tWS 2022-2023 4th Issue

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119 years

| VOL. XCIV NO. 4 | FRI 04 NOVEMBER 2022

Award-winning director returns to SU with Hindu epic adaptation

SITA'S LAST DAY. Xela Ubalde as Sita, confronts the changing roles of being a "woman", during last full show of Sita:Ramayana Revisited at the Luce Auditorium | Photo by Francis Ryan Pabiania

N AT H A N I E L E . C A R A M PATA N A making the university its AFTER SHUTTING down its stepping stone for future success. roadshow for 32 months due to During the past years, the COVID-19, Steven Fernandez, show was performed in cities co-founder of the Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG), and states like Singapore, New returned to Silliman University Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, New to kickstart a nationwide tour York, California, and Ayodhya. of one of his authored works, Some of its audiences ALLIANAH JUNNICE F. BOLOTAULO “Sita: The Ramayana Revisited.” included Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan, “Sita: The Ramayana Bharatanatyam guru, Narendra JULIO ANTONIO YOLDI, a Revisited” started on Oct. 21 at Modi, Prime Minister of India, H.E. grade 11 student from Silliman the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Tesso Sisowath, Prince of Cambodia, University Senior High School, Auditorium and ended on Oct. 22. and Anita Bose, Ramayana scholar.

Sillimanian competes in internat'l football tournaments

competed in two international football competitions this year.

Yoldi was part of the Philippine national team that went to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 Youth Championship in Indonesia and the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Under-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifier in Jordan. After spending months in the United States to train, Yoldi joined the national team tryouts in Bacolod where he was selected to be among the 30 players for the camp in Manila. Of the 30 players, only 23 were chosen for the team’s final lineup in the tournaments. CONT. ON PAGE 4...

For the tour, the show was first performed in the Philippines at Silliman University,

Moreover, Xela Ubalde, the and “Sita: The Ramayana Revisited” actress of Sita, said that her role is one of the most notable portrayed the difficulty of women stories that fit his advocacy. having no choice in choosing their He explained that his version of the identity, but, despite this burden, Ramayana focuses on the importance bearing a powerful role in society. of how modern-day women “Sita is showing that even though present themselves. According to we, women, are stereotypically seen Fernandez, modern-day women as submissive, we have the power to are independent, do not offer blind give love, faithfulness, and loyalty obedience and loyalty, and can make to the people we value,” she said. decisions similar to those of men.

But he said that it is up to the audience’s interpretation of the play. “I In an interview with tWS, will not dictate what they’re [the show] Fernandez said that 90 percent of his plays focus on women empowerment, supposed to mean,” Fernandez said

After the show’s final day at the Luce Auditorium, Fernandez and his crew headed back to Iligan City. They performed “Sita: The Ramayana Revisited” to its local audiences on Oct. 27 and 28. tWS

SUSG reports sexual perpetrator sent to psychiatric center STEFAN R. SALDON SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY Student Government (SUSG) announced that the sexual perpetrator, Basilio Reboton, was placed in the Talay Psychiatric Center Tuesday, but was denied since he had no family to assist his needs. Through the SUSG’s initiative to take action, alongside the collaborative work of the Dumaguete City Police Station and City Social Worker, Reboton was temporarily placed at the Women Crisis Center at Calindagan Barangay Hall, under the care of Barangay Captain Pahayahay.

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Glorifying Resilience

Captain Pahayahay brought Reboton back to the Talay Psychiatric Center last Friday due to his mental disorder based on the center’s records. If no progress is made, he will be brought home to his relatives in Bais City. Due to Reboton’s mental issues, the Local Government Unit (LGU), City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), and City Health Office were also involved in the case. SUSG President John Cristian Entrata gave his thanks and sympathy to all the victims and to those who

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The Best Silliman Restrooms

decided to take a stand and shared the proper guidance the victims their stories to address the concern. may need due to the traumatic encounters with the perpetrator. Furthermore, he said he SUSG Advocacy Committee hoped that the SU Administration increases security both inside Chairperson, Margaret Tangon said and outside the perimeters of the that one of their objectives is to look university to ensure students’ safety. into peer counseling or collaboration with the guidance and testing centers “We also hope that Silliman as another part of the solution in University Public Assistance and sustaining the victims’ well-being. Safety Office (PASO) Head will “We fly the banners of thousands of continuously capacitate the security personnel to be able to quickly respond campaigns we fight for,” Tangon said. to similar incidents,” he added. “We are determined to Meanwhile, the SUSG Advocacy keep that advocacy prominent Committee says that they plan to – even by generations past take further measures in achieving ourselves as chairs,” she ended.tWS

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Binding Hope With the Pink Ribbon


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