THE TEAM ANNA CATAHAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LAUREN GARCIA CONTENT WRITER WILLIAM DIMACULANGAN CONTENT WRITER
ROBBIE DE MESA CONTENT WRITER FRANCZESKA SILVESTRE CONTENT WRITER DENVER NOVEDA CONTENT WRITER GWYNETH ANG CONTENT WRITER
Table Contentsof 06 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 12 WORKSHOPSACADEMIC 07 ABOUT LSCS 14 LSCS DESIGN SPRINTS 08 LSCS OFFICERS 15 ALTERNATIVE CAREERS
16 TECH TALKS & TECH CAREERS 22 STACKLEAGE CHALLENGE: DLSU EDITION 18 CCS LIFE+STYLE 24 JUNIOREVENTSOFFICER 19 PLUG-INREQUESTYOUR 26 JUNIOR OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM 20 MSI: GOKS CUP 2022 27 IGNITE
The achievements of the organization this academic year wouldn’t be possible without contributions from our members, officers, faculty advisers, and our sponsors. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our members for the continued support of our events. I hope our activities were able to help you become one step closer to your goals; to our officers, thank you for your efforts and commitment to ensure we will have successful events; to our faculty advisers, thank you for your guidance and support to ensure what we are doing aligns with the goals of the organization; and to our sponsors, thank you for your continued support and for providing opportunities to our members and the organization.
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PRESIDENTToallofourLSCSmembers and the Lasallian Community, welcome to La Salle Computer Society! This year marks LSCS 36th year of service to the Lasallian community; with new challenges arising due to the pandemic, our officers are committed to providing excellent services to our members and the community while keeping ourselves safe and healthy.
RICHARD ZAPANTA, LSCS PRESIDENT
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In 1986, Computer Science Society and Micro Users Group united to form the pioneering organization in the College of Computer Studies, La Salle Computer Society (LSCS). We develop members to become competent and well-rounded Lasallians who are aware of the numerous advances in computer technology through various activities.
VISION
The La Salle Computer Society shall serve as a venue for the growth and development of its member through a three-step course of:
MISSION
PURPOSE, to know and understand the reason behind every act, decision, and endeavor pursued. PROCESS, to organize and oversee the entire procedure of every project and make sure that each goes through very necessary step towards the EXCELLENCEpurpose., to accomplish our goals in the best way possible and in accordance with the ideals of the organization and of De La Salle University Manila.
We envision the La Salle Computer Society to be an organization that, through quality assistance and activities, will mold its members academically, socially and spiritually in order for them to become competent Lasallian students and well-rounded individuals. We also see the organization to be the pioneering student organization of the De La Salle University Manila that strongly symbolizes the expertise of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) in the field of computer studies.
Richard Zapanta LSCS President
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ABOUT LSCS
08 | Bits & Bytes vol. iV LSCSACADEMICOFFICERSYEAR2021-2022 The Core Officers of LSCS are the decision-making and overseeing body of the organization in consultation with the executive board. It is composed of the President and the four Executive Vice Presidents that supervise the four branches of the organization, namely Internals, Externals, Operations, and Laguna Campus. RICHARDPRESIDENTZAPANTA RICSON VERGARA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNALS JERIC BARRAZA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNALS KENLEY CHIU EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS JOSHUE JADIE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR LAGUNA CAMPUS Responsible for organizing the different academic-related activities, such as seminars, tutorials, and competitions. Coordinates academic opportunities and services that members may also benefit from various college entities. CZARINA FAYE TIU VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMICS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS JANINA MISHI BACAY DANIEL ENRIQUEZ NILO JATICO II JULIAN CARLOS LI DUSTIN MACEDA JAMES MATTHEW SY MIGUEL TANSINGCO JACOB MIGUEL VILLA