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What it takes to win a Palanca
THE LATEST additions to UST’s roster of award-winning writers have one advice for their fellow Thomasians who want to make it to the literary scene—persevere.
On the 65th year of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Literary Awards last September, the works of Thomasians John Carlo Pacala, Lance Lauren Santiago and Brylle Tabora were added to the competition’s 2,278 winning pieces, which include the works of renowned Thomasian writers Nick Joaquin and Bienvenido Lumbera.
Pacala, who won first prize in the Maikling Kuwento category for his story “Ang Reynang Espada at mga Pusa,” used a homosexual prisoner as his subject. The story is about love, life and freedom.
Playing with colors and the ‘Force’
LIKE how lightsabers ignited the battle scenes in Star Wars, Rodelio Gonzalez treats his canvas, paint and brush as his weapons in carving his name in the art industry.
Gonzalez, who studied in the former College of Architecture and Fine Arts in 1976 to 1978, had the exclusive opportunity to be the lone Filipino to paint interpretative pieces for Star Wars when he was invited by Acme Archives Ltd., the exclusive publisher of Star Wars, to be a part of their team last 2013.
Psychology to calligraphy: A detour
FOR THIS Thomasian pre-school teacher, self-study pays off.
After obtaining degree in Psychology from the University in 2011, Paola Jane Esteron opted to make a name in typography after two months of watching instructional videos uploaded in Youtube.
It was in 2013 thay she started teaching herself how to create artworks using nib pens while working on her master’s studies in Early Childhood, which she eventually finished in St. Joseph’s College in 2014.
The 25-year-old preschool teacher from Lourdes School in Quezon City, however, diverted from nib pen to brushes because it was more convenient.
Bringing life to Metro streets
FROM black and white city walls, a Thomasian can turn grays into vibrant colors.
After graduating with a degree in Advertising from the College of Fine Arts and Design in 2012, Ana Korina “Kookoo” Ramos immediately found her heart drawn to plastering portions of Metro Manila with murals, which she considers as a calling beckoned upon her.
She has done live art for Globe Telecom at the Bonifacio Global City, The Sweet Spot Pasig, and for Jack TV’s Kimbra Concert last 2014. She also painted commissioned graffiti murals in Tuscany McKinley Hill, Lift Hard Philippines, Melody Restaurant, and SM Fairview, as well as personal paintings in Ortigas and Quezon City.
CTHM student wins in int’l hotel management contest
December 23, 2015, 2:20p.m. - A THOMASIAN bagged first place in an international online competition on hotel and restaurant management held last Nov. 9 to 20.
Miguel Angelo Viray Eñano, a hotel and restaurant management senior, won in the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) & Collegiate DECA Virtual Business Hotel Competition, an online contest where participants competed in a hotel simulation focused on profit and customer satisfaction.
Eñano, along with two other Thomasians, competed with hundreds of students from more than 50 universities worldwide.
Thomasian painter holds Star Wars exhibit
December 16, 2015, 1:52p.m. - In time for the premiere of the seventh installment of the Star Wars franchise, "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens," a Thomasian painter will exhibit his new Star Wars collection at Bonifacio High Street Cinemas from Dec. 16 to 20.
Rodel Gonzalez is the only Filipino artist licensed to paint interpretative pieces for Star Wars. He studied at the former UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts from 1976 to 1978 and finished his studies at the Philippine School of Interior Design.
