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04

Mar

By Barbra Althea Gavilan

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Tiger Media Network reaps 5 plums in int’l broadcasting tilt

UST BROADCASTING arm Tiger Media Network (TMN) won five awards at the 84th Intercollegiate Broadcasting System’s (IBS) College Media Conference in New York City, United States. TMN’s e-radio branch, UST Tiger Radio, was hailed the best online radio station for the third consecutive time on Saturday, March 2. “Grand Yellow…

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02

Mar

By Micah Pascua and Mei Lin Weng

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Turingan vows faster processing of AB student organization papers

THE UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) administration has vowed to continue streamlining the approval process of local student organizations’ events to avoid project delays. In an interview with The Flame, Artlets Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan said the administration has set a time frame for approving documents to avoid becoming the…

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28

Feb

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s No. 5 but falls to 2,620th in 2024 World Webometrics

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) remained the fifth-best Philippine institution despite getting a lower ranking in the 2024 Webometrics of World Universities. Previously at 2,523rd, UST dropped to 2,620th in the January 2024 edition of the Webometrics Ranking. The 20-year-old Webometrics Rankings biannually assesses the volume and quality of over 32,000…

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28

Feb

By Erwin James Gianan and Trisha Tamio

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AB to keep type A uniform design

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) administration is not changing the Artlets type A uniform to preserve history and tradition but is open to offering alternatives for students seeking "inclusivity," AB Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan said. In October last year, the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) launched a poll on…

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23

Feb

By The Flame News

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Artlets concert ‘not canceled’ but may be deferred due to ABSC’s failure to meet requirements

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a developing story  The Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) concert has not been scrapped but may be postponed because of the failure of the Artlets Student Council (ABSC) to meet some requirements set by the Office for Student Affairs (OSA), an administrator and a student…

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22

Feb

By Cali Asajar

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Comm-Journ institute ‘not in the near future,’ says AB dean

DESPITE TALKS of separating the University’s communication and media studies department from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB), Artlets Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan said its establishment into an institute may not happen in the near future. In an interview with The Flame, Turingan said the AB administration is still in…

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22

Feb

By Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo

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UST reigns in academic ASEAN simulation, wins five awards

ASIAN STUDIES students of the University dominated the academic simulation UST Model ASEAN Meeting (UST MAM) 2024 after garnering five out of nine awards in different categories. Five Asian studies students from different year levels were hailed as winners on Feb. 17 at the UST Tan Yan Kee Student Center.…

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20

Feb

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros

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TomasinoWeb prexy says OSA officials threatened to ‘end’ campus media outlet

UST OFFICE for Student Affairs (OSA) officials warned TomasinoWeb of a possible non-accreditation as a student organization due to a photo of information and computer sciences students deemed as offensive by some university administrators, the president of the campus media outlet said. TomasinoWeb president Jan Carlo Zamora said the warning…

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19

Feb

By The Flame News

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TomasinoWeb adviser quits, decries ‘censorship’

THE ADVISER of TomasinoWeb resigned from his post as he slammed what he called “censorship” from some UST administrators, resulting in the temporary halting of the campus media entity’s social media operations. In an advisory issued on Monday, Feb. 19, TomasinoWeb said all of its social media platforms would be…

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17

Feb

By Mei Lin Weng

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‘Be as bold, audacious as Jesus Christ in defending life’

CATHOLICS MUST have “the same boldness and audacity” that Jesus Christ had in upholding the dignity of individuals in a world that welcomes death more than life and love, Manila Archbishop Jose Advincula said. During this year’s Walk for Life, Advincula cited the importance of solidarity among Catholics in defending…

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