Responsible for presenting avenues for members’ development and participation. Conducts the Annual Recruitment Week and General Assemblies. LOUIS ANGELO DE GUZMAN OFFICER-IN-CHARGE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS TEREL LEAN CRISOSTOMO SOFIA BIANCA CUEVAS JOAQUIN ESCARRAGA HYENNE AUDREY LIMGABRIEL ANGELO GERARDINO OFFICER-IN-CHARGE VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Bits & Bytes vol. iV | 09 Responsible for providing training grounds to aspiring student leaders. Constructs a development path, including education and evaluation, for all officers. JORDAN SIBUG VICE PRESIDENT FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS KRISCHELLE CADAO NICHOLAS SCOTT CAMPOS JHERVEY EDRIC CHENG DARRELL KENJI HARTIGAN-GO RAMON ALVARO JARDIN JOSHUA TAN SAMUEL JEDIDIAH UY JARED FRENZER TAN Responsible for stabilizing relationships with partners and sponsors for opportunities, such as company talks, tours, and exams. Implements marketing strategies to establish new corporate links. hannah regine fong vice pRESIDENT for corporate relations ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS KATE ASHLEY ANONUEVO CAMILLE ALLYSON CAY HANNAH SHANNONCHENHO JOHN MARVIC MOJICA KENNETH EDWARD TAN MIKAYLA TEJADA KENN MICHAEL VILLARAMAV Responsible for promoting and documenting organizational activities through publicity materials. Manages the social media accounts of LSCS. LOUIS ALLEN ABOY VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLICITY AND CREATIVES ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS LUCIANA FRANCESCA ANTONIO MARTIN JAMES ARELLANO LORANE BERNADETH FAUSTO KIM WILLIAME LEE RAINER NIELSEN SIH LANCE GRIFFIN TAN SOPHIA DANIELLE VISTA JAHN JUHLIA LU Responsible for offering technical services for the organization and external units, such as software development or website creation. Commands the research efforts useful to the fields of Computer Science and Information Technology. HEINZE KRISTIAN MONEDA VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS JOHN VINCENT CHUA ALFONSO MIGUEL CRUZ GERALD DALAN PIERRE VINCENT HERNANDEZ MAXINE ANGELA ILETO JOSH USON JOSE MARI GENUINO Responsible for producing content for the organization’s publication, Bits & Bytes. Indites past and future activities for the web page alongside the Research and Development Committee. ANNA KUMIKO CATAHAN VICE PRESIDENT PUBLICATIONSFOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS GWYNETH ANG ROBBIE DE MESA WILLIAM DIMACULANGAN LAUREN ANTOINETTE GARCIA DENVER FRANCZESKANOVEDASILVESTRE
10 | Bits & Bytes vol. iV Responsible for planning activities that engage members in social understanding and community development. Implements activities that foster the emotional and mental growth of the members. MARC ANGELO GONZALES VICE PRESIDENT FOR SOCIO-CIVIC ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS CHARLENE ANG REYNALDO DELIMA JR. MISAEL ANDREI MARIN DANESSA MAYUGA REYNALDO DELIMA JAIRA LORENESANTOSUY Responsible for sustaining the image of La Salle Computer Society to external organizations. Invites speakers for events and partners. PATRICK ELIJAH TAN VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS ANNIKA AYESHA CAPADA AYISHA MIARA DYTOC NEIL MATTHEW LUA CRISCELA YSABELLE RACELIS JOSE TRISTAN TAN BRYAN ETHAN TIO Responsible for processing documents of the organization. Takes note of the deadlines for the pre-activity and post-activity requirements of every project. Oversees compilation of the organization’s reports, that papers are complete and have met all the requirements. CLARISSA MAE MANDADERO VICE PRESIDENT FOR DOCUMENTATION AND LOGISTICS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS MELANIE AQUINO ZOE ANN AVILA CARISSA BARTOLOME DAPHNE LOUISE ONG PATRICK ERVIN ONG SHAUN VINCENT ONG AYIANA LOUISE ROMERO ETHAN ANGELO YU Responsible for processing the financial requirements of the activities of the organization and supporting its members. Oversees all monetary transactions that the organization makes. JULIANA MARIE AGULTO VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS KURT LEWIS CHIU JERIC KERBY CHUA JERICHO DIZON JASON JAN JABANES STANLEY VINCENT LIM SOPHIA LIN JAN DANIEL LEE NG NATHAN DOMINICK NGO
LOPEZ VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING JUNIOR OFFICER JOSHUA TIPON PUBLICITY
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Responsible for promoting and documenting organizational activities. Manages the social media accounts of LSCS-Laguna.
