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TO THE RESCUE. Pupils from the Silliman University Elementary School spend their free time last Nov 11 repacking relief goods for the victims of super typhoon ‘Yolanda’. PHOTO BY Yuys Escoreal
Waray Sillimanians: Struggling from afar By Kristine Felva P. Licup and Princess T. Abellon HUNDREDS OF KILOMETERS away from their homes, Sillimanians from Samar and Leyte had no other choice but to pray for their loved ones when super typhoon Yolanda first arrived in Guiuan, Samar last Friday, Nov. 8. Believed to be the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in world history, Yolanda hit the provinces of Samar and Leyte, washing out towns, destroying houses and killing at least 10,000 people. Tacloban, the capital city of Leyte,
was one of the most devastated areas after strong winds caused the rise of water level of the two seas that were surrounding the city. As the horror happened, Waray Sillimanians were at their respective boarding houses and dormitories, pleading, crying and praying hard that their families be spared of the danger brought by Yolanda. President of Leyte-Samar Sillimanites (LeySam) Jaydee Discar from Tacloban City was with some of her Kababayang Sillimanians (KabSi) when it all happened. Finding comfort and drawing strength from each other, Discar said they chose to stick together as
they watched the news. Discar thought because her hometown is known to be the pathways of most typhoons that they were ready to face Yolanda head on. But as news start to break in, she prepared herself for the worst while still hoping for the best. “I felt the utter despair and anguish for my hometown especially because I was there from the recent semestral break . . . it will never be normal again,” she said. With power and communication lines cut off, it took three days before she knew that her family was safe and alive.
Intramurals rescheduled By Samantha L. Colinco
THIS YEAR’S INTRAMURALS have been postponed to Dec. 2-6 instead of the original Nov. 18-22 schedule, a member of the Silliman University administration said. Meriam Ramacho, University Athletics director, said that since enrolment for the second semester has been extended until Nov. 15 due to the delays caused by the typhoons, the change was made to allow colleges more time to practice and prepare. Headed by Dr. Betsy Joy Tan, the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Executive Committee decided on the new date to give students ample time to focus on their academic work after intramurals and before prelim exams, which are slated on Dec. 1621. Ramacho said that their top priority, as always, is the safety of the students. She added that as part of their contingency plans, they have requested the Buildings and Grounds to check and oversee the playing venues. “I just hope and pray that we will have a friendly weather because the games will still push through rain or shine,” she said. ~
LACROSSE HAS BEEN added to the Silliman University’s physical education sports roster, making it the first university in the Philippines to offer such. A field game originating from North America, lacrosse is played by two teams with ten players each using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick All lacrosse classes in SU are taught by Prof. Manolito Saldivar, who used to teach Futsal in the second semester. According to him, people from
the Philippine Lacrosse Association visited the university last semester and conducted a clinic to introduce the sport. They also donated funds for promotion. “The offering of lacrosse is an answer to the said clinic and of course this is something that interests me even if I wasn’t able to join the clinic,” he said. He also said that he had played hockey before, which has a similar concept with Lacrosse. There are currently two sections available for Lacrosse one for Tuesday-Thursday and WednesdayFriday schedules. Stephanie Colinco, a sophomore
how her family was doing was very hard. She slept at 2 a.m. with tears on her eyes and woke up at 5 a.m. only to cry some more. Whenever her phone rang, she always wished the text or the call was from her family and when she found out it wasn’t, she cried of disappointment. “When my friends from LeySam told me their families have already contacted them and told them they’re safe and I still didn’t have any contact with my family, I really thought I’ll go crazy,” said Malinao. Finally, on Monday morning, her sister called. They are all safe and alive. Malinao’s family owns a rice mill continued on page 4
SU students: online enrolment useful despite glitches By Nova Veraley V. Grafe
