Aug. 23.

The installation of the solar panels in the Robert B. and Metta J. Siliman Library, Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium and the College of Business Administration building started last May 2016. Fifteen more buildings will be installed with the solar panels and are expected to finish by December 2016.

When all installations will be completed, the solar panels are said to generate 1.2 megawatts of power which can cover 98% of the university’s power consumption.

The project started last 2015 with Orion Group International, Inc. and their target to make SU the biggest solar-powered campus in Asia. The $2 million-worth 1.2 megawatt solar energy project was donated by Orion.

Rynor Jamandre, executive vice president of Orion, said SU can cut costs from its estimated monthly power bill of Php4 million. He added that with the savings, the university can buy more books, computers, desks and chairs, and can even construct new buildings.

According to Dr. Ben Malayang III,

SU president, the solar panel project is a “win-win situation”for the university, its students, and the environment.

“Any cost saving in a university, such as a private university in Silliman is always a matter of reducing pressure for tuition and fees among our students while at the same time improving our ability to provide benefits to our faculty and staff. We believe that the calculus of the whole thing is win-win for everyone especially the environment,” Malayang said.

Malayang added that this project is SU’s way of “walking the talk” in academic institutions pledging to care for the environment.

The University Gymnasium, Instructional and Multimedia Center, Emilio T. Yap Hall, Luz Ausejo Hall, William Barry Thompson Hall, Olivia Villaflores-Yanson Hall, Mary Marquis Smith Hall, James W. Chapman Science Complex, Uytengsu Foundation Computer Center, Silliman Complex Annex, Charles Batchelor Building, Cicero D. Calderon Hall, Elementary School New Building, James F. McKinley Hall, and Dr. Angel C. Alcala Environmental and Marine Sciences Laboratories will also be installed with the solar panels this year.~ *taken from philippinesdaily. org, news.pia.gov.ph, su.edu.ph, and theweeklysillimanian.com

4 MassCom alumni present BalikTalent lectures for CMC Golden Jubilee

By Julien Marie S. Piñero

IN CELEBRATION OF the Golden Jubilee of the Silliman University (SU) College of Mass Communication, four successful and distinguished alumni from the college were invited to speak in the Balik-Talent lectures last Aug. 24 at the Audio Visual Theater 1.

The speakers of the event were Agnes Tan-Taliman, a former communication officer in the United Nations Development Program, Andrea TrinidadEchavez, communications specialist USAID-COMPETE, Marissa Ngan-Dames, COO & President of DTC Promos Inc., and Ed Dames, a former events and sports marketing director in Leo Burnett Manila and Chairman & CEO of DTC Promos Inc. Agnes Tan-Aliman discussed about Corporate Communications and recalled about her college life.

She noted that their influences during their time were accuracy and fact-checking. “We were in the age of rock but we taught we were rockers, ” said Tan-Aliman.

Aliman recalled an advice from her former news editing professor, the late Mr. Fontillera “show no mercy in editing.” She said that writers should not feel bad and not hesitate about revising their article multiple times. “I’d rather be caught dead than be caught ungrammatical,” she said.

According to her, a journalist should have a fair sense of the issues going on. “It doesn’t matter if you are in team Duterte, a yellow team or a red team… the important thing is you get to the truth,” she reminded the audience.

Aliman also mentioned that writers are oftentimes caught

between deadlines and sometimes due to this; the quality of the paper suffers. But she emphasized that journalists should make sure that the quality of the article must be achieved.

Meanwhile, Andrea TrinidadEchavez discussed about the groups supporting hemophilia in the Philippines. She said that through public relations, she was able to reach a wide range of audience who can help people with bleeding illness.

Although the battle to inform the masses about hemophilia will be difficult, Echavez said that “keep your dreams alive…remember all things are possible if you believe.”

Marissa Ngan-Dames, COO & president of DTC Promos Inc. discussed about the importance of determination in business. Mrs. Dames said that the first business she had was selling dried fish or bulad.

Now, the once bulad seller is the owner of one of the best advertising companies in the country.

Mrs. Dames advised, “go over your dreams with a passion…always keep that fire in your belly going, and do business with a purpose.”

The chairman and CEO of DTC Promos, Inc., Ed Dames, gave 5 tips for success: find something you’re passionate about, focus your energy on being the best at what you do, get a mentor, keep evolving and pass the knowledge on. “Be the best of what you can do,” Dames added.

