August Issue 2 - A.Y. 2018-2019

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AUGUST 2018

VOLUME XXXXII ISSUE 2

NEWS

Face tribulations like a knight, Letranites urged

SPORTS

OPINION

FEATURES

Destileria Limtuaco Museum: A Historic Legacy Distilled Through the Years

Editorial: An open letter to the CLAS dean

Villanueva jumps to NCAA, eyes podium finish for LCS

Worth the wait: Letranites applaud refurbished façade BY DANIELLE MACADANGDANG AND TEEJAY OBSEQUIO

After seven months of refurbishing, the Colegio de San Juan de Letran façade is now free from the obstructions of scaffolding and plywood, which impends students from entering and exiting from the semester-old turnstile. As the Letranites left after the home court win against College of Saint Benilde, last August 2, the newly installed monumental lighting lit up the refurbished façade, leaving them looking up to the four story building in awe. Although the constructions and renovations happening around the Colegio have students at the edge of their seats, some are patiently waiting for the improved rooms and services that will benefit them. “Improving the school’s facade is beneficial for the » FACADE / PAGE 2

PHOTO BY KARA CALAMBA REFURBISHED. The Colegio exudes its newly renovated façade.

VPRA challenges Letranites to give light despite darkness

Letran buildings resume operation after power outage

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VPAA unveils effective launch of One Letran System

FEATURES

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PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI EMBOLDENED. Rev. Fr. John Stephen Besa, O.P. encouraged the Letran community to be the bearers of light during the institutional mass in honor of St. Dominic de Guzman.

BY RAILON DENIEGA

Despite the tribulations that Letranites are encountering, the new Vice President for Religious Affair Fr. John Stephen Besa urged the Letran community to give light to the Colegio in his homily during the institutional mass for the celebration of the Feast of St. Dominic de Guzman. The institutional mass was held at the Blessed Antonio Varona Gymnasium on August 7, in honor of the Dominican Order’s founder feast day on August 8. “Nais kong magbigay ng isang challenge, ‘Letran Ilaw Challenge,’

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Rev. Fr. Besa urges everyone in the Letranites-filled Gymnasium. “Sa tila bagang padilim nang padilim na pangyayari, magbibigay ilaw ka sa Letran.” Rev. Fr. Besa added. He encourages the students to give light to the school through their education, as well as the faculty to excel in teaching and the administration to light up the school community. Rev. Fr. Besa on his homily emphasizes that ‘light’ is one of the well-known themes for the book of the old and new testament of the » VPRA / PAGE 13

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DAMAGED. Failure of circuit breakers causes month long black-out of Colegio’s infrastructures.

BY LOUISE LIZAN AND TEEJAY OBSEQUIO

Aside from the endless drilling and hammering of walls and ceilings of the different facilities inside the Colegio, Letranites were also welcomed by power outages from four buildings, as the classes resume last July 16. To the students’, academic staffs’, and non-academic staffs’ relief, the St. Thomas Building, Student Center building resumed operations last July 30. Electricity were also restored at the Blessed Antonio Varona Gymnasium and San Vicente Liem de la Paz Follow us on Twitter @thelanceletran

Dormitory. The Colegio’s vice president for the Financial Affairs Fr. Lauro G. de Dios, O.P. cites the failure of the circuit breaker to cause the monthlong blackout in the two buildings. “Ang nangyari kasi ‘dun, yung circuit breaker wala na talaga. Gumive-up na siya, matagal na din. So bago man ma-detect ng maintenance [yung problem], gumive-up na siya.” Fr. Lauro G. de Dios, Vice President of the Financial Affairs Division of the Colegio, explained. Not only did the students but » POWER OUTAGE / PAGE 3

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SPORTS

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