ALL SET. Vito Bagtindon from the PE Department shows the new equipment for Lacrosse - the sports subject under the PE department. PHOTO BY Nelly Dableo
SU offers lacrosse as new PE sport By Kriztja Marae G. Labrador
“As each day unfolded, more and more updates from the media kept popping. These made us more desperate and hopeless,” recalled Discar. “But thank you to the efforts of the Silliman counseling team and pastoral team. They assured us that we are not alone. This really helped us.” Like Discar, Psychology student Dennise Mari Malinao only heard from her family last Monday, Nov. 11. “Those three days that I haven’t received any text or call from my family, I felt like going crazy,” she said. Malinao said having no idea on
psychology student said that she enrolled in the class because it is “being played by prestigious universities in the US.” However, according to Saldivar, one problem that they currently face is the lack of equipment since lacrosse gears are not manufactured in the country. This means they have to buy them abroad. This is why Saldivar came up with a temporary solution of making their own equipments. “I have learned that we have only 19 sticks so we have to modify. I have to teach my students how to make their own sticks,” he said. Saldivar continued on page 4
THE ONLINE ENROLMENT implemented at the beginning of the second semester was generally effective and helpful but should still be improved, some Silliman University students said. Jojie Ann Partosa, a senior business management student said the online enrollment is advantageous and a student-friendly system. “As long as your clearance and grades are ready, and of course the payment according to the payment’s scheme is also okay then, there will be no problems.” Partosa added. For sophomore medical technology student, Krystle Micah Salde, she preferred the new system versus the manual enrolment process because it is easier. “I don’t have to hassle myself lining up in our department just to get enrolled and its really beneficial especially to the students who don’t live in the city.” Salde said. However, there are still many students who encountered problems in the online enrollment process. One of their difficulties is that some teachers do not submit grades on time. This hinders students from enrolling online since the online process requires grades for subjects with pre-required units. Vice President for Development, Jane Annette Belarmino, said that
with a few exceptions, most teachers were able to submit the grades on schedule. Another problem that some students complained about is the tedious process of paying through bank. Students have to wait a day or two before their payments are recognized and are declared “Okay to enroll.” “Ideally, when the students pay in the banks, the banks are supposed to automatically inform us. But because of the bank’s protocol to balance their books on a daily basis, the transmission of the report to the university is delayed for 24 hours,” Belarmino said. University Treasurer, Carol Bartolata, said that the university is doing negotiations with the banks so that the entry of bank transactions among students will be on a “real time” basis. “Whatever lapses we have, we will do what we can to improve the system.” Bartolata said. As for SU Student Government Vice-president, Jeff Palad, he rated the online enrolment system seven out of a 1-10 scale, with 10 being the highest for its effectiveness. “It’s a good change for Silliman University but since it’s a new change, you can’t avoid minor mistakes. It’s not perfect but there’s a room for improvements. In the long run, it is beneficial to students,” he said. ~
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Empathy
The super typhoon that swept across Eastern Visayas and other parts of the country has caused extensive, almost irreparable damage on the property and lives of thousands of Filipinos. The increasing number of bodies being retrieved and the worsening social unrest most pronounced in Tacloban, Leyte has been in the news day in and day out. Many could only watch teary-eyed as survivors cry out for help—in the form of food,potable water, clothing, medication—to keep themselves alive. It is heart-breaking enough that super typhoon Yolanda has pushed many of our brothers and sisters into survival mode, but it is more painful to know that a lot of us who are safe and sound are more concerned with trivial matters or on worst cases, are insensitive to the current predicament of those suffering from the natural disaster. This might also be taken as a sign