MEMBERSHIP AND
Responsible for processing documents, finance, and logistical matters. Takes note of the deadlines for the pre-activity and post-activity requirements of every project. Oversees compilation of the reports and all monetary transactions that the organization makes.
GABRIEL BURGUILLOS VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMICS JUNIOR OFFICER JASPER
ResponsibleACADEMICSfororganizing the different academic-related activities. Coordinates academic opportunities and services from various college entities.
MARK JOHN ADRADA
ANGEL AND
OPERATIONS
ANDRE DOMINIC PONCE VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLICITY AND CREATIVES JUNIOR OFFICER MAURIES LOPEZ
TRAINING
Responsible for presenting avenues for members’ development and participation. Conducts the Annual Recruitment Week and General Assemblies.
CREATIVES
The LSCS Officers from the DLSU Laguna Campus are responsible for upholding the LSCS Vision and Mission to their own student body. This is done through various activities and projects catered to their members.
JUNIOR OFFICER LEON GABRIEL PAVINO
Academic Workshops
Learning can be difficult especially with more complex topics and lessons. One may find difficulty in absorbing difficult concepts especially inthe current online and distance learning methods.
Since everyone has different styles of learning, not everyone may get the same level of understanding regarding a certain subject. Some may need additional support on how certain technologies function, while others might want to review the applications of such technologies. Students of the College of Computer Studies can also experience these challenges in learning. To help with this, La Salle Computer Society provides different events with topics related to the current courses being taught or those that are in line with the interests of students. One of the events that LSCS provided was the “Intro to Web Dev: NodeJS 101” workshop which was held on April 29, 2022 and aimed to give participants a better grasp of web development using the NodeJS framework. As web development is a course that CCS students also take, this workshop gave them additional points about the NodeJS framework and how it is used in this particular field. by Denver
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A continuation of this academic workshop called “Intro to Web Dev: The Sequel” was held last April 30, 2022. This event focused on middleware used in web applications to help participants make more complete web applications. Both of these workshops provided additional tips in creating web applications and gave insight on what practices can be done or are usually applied in their creation.
There are also workshops about technology other than web development spearheaded by LSCS such as the “Arduino 101” workshop which covers the basics of Arduino and its different applications. Events such as the “No Code Seminar” showed participants other ways of creating applications with minimal coding. Other than programming or techspecific topics, LSCS also provides workshops about topics such as LaTeX and Overleaf which are both used in documentation.
Throughoutdocumentation.theschool year, LSCS has provided different academic workshops which give CCS students additional opportunities for learning. Events such as the NodeJS 101 and Middleware workshops are all geared towards giving students of CCS opportunities to either learn about technologies which they have limited knowledge in or to further improve their skills with applying these technologies in their own works. With the variety of topics covered in the different workshops, LSCS continues to do its best to provide CCS students with opportunities to learn and improve themselves.
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Academic Workshops
Since capstone projects also require good documentation, these workshops would help CCS students taking their capstone courses in making use of documentation software to create better quality
LSCS Design Sprints is a term-long activity catered to the R&D members as well as the Junior Officers (JOs) who were deployed in the same committee. It is a workshop that was made to encourage a collaboration between its members to build camaraderie and strengthen project management skills, one of the core qualities an R&D member needs to work on projects assigned by the different committees of the organization.
