Tag: November 24, 2005

SA KALAGITNAAN ng Vietnam War noong dekada ’60 hanggang ’70, may isang dayuhang hindi inintindi ang panganib upang tulungan ang mga mamamayan nito, si Sor Ma. Maylinda Enriquez.

Nasa kolehiyo pa lamang si Sor Maylinda at nag-aaral ng kursong Chemical Engineering sa Unibersidad, kinakitaan na siya ng kanyang mga kaibigan at kasama sa Epsilon Sigma Gamma Sorority ng kakaibang pagmamalasakit sa kanyang kapwa.

• Nine armed robbery incidents happened from the months of June to August, between 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., in España Ave. and Dapitan St.
• Eight incidents of theft were reported to have occurred in the Engineering Sports Complex and in the football field near the UST Grandstand during P.E. classes and in Amparo drive during lunch breaks.
• Two swindling incidents took place at the Benavidez Park on July 5 at 5 p.m. and at Dapitan St.

Thomasians, as well as other people, are no strangers to the merciless perils that abound in the city.

And yet, only two policemen are deputized on Dapitan ST. and Arsenio H. Lacson Ave. to protect thousands of students and faculty members from dangers that could strike anytime. And with the heightening street crimes in the vicinity, Thomasians are left alone to fend for themselves against criminals stalking students when they step outside the University walls.

Hundreds of students, some from as far as Mindanao, came to UST last Oct. 25 to enroll only to be told that the enrollment was postponed because of a problem with the computers. Students who had already paid their tuition were given written receipts and were told to return for computerized registration forms.

Meanwhile, the e-Learning Access Program’s (E-leap) on-line services broke down while students were having their on-line examinations last Sept. 2.

The digital ID system also broke down.

THE OFFERING of online courses through the e-Learning Access Program (e-LEAP) in 2003 was a milestone in UST education as it showcased the school’s pioneering drive to computerize its processes.

The National Service Training Program (NSTP) was one of the first to utilize this technology when it offered Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) and Literary Training Service (LTS) courses fully online, complete with lectures, notes, assignments, discussion boards, announcements and a grade book for the first semester, enabling students to take examinations in their homes.

From Maria Juneth Gomez, third year, College of Science.

String theory is a development in quantum field theory, general relativity, and mathematics. Physicists believe that this theory would not only unify the forces of gravity and electromagnetism, but would also explain the existence of elementary particles and constants such as the electron’s charge or the speed of light.

Another flu virus threatens thirteen countries across Asia and Europe, killing 63 people and infecting 124 since 2003.

Philippine government officials are now alarmed of the lethal Influenza A H5N1, more commonly known as the bird flu virus, that might infect humans and cripple the country’s P150-billion poultry industry.

Ampalaya or Bitter Melon – Studies show that ampalaya contains common vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, vitamins B1, B2 and B3, vitamin C, and fiber that helps fight diabetes, boosts the immune system, balance body organs, strengthen the excretory system, and rid the body of toxins and other unhealthy organisms.

Chocolate - With theobromine, an alkaloid found in cocoa that prevents cough infections, chocolate is the sweetest anti-cough supplement. Theobromine suppresses nerve activity that causes coughing.

“NO APPROVED therapeutic claims,” say different food supplements in the market. What does this mean?

According to Dr. Imelda Dakis of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, food supplements are not therapeutic, or cannot be used for treatment because they contain no effective curative component. However, clinical tests on food supplements, particularly the determination of nutrient contents and vitamin or mineral fortifications, show that they have no adverse effects on the body.

A survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) shows that in Manila, 37.5 per cent of the respondents are aware of the benefits of food supplements like Liveraide and My-Marvel Taheebo, and 74.4 per cent of the respondents claimed they achieved good health with them.