Tag: Vol. LXXVII

TO REALIZE better the vision of the Archdiocese of Manila as a community of faithfuls working together as an active part of the Roman Catholic Church, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales will head the first Manila Archdiocesan General Pastoral Assembly (MAGPAS) on October 21-22 at De La Salle Greenhills with the theme “MAGPASalamat sa Diyos, MAGPASaya ng kapwa, MAGPASimula ng bagong pangarap at MAGPASahan ng ala-ala’t mga kwentong parokya.”

TO PROMOTE the University among high school students as having a reputable school of engineering, the Chemical Engineering Society (CES) of the Faculty of Engineering (Engineering) organized the Young Engineers Quiz 2005 last Aug. 22 at the Medicine Auditorium.

FATHER Rector Tamerlane Lana, O.P. led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of the Benavides Cancer Institute of the UST Hospital’s ambitious program to make UST a center for cancer treatment and research in the country.

Health Sec. Francisco Duque III, a UST alumnus, called the cancer institute “a dream that has come of age,” during the groundbreaking rites last Sept. 2. Every cancer specialist’s dream will now be fulfilled, said Dr. William Olalia, UST Hospital (USTH) chief operating officer.

ASIAN horror movies are on a roll. One would think the trend has already peaked and is on a downswing. For this year’s Eiga Sai film festival, the Japan Foundation’s chose to focus on less heralded classics. Horror movie fanatics used to more contemporary classics such as Ring seemed not to mind as they had the scream of their lives.

Classic thrillers

THE LOVE theme may already be a cliché, but Indios Bravos, an offshoot of the Gintong Susi Art Organization, has proved that the stereotyped image of love can still be given a fresh face, with their debut exhibit at the Beato Angelico Gallery aptly titled Love, on display from August 9 to 20.

Devia-ting from the current art norms, Indios Bravos tackled a subject so common that painting about it is almost predictable and boring. However, on the bright and creative canvases, Love is portrayed in an innovative way, with a little help from the artists’ youthful zeal.

YOU MAY think that marching bands are merely for town fiestas, but Serenata: the UST Band Festival at the Philamlife Auditorium and Plaza Rajah Sulayman last Sept. 5-10 showed that symphonic bands could be a strong stage presence.

Fifteen local symphonic bands from different schools, municipalities, and even the army, as well as an international band from Taiwan showed off their musical prowess in the six-day festival which brought unity to a diverse, multi-faceted world of tubas and flutes.

TO UPHOLD journalistic excellence, the UST Journalism Society launched its annual Blue Quill Awards last Sept. 27.

This year’s theme, “Sawa ka na bang maging Pilipino?” challenges participants to reflect on their state as Filipinos.

Blue Quill has four categories: essay, photo essay, editorial cartoon, and documentary, which are all open to Thomasians enrolled for the school year 2005-2006.

THE JUNIOR Chamber of Business Administrators of the College of Commerce (Commerce) held the Entrepreneurship Leadership Seminar Series Campus Tour 2005, “Leaders Unlimited,” at the Thomas Aquinas Research Center auditorium last Sept. 9.

“Self-discipline and personal sacrifice are requisites for success,” said Rolando Hortaleza, Splash Corporation chief executive officer and owner of Hortaleza Beauty Center. “Whatever success my company is achieving right now is ought for the Filipino people.”

THE UNIVERSITY hailed the refusal of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to join calls for the resignation or ouster of President Macapagal Arroyo after the House of Representatives voted to junk the impeachment complaint against her.

But UST officials said the search for truth should continue while allowing the nation to move on amid political distractions.

PUBLIC sculptures are hardly given attention, let alone recognized. But, they nevertheless exist, and they are essentially a part of our cultural heritage.

This is the focus of the forum last Sept. 23 titled, “Scavenging for figures past: A look into the state of public sculptures in the Philippines.” The event aimed to bring to light the conditions that time and neglect have set upon these structures.