It’s Time for E-Day!
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IAN KIRBY SEVILLANO kirbysevillano@yahoo.com
MASTERS OF THE BOARD. Aicyleen Gaitan (4th from left), CE-IV, and other Iloilo representatives win first runner-up medals in Chess Women’s Category in WVPRISAAA 2014.
COE players represent Iloilo province in regional PRISAA BY ian kirby sevillano
Eleven students from CPU College of Engineering won in the 9TH West Visayas Private Schools Athletic Association (WVPRISAA) Meet that took place in San Jose, Antique on January 07 -12. Of 263 overall medals for the entire Iloilo delegation, the eleven managed to bag eight individual medals, seven among those were gold Medals and one, a silver. Among the medalists was Louise Anne Neptuno, now in her second year in the Civil Engineering curriculum, who won two gold medals and a silver in Swimming. Neptuno, who was also the victor of the 2013 University Day Women's Triathlon, managed to help the Iloilo Swimming Team finish as champions in the swimming competitions. Other gold medalists were Noel Vincent Crucero (PkgEII) and John Michael Silvederio (ECE-I) for Chess Men's Category, Norberto Cartama (CEIV) for Table Tennis Doubles
TEAM ILOILO DOMINATION. Delegates from Iloilo bring home most medals in WVPRISAA Meet 2014 at San Jose, Antique.
Men's Category, Jim Simpas (CE-I) for Taekwondo Men's Category, and Kimberly C. Famorcan (CE-II) for Karatedo Women's Category. Other future engineers also provided valuable contributions in their respective team's win. Among these are Jayson Eugalca (EE-I) and Jay-ar Galia (EE-I), who contributed to their team's championship victory on Sepak Takraw Men's
Division and Mark Alquinn Flores (ECE-IV) who also played to help his team in capturing the championship on the Lawn Tennis Men's Division. Danniel Eddison Lumibao (EE-II) also aided Iloilo's Men's Volleyball team to win 1st Runner-up and Aicyleen Gaitan also did her part in the Women's Chess team's 1st Runner-up finish.
Ultimate: The Sport from Pie Platters
BY Russel Renz Garcia First, let me clear that Frisbee is to brand as Ultimate is to sport. Engineering students are always sighted in campus throwing and catching discs. In fact, the CoE Ultimate Team is one of the powerhouses of Ultimate prowess. Recently, they grabbed the gold for Ultimate during the UDay celebrations. But where did this game all started from and why are we hooked to it? Ultimate was founded in Columbia High School, New Jersey, USA by Joel Silver and Jared Kass, who were then students. Some say that the disc was inspired from the empty pie platters of the Frisbie Baking Company which were tossed and caught by students in Connecticut. Different colleges then claimed to be the home of ultimate. But the official rules were crafted at
Columbia High. Ultimate does not require a referee because it relies on the sportsmanship of the players to maintain fair play. The game requires agility and stamina. A person has to run a playing field 70 yards long and 40 yards wide. Also, the game says, "if the disc is in play, don't stop running." I, for one, had a hard time catching my breath w h i l e playing. And f o r t h e
record, more Frisbees were sold than footballs, basketballs, and baseballs combined. Just imagine how people really love Ultimate. "I remember one time running for a pass and leaping up in the air and feeling the Frisbee making it into my hand and feeling the perfect synchrony and the joy of the moment, and as I landed I said to myself, 'This is the ultimate g a m e . This is the ultimate game.'"Jared Kass
File photo:U-Day 2013
Last University Day 2013, the College of Engineering (COE) finished fourth place and one of the contributing factors is the points delivered by Engineering Players and Athletes in the different sporting events. As veteran engineering players are about to say good bye to COE, it is up to the younger players to carry on the fire. One of the most important training and scouting grounds for Engineering Sports Teams has been the Engineering Day Sports Tournaments which is a great harvesting ground for raw talent and pure potential of players. The difference between regular tryouts for U-Day and Engineering Day Games has been the amount of time each player has a chance to showcase his/her skills. U-Day Tryouts often base your performance by just making you play in one or two 5-10 minute games or drills together with competition much larger than a class section, (some even twice as large) which is often not enough for some players to show what they've really got. E-Day Games on the other hand showcase games in which players have increased playing time since they could play the whole game and with only few players playing in their respective organization, they really have a chance to play. This year's E-Day sports schedule improved by starting early and an early start means more games. With basketball and volleyball, two of the top sports dominated by COE, started a month before the College Day, which would enable coaches and other U-Day players to scout for undiscovered players in the mix. "E-Day sports is important for the development of the UDay sports because it promotes camaraderie and cohesiveness within a team while each student can showcase their own potential in a given sport. It is also the best opportunity, for us senior players, to scout new talents that are capable in representing the College of Engineering for the upcoming Uday event," said Kevin Santos, captain of the COE's Men Football Team. Not only will the E-Day games be a perfect scouting ground but it enables U-Day players also to practice and improve their skills. U-Day games may be 7 months away but being in a competitive tournament would surely knock the dust off after 5 months of inactivity. Aside from scouting players, more of its purpose is really to provide fun, camaraderie and a chance for us busy engineers to loosen up. Additionally, many students who don't know or haven't ever played the sport are also given a chance to play and to participate. Everyone can play in the EDay games, but only the best selections play for the University Day games. It might serve as a selection process, but its main importance is to provide a well-rounded environment for students to have fun and get to know each other better, as well as sporting friendly competition not only with each other but also with the faculty and staff of the College of Engineering," said Hector Ledesma, a top player of the COE's Men Football Team.
CPU hosts first Flag Football game in Panay
BY ian kirby sevillano There had been many firsts in Central Philippine University. We have the first nursing school in the Philippines and the first student government in the country, as well as the first Packaging and Software Engineering Courses. On February 12, 2014, CPU was once again a pioneer as it held the first Flag Football Game Exhibition here in the Panay Island. Flag football is a non-physical approach to the game of tackle football. Flags are attached to each player and instead of the tackle used in the conventional American Football, the flag is pulled from the holder of the ball to incur a stoppage of play. The initiative was started by the International Students Organization (ISO) and was part of another first, the Centralian Fest, which was spearheaded by the CPU Republic. One of the game's pioneering members is a software engineering student and current president of the ISO, Michael Renker. "As a member of the Iloilo Warriors and as president of the ISO, I would like to shout out. Who's time is it? Our time! This famous chant came from JR Coronica, who is the first Ilonggo Tackle Football player playing for our national tackle football team, Aguilas Pilipinas, and will play this March in Japan," Renker said. The team wishes to promote the sport to other students and invites others to join them in enjoying this brand new sport here in Iloilo. For those who wish to join just visit the ISO office at the 4th Floor Henry Luce III for schedules or visit their Facebook page by searching Iloilo Warriors.