that a great number of us are unaware of the impact of lending a hand in the ongoing relief operations and charity events within and beyond Dumaguete City. After Yolanda left, heated debates on so many aspects of the disaster have sprung up. We are often quick to react on these issues. There is nothing bad with expressing one’s thoughts on this subject as long as any statement expressing eagerness to help will be translated into action. There are many things we can do. We can donate relief goods by leaving them in drop boxes located within the university.Instead of spending too much time on the internet playing games and watching movies, we could also volunteer in packing the goods in selected venues such as Silliman Hall and recognized non-profit organizations such as Gawad Kalinga. We can also lend our talents to charity events. To show solidarity and sensitivity to the victims, social network users are encouraged to minimize posting photos of food and ranting on minor ails. We could use our time on the internet wisely by sharing verifiable information on the victims and to invite friends and family to help in the relief operations. Students who have families that were affected by the super typhoon also need our support in these very difficult times. Though some Silliman organizations have done their part, we can still contribute as well in so many little ways. The Weekly Sillimanian believes that the university’s students are capable of empathy and sacrifice for the good of others. Though Yolanda has brought out the bad in a number of us,eventually, it will bring out the best in most individuals. ~
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“Do you think the Philippine government is doing enough to help the victims of super typhoon Yolanda?” “Definitely not. It was in the news that a lot of countries donated large amounts of money for relief. Where is it now? How come the victims are still suffering?” Monique Recto, BBA-MGT-I “Yes but it could not be given right away because the areas are inaccessible and there’s no communication… it’s a difficult situation. They are trying their best but there are factors that need to be considered.” Sarah Gem Cuerda, BEED SPED IV “I think the people should not blame the government to satisfy the needs of the victims…I think the government is doing good. The only problem is the delivery of the relief goods.” Mae Ann Piñero, BBA-Econ-III “Personally I don’t think they’re doing enough because as what I see in the news. If you think about it, relief operations from outside the country are more active and they can help efficiently to think that they had to travel to the Philippines and to Tacloban while the Philippine government is taking too long. Some donors also said that they will not allow the government to get hold of their donations for the fear of officials taking it for themselves.” Javi Dawn Generoso, BSCE- IV ** Next issue's question:
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Hubo nga Kagamhanan Bag-uhay lang, duna’y gihimong lakang ang alkalde sa Seoul didto sa Habagatang Korea nga si Park Won Soon. Ug alang sa mga pulitiko sama niya, matawag ‘ni nga dakong lakang tungod kay kini dili sayon alang kaniya. Gitawag ‘ni niya nga “The Naked Project,” ug pinaagi ining “paghubo sa kagamhanan,” makita na sa tanang molupyo sa dakbayan ang tanang mga dokumento sa ilang gamhanang lokal, gikan mga kontrata ug mga budget report ngadto na sa mga minutes sa mga panagtigom sa ilang konseho. Apan dili kahibulongan kung makahimo si Park ug mga lakang sama niini. Sa wala pa siya mahimong mayor sa Seoul, siya usa ka aktibista nga nailhan sa pagpahigayon ug mga “one-man rally” pagdasig sa pagpapas sa kamanduan nga pagpugong sa katawhan sa pagpulong-pulong. Gitataw ni Park sa bag-o: “Ang talumtom nagtubo sa mga ngitngit nga lugar. Ang korapsyon naglambo sa pagtago.” Sa usa ka nasud sama sa Pilipinas kung diin ang korapsyon ug ang pagabusar sa gahum daw bahin na sa kinabuhi sa katawhan, dili gyud nato ikalimod nga isip mga Pilipinhon, ang mga lakang sama kang Park usa ka damgo alang kanato. Ug gikahadokang magpabilin na lang kini nga damgo tungod kay padayong gitanggong ang Freedom of Information Bill (FOI) sa Kongreso ug Senado. Pila na man ka tuig ang nilabay human ‘ni unang gisugyot sa
Kongreso? Nahimo na ganing balaod ang Cybercrime Prevention Act ni Senador Tito Sotto nga giingong naghikaw sa kagawasan sa pagpadayag sa Internet, apan ang mga lagda nga manalipod unta sa kagawasang gihigugma sa katawhan mao man hinuon ang natanggong. Unsa ma’y buot ipakita sa atong kagamhanan pinaagi ning maong mga lakang?
