Volume XXIII No. 2 | August 2017
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF PUP COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
Ongoing CEA renovation ends in September
DESPITE THE DANGERS. Construction workers proceed on their job without wearing their personal protective equipment (PPE) as the CEA renovation continues until September. Jobel Ibasco
Missing items, only ‘misplaced’- Security head PAGE 2
OPINION MODERNIZATION OR PHASE OUT Treasure Trove PAGE 4
HULING KWENTO Ang Silahis PAGE 4
AREN’T YOU THE ONE? Veriloquent Thoughts
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Literary BIYAHE PAUWI Time check: 9:00PM. Hindi pa rin tumitila ang ulan. PAGE 9
CIRCLE SINING AT CEAN Art is all around us and whether we like it or not, ... PAGE 11
MGA ITINADHANANG SASAKYAN
CEAN SKETCHES
Sandali, nas’an na ba tayo?
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PUP defers acad calendar shift n Victor Calinao and Rogelio Legaspi, Jr.
Two months before the planned implementation, the PUP administration postponed the academic calendar shift due to the Senate inquiry on a synchronized opening of classes, and uncertain free tuition fee in the supposed transition semester (June-July).
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VPAA cuts college week to 3 days
My Life’s Diamond
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ADVENTURE’S GIFT Fragments PAGE 9
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COMICS
n Christian James Concepcion
Late, Again Matapang Doi CEA RPG
To avoid ‘grandeur, impractical or expensive’ activities, Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Manuel Muhi released a memorandum prohibiting students from celebrating department founding anniversary while also limiting college week to a three-day celebration.
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JUPITER
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Human PAGE 5
Hygears preps new prototype n Ysabelle Mendoza Learning its lessons from Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2017 performance, PUP Hygears designed a new prototype and opened its recruitment to aspiring non-CEAns, in hopes to record a valid run in the next SEM 2018 in Singapore.
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MARAWI: ANATOMY OF a CRISIS
THE MANILA’s ‘EIFFEL’
ISSUES 9
FEATURES 8
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Victor Calinao, Jr.
College’s PCs arrive; bidding issues arise n Jonero Dacula and Nehemia Ibarrientos Three years after the request of the College’s departments, a total of 30 Dell Intel i5 computers had arrived during the first weeks of academic year aft bidding issues.
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