Tag: October 5, 2006

WITH the lessened interest of the youth in science and technology, there is a need to bring science to the people, said former Senator Leticia R. Shahani, during the 55th annual convention of the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science (Philaas) held last Sept. 14-15 at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex.

With the theme “Connecting People with Science,” the convention aimed to interest the youth through science and technology lectures and interactive educational exhibits.

YOU ARE hungry and in a rush for your next class. You barely have money for a real meal, but there are bristling street vendors around. Succulent fish balls, sweet and creamy scramble, crispy chicken skin, spicy nuts, pick your choice. It’s a real drool.

But wait. The facts are not yummy. There’s a concoction of diseases that come with eating these street foods.

JUNK the term “junk food.” The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) nutritionists are saying that even “junk foods” are good sources of calorie.

“We do not have any classification whether a food is ‘junk’ or not,” Sonia Aqui, supervisor of BFAD’s Licensing and Regulation Division, told the Varsitarian. “As long as it is safe for consumption, the food is registered and approved by BFAD. It is up to the manufacturers if they want their products fortified with nutrients.”

“Mary is a window through which humanity first catches a glimpse of Divinity on earth. Or perhaps, she is more like a magnifying glass that intensifies our love for her Son, and makes our prayers more bright and burning.” - Arch. Fulton Sheen

BARELY nine months after its maiden telecast, TV Maria, the flagship television station of the Archdiocese of Manila, is still “full of grace,” coming up with several new programs to redeem Filipino and Christian values in the boob tube.

“ROTC should be made mandatory because it really helps students to toughen up.”
— Francis de Villa, 1st yr. Engineering

“Women should not be exempted from taking up ROTC but it should be lady officers alone who should handle female cadets.”
— Carlo Apostol, 5th yr. Engineering

“There’s no use in training officers because they are merely reserves for war, but in the event of modern war, reservists are hardly useful.”
— Nisan Simbulan, 1st yr. Biology

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas Golden Corps of Cadets (UST-GCC) celebrated its platinum anniversary with a testimonial parade last Sept. 23 at the UST Parade Grounds despite heavy rainfall.

Police Director Marcelo Ele Jr., commander of the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force, was UST-GCC’s guest of honor.

A THOMASIAN band placed second in the Rock Mo’to rock band contest held last Sept. 30 at Metrowalk in Ortigas.

The band Frozen Vow, whose members include Thomasian Julius Cruzat as drummer, clinched the second position in the contest sponsored by Motorola, a wireless and broadband communications company. The band received P25,000 and each member received a MotoROKR phone, Motorola’s newest mobile phone.

• DECEMBER 2000. Mark Welson Chua and fellow cadet Romulo Yumul, sophomores from the Faculty of Engineering, resign as ROTC officers and file complaints of bribery and extortion against the UST Department of Military Science and Tactics with the Department of National Defense (DND). They allege that students are made to pay questionable fees while some other students are exempted from the course after paying P1,500 per semester.

FOUR Medical Technology (Med Tech) professors were cited for their research paper by the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) last Sept. 6 at the Emilio Aguinaldo College.