Puto ug Tsokolate Iphraim T. Cabristante
Maingon gyud nato nga ang dakong kontrobersiya sa Priority Development Assistance Fund kon pork barrel bag-uhay lang usa sa mga dautang epekto sa kawad-on sa kasihagan kon transparency sa atong kagamhanan. Kadaghanan nato nakigbisog matag adlaw aron magkasalapi, gani ang uban natong mga kaigsoonan wala na’y makaon, samtang naglipay ang atong mga magbabalaod sa kuwarta nga di gani nila matawag nga ilaha. Mosugot na ba lamang kita nga padayon tang gibudhi nila samtang kita wala’y kalibotan? Nakahinumdom pa ba ka ni Adan ug ni Eba? Oo, mao kini sila ang giingong mga katigulangan nato, ug nalumot na tingali sila sa imong panumduman. Sila gipapuyo sa Ginoo sa paraiso ug wala sila maulaw sa ilang mga hubo nga lawas. Kanus-a lang sila naulaw ug nangita ug ikabisti? Kadtong nakasala sila; kadtong higayon nga giuwat sila
sa Yawa pagkaon sa bunga nga gididan sila sa Ginoo pagkaon. Ug kini wala’y kalainan sa atong kahimtang karon. Ang hingpit nga paglambo sa pagpangurakot sulod sa atong kagamhanan mao’y hinungdan kung ngano’ng padayong gitanggong ang FOI bill sa Senado ug Kongreso. Apan sama sa mga tawong naa sa sulod ini, natural ra sab alang sa atong kagamhanan ang masayop. Giawhag nato ang mga sakop sa mga kagamhanang lokal ug nasudnon nga kung duna man gani mga kasaypanan ug pagpangurakot nga nahitabo sa kangitngit, hinaot nga duna sila’y igong kaisog aron mapagawas ning tanan, ug ang labing importante, maangkon nila ang ilang mga sayop. Human ini tanan, manghinaot ra sab ta nga dili na kini nila usbon. Dia’y hagit alang sa atong kagamhanan ug kanimo nga nagbasa niini: Maglihok ta aron ang atong gobyerno mahimong sama ni Adan ug ni Eba sa wala pa sila nakasala. Maglihok ta aron mamugna ang usa ka gobyerno nga duna’y kasihagan ug wala’y kaulaw nga ipakita sa mga tawong giaalagaran niini kung unsa’y ilang mga nahimo, tungod kay kitang mga yanong Pilipinhon duna’y katungod aron makahibalo kung unsa’y bunga sa atong gibayarang buhis ug sa atong mahinungdanong boto. Panahon na aron mapasar ang FOI bill. Panahon na aron kita makasinati ug usa ka hubo nga kagamhanan. ~
When Calamity Strikes
In the past few weeks, the world witnessed the Philippines being bombarded with natural disasters. On October 15, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake badly hit Bohol and Cebu, destroying public structures, homes, old churches, leaving thousands in evacuation centers without food, money, and without certainty on when they could sleep well once again. Even before the Philippines could stand up, another calamity badly hit the Visayas region. This time was through its wind and water. It was November 8 when Super Typhoon Yolanda rampaged through Samar, Leyte, and neighboring islands, destroying structures with its strong winds and high water surges, flooding low areas, and causing landslides in higher areas with its heavy rain, leaving another batch of thousands of Filipinos dead, homeless, without food, and water. But despite the unfortunate events, hope remains in the hearts of these people. It’s true that we, Filipinos, always try our best to look at the
positive side of everything no matter how bad things are. Filipinos seems to be ‘programmed’ to be always happy. We have this devilmay-care attitude especially when it comes to stressful times. Same goes with the line “the rain is so heavy… let’s go play outside”. This is what makes us, Filipinos, unique. Another thing that makes the
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Filipinos different is that, because of our religious background, we learn not to despair because we believe that everything happens for a reason and that it all falls under God’s plan. No matter how many times we may fall, we are certain to rise again. All thanks to our faith to God. Dumagueteños are considerably blessed to have not experienced what
our brothers and sisters in Tacloban are going through right now. We should be thankful for a lot of things: thankful that we’ve been spared from such disaster, thankful of what we have right now especially our food and water which are scarce in Tacloban, thankful of our clothes, our access to public health service, our comfy homes. The list goes on. And because we are blessed, we shall give more. Donation drives are everywhere. And if you have already donated once, let it not stop there. If you still have time and resources, GIVE MORE. If money is also your problem, there are several repacking centers in need of volunteers. GIVE TIME. Let’s thank God that He never took away the hope inside every Juans’ heart. We just have to remember that we are where God wants us to be at this very moment and every experience is part of His divine plan. ~
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A Sillimanian for others By Maya Angelique B. Jajalla
