U-WEEK 2022 SPECIAL
THE UNO-RIAN
VOL. 1 NO.1
November 14, 2022
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UNO-R @60: TOGETHER TO NEW HEIGHTS
OPENING SALVO
COMEBACK STRONGER. CEN Tigers display a circus themed cheerdance, University Amphitheater. ◘ photo by LANCE JOSHUA SATOJITO.
Tigers: Grand Slam Victors of U-Week 2022 by KRISHA DANIELLE RONZALES
Fierce roars filled the University Amphitheater as the College of Engineering (CEN) Tigers toppled down the five other colleges in the cheerdance competition and won the championship title as their stronger comeback for this year’s University Week, Nov. 14. “[The preparation] started out rocky because all of us were busy with exams and other academic requirements but we made sure to [make] use of the little time [that] we have to make our college proud,” third-year Civil Engineering student and participant Benz Matthew Mandid shared.
The CEN has also won the cheerdance competition for the year 2018 - 2019, during the prepandemic U-Week celebration. Claiming championship after two years of onsite U-Week hiatus has made them claim their grand slam win. “Our goal this year was to make a grandslam, and fortunately we have achieved it. As a graduating student, this experience is a memorable one
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because this is what we will leave as our legacy,” fourth-year BS Civil Engineering student and participant Leo Araña shared.
Furthermore, the cheerdance competition was preceded by the declaration of the University Week 2022 Opening Ceremony message given by University President Rev. Fr. Joel Alve, OAR.
“We thank God today for giving us the opportunity to celebrate our university week after two years. This is a very special celebration because of two reasons: first, this year is the 60th year of the university as an Agustinian Recollect Institution and second, the U-Week is celebrated in honor of the blessed mother with the title of Nuestra Señora de la Salud whose feast falls on November 17,” Fr. Alve said in his message. Fr. Alve encourages everyone to keep being passionate about their dreams while staying devoted to God.
The College of Arts and Sciences finished in second place during the competition, followed by the
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College of Accountancy, Business, and Computer Studies, College of Allied Medical Health and Sciences, College of Education, and the College
of Criminal Justice Education, placing third, fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively.
U-WEEK CELEBRATED WITH FAITH by ANNE TRICIA OLMILLO
BLESSED CONVOCATION. Rev. Fr. Romeo Ben Potencio, OAR, offered a mass in commemoration of the feast of Nuestra Señora De La Salud, and blessing of the U-week celebration. ◘ photo by LESEL EREXIMA. Commencing the first-ever perfectly, but her heart could see University Week Celebration after better,” Fr. Potencio said. two years of pandemic, the UNO-R Campus Ministry Office (CMO) He encouraged everyone to submit spearheaded a mass led by Rev. to God as Mary did, who accomplished Fr. Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR, even the impossible due to her held at the St. Nicholas of Tolentine obedience to God. Oratory, Nov. 14. The mass was held to bless the Fr. Potencio, in his homily, used the weeklong celebration of the university life of Mary as an example in order to week and for the feast Nuestra Señora emphasize submission to God: “Let us de la Salud, on its seventh day of reflect on the life of Mary in the life Novena today. of the Gospel. Her eyes functioned
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