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VICTORY SMILE. Alexis Abagat not only won, he also extended the college’s reign in the same place in the pageant.

San Isidro flaunts Mindanao culture, clinches 2nd in Float Making and Street Dance

by Marc Jhasper Petines

Photo by Donn De Guzman

Abagat lands 2nd Runner-Up in Mr. and Ms. TSU 2024

by John Hermie Sarceda

In the annual celebration of Tarlac State University’s Foundation Week – Day 4, the Coronation Night concluded with the College of Computer Studies bet, Mr. Alexis Cedric Abagat, crowned as the Mr. TSU 2024 2nd Runner Up. Mr. Abagat not only won 2nd runner up, but he also brought home several minor and major awards, including Mr. Photogenic and Mr. Congeniality, and various minor awards that secured his spot among the ranks, leading to his win.

On the other hand, Mr. College of Education (COEd) took the throne as Mr. TSU 2024, and Ms. College of Science (COS) is crowned as Ms. TSU.

Mr. College of Business (CBA) and Accountancy takes after the newly crowned king as the 1st Runner Up in the event, while Ms. College of Engineering (COE) took the crown as the 1st Runner Up.

CCS Sportsfest makes a comeback

by Gabriel Garcia

In addition, CCS bet, Ms. Chanelle Santos, shows her mighty talons as she won Ms. Floralta and Ms. El Memoria awards in the competition.

Mr. Abagat and Ms. Santos prove how sharp the talon of a Red Hawk can be as they soar and tear hardships and struggles granting them several awards like a hawk bringing home a bucket-full of worms for their younglings.

"Brownies" emerge as back-to-back champs in Musical Mayhem

JPCS clinches gold medal in Men’s Volleyball

by Rizza Louise Dasalla

Gabriel Garcia

by Gabriel Garcia

After almost failing to make it in the finals, the Brownies team managed to guess almost all of the song titles in the last round of the CCS Artist Circle's Musical Mayhem, which was held during the last day of the CCS Barrio Fiesta, October 18, at TSU San Isidro.

In the elimination round, the Brownies

only placed third, only garnering 6 points after having 4 mistakes in guessing the lyrics of "Araw-Araw" by Ben & Ben, barely making it in the qualifiers for the finals.

However, in the final round, the team quickly gained steam, gaining 6 points, a large lead against the other teams 1-2 point range.

Editor-in-Chief/ Opinion Editor

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One week, two culprits

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CCS Sportsfest makes a comeback

by Gabriel Garcia

After the pandemic crippled the CCS Sportsfest, the anticipated sporting affair has finally come back in TSU San Isidro Campus as this year’s CCS Week 2024: Barrio Fiesta kicks off on October 16.

Right after the Solidarity Walk, which was joined by the different, along with the organizations that coordinated the teams, newly appointed Governor Amor Espiritu emphasized her enthusiasm in reviving the Sportsfest after almost 5 years.

"Masaya kasi maraming opportunities ang athletes natin," Espiritu said.

The opening program was also graced by CCS Dean Dr. Alvincent E. Danganan who reminded students about the value of sportsmanship.

"Sa iisang college lang tayo. Walang magsasakitan. Pakita natin ang galing natin sa sports," he said during his opening remarks.

Meanwhile, the CCS Sportsfest: Tagisan 2024 ensued following the program where basketball, futsal, and sepak knockout games were conducted. Valorant and Hackathon matches commenced online.

IT Quiz Bee 1st Place: Thomas Chester Pabalan and Arvin Errol Liscano 2nd Place: Maria Theresa Yu and Elijah Miguel Inocencio 3rd Place: Gabriel Angelo Pugat and John Andrei Tacujan 1st Place

2nd Place

C0NTINUOUS REVIVAL. CCS Dean Dr. Alvincent Danganan speaks about the college’s plans on making the Sportsfest an annual event starting 2024.

Photo by Erice Josh Capili

4th year Red Hawks emerge as winners in IT Quiz Bee

by Phoemela Sapasap

As the barrio fiesta-themed celebration of CSS Week continues on to its second day, Red Hawks challenged not only their athleticism but also their knowledge regarding IT-related concepts.

In its aftermath, Team 2, Thomas Chester Pabalan and Arvin Errol Liscano, from BSCS-4A outshone their competitors after accumulating a total of 34 points, thus successfully winning ₱500.

