Student Pub Office holds training-workshop to revitalize campus journalism

by Erica Mae G. Cala

To strengthen the journalistic spirit among the students and revive campus journalism by answering the need of reskilling and upskilling campus journalists, the Office of the Student Publication, in collaboration with the CAPSUNIAN ECHO, the official student publication of CAPSU Burias,conductedatwo-dayjournalism training-workshop entitled “Project Phoenix: Revitalizing Campus Journalism through Reviving Student Publication at Colleges and Providing Needed Journalism TrainingWorkshop” on Nov. 3-4.

Editorial board members of the different student publications, namely The

The Kaleidoscope of the Laboratory High School (LHS), Boardtalk of the College of Education (COE), The Heartbeat of the College of Management(CM),ABEGazetteofthe BachelorofScience in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (BSABE), ANI Publication of the College of AgricultureandForestry(CAF),andthe CAPSUNIAN ECHO served as the participants of the two-day trainingworkshop with the goal of publishing newsletters regularly.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has not only interrupted face-to-face classes, but also the regular printing of student publications at college and department

Student-leaders direct Do-Day Activity

by Maila D. Matillano

On Nov. 28-29, the Supreme Student Council (SSC) joined forces with the Future Leaders of the Philippines (FLP), Rumbuhan Teen Center, and with other student organizationsofthedifferentcollegesat CapizStateUniversity(CAPSU)Burias Campus, as well as with studentvolunteers to conduct a two-day "DoDayActivity”, which aims to ensurethe cleanliness and orderliness of the Campus.

The activity was about cleaning the whole school zone and premises to provide safe and clean surroundings to theteachers,staff,students,visitors,and to the inhabitants in the locale.

“The Do-Day Activity is an excellent opportunity to take part in making sure that the school environment is healthy. It is also for us, students, to see how a clean and better environment can create a big difference and contribute to a positive change,” Kierlo O. Tencio, FLP Vice President, commented.

It can be recalled that Dr. Rodyard B. Madiclum, Campus Administrator, encouraged all CAPSU Burias students to be responsible with their wastes by not throwing them on the campus ground or anywhere else, picking up plastics in the hallway, and helpingto keep the campus clean.

department levels, and the office recognized the need to revive them and revitalize campus journalism, thus, we are conductingthistraining-workshop," Sir Raymond J. Silvestre, Chairperson of the Student Publication, shared. The first session comprised the discussions about lay outing by Sir Silvestre, newswriting tackled by Dr. Jesusa L. Luda, and feature writing expounded by Dr. Christine F. Quenga, andonthesecondday,SirSilvestreand Prof. Jose Sandy C. Zaragosa served as the resource speakers for the topics: Editorial Writing and Literary Writing, respectively.

When asked about her experience, Ms. Aira Horario, Editorin-ChiefoftheBoardtalk andoneofthe participants of Project Phoenix, says: "ThefirstsessionoftheProjectPhoenix awoke the slumbering journalist in me. It made me realize a lot of vital strategies and technicalities about the different concepts of writing in journalism. Surrounded by young minds from different colleges and the publication team, my adrenaline was heightened to learn more and be a greater sword of integrityand passion."

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