Everybody starts out as a beginner in something. Whether it be a hobby, a topic you can’t quite get the hang of, or even being part of an organization, there is no shame in being new to the task at hand because everyone starts somewhere. Bridging the gap between starting out and becoming a veteran comes with experience. To help with this very purpose, the Research and Development (R&D) committee of La Salle Computer Society created an activity called LSCS Design Sprints.
With this, it provided an avenue for the committee to not only build rapport within themselves but also strengthen the committee’s brainstorming capacity as demonstrated by the various projects they have come up with over the past weeks which ultimately contribute to the organization’s progress. Activities such as this prove that one of the foundations of a strong community such as LSCS is achieved by creating a platform where collaboration and communication is at the center which unites its members. by Franczeska Silvestre
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Headed by the Vice President of R&D Heinze Moneda, as well as Associate Vice Presidents (AVPs) Alfonso Cruz and Josh Uson, the activity was held through meetings twice a week for three weeks wherein the AVPs and JOs used this time during the workshop to plan out their proposed projects according to their assigned LSCS committee. After the said meetings, the Design Sprints wrapped up with the culmination of project presentations to the core and executive board members of LSCS.
The LSCS Laguna Campus introduced Alternative Careers to showcase non-mainstream careers within the tech industry. As students from CCS, we tend to focus on popular roles such as software engineering or IT management. Through Alternative Careers, CCS students get to see a unique perspective on their professional lives. Headed by Mark Barguillos, Jasper Adrada, and Justine Major, the project highlights unfamiliar careers, including those that have limited involvement with digital screens. Through this, there is varietyand depth within the available career paths set for students. The project materials were posted in the Facebook page of LSCS Laguna Campus. It featured job roles such as biotech engineer, site reliability engineer, and even SEO specialist. Concise job descriptions along with estimated pay were included. These helped students get an idea on the opportunities available to them, and even pushed them to look for other opportunities not listed by the project.
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by Anna Catahan
For many of us, the future may seem scary. We may feel brave at first, but sometimes, college life chips away some of our confidence, leaving us with a loose patchwork of missed goals and an absent purpose. But just as we may have slowly lost our assurance, we can surely build it back up. Through projects such as the Alternative Careers, we get to see how much more is in store for us, despite knowing how much we have already lost. For many students, there are positive takeaways from this project. One could slowly start looking for more opportunities, while others can try to pick a job from the project and pinpoint it as their new goal. Alternative Careers present us with new opportunities and a chance to redefine our goals, helping us get a clearer understanding of what we actually want to see for our own future.
It’s only natural to feel the world in the palm of your hand when you step into college. You are a fresh talent ready to make big changes in this world, and it all starts with finishing your degree. For many of us, plans have been long detailed out, putting into our timeline the milestones we want to achieve, when we want to achieve. But as you continue down the road, you change—and with it, your plans for the future. Too many variables can be accounted for by the changes in our plans, our mood, and even our outlook in life. In these times of uncertainty and quick progression, what future do you see for yourself? This is how LSCS can help you.
Last June 10 and 17, Tech Talk tackled some of the many technological tools and platforms worth knowing about in the industry. The first day had Mr. Gio Lantin, ATC Philippines Open Innovation Lead & Senior Design Thinking Coach, discuss the fundamentals of design thinking, a process or method used to understand people, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions.
The world of technology is vast, to say the least. Everything is constantly changing; evolving into something better or outright new. Now, picture yourself — a student in your junior or senior year. Maybe you need to start looking for internship opportunities, but unsure of what to expect of the endeavor. Perhaps you want to improve yourself in hopes of finding more opportunities, but you’re not exactly sure how. Fortunately, LSCS has got you covered! With Tech Talk and Tech Careers, the organization provides you glimpses of how the industry looks like and what can you generally expect, as well as explore growing technologies that could pique your interest and help shape your future!