This event was brought by Silliman University College of Mass Communication in cooperation with Sillimanians in Metro Manila (SIMM).

The College of Mass Communication is celebrating their 50thGolden Jubilee with the theme, “How to Stay Relevant in the Digital Age.”~

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SU Church commemorates Presbyterian missionaries

By Karah Jane B. Sarita

“PERHAPS WE STILL are missionaries, we all are missionaries, and perhaps, as far as I’m concerned, that’s the most important message, and that’s the most important medicine, the most meaningful treatment that you’d hear,” Prof. Leonor M. Briones said during the midweek service in memory of the Presbyterian missionaries last Aug. 24 at SU Church.

SU Church invited Secretary of Education Briones as one of the speakers of its midweek service for its centennial celebration.

Briones talked about the life and service of the Presbyterian missionaries who came in the Philippines and if the “famous missionary spirit” is still alive.

According to Briones, she has always thought missionaries were forever but now she is asking herself

where all the missionaries are.

Briones added that maybe we just have to search for a new meaning of what it means to be missionary. According to her, the real challenge is that wherever people are, they just have to stay faithful to what the missionaries have taught them here in the university which is Via Veritas Vita.

Briones is the current Secretary of Education. She is also an Outstanding Sillimanian in public administration, former National Treasurer of the Republic of the Philippines, and former chair of the SU board of trustees.

The “three-fold mission” of the church was also remembered and celebrated. That is the “three rocks” symbolizing the elements of the Presbyterian Mission Works.

The “Rock of Instruction”, symbolizing the Lord Jesus Christ’s ministry of teaching, was introduced by Pastor

January Alpuerto. According to Alpuerto, this rock will remind everyone of God’s inspired, inspiring and self-sacrificing teachers of the Christian faith.

The “Rock of Proclamation”, representing the Lord Jesus Christ’s ministry of Preaching, was introduced by Rev. Mark B. Augusto.

“With that rock we will remember the Presbyterian Mission partners who scattered the seeds of faith in this region and fervidly preached the Word with the wisdom of God,” Augusto stated.

The “Rock of Healing”, symbolizing the Lord Jesus Christ’s ministry to the sick, was introduced by Rev. Leny I. Jovita. According to Jovita, this rock will remind everyone to share the warmth of God’s embrace, engage in the healing of the pains of God’s people and the healing of the wounds of God’s creation towards shalom.~

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Woodcarving exhibit from Siquijor displayed in Luce

By Karah Jane B. Sarita

From Kanheron, an American Old West museum in Siquijor, a woodcarving exhibit is presented from Aug.16 to 31 at the Claire Isabel McGill-Luce Auditorium foyer.

The woodcarving exhibit is made

by Mr. Daryl Y. Cuaresma. Cuaresma studied art and architecture but never completed either. At age 43, he pursued Western American art which then became his occupation. Later, he started to develop and experiment his own style of etching and burning.

The exhibit in Luce consists of Layun of Kanheron (Lion),

Husky (Dog), Pate Rider (Clint Eastwood), My Ole Fren (Horse), Golden Heart (Eagle), Sugarol (Rooster), and Secretariat.

“For me, it’s to showcase the gift that our country has. We’re blessed with natural resources and with this kind of art, [which is] actually mixed with American arts, it showcases that we are one with nature ...” Jeya Baylosis, Luce Auditorium usherette, said.

A senior high student, Iniaki Montenegro said, “I think it’s very beautiful, it’s so creative to use [wood] this way. Who would’ve thought? We use wood all the time to build houses and boats … you can

certainly feel strong emotions just by looking at [the woodcarvings] ….”

According to Montenegro, it is important not only for students, but also for people in general to look at art because society is full of problems. With art, they can get a diversion for a short time and relax.

“When I look at the lion, I just feel power and majesty and so, it’s important that we look at these [woodcarvings] so we could feel [emotions] and be inspired,” Montenegro added.

Kanheron was opened last 2015 by Cuaresma and his wife Maribel Sumalpong.~

SURE Party holds mini-lecture series on leadership

By Angelica Mae D. Gomez

CELEBRATING 36 YEARS of service, the Students Union for Reforms (SURE) Party, the first and oldest existing student political party in Silliman University (SU), held the “Usaping Bughaw” lecture series with past SURE party members last Aug. 24 at the Audio Visual Theater 1.