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red planggana was floating in the flooded streets of Tacloban, carrying a baby whose mother is nowhere to be found. A man lugged his seven year-old son – no lullabies and sweet good nights this time – just a corpse in a father’s arms. Little children drank brownish canal water; they wailed in hunger, they bathed under hanging gutters. Lolos and lolas slept on broken cabinets and fallen doors, praying for comfort after the storm. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY. On November 8, 2013, Eastern Visayas was hit with one of the planet’s strongest storms ever recorded in history. Super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) took thousands of lives and destroyed more than P500 billion worth of properties and P37.5 billion worth of crops in Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol and Panay island. Dumaguete City was spared. It was spared from Yolanda’s wrath. We are spared from sleeping under roofless homes, watching out for unforgiving looters, and smelling the odor of decaying neighbors. But we are not spared from mourning. We are not spared from worrying for the families of our Waray, Ilonggo Cebuano and Bol-anon schoolmates. These painful emotions should motivate us to do something for the victims. Some of us may feel helpless, but there are means to help those who have survived. You can celebrate your safety and express your gratitude for having a strong roof above your head through any of the following. 1.) Some of our baons may range from P30 to P50 per day. A one liter bottle of purified water costs P25 to P35. You can sacrifice a day’s allowance or temporarily stop playing DOTA in an Internet cafe to buy a liter of drinking water for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda. “Juan for Tacloban” – a movement of student volunteers from UP Los Baños and Silliman University (SU) – is doing the “1 Liter for EveryJuan”
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOLANDA VICTIMS
donation drive which aims to collect at least one liter of water from each person for our brothers and sisters in Samar and Leyte. Each one, reach one. If you wish to donate canned goods,
PHOTO FROM thenewyorker.com clothes and medicines, they are also very much welcome. Drop boxes inside the campus are located at Oriental Hall, Ausejo Hall, Uytengsu Hall (College of Engineering and Design), College of Business Administration lobby, Emilio T. Yap Hall (new Mass Com building), Angelo King building, Vernon Hall, Carson Hall and Larena Hall. There are also drop-off points outside the campus: KRI Restaurant, Mr. K Lavanderia and Bean Connection (Portal West). For more details and updates, like facebook.com /juanfortacloban. For questions and clarifications, contact 09172087166 or 09054357199. 2.) If you have old but decent clothes inside your closet and your family is willing to donate goods, you can send your help thru SU’s
physical needs, we can also help our brothers and sisters, especially the children, emotionally. If you have huggable stuffed toys that you want to donate for the kids in badly hit areas, you can drop them at the SU
(b) Clothing -- Segregate those for (i) children, (ii) men, and (iii) women. (c) Cash -- Personnel at the Business and a Finance Office will issue official receipts. (d) Medicines -- Check the expiry date; it should not be earlier than February 2014. You can also specify as to which badly hit area you want your donations to go: Leyte, Samar, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Mindoro or Palawan. For inquiries, e-mail: oip@su.edu.ph. Also, on Nov. 18, SUSG is having a benefit concert for the earthquake and typhoon victims at the SU Amphitheatre at 6pm. Before the concert, there will be a service for the victims at 5pm. This reminds us to act with our prayers and pray through acting. 3.) Aside from food and other
Psychology Department or at the SU Elementary Guidance Office. “The concept is to give the kids the sense that this toy also gave comfort to someone before and that it will do the same to them too, especially if they know that it also came from another kid,” said Prof. Lourdes Angela F. Piñero, chairperson of the Psychology Department. “It’s like another kid sent care to them in the form of that stuffed toy,” she added. Prof. Piñero discourages us to donate brand new stuffed toys. The old ones, the “pre-loved” ones will have a more meaningful impact to both the giver and the receiver. 4.) Outside Silliman, there are also a number of ways to send help to Yolanda victims. You can tell your neighbors and non-Sillimanian friends in Dumaguete that they, too, can donate. Encouraging others to
Trending on campus
