BROWSE ARCHIVES
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Volume xxxii Number 06
June 2011
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UPD has new vice-chancellors
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Camille Dela Rosa |
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UPD Chancellor Caesar Saloma formally swore in five new vice-chancellors (VCs) last May 9 at Quezon Hall. |
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UP students, staff select new regents
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Two new members of the UP Board of Regents (BOR), the highest policy-making body of UP, were elected by students and staff in separate elections last April. |
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Makialam: Kalayaan at konsepto ng piitan
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Mai Uichanco |
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Napakatalas ng mga salitang naglalagablab sa galit sa loob ng 18 pahinang sulat ni Maricon. Nagagalit ang mga pahina na paulit-ulit tinahi ang mga salitang pasismo, masa, militar, kahirapan, pambubusabos sa maraming pangungusap. |
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Democratic governance impedes academic reform
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Flor Lacanilao |
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Group decision has been a major problem in Philippine science and education. It is based on the common belief that two heads are better than one. But is this always true? I propose two ways to improve decision-making in academic groups. |
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In praise of the dictatorship of the highly published
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Ramon Guillermo |
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We read Dr. Flor Lacanilao’s article titled “Democratic governance impedes academic reform” published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (03/14/2011) with much interest. First of all, we would like to commend Dr. Lacanilao for his view that the “most important problems in the world have been solved largely by physical scientists.” |
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CMC honors Lourdes Estella-Simbulan (1957-2011)
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Bernice P. Varona |
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Journalism instructor Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan (August 19, 1957-May 13, 2011) was the subject of a tribute at the UPD College of Mass Communication (CMC) last May 18. Simbulan died in a motor car accident on Commonwealth Avenue last May 13. |
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In medias res, paalam
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Libay Linsangan Cantor |
In teaching film, we share the idea of beginning the story in the middle of things, which is what “in medias res” means. This is when, upon the film’s opening, we see the story unfold immediately as it begins with some form of conflict, immediately engaging the audience and hooking us all within the cinematic world.
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UPLB forest technician killed, suspect remains at large
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KIM Quilinguing |
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UP Los Baños (UPLB) Forest Technician Elpidio Malinao was shot dead in the afternoon of May 9 at the ADKOLORZ Sign Shop in Barangay Maitim, Bay, Laguna. A suspect has been identified by witnesses but is still at large. |
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Asteroid named after incoming UPD freshman
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Bernice P. Varona |
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Only a few can claim that an asteroid has been named after him or her. Miguel Arnold Reyes, an incoming freshman in UP Diliman, is one of the selected few. |
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Pascual urges UPOU grads to excel
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Arlyn VCD Romualdo |
“Excel in your respective professions and make a difference in your own spheres of excellence.”
This was UP President Alfredo Pascual’s message to the UP Open University (UPOU) Class of 2011 at the commencement exercises last May 7 in UP Los Baños, Laguna.
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12 tips from an UPCAT examiner
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Arlyn VCD Romualdo |
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Having served in the administration of the UPCAT for half a decade, I have some tips for examinees that should make their UPCAT experience a little less stressful (and hopefully more memorable). |
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What you need to know about the UPCAT
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Arlyn VCD Romualdo |
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What is the first challenge for high school students who dream of going to UP? What do they need to “conquer” one weekend during rainy August? The answer should be obvious: The UP College Admission Test (UPCAT). |
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Environmentalists campaign vs deforestation through art
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Mai Andre D.P. Encarnacion |
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Cooperation among environmentalists, artists and academicians has led to the installation of a three-dimensional tree made of recycled materials overlooking a street mural as Earth Day 2011 was celebrated at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman last April 16. |
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Making the grade at UP
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Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc |
UP admits freshmen applicants on the basis of their predicted grade in UP.
The university predicted grade (UPG) is exactly that: a prediction of the applicant’s likelihood of success in academic work, or completing a degree program in UP.
Regression analyses of student performance have been conducted to make sure that the formula for the UPG—a combination of the applicant’s high school weighted average and UPCAT scores—is reliable. |
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Applying for STFAP
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Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta |
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UP students interested in applying for UP’s Socialized Tuition and Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) should keep the date June 30 in mind. This is the deadline for the submission of STFAP applications for the 4th batch, for the first semester of Academic Year (AY) 2011-2012. |
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UP Diliman as dining, recreation haven
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Bernice P. Varona |
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When one talks about UP Diliman (UPD), it is not only scholarly activities or academics that figure in the stories. There is another side to the so-called UP Diliman experience. To fully know this other side, one needs to literally go around the 500-hectare campus. |
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Pascual calls for prudence in spending
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Francis Paolo M. Quina |
“Let us safeguard the taxpayer’s money.”
This was the message of UP President Alfredo Pascual during the UP System Coordination Workshop for Administration, Budget and Human Resources Personnel at the School of Labor and Industrial Relations auditorium in UP Diliman last May 14.
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Selected Mindanao youth complete internship at HOR
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Mai Andre D.P. Encarnacion |
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“To become a future leader, it is but necessary that one has to understand the complexities brought about by the unending problems in one’s community by going down to the community level.”
Tasnim M. Bagul, a graduate of the 11th Congressional Internship Program for Young Mindanao Leaders (CIPYML) Academic Course on Public Policy Development and Advocacy, stressed this point as she noted the importance of keen attention to one’s roots while being mindful of the bigger picture. This year’s CIPYML held its completion ceremony last May 5 at the House of Representatives (HOR) in Batasan Hills, Quezon City |
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UPMin students win Davao Urban Transport Vision contest
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Rene A. Estremera |
A team of UP Mindanao students won the Visioning Contest for Sustainable Urban Transport for Davao City last May 4.
The UP Davao STEPP Team is composed of BS Architecture (BSA) students April Gabayan, Mykel Edrian Barcena, Rochelle Rhema Caballo, Murielle June Yucamco and Arturo Ravelo III. |
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PHL needs to define its baselines ‐ UP Law prof
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KIM Quilinguing |
“It is really interesting how something so unknown would become something so important.”
These were the words of UP Law Prof. Jay Batongbacal on the country’s baselines and national territory at the forum titled “Defining the Baselines of the Philippines: Issues and Challenges” last May 13 at the Bulwagang Rizal in UP Diliman. |
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UP celebrates SP Lopez’s birth centennial
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KIM Quilinguing |
UP launched last May 27 the celebration of the life and legacy of one of the most loved presidents of the university.
The President’s Committee in Commemoration of the Birth Centennial of Former UP President Salvador P. Lopez organized the activities from May 27 onwards to celebrate what it described as “one of the most democratic and relevant presidencies” in UP’s long history. |
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UPD to mark Rizal’s 150th b-day with int’l confab
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The College of Social Science and Philosophy and the Departmento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas (DFPP) of the College of Arts and Letters will commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal with an international conference from June 22 to June 24 at the GT Toyota Building, Asian Center, UP Diliman. |
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Strict admission policy for UP athletes
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Arlyn VCD Romualdo |
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Passing the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) is not the only way to get into the university. There is also the Varsity Athletic Admission System (VAAS) administered by the College of Human Kinetics (CHK), UP Diliman. |
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