The speakers of the event were Rona Marie Namocatcat, Joebert Ocau, and Atty. Sheila Lyn Besario.

The “Usaping Bughaw” was part of the Blue Summit; a series of events that brings together some of SURE party’s elders and alumni.

According to Shaina Dawn Navarro, SURE party chairperson, this lecture series will provide people and current members of the party a glimpse and insight on the leadership legacy of SURE party carried by the SURE party leaders before.

“It will also give them a chance to know more about their alumni and knowing the alumni, it will grant them the global network that they need especially when they go out of the university,“ Navarro said.

The first speaker, Rona Marie Namocatcat, is a registered medical technologist currently taking up medicine in SU Medical School.

She was also the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) president from 2013 to 2014.

Namocatcat talked about her personal experiences as a student

leader.

“Every leadership position that we hold is something that we should not take for granted because it is something that only happens once in our lifetime,” Namocatcat said.

Namocatcat said that in order to succeed, student leaders should help build one another to grow.

“As a member of not just a political party but as a member of this family, we need to help build one another and not take envy if other people exceed our own achievements,” she said.

Namocatcat advises the students and aspiring student leaders to innovate, build good working relationships, work to serve others, accept criticisms and guidance, and inspire people.

She also added that in whatever a person does, God’s purpose will always prevail.

“If there is anything that I’ve learned through many years, our success lies through His plans…

Not in your plans, not in your own strength,” Namocatcat said.

The second speaker, Joebert Ocau, is a mass communication graduate of SU and the college’s representative in the SUSG assembly in his time.

Ocau talked about the importance of putting people and perspective first when it comes to service.

“I realized that leadership authentic leadership, demands commitment,” Ocau said. “It demands time, it demands attention,

it demands sacrifice, and most importantly, it demands the ability to deal with people well.”

He added that it was from SURE party that I learned how to deal well with others and eventually, lead others.

According to Ocau, humility is a very important aspect of leadership.

“We have to realize that no one has a monopoly of knowledge,” he said.

“Among that line, we have to realize, any good leader realizes that there are always people better that us. Whether you like it or not, there will always be people better than us. Let’s do our best, work hard, no one can question that.”

The third speaker, Atty. Sheila Lyn Besario, is the current dean of the SU College of Law and past SURE party member.

Mirroring the words of the current SU Honoris Causa awardee, Dr. Rolando V. del Carmen, Besario said that “books, they give you your academic excellence, but it’s cocurricular activities that give you a life.”

“Remember that your goal here in Silliman is to get a degree but you have to get a degree and at the same time make it a meaningful academic life,” Besario said.

Succeeding Blue Summit events after the lecture series are the Gala Dinner (Aug. 25), the Fellowship Dinner (Aug. 26), and the Family Fun Day (Aug. 28). ~

Masscom launches history book during its 50th anniversary

By Ray Chen S. Bahinting

IN CELEBRATION OF its 50th Golden Anniversary, the College of Mass Communication launched a book documenting the history of the college last Aug. 25 at the Silliman University Multi-Purpose Room.

Entitled Grassroots Journalism: Early History of the College of Mass Communication, the book is written by Dr. Crispin Maslog, former director of the former School of Journalism and Communications.

The book contains five chapters: 1. In the Beginning the Word Was To Fight Communism 2.Building a School of Journalism Outside Metro Manila 3.Martial Law Years: Bumps on the Road 4.Beyond Martial Law – Innovations in Communication Education 5.By Its Fruits a Tree is Known: The Lives of 73 Alumni

Its appendices include the list of college alumni from 1967 to 2015, list of alumni who became editors of Portal and the Weekly SIllimanian and a record of the total number of enrolees through the years.

Maslog, who authored Campus Stylebook: A Guide to Writing and Editing for Popular Publications,said that the thought of writing a history book about the college was last 2014. “[This is] the best way to commemorate the 50th Golden Jubilee of the college in 2016.”

All proceeds from the sales of the book will be donated to a Trust Fund for scholarships for Silliman Mass Communication students, and for faculty research and professorial lectures.

The 200-page book is in a coffee table format, containing rare photos of the college from the early years of the school.

The book costs Php 1,200. It is available at the Office of Information and Publications located on the third floor of the Leopoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall.~

2-in-a-row. CBA wins this years SU Cheerdance Competition. PHOTO BY Kenno Elum