By Val Amiel Vestil and Joshua compiles the ‘Best Vines’ shared by the community. Sillimanians were Ryan Salaveria quick to follow with pages such as or most of us Sillimanians, Silliman Best Vines and the SUHS the semestral break had been Best Vines. One thing’s for sure, you quite a drag. Unless there was can never watch a Vine Video just an outing that we looked forward to, once. we often spent our days being hauled 2. The Giraffe Riddle What was supposed to be just a into the black hole of our laptops and tablets browsing through our multiple spotted, long-necked animal found social networking sites. Of course, only in the vast deserts of Africa, spending all day (everyday) stalking has now turned into an outrageous crushes has eventually become a bore. Facebook phenomenon. If you see that Thus, we often follow through an your friend has turned into a giraffe online social trend to pass the time. in his profile picture, then that’s probably because he gave the wrong Countless internet phenomena have answer to this riddle: It’s 3:00 am, flourished over the past weeks but a the doorbell rings and you wake up. few stood out and have flooded the Unexpected visitors, it’s your parents walls of our Facebook and Twitter and they are there for breakfast. You accounts. Here are some of them: have strawberry jam, honey, wine, 1. Best Vines bread and cheese. What is the first Following the concept of YouTube, thing you open? Well, other than only briefer and funnier, the Vine is your lack of more productive things actually a mobile application owned to do, what do you think is the first by Twitter that allows users to take thing you should open? Moreover, and share a 6-second (that’s the limit) the ironic thing is, the riddle has got video. Now, many of us collectively nothing to do with giraffes. term any short-duration video as a 3. Throwback Thursdays or TBT Vine Video. Most Vine videos show Throwbacks are old photos that a comical rendition of common were captured mostly during the experiences in a group. Some of time when film cameras still ruled them are just simply absurd. Recent the industry. A quick snap of the Facebook pages have emerged that smartphone today brings these old
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centralized donation center. You can drop the following at the Roman T. Yap ROTC Center at the Filomeno Cimafranca Ballfied: (a) Food items -- Packed items are appreciated.
pictures into the digital and online world. This trend has been present for quite a while already, even way before the start of the first semester. But last month has received a spike in the number of throwback photos posted. There might be a relationship between boredom and nostalgia. Or maybe it’s because most batch reunions happen during the semester break. Either way, people can’t seem to limit themselves to a single day in a week to post these photos, leading to the creation of the Throwback Fridays, Throwback Saturdays, well, basically every day in the week. 4. Ask.fm Alas, this could be the most splendid avenue to become one step closer to your crush, well, digitally closer that is. This Latvia-based social networking website that has dominated the now-gone Formspring, gives users an opportunity to ask other users questions. Founded in 2010, Ask.fm began to trend again last summer and questions evolved to come in so many different forms, most of them were generic - What is your favorite movie?; Some asked for opinion - Thoughts on No Monday Classes.; Some became so provocative and personal - Why did you cheat on (insert name here); and some even
turned into a confession rather than a question - I have the biggest crush on you, please notice me, I exist, I want to have your babies, I love you. Good luck on that one, mate. 5. TBH No, this does not mean Totally Big Horse, or Tito Ben’s House, or To Be Hannounced – nope. It means To Be Honest. It’s actually a milder version for ask.fm. When someone likes your “like for tbh” post, you immediately go to their wall and post what you
donate and help is in itself a form of help to the victims. Your friends can donate thru various NGOs like Gawad Kalinga (GK). GK’s drop-off point is at the DOST office in barangay Daro. For more details, you can contact 09274968469. If you don’t have something to donate yet, but you have the time to share, you can help in repacking goods at the DOST office this Saturday from 10am to 12 midnight. Also, starting Monday, you can start leaving your donations at Little Children of the Philippines, Claytown, Daro. The Philippine Air Force C130 will arrive in Dumaguete on Nov. 22 to transport our donations to the badly hit areas. Let us give and do what we can for those in need. “No one has ever become poor by giving,” Anne Frank said. 5.) For those who have friends and relatives outside the country who want to help, they can send their monetary assistance thru DSWD’s dollar bank account: Land Bank of the Philippines 3124-0055-81. They may also coordinate with any of the following local and international organizations: • Philippine Red Cross (redcross. org.ph/donatenow) • World Food Programme (wfp. org/donate/typhoon) • Save the Children (rplr.co/ stcdonatehaiyan) • UNICEF (rplr.co/ unicefdonatehaiyan) • Habitat for Humanity (rplr.co/ habitatdonatehaiyan) The next time your tita or tito calls you from abroad, encourage them to donate, too. These, however, are not the only ways to help. You can even initiate a donation drive of your own. We may be living in a third world country. But let us do whatever we can to be a first world nation. Be a man for others. Be a Sillimanian for others. May the via, veritas, vita show us that the way to the truth is to be a light for others. ~