Meanwhile, Tech Careers launched in April, with informative videos, podcasts, publicity campaigns, and workshops on various topics to better prepare you for the real world. The informative videos tackled a range of topics discussed by Mr. Arvy Villamarso and Mr. Jan Navarro, from building your personal brand, knowing the differences of resumes and CVs, and learning the ins and outs of LinkedIn, to getting into the minds of interviewers and how to prepare for job interviews — both the usual and the technical aspects!
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With Tech Talk and Tech Careers, LSCS hopes to provide students the necessary tools they need to jumpstart their careers and provide a glimpse of what it would be like when they graduate from college and step into the industry of technology. by Robbie De Mesa Bits & Bytes vol.
the first one talked about the internship experiences of our alumni back when they were in our shoes, with Shyrene Ching, Melody Go, John Legaspi, and Stanley Sie recalling why they chose the company they went with for their internship, the steps they took in applying and the experience going through the process, and the unforgettable moments during their internship. The second one tackled the experiences of EJ Caguiat, Rastine Pinlac, and Carl Raymundo on their experiences in landing a tech job abroad, with them talking about their expectations, the difficulties they encountered, and the valuable lessons they learned.
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Then there are the mock interviews and the career mentoring programs. On one hand, the former is essentially what you think: you submit your resume, and will be given a schedule for the interview. The only difference was that you have feedback on every step of the process, allowing the students to learn and better prepare themselves for the real thing. On the other hand, the latter is a form of guide to help students find out more about potential job roles and see if it is a fit for them.
In terms of the podcasts,
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The project focused on creative freedom and did not establish limitations with the types of submissions. As the Project Head and Vice President for Publicity and Creatives, Allen Aboy aimed for students to have the means to express themselves through artworks and help those artworks relate with those who view them.byWilliam DimaculanganIftherewas
expression through art
Last year’s CCS Life+Style focused on themes revolving around life with online learning. There was no specific theme for this year’s CCS Life+Style.
Art is a medium for expression. Most people create art to express themselves in ways words or actions can’t. The same can be said for viewing art. People can view artworks and generate meaning from them. One of the main objectives of CCS Life+Style is to provide an avenue for La Salle Computer Society’s members and students of the College of Computer Studies to express themselves and showcase their creativity through making and sharing their artworks.
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still a chance for this academic year to shift to a face-to-face setting, Aboy had thoughts on how some submissions could be publicized physically or will be printed to be displayed around the Gokongwei building. But he mentioned that the organization would primarily post the artworks on the LSCS Facebook Page. Aboy also encouraged LSCS Committee members to participate so their skills would be recognized and delight the viewers. Artworks were posted on the LSCS Facebook page throughout the school year. Art connects people. It is a medium for expression and catharsis. CCS Life+Style provides the platform for students in the College of Computer Studies to have the opportunity to express themselves or see other students’ works in hopes of inspiring them or letting them know that they are not alone.
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Louis Angelo De Guzman, one of the Officer-InCharge Vice Presidents for HRD, said: “Many students did not take advantage of the plug-in your request for this year, but I believe that they will be requesting plug-ins once we transition to a hybrid set-up, and I encourage every student to plug in their requests to get more experience and have more fun here at LSCS.” With the upcoming plans of face-to-face classes, it becomes more evident why projects like these are needed; it builds the foundation of an organization by giving importance to member interaction. by Franczeska Silvestre
The best way in building camaraderie in an organization such as LSCS would be to experience events alongside its members. Even with the numerous activities and flagship events LSCS has offered over the years, this does not close the doors on the possibility and creation of future projects. But where do we get the inspiration and ideas on what the organization should strive to achieve? The answer merely returns to where we started: the members themselves. In line with this, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Committee of LSCS has provided a platform exactly for this reason, called Plug-In Your Request. This project is a yearlong initiative that goes as far back as 2019, and is still implemented as of the academic year 2021-2022. This allows the members of LSCS to request any activity they would like to see the organization provide in the future. Whether it be a seminar, tutorial, or company tour, all activity requests are accepted and deliberated by the HRD committee in order to make it possible. Other details can also be provided in the online Google form such as the venue, topics, preferred speaker, and even the overall theme of what the requesting member wants the activity to have. With this platform, it makes LSCS a member-centered organization that heeds to the needs and wants of its Moreso,constituents.themembers are not only limited to suggesting and requesting the events; they can directly step up to the occasion and lead the activity itself.
