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Year of UST Tiger pushed

LET THE year of the Tiger be for the Tigers.

A UST alumnus is pushing for the official declaration of 2010 as “Year of the Thomasians” by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself, saying it would be a perfect gift to UST on the eve of its Quadricentennial.

College of Architecture and Fine Arts alumnus Rhoel Mendoza, through a letter to the President last July, cited the University’s rich history and illustrious alumni as reasons why 2010 should “belong” to Thomasians.

“I believe this would be a very good way of beginning the second decade of the 21st century and the perfect prelude to the global celebration of UST’s Quadricentennial in 2011,” Mendoza said in his July 2009 letter published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer last February 16.

Twice as sweet for Spikers

A THREE-PEAT and another championship.

UST dominated the UAAP Season 72 volleyball wars with the Tiger Spikers scoring a rare third consecutive championship and their female counterparts ending a three-year title drought.

Riding on an immaculate slate going into the finals, the Tiger Spikers swept their archrival Far Eastern University (FEU), 25-21, 25-17, 25-21, last February 27 to claim the championship at a packed The Arena in San Juan.

The Lady Spikers repulsed defending champion De La Salle University, 25-18, 25-14, 16-25, 25-15, to secure the title in Game 2 of their best-of-three finals series. It was their first UAAP title in three years under coach Cesael de los Santos.

Outstanding athletes of Season 72 honored

Updated- April 1- THEY are the wings that propelled UST to the top spot for the 12th consecutive year, breaking their previous “ten-peat” back...

Athletes enter different battle

UST ATHLETES are not only competitive in the field of sports, but also in the spectacle of beauty and brains, as 32 contestants vied for the third Mr. and Ms. Thomasian Athlete last February 26, at the UST Gymnasium.

“Our main objective is to expose our athletes and to show that they are not only trained in sports but in (other) talents as well,” Prof. Liza Erese, overall chairman of the competition, said.

Lady Jin Emron Mae Golding from the AMV-College of Accountancy and Tiger Spiker Jesus San Andres from UST High School were hailed as champions.

“You should [also] look on other things in which you can excel,” said Golding, who sang A Very Special Love en route to bagging the female division’s Best in Talent and Best in Formal wear awards.

De la Torre leaves diamond with legacy

WHAT lies ahead for UST’s best softball player in recent memory?

With nothing else to prove in collegiate sports, Aiza de la Torre is eyeing a career in broadcasting as soon as she earns her communication arts degree next year. The 21-year-old star pitcher has played out her UAAP years, and is entering her senior year at the Faculty of Arts and Letters.

“I will not be playing anymore so I gave my all last UAAP season, but in my studies, I still have one year left.” she said.

De la Torre made history by leading UST to its first-ever UAAP title since the league was founded in 1938. The Softbelles did so in emphatic fashion, sweeping the tournament, and unseating defending champion Adamson University in the process.

Night of UST champions

SPORTS legends of the black-gold-white fleet trooped back to España on a memorable “night of champions.”.

Former Purefoods TJ Hotdogs forward Rey Evangelista, San Miguel Beermen head coach Siot Tanquincen, RP taekwondo bet Tshomlee Go, and other UST sports celebrities returned to the UST Gym last February 27 to reacquaint themselves with the current crop of UST athletes, in time for a planned grand alumni homecoming in connection with UST’s 400th anniversary.

Organized by the UST Varsity Alumni Association and Institute of Physical Education and Athletics, the event also raised funds to support varsity athletes.

Graduates relive highlights of college life

WHILE some fresh graduates would say that the pinnacle of their stay in UST would be gaining the much-coveted Latin honors at the end of their academic road, others remember memories that are far simpler, but equally close to the heart.

The Varsitarian asks Batch 2010 about their most memorable moments of their college life, from the simple joys of eating isaw to finding lifelong friends.

What will you miss most about UST?

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