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Feb

Risks of artificial intelligence to humanity discussed in lecture

AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) or “superintelligence” may negatively affect the human race in the future, it is important to carefully weigh its pros and cons, an Australian computer ethics professor told Thomasians in a lecture held Wednesday. “Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that…

Acclaimed Fil-Am poet to hold writing workshop for Artlets

Jan

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Acclaimed Fil-Am poet to hold writing workshop for Artlets

AN AWARD-WINNING Filipino-American poet will conduct a poetry writing workshop for Artlet writers this term as part of his activities as visiting professor in the country. Eugene Gloria, who is in the country through the Fulbright Program, aims to share the creative writing techniques he learned as a poet and professor…

Environmentalists call on youth to adopt zero waste living

Jan

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Environmentalists call on youth to adopt zero waste living

STUDENTS SHOULD partake in achieving a zero waste surrounding as early as now to attain a sustainable world in the future, environmentalists from different countries told Thomasians in a forum held Thursday. “What we could do to the environment today will affect not just you, not just your children, not just…

Angara to Artlets: Know your history, know yourselves

Jan

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Angara to Artlets: Know your history, know yourselves

FORMER SENATE president Edgardo Angara urged Artlets to be aware of their nation’s history for them to know and define their identities as Filipinos. “People who forget their history will never progress. Nations fail because they forget their history,” Angara said, quoting historians. “Therefore it’s important that you know the history…

JRN alumna’s Sunday Beauty Queen wins big in MMFF

Jan

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JRN alumna’s Sunday Beauty Queen wins big in MMFF

ARTLET ALUMNA'S Sunday Beauty Queen bagged four awards, including Best Picture, in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2016 Gabi ng Parangal held Dec. 29. The documentary directed by Journalism alumna Baby Ruth Villarama-Gutierrez also won Best Editing, Children’s Choice Award, and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award, which is…

Dec

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Three-unit incentive violates CBA, a “backdoor” negotiation, says ALFA president

ARTS AND Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) president alleged that the three-unit incentive chargeable to the tuition fee increase (TFI) share of faculty members and other Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) provisions were products of “backdoor” negotiations. ALFA President Danielito Jimenez filed a grievance complaint to Jose Ngo, University of Santo Tomas…

Dec

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12K stolen from PolSci CommDev

THE POLITICAL Science Forum (TPSF) Community Development (CommDev) lost to an alleged thief a total of P 12,200 inside the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building last Nov.16, a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed. TPSF President Juancho Martinez told the Flame that the incident took place between 12 p.m. to 2…

Nov

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AB celebrates 120th founding anniversary

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) marked its 120th founding anniversary with a grand gathering of its alumni held Tuesday at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building Grand Ballroom. Faculty Regent Rev. Fr. Rodel Aligan, O.P. encouraged the faculty members, Artlets and alumni to continue being “truly” grateful to the…

Students, protesters hold Duterte liable for Marcos’ burial at LNMB

Nov

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Students, protesters hold Duterte liable for Marcos’ burial at LNMB

LIGHT RAINS did not dampen the rage of protesters over the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LMNB). The Filipinos who gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in what was dubbed as the "National Day of Unity and Rage” also held President Rodrigo Duterte…

AB bows to Grad School, settles with bridesmaid finish

Nov

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AB bows to Grad School, settles with bridesmaid finish

Photo by JANINE C. PEREA THEY TRIED to snatch this year’s championship from the defending victors, but fell short to the team whose players were once their mentors. The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Men’s Volleyball Team succumbed to the Graduate School (Grad School) in the game two of the…