By freely opening the position of leadership, anyone has the opportunity if they want to pursue it. This provides a chance for the members to prepare, plan, handle, and even host events without being an officer or joining the Junior Officer Training program.
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The Goks Cup is an annual event managed by LSCS to promote teamwork and sportsmanship among CCS students. The event dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic when teams competed in basketball and volleyball competitions. However, given the circumstances brought by the pandemic, LSCS had to adjust many of its events to fit the online environment and the interests of the CCS community. Given the rising popularity of team-based games, one of the organization’s adjustments was to host Goks Cup online and have CCS students form teams and compete with others by playing team-based online games. Given the CCS community’s fondness of competitive online games and how well the online version of Goks Cup was received by the college last year, LSCS held the online event once again to allow students to form teams and compete with others in the college and win prizes in the process.
MSI: Goks Cup 2022 by William Dimaculangan
MSI: Goks Cup 2022, led by Gabriel Angelo Gerardino and Louis Angelo De Guzman, was a term-long event from May 6 to June 11. This year’s iteration of the Goks Cup focused solely on
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Luck No Skill—composed of Ablazetomato, DathDarth, Father Jims, Medb, and VECTORR—won first place in the Masters division and received a cash prize of PHP 2,000. Meanwhile,
Both the semi-finals and finals were streamed on the LSCS Facebook page. Plenty of highlights and memorable moments were formed during the competition, some of which made it to the highlight montages posted on the LSCS Facebook page.
The event did well overall, as stated by De Guzman. Although De Guzman noted minor hiccups and issues during the event, they were able to resolve them quickly. He says he will carry over learnings from the event to the future iterations of Goks Cup. However, the event met what Goks Cup intends to promote. Teamwork and constant communication play a vital role in succeeding in a team-based game like Valorant, which is what Goks Cup intends to promote. The participants were able to demonstrate these characteristics while simultaneously competing at the highest level, which eventually led to the best teams winning everything.
hosting a tournament for the popular game called Valorant. There were a total of sixteen teams in the tournament, and each team consisted of five members. The teams were formed and categorized based on their skill level in Valorant to have a fair match as much as possible. Eight teams whose skills ranged from Iron 1 to Gold 2 were assigned to the Masters Division, while the other eight teams whose skills ranged from Gold 3 to Radiant were assigned to the Champions Division. The event was divided into three different stages: the group stage, semi-finals, and finals. The eight teams from each division were further divided. They competed until the top two teams in their respective division were determined during the group stage. The top two teams from each division then proceeded to the semi-finals and competed under a best of three format. The winners then proceeded to compete for the grand prize in the finals stage, which is also in a best of three format.
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The finals for the Masters division was held on June 10, 2022, while the finals for the Champions division was held on June 11, 2022. All teams gave their all, but only one can be crowned the winner in each division.
Snowflakes—composed of Addictedho, keewi, Students Nook, VA Ais, VA luk—won the Champions division and received a cash prize of PHP 4,500. Cash prizes were also given to the runner-up teams. Specifically, the team that won second place for the Champions division won PHP 2,500, the second place in the Masters division won PHP 1,000, and teams that won third place and fourth place for both divisions won PHP 500 each.
