THE Freshies’ Week in the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu College has just kicked off Monday. Life is a series of first steps, and to be a college freshman means another first step to achieve one’s dream, thus this year’s theme “Freshies’ Week: Step 1”. The event aims to build camaraderie among students. The [...]
Freshies’ Week 2011 kicks off
Cheerio cool summer!
“So long sweet summer, I stumbled upon you and gratefully basked in your rays. So long sweet summer, I fell into you, now you’re gracefully falling away” – Dashboard Confessional SUMMER is inevitably over but Sun.Star Vacation 2011 will never end without acknowledging Facebook friends who have shared photos, videos and stories of their cool [...]
A beautiful summer goodbye
The Center for Behavioral Support (CBS) organized their first Summer Camp Workshop last month, which ran for seven weeks. With the theme “Discovering the Child Within,” the workshop gave children with autism a chance to discover their talents. The workshop included sports activities like basketball, soccer, bowling, baseball, track and field and tennis. It also [...]
Idiot Board: Harry Potter and the whole-bloody film
(a critique on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film) Is it Voldemort or Snape? Or was it Snape’s past that Harry and Professor Dumbledore views in the pensive? Or does the movie revolved around Draco’s transformation? These are some of the questions raised by HP regular viewers who haven’t had read the book and [...]
Breakaway
Tic-tac-tic-tac-tic-tac…goes Mr. Clock reminding each one that a human’s life ends like an alarm clock. We need to freeze the monotony of life and start breaking free. Summer is supposed to be the season of fun and enjoyment, especially for students, but not me. Since the start of this year, I didn’t remember a time [...]
Against Democrazy
(a post-Edsa baby’s thoughts on democracy) Luis A. Quibranza III “Around 60 percent of this present generation wasn’t around during martial law,†a news anchor commented on their news program Monday morning, following the death of former president Maria Corazon “Cory†Cojuangco-Aquino, the country’s and Asia’s first female president. Though this alone is already a [...]