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Extended highway or parking lot? Instead of aiding the traffic flow, the road-widening project paves way for extended parking spaces. Photo by Riza Marie Padilla

The Official Student Publication of Angeles University Foundation • Vol. XLII No. 1 • June - July 2013

CON marks 93.71% passing rate by Gema Ocampo

BATCH 2013’s performance in the June Nursing Licensure Exam makes Angeles University Foundation’s College of Nursing (CON) number one out of 48 nursing schools in Central Luzon. Although no Angelenean made it to the top 10, 11 are included in the top 20. Despite this, CON Dean Dr. Zenaida Fernandez believes having topnotchers is not the measure for a school’s performance in the board exam. “Hindi gauge ang pagkakaroon ng topnotchers sa board exam. Pwedeng meron kang Rank 1 pero kung very poor ‘yung overall performance, di siya maganda. For batch 2013, 93.71% is very successful,” Dr. Fernandez said. She attributed this success to the faculty’s close monitoring and hands-on preparation. From admission, nursing students are told that they have to perform very well in the board exam and to improve their study habits. A few weeks before the board exam, willing exam takers stayed in one hotel

Road-widening in AC burdens community AUF meanwhile copes with changes by Reynaldo Donato Jr.

RESIDENTS AND motorists along McArthur Highway in Angeles City are “greatly” affected by the road-widening project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

The project, which started in March, aims to provide the motorists of Meycauayan, Bulacan to Mabalacat, Pampanga a more conducive way to drive. However, Melody Dizon, an employee of a laundry shop

located along McArthur Hi-way, complained that the project affected their business. “Hindi na nakadaan ‘yung mga customers namin. Ginawa lang parking space ‘yung daanan. Tapos kapag continued on page 5

Orange Apps CEO promotes CEA to grow employer mindset to studes ‘exponentially’ says Dean

by Lilet Sicat

“OUR GOAL is to change the mindset of the Filipino youth of wanting to be an employee instead of being an employer after graduating,” said Orange Apps Chief Executive Officer Gian Scottie. In partnership with IdeaSpace Foundation and Smart Inc., Angeles University Foundation (AUF) staged the opening of this year’s “IdeaSpace: Technopreneur Bootcamp” series. According to Scottie, this continued on page 3

regional event aimed to “inspire thousands of young minds all over the Philippines” to develop their ideas into commercial products. Moreover, Scottie said it still depends to the people if they are going to be “successful” in this kind of industry. “If you have the passion, you have the control and the power to your dreams. Work hard for it and you can make it happen,” he added. continued on page 3

by Krishna Elaine Magdangal

THE BIRTH of Bachelor of Science in Architecture – a new program under the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA), former College of Engineering – is a result of “blood, sweat, and tears,” said CEA Dean Engineer Paul Javier. According to Javier, he is confident that their enrollees will grow exponentially continued on page 3


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