honestly think of them. Apparently, most of these posts are just an attempt to point out how gwapa or buotan someone is. Like the irony in most online trends, TBHs don’t tell you even half the truth. Trends such as these are made for everybody’s enjoyment. As long as the (still) unwritten rules of the internet are followed, we can assure ourselves that the fun would continue on. One thing you must remember is that you can’t completely delete anything you place in the internet. That embarrassing confession you posted on your crush’s wall would undoubtedly be stored in some storage facility in Silicone Valley (and if you’re unlucky, a screenshot of it would be taken by your ‘good’ friends). So watch out what you post in the internet, and of course, have fun!~
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the weekly sillimanian 15 november 2013
Hope in the storm. One of the most powerful typhoons in recorded histories, Typhoon Yolanda laid waste to Eastern Visayas and affected thousands of families in Tacloban alone. Aside from the large-scale heroism this triggered worldwide, there have been some individuals who put their lives on the line right in the thick of the storm for the sake of others. Here are a few of them: Compiled by Roberto Klemente R. Timonera
Jonathan Fitzpatrick. A 23-year-old British electrical engineer who was on holiday in Ormoc when Yolanda struck. After he spoke to his family on Skype for what could have been the last time, he and his friends kicked down doors of trapped hotel guests and helped them get to safety. He continued to do volunteer work in the storm’s aftermath.
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so she is assured that her family has something to eat. What she is afraid of now is the danger that looters bring. Because people are hungry and food is not readily available, others turn to violence just to satisfy their hunger. Reports say that armed men ransack stores like Gaisano Mall and Robinsons in Tacloban and kill residents of houses left standing to get stored food and take over their houses. That’s why Mass Communication student from Tacloban Jae Jireh Nejudne’s family, including their dog Summer, decided to leave Tacloban for good after living there for a year from page 1
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has also been experimenting with a chemical solution to inject into tennis balls to make them as heavy as real lacrosse balls. “When the donors see that we are trying to work on what they have taught, I hope they would be more than happy to send more donations
Atom Araullo. A weatherman for ABS-CBN, he stayed on the ground to do coverage on Yolanda as it unleashed its torrential fury. He also managed to save people in neck-deep flood water in his stay in Tacloban.
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Emily Sagalis. Though Yolanda killed her friends and family, the pregnant Emily would not allow it to take her unborn baby. She and her husband Jobert found themselves in the care of military doctors after being swept away by Yolanda’s storm surge. She delivered her baby Bea Joy on November 11.
and a half. “They’ll transfer here in Dumaguete. We believe it will take a long time for Leyte to recover and our house was really destroyed,” Nejudne said. Unlike Nejudne’s house, only the garage roofing and their helpers’ rest room of Civil Engineering student Ramon Luis Ang’s house in Naval, Leyte were destroyed. But despite the minimal damage, Ang’s family will soon leave the house where he grew up in. But for Discar, what she’ll miss most is the normal days she spent in her hometown because after Yolanda’s havoc, she said heartbreaking as it is, “it will never be normal again.” ~ and probably we can have our own lacrosse team,” he said. At the same time, Saldivar said he is also hoping for the university to appreciate the sport so it can garner enough support from the administration. Lacrosse is currently played inside the gymnasium but would later be transferred on the field outside. ~
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Sillimanian named Bagong Rizal awardee By Kristine Ann Fernandez
THE PRESIDENT OF the Silliman Junior Business Executives was chosen as one of the 17 “Mga Bagong Rizal: Pag-asa ng Bayan” awardees. Jason Capundag, a senior business management student, said in an article published in the Manila Bulletin that he is honored because Jose Rizal is “like a statue of greatness.” “I truly believe that one can be a ‘bagong Rizal’ even without the award. As long as you have the compassion and the willingness to show concern and service for others and for the country then you are
living a life like that of Jose Rizal,” he said. Given by the Philippine Center for Gifted Education, the said title is given to Filipino youths who have made an impact in society through an existing project that shows concern for others. Capundag will devote two years of community service as part of his “bagong Rizal” duties. He and the other awardees will be formally awarded in Intramuros, Manila on November 24. Initially, Capundag garnered two nominations—one from Sonia Sygaco, a faculty member of the SU English and Literature Department and one from TESDA-Siquijor after