The IT Quiz Bee took place in Room C111 at TSU San Isidro Campus on Thursday, October 17, 2024, and it was organized by Student Society for Information Technology Education (SSITE). In this event, 11 teams of CCS students competed through its Easy, Average, and Difficult rounds, wherein three came on top and were awarded with a certificate of recognition.

At the same time, Team 3, Maria Theresa Yu and Elijah Miguel Inocencio from BSIT WMA-3A came in close with 32 points, putting them at 2nd place, and claimed ₱300. Lastly, Team 1, Gabriel Angelo Pugat and John Andrei Tacujan from BSCS-3B completed the quiz bee's winners at 3rd place 30 points, and were awarded with ₱200.

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3rd Place

CS POWER DUO. The duo of Pabalan and Liscano from the Computer Science program have been competing in regional quiz bees since last year.

Photo by Erice Josh Capili

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REVOLUTIONIZE: Bringing Information in the Digital Age

With 41 points, the team propelled in the competitions, besting everyone in their path, especially in a clean slate victory in Men’s volleyball, a productive trail in Table Tennis, and also a sweep in chess, in which JPCS was thrilled.

“Honestly, hindi ko in-expect na ma-pull off namin to—lalo na sa dami ng sabay-sabay na events—pero thanks to my hardworking officers and supportive friends, naging overall champion pa kami”, JPCS-TSU President Guian Francisco said in an interview.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Orange Phoenixes dominated the Sportsfest with 41 points in the overall tally

Photo by Jireh Daquigan

CS Orange Phoenixes, hailed as Tagisan overall champions

by Gabriel Garcia

Orange Phoenix, the team headed

by Computer Science (CS), and the Junior Philippine Computer Society

(JPCS) TSU Chapter, were awarded the overall prize in the CCS Sportsfest 2024: Tagisan last October 18, at CCS AVR, TSU San Isidro Campus.

Meanwhile, a three-way 29-point tie followed the Phoenixes, composed of the Blue Vipers (NA), Green Mantises (IS), and Golden Hydra (TSM), while Black Panthers (WMA) settle for last place.

TAG SAN final and official tally RANK

TEAM

1

ORANGE PHOENIX

41

2

GREEN MANTIS

29

2

BLUE VIPERS

29

2

GOLDEN HYDRA

29

3

BLACK PANTHER

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San Isidro flaunts Mindanao culture, viva san isidro! clinches 2nd in Float Making and Street Dance

by Marc Jhasper Petines

Viva San Isidro captivated the audience by featuring the vibrant floral culture of Mindanao, clinching 2nd place in both the Float Parade and Street Dance Competitions at the opening of TSU Foundation Week 2024.

Composed of students from the College of Computer Studies (CCS), College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA), College of Industrial Technology (CIT), and College of Engineering (COE), the San Isidro cluster—known as Viva San Isidro— aims for the championship title once

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2ND

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TSU - MAIN CAMPUS

TSU - SAN ISIDRO CAMPUS

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Photo by Jireh Daquigan

more after finishing 2nd and 3rd in last year’s competitions.

Inspired by the Hermosa Festival of Zamboanga, San Isidro displayed their artistic prowess through elaborate choreography and float design, embodying the rich floral traditions of the province and Mindanao as a whole. Despite encountering performance mishaps, logistical challenges, and the exhaustion from midterm examinations, the cluster still impressed the crowd with their

creativity and elegance, leaving a lasting impression on judges and spectators.

Team San Isidro secured 2nd place in the Float Parade category with a score of 70.5%, matching their impressive feat in the Street Dance Competition, where they improved their placement from last year’s result.

Deductions were given to Lucinda and San Isidro. Both of the campuses narrowly exceeded the time limit given by the contest organizers

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Tagisan 2024 Esports Roundup Team TEAMBA TitoEdmar become backreclaims MLBB to-back CODM throne champs

by Von Andrei Tañedo

On October 17, 2024, Thursday, Society for Information Systems Students (SISS) held a Quiz Bee Competition in the CCS Building at TSU San Isidro, where a sophomore from IS-BA 2A won.

After being usurped and vanquished from their kingdom, they lied low at the farlands. Now they come back better and feistier after a gruesome training arc. TEAM TitoEdmar overwhelm TEAM TitoYayanTo and restore their monarchy with a 2 - 0 sweep in the final series of the CCS Tagisan 2024 Mobile Legends Tournament.

by Clarence Deseo & Von Andrei Tañedo

Once again, TEAMBA soared to victory in the championship round, leaving the opposing team "N/A" grounded with a thrilling final score of 3-0.

