
Artlets burdened by online-onsite class schedules
by JASMINE MAE ALARDE, ROBB NIGEL MOYA and MARIANE YSABELLA PANTE
EVERY TUESDAY, Keziah Cinco, an Asian studies senior, leaves her home early to avoid heavy traffic going to the University for an afternoon onsite class.
As someone who lives in Novaliches, Cinco has to travel for two to three hours to go to Manila.
But this came with additional hurdles. She needed to attend her online class first in the morning, which usually ends before lunchtime, giving her only a few hours to prepare.
“The most I can do is compensate, which means I'd need to sacrifice [my time by going] to UST early and […] take morning classes there if I can’t really make it on time,” Cinco said.
Based on the course guidelines released by the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) for the second term, only high-st...