rendering his services last summer. For his advocacy, Capundag pushes for coastal and marine conservation starting in his hometown of San Juan, Siquijor. “Our family’s livelihood is fishing and it’s a way of giving back to the sea. Since San Juan is a coastal municipality, I want it to be a role model municipality when it comes to marine conservation,” he said. Capundag is also a cochairperson of the SU Student Government (SUSG) Scholarship committee and minority floor leader of the SUSG assembly. Awardees will undergo leadership trainings from November 22-23. ~
SU students are not addicted to Facebook – research By Susanah Jane L. Lapa
THERE IS A low rate of addiction to Facebook among Silliman University students, a study by an Information Technology professor revealed. Former dean of the SU College of Computer Studies, Dr. Dave Marcial in his paper entitled “Are you a Facebook Addict? Measuring Facebook Addiction in Philippine University” showed that only 3 in every 71 students are addicted to Facebook. “What is interesting is that in terms of frequency, the number one reason they use Facebook is to connect with their family and
friends,” said Marcial. “For me, the implication of that is they use Facebook in a positive way.” Marcial was motivated to conduct the research after reading studies indicating the growing addiction to Facebook on a global scale. According to him, the Philippines is ranked 8th in the top 10 Facebook users penetration rate among the Asian countries in 2012. “There are many literatures telling us that Facebook users have been identified as one of the distractions inside the class among the students. There are many studies related to that,” he explained. The study adopted the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale with
THE “BRING ME” RIDDLE! MECHANICS: Every week, the Weekly Sillimanian publishes a riddle about things found within the university campus. Participants must be students enrolled in the current semester of SY 2013-2014. Participants must literally bring their answers to the Weekly Sillimanian office from Monday to Wednesday at 12 PM – 3 PM following the release of the Weekly Sillimanian paper. Winners will receive awesome prizes from the staff. Here’s our riddle of the week:
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over 355 respondents—all of whom were enrolled in the Computer Fundamentals class in the second semester of School Year 2012-2013. The findings were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation held last month in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. Marcial explored the motivations of his respondents for using Facebook. He provided five options. Ranked first was “to keep in touch with family and friends,” followed by “to be updated on news, current events and interesting happenings in the world.” The least among the motivators was “to play online games.”~
LAST PHASE. Silliman Junior Business Executives (SJBE) representatives discuss their answers during the final phase of the Ultimate Silliman Quiz Bowl held last Nov 11 at Robinsons Place Dumaguete. SJBE won first place. PHOTO BY Dylzaree Recentes
SUCCA hosts ‘extraordinary’ competition
By Jelanie Rose T. Elvinia
A QUIZ BOWL organized by the Silliman University Campus Ambassadors (SUCCA) held at Robinsons last Nov. 11 amused both contestants and audience with its unique contest style. Reynan Krystoffer King Sy and Korina Gretta Nuñez, organizers of the quiz bowl, said that they thought of making it “extraordinary” to not bore the audience. “It’s one way of promoting Silliman through the SU history questions,” Sy said. The contest included a four-phase question challenge unlike the usual
question and answer pattern. First was the “Four Pics Guess the Word” based on the popular game “Four Pics One Word.” It was followed by the “Food and Riddle Challenge” where one representative from each of the competing organizations had to answer riddles after going through three different stations. There, they had to eat four cheese breads, five level three tempuras and three glasses of buko juice. Next was the “Silliman Timeline.” Contestants were required to pin photos related to SU (events, structures, people, etc.) onto a board and group them together according to their corresponding
years of occurrence. Lastly was the quiz bowl proper where participants had to answer twenty questions about SU. The Silliman Junior Business Executives (SJBE) bested fifteen organizations and bagged the “Ultimate Silliman Quiz Bowl” trophy. “We are so happy. It was fun and fulfilling knowing all about Silliman University. We thought that we’d lose in the second phase because it was so hard but here we are,” Jason Capundag SJBE representative said. The History Political Science Society and Amihang Mindanao Sillimanians won second and third respectively. ~