With razor-sharp precision and unmatched flick speed, TEAMBA once again claimed the Call of Duty: Mobile Championship title at TSU San Isidro Campus, 5th Floor, AVR, October 17.

For this event, 18 competitors participated in the Elimination Round which was composed of Easy, Average, and Difficult levels wherein only nine participants managed to qualify to the Championship Round. As a result, three of them— Reiwyn Discion from BSIS-2A, Austin Frederick Tabirara, and Joyce Ann Abad from BSIS-4A — moved to the Tie-Breaker Round after they garnered a tied score of a perfect ten.

In the end, Discion alone answered correctly, making him the 1st placer of the event. Meanwhile, both Tabirara and Abad settled for a tie in 2nd place.

CELEBRATIONS OF VICTORY. Team TitoEdmar and TEAMBA dominated the CCS Tagisan Esports Exhibitions with blazing glory.

Photos by Clarence Deseo

Team Deeprog programs to victory, earns 1st place in CCS Week's Hackathon Contest

by Chinee Dela Peña

Among the four teams that contended in the thrilling two-day competition towards problemsolving and innovation through programming, Team Deeprog ultimately emerged victorious with the development of a TSU CCS Laboratory Web-Based Management System in this year's CCS Week Hackathon Contest, announced Friday, October 18.

The participants were tasked to create a system that would be helpful for the campus using their chosen programming language with their progress monitored via Microsoft Teams.

Moreover, Team Deeprog, composed of John Kenneth Sevilla, Van Rodolf Suliva, and Mark Jonel Yambao, when asked about the process it took to win, they said it was likely due to their implementation of Flask with a database and their collaboration efforts.

“I'm not sure dito, pero considering na Flask framework ginamit namin and then inapplayan namin ng database, baka ‘yon ‘yong nagbigay ng points. And also, sa collaboration, importante yon since given the span of two days, rush talaga yung system and sama mo pa yung documentation and preparation para sa presentation.

Overall, worth it naman," Yambao said.

Meanwhile, Team GEH (‘G’ - Gabe

Cervantes, ‘E’ - Eric Quiambao, and ‘H’ - Hannah Pulmano), emerged as the 2nd place through their conceptualization and implementation of a TSU Online Library.

"Our system is the TSU Online Library. There is already an existing library, but it needs to be modernized.

We also added the ability to read the books or other materials in the platform itself. It was a simple project.

The technologies used are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript," Pulmano explained.

The winning teams were decided by a panel composing of Programmer’s Den executives and Vice Governor Jericho Canlas.

poured 24 minds out on paper.

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One week, two culprits DISHONESTY AND LAPSES IN JUDGEMENT. An event can’t be a TSU event without the presence of issues, no matter how minute.

Gabriel Garcia Editor-in-Chief/ Opinion Editor

OPINION 5 All my life, I have been a witness to dishonesty, not just at the personal level, but at the scope of a generation.

Most of the kids my age will try their very best to get something, even if it means that you will try to cheat the system or fool the organizers of the biggest event in the university this year. But the organizers weren't really out of the blame.

There have been reports of using connections, fake IDs, 'scalpers' selling tickets to the Battle of the Bands without authorization to do so, TSU GEW 2.0 runners turning before the turning point. And frankly, it is so not new to us.

We see many students who will try to score additional points by employing unethical tactics in examinations or quizzes. But that does not mean that we should not adhere to the rules. Yet again, the rule makers are also not so perfect.

I was personally let in by one of the SSC, even though I did not have my own press pass, because I gave it to one of my editors. Let's call it a friendly gesture in part of the Council. because I was writing about the Mr. and Ms. TSU 2024 pageant.

Given the limited capacity of the gymnasium at TSU Main, the SSC implemented a system that has been a staple in every big event in the university: a no-nonsense ticketing system. The ticket itself is very flimsy and can be imitated easily. Even people who were handed tickets and passes outside the gymnasium as the gates were closed were still let in. But what use is the ticket if it does not guarantee a spot in the gym to support your friends right?

Students who were also employed to secure the gymnasium were seen letting people in because they have a press or council pass that resembles the ones handed to them by the Supreme Student Council (SSC). They did not check those passes thoroughly enough to detect forgery, especially for the stamps.

In the TSU GEW 2.0, participants were seen turning even though the turning point was still meters away.

