Tag: June 6, 2002

THE CAMPUS has again been the scene of breathless repairs and renovations as the administration takes advantage of the summer vacation to construct physical and infrastructure improvements.

But the long hot summer has seen an odd construction. Snaking through several buildings are huge red steel pipes that somehow mar the dignity of the beautiful edifices of the campus. What are they? They are pipes for fire hydrants that the UST administration seem to have suddenly acquired a taste for.

“Those who trust the Lord will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.” — Isaiah 40:30

I DON’T need a retreat.

These were the exact words I told myself at the start of the session with our retreat master, Fr. Raul. Considering that I was very much secure with my relationship with the Lord at this stage in my life, going on a retreat was the last thing on my mind. At least, that was what I thought.

A TEAM of Architecture students won the first prize in the recently held National Design competition for the Conceptual Development Plan of Nayong Pilipino last month.

Incoming senior architecture students Jason Buensagido and Karen Cheung bagged a total of P200,000 plus trophy from the competition. Jennifer B. Fortuno

FOR THE first time, a female Thomasian received the Globe Telecom Academic Achievement Award (GTAAA) last April 29 at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Makati City.

Marienne Tonette Rosario, a cum laude graduate of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), bested two other fellow ECE students to become UST’s nominee to the GTAAA.

Last year, ECE alumnus and Pautakan 2001 individual category champion Christian Anthony Reyes took the award.

TWO THOMASIANS joined the elite list of Thomasian beauty queens.

April Rose Perez and Justine Gabionza were adjudged the best among 23 other contestants in the Miss Earth-Philippines 2002 beauty contest last May 12 at the University of the Philippines Theater.

Perez, a student from the Faculty of Arts and Letters, was pronounced this year’s winner while Gabionza, a student from the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics, was crowned first runner-up. Gabionza is a member of the UST fencing team and a former member of the UST volleyball team.

ANG University seal ang isa sa mga saksi sa mayamang kasaysayan ng Ust. Ngunit ilang ulit muna itong sinuri bago ito idineklarang opisyal.

Sa pinakaunang sagisag ng UST, makikita ang “tala ng katalinuhan,” samantalang isang anghel na sagisag ng Diyos ang nasa ilalim nito. Nakasandal ang nasabing anghel sa isang panangga na taglay ang krus na sagisag ni Santo Domingo. Sa tabi nito, makikita ang mga aklat na nagpapahiwatig sa mga larangang itinataguyod ng ust.

THE UNIVERSITY is going to set a “rite of passage” for this year’s freshmen.

According to Fr. Winston Cabading, O.P., the University’s secretary-general, the “rite of passage” is a welcoming party aimed in making the new student at home in the University.

“We have a baccalaureate Mass to send them (the graduates) off. But how about welcoming the freshmen?” said Cabading.

STEM CELLS now reveal a promise of cure for Parkinson’s disease.

In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a study on stem cells extracted from a 57-year-old man’s brain and re-implanted a few months later showed a positive sign of treating a terminal case of Parkinson’s disease.

Six months after the surgery, the patient regained his good motor functions such as walking and speaking.

“SA PANAHON ng krisis, bawal magkasakit.”

This slogan from a popular vitamin commercial speaks aptly of the hard times. Prices of commodities are shooting up like the mercury in a thermometer, while new illnesses are proliferating like mushrooms.

Most Filipinos nowadays live in deplorable conditions where they cannot afford high-priced medicines. With their scanty income, Filipinos need cheaper drugs that are as good as branded drugs made by multinational companies.

Sometimes we forget how it is like to rest.

For some people, a rest would usually mean going out of town to comb the beaches, indulging in shopping or bingeing on exotic cuisine.

We become accustomed to the hustles and bustles of everyday as we juggle busy schedules and various activities. We tend to lose ourselves in a sea of faces that we fail to set aside some time for solitude.