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On May 27, 2022, La Salle Computer Society held StackLeague Challenge: De La Salle University (DLSU) Edition, a virtual one-hour programming competition for DLSU students. This event was in collaboration with StackLeague, the Philippines’ largest online programming league on a mission to develop programming leaders that inspire a nation into coding. The event was held through Zoom and livestreamed on Youtube. Before the competition started, the event was first greeted by its host, StackLeague’s King Fender Bartolome. Opening remarks were made by LSCS’s president, Richard Zapanta. Then, a brief background on StackLeague and the many challenges it offers were introduced to spark the curiosity of participants who may want to dive into more StackLeague challenges. Afterwards, attendance was taken to make sure that all participants had the proper set-up for the competition. This competition promoted the value of strong fundamental coding skills. Players were given 10 challenge questions and were tasked to solve as many as they could within one hour. The questions varied in difficulty and were set in no particular order. Players were allowed to write code in their programming language of choice from following languages: Java, Python, C#, Javascript, or PHP. Points were earned for every challenge that was conquered.
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StackLeague Challenge: DLSU Edition
A total of 17 participants competed in the event. The challenge was fast-paced and difficult for ome to complete in one hour, but the winners of the competition proved that they had the speed and skills to score high points and land in the top three. The winners of the competition were John Vincent Chua in first place, Josh Aaron Khyle Uson in second place, and Erik Lance Tiongquico in third place. The top three players won Stack League T-shirts and a cash prize of Php 1,000, Php 2,000, and Php 3,000 for third, second, and first place respectively. Through this competition, DLSU students were able to test their programming skills and gain new experience which can be applied for future programming competitions, challenges, technical interviews, etc. This event was made possible by its project heads from the University Relations Committee of La Salle Computer Society: Annika Capada, Bryan Ethan Tio, Jose Tristan Tan, and Patrick Elijah Tan.
For every test case that the code succeeded in, points were added to the player’s overall score. In addition, higher-level challenges provided more points. The more points that were earned, the higher one’s ranking was on the leaderboard. Players’ code was scored through StackLeague’s website which is powered by a fully automated talent analytics and assessment platform from WithStackTrek.each challenge question, there were multiple test cases that needed to be passed in order to fully solve a challenge.
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Junior Officer
by Gwyneth Ang
This academic year 2021-2022, LSCS welcomed a new batch of students to its Junior Officer Training Program. As part of their training, the junior officers are grouped into teams and are tasked to create events for the LSCS community. This year the events widely vary from seminars to contests. Let’s take a look back at these events. No IP, No Entry Held last April 30, 2022, No IP, No Entry is a seminar that introduces students to cybersecurity concepts and ethical hacking. The speaker of the event was Jonathan Mantua, the CEO of Mantua Cybersecurity.
CCS Techfest
CCS Techfest was a week-long event held from May 23 to May 27, 2022, where publications highlighting prominent figures in the Filipino Tech Industry were shared in LSCS channels. At the end of the week, a programming competition was held through Hackerrank, where students in groups of 4 competed in 5 different levels of difficulty to earn the most points. 6th Borderlands 6th Borderlands was a competition held on May 28, 2022, where groups of students competed in 5 different games. The group that completed the games in the least amount of time was declared the winner.
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Code Rush Code Rush is a competition held last June 10, 2022, where students in groups of 5 competed in games which included a Quiz bee, code tracing, debugging, finishing skeletal code, a mystery game, and a group dare.
Conducted last June 3, 2022, Ready Set Type introduces its participants to the world of custom mechanical keyboards. The speaker of the seminar was LSCS’s own Executive Vice President for Externals, Jeric Barraza. After the seminar, a typing competition was held to see the fastest typer among the participants.
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int nTeraction Released last June 4, 2022, this special edition of the Inner Nook podcast of LSCS was led by the Junior Officers. It brought together students from ID 118 to 121 to discuss “Batch traditions and culture, student essentials, and worries about their future”.
LSCS ARG Event LSCS Alternative Reality Game (ARG) was held from June 13 to June 17, 2022. In this event, teams compete to be the first to complete a group of puzzles in the span of a week. These events are just the beginning for these future leaders of LSCS. The LSCS community can definitely look forward to more amazing events in the future led by these future LSCS Officers.