The people who were supposed to check the area did not notice what was happening until there were already many who tread a shortcut to the finish line.

Combined with the expected dishonest nature of some people, it is still possible to handle these situations, and both of them are in the hands of organizers.

First, a registration system confirming the identity of the guest can minimize the risk of having outsiders in the venue. It might also help if the officials checking the identity of the entering guest would make a visual confirmation using an ID card and student number.

Second, clearly marking the turning point can be employed in the fun run event. Marking with ropes or string, even large signboards can make students want to be more honest. An attentive staff in charge of securing the route of the race wouldn't hurt the race as well.

At the end of the day, even if the students have all lost their honesty and values, it is always the job of the ones who handle events to mitigate risks. It is, however, a virtue for the youth to be honest, and to not abuse the system.

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It is always the job of the ones who handle events to mitigate risks.

Cartoon by El Cid Dantes

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JPCS Orange Phoenix Team Captain Keht Gomez said he is grateful that their team wins the gold despite that most of the team are newbie.

"Despite all of our doubts, our dedication to this sport still stands out.” he said.

While NA Blue Vipers secures the Silver Medal and SISS Green Mantis settled for Bronze Medal.

Orange Phoenixes dominate Tagisan’s Table Tennis

by Gabriel Garcia

Orange Phoenix won the joust at the net against NA Blue Vipers taking home the championship title in CCS TAGISAN Men's Volleyball in a commanding 2-0 match, 25-20, 25-19 this afternoon, October 17, San Isidro Court.

Orange Phoenix showed dominance in the first set on the game

NA Blue Vipers reign supreme in Men’s Basketball

swiftly throwing the Blue Vipers off the hook, 25-20. But a more powered Blue Vipers entered the second set with a hope of staying alive for Gold, tallying a 0-5 run.

A crucial Service Ace from Keht Gomez breaks the 10-10 deadlock, leading the momentum of JPCS Orange Phoenix to victory. for the second place, gaining 47 points, and third place for WMA Black Panthers with 39 points, as IS Green Mantis fell short for the third place with 38 points.

by Xander Monteclaro

Due to unexpected circumstances, the tournament finals were cancelled. The teams agreed to determine the winners by using a pointing system, where the highest scorer between the last four teams in the semi-finals would dictate their rank, making the Blue Vipers the champion, last October 17.

NA Blue Vipers came in first with 49 points, while TSM Golden Hydra went

In the end, Ariane De Ocampo of the Blue Vipers (NA) won gold in Women's Singles A. While Princess Pasamonte of the Orange Phoenixes (CS) won silver, and Green Mantis (IS) Angel Joy Gaspar settled for bronze.

Orange Phoenix's Angela Ramos dominated the Women's Singles B bracket, leaving Yna Grace Cayme of the Blue Vipers in 2nd place.

Council guest players Heart Jheann Pancho and Diana Salmazan, representing the Green Mantises successfully smashed their way to the gold medal in Women's Doubles, while Orange Phoenix's Christine Choy and Aila Cayabyab settled for silver.

In the Men's Singles A, long-time Intramurals paddler Jeric Cruz of the Green Mantises followed through his golden streak, while Golden Hydras' Lorman Carpio and Orange Phoenix's Psalm Bartolome both were awarded the silver and bronze, respectively.

Despite not having the finals, Blue Vipers displayed an astounding performance in the semi-finals against the Black Panthers. In the first quarter, both teams exchange baskets and playing strong offense and defense. The game was controlled by the Black Panthers in the following quarters; however, the Blue Vipers never let down their spirit, catching up to the score and trying to close the lead.

The Blue Vipers started to pull ahead in the third quarter as their offense strengthened, forcing Black Panthers to also tighten up their defense to stop them from breaking through.

Producing the most points in the Tagisan 2024, the men and women paddlers of Table Tennis exchange hard smashes and rallies at Room C111, CCS Building, TSU San Isidro, last October 17.

Black Panther's (WMA) Joseph Michael Capan claimed the gold in Men's Singles B, while Gemwel Bulaon clinched Orange Phoenix's third silver in the sport, and Green Mantis' Jeremy De Leon nabbed the bronze.Winning by default in Men's Doubles Golden Hydras' Mikhael Cainglet and Christian Ilagan won gold.

HOPE OF THE HOOP. NA Blue Vipers, despite not competing in the finals, secured the championship in Men’s Basketball

Photo by Erice Josh Capili

Photo by Erice Josh Capili