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Apr

Artlets bets for CSC vow to promote students’ rights, social awareness

STUDENTS’ RIGHTS and social awareness are among the concerns that the four independent Central Student Council (CSC) bets from the Faculty of Arts and Letters would like to focus on should they be elected to the council. Presidential candidate and former CSC Public Relations Officer (PRO) Francis Gabriel Santos said…

ABSC PRO post vacant; special poll certain next year

Apr

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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ABSC PRO post vacant; special poll certain next year

A SPECIAL election will greet Artlets at the start of the next academic year as no one ran for the position of Public Relations Officer (PRO) in this year’s Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) polls. AB Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Ayla-Rhey Salapare said the student political parties in…

16 hopefuls eye ABSC posts; no bets for PRO

Apr

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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16 hopefuls eye ABSC posts; no bets for PRO

SIXTEEN ARTLETS formalized their bids in this year’s Arts and Letters Student Council (ABSC) elections after filing their certificates of candidacy on Tuesday. However, no one ran for the position of Public Relations Officer (PRO). Political parties Dekada, Grand Alliance for Progress (GAP), Students’ Democratic Party (SDP), and an independent…

Veteran journo: Duterte, media should adjust to each other

Mar

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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Veteran journo: Duterte, media should adjust to each other

PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte should improve his manner of speaking while journalists should cope with his communication style, veteran journalist Crispin Maslog said in the 50th St. Thomas More Lecture held Thursday. The Journalism alumnus said Duterte’s “barkada style” of public speaking is inappropriate for a high-ranking government official, noting that…

Mar

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong and Cris Eugene Gianan

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4 Artlets vie for CSC seats

FOUR INDEPENDENT Artlet bets are eyeing positions in the UST Central Student Council (CSC). Former CSC public relations officer (PRO) and Political Science (PolSci) junior Francis Gabriel Santos is vying for the position of president, saying he wants to continue what he started last year. “Gusto ko kasi ipagpatuloy 'yung…

Mar

By Luis Miguel Arucan

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Artlets dominate Gawad Ustetika anew

TEN ARTLETS again proved that the Faculty of Arts and Letters is home to University of Santo Tomas’ best literary writers as they took home 15 out of 22 awards bestowed in this year’s Gawad Ustetika. Literature student Arielle Abrigo received the Rector’s Literary Award, the highest award in the…

10 Aegis Juris fratmen indicted over Atio’s death

Mar

By The Flame News

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10 Aegis Juris fratmen indicted over Atio’s death

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 10 Aegis Juris members linked to the death of Faculty of Civil Law freshman and Political Science alumnus Horacio Castillo III. In a resolution released Thursday, the following 10 fraternity members were charged with violation of the Anti-Hazing Law: alleged Aegis Juris president…

Mar

By Julia Mari Ornedo

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Use art to forward advocacies, writers urge Artlets

ART MUST not only be used to express oneself or entertain other people but also to advance advocacies and effect social change, writers told Artlets in a forum on millennials’ political discourse held Wednesday. Award-winning writer and director Baby Nebrida said film is a powerful medium that can raise awareness…

Mar

By Luis Miguel Arucan

JRN alumnus Bernardo Bernardo dies at 73

VETERAN ACTOR and Journalism alumnus Bernardo Bernardo passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday. “Our tito Bernardo Bernardo passed away this morning. [T]hank you for all your prayers,” Susan Vecina Santos said in a Facebook post. Santos later announced through DZMM that Bernardo’s wake will be held at…

AB Women’s records back-to-back wins vs. CRS, CFAD

Mar

By Editor in Chief

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AB Women’s records back-to-back wins vs. CRS, CFAD

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Women’s Basketball Team blasted the College of Rehabilitation Sciences (CRS), 65-16, in this year’s Thomasian Goodwill Games held Monday at P.Noval Court. Leading the squad to victory was Micah Atienza, who garnered 12 points, trailed by Hershey Pernia and AB team captain Jonne…