This school year, the JOTP was held in an online setting due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic. In addition, the JOTP had slight changes this year as changes were made in the academic calendar. The third trimester of the school year was removed from the academic calendar as the wave of COVID-19 cases affected many students and staff during the first trimester. This took a whole term of learning opportunities taken away from the JOTP program. Usually, JOs get the chance to pick two committees out of the 11 in LSCS to train under. The training under two committees happens in a span of two trimesters but the academic calendar unfortunately limited the JOs to training under one committee.
Junior Officer by Lauren Garcia Training Program
As the academic year comes to an end, the Vice President of the TND Committee, Jordan Sibug, has stated the following: Despite the changes to the academic calendar, I feel that the JOs we’ve trained this year are still very much capable to become future officers of LSCS. TND, as a whole, is very excited to see where these JOs go after they’ve graduated from the JOTP.
Aside from that, the JOTP didn’t have too many changes as the Training and Development (TND) Committee of LSCS wanted to maintain the same standard of training across different batches of JOs. This included the expected activity where groups of JOs get to plan and host their own events for other JOs, LSCS officers, and members of LSCS can join.
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In order to compensate for the loss of time and the lack of face-to-face bonding, the JOTP hosted many virtual community building sessions. Along with the changes of the academic calendar, the TND Committee was pleasantly surprised to see a considerable amount of sophomore (ID 120) JOs in the program this year. This was unexpected as the program is used to having mostly frosh (firstyear) students in the program every year. It seems like a lot of ID 120 students did not want to miss out on the opportunity the JOTP provides!
To the readers who are interested in joining the JOTP and with face-to-face classes coming soon, LSCS hopes that future JOs get to better experience what LSCS and the JOTP has to offer. Every year, La Salle Computer Society holds the Junior Officer Training Program (JOTP), a program where selected LSCS members get to learn and participate in the different tasks of officers who handle the events and activities of LSCS as Juniors Officers (JOs). The program is a chance for members to meet new people, develop leadership skills, and create memorable experiences. The people in-charge of the JOTP includes Jordan Sibug, Jared Tan, Jhervey Cheng, Joshua Tan, and Krischelle Cadao.
For over 36 years, La Salle Computer Society has been inspiring members to be effective student leaders, and innovative industry leaders As a student organization that helps members grow into competent Lasallian students and well-rounded individuals, LSCS spearheads quality assistance and activities that focus on academics, social-awareness, and even spirituality. In its long years of service, LSCS has witnessed major changes in its internal and external environment. For almost two years now, everybody in the university has to resort to an online setup to continue academic ventures. But even then, LSCS continues to inspire its members today to be the leaders tomorrow.
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IGNITE: by Anna Catahanfor the leaders of tomorrow
IGNITE is an annual yearlong training program headed by the LSCS Core Officers: President Richard Zapanta, Executive Vice President for Internals Ricson Vergara, Executive Vice President for Externals Jeric Barazza, and Executive Vice President for Operations Kenley Chiu. Through the training program, current officers share their insights and personal experiences that are essential for building the skills required to take a seat on the LSCS Executive Board. The program consists of online workshops, handson training, and mentorship, allowing trainees to build the foundation of the soft skills needed as an effective leader. Additionally, they learn the ropes of the various operations within the organization, and the flagship events, focusing on those that will be held for the current academic year. To top it all off, all trainees are assigned as project heads for LSCS flagship events.
Indeed, leaders are never just born out of the blue. They grow through what they go through, making every moment a learning opportunity. Becoming a better leader is a task shared by everyone; it is not a journey done alone. And with LSCS, experienced officers pitch in to help trainees bring out the best in themselves, to help hone their skills, and to maximize their potential for greatness. Through IGNITE, LSCS can continue to strive for purpose and excellence—embodying its vision of inspiring members to be the pioneering leaders of tomorrow.
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