News

20

Feb

By Luis Miguel Arucan

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Drop own biases to not fall for fake news, journalists urge media studs

ONE MUST remove his/her personal biases when judging the truth of a news, veteran journalists from the Philippine Star told students in a digital news literacy seminar held Feb.19. Matikas Santos, online editor of philstar.com, warned of the dangers of “confirmation bias,” the tendency to accept information that reinforces one’s…

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20

Feb

By Maria Eden Dino

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CASA Footworks wins 6-peat in Cypher

FOR THE sixth straight year, the Communication Arts Students Association (CASA) Footworks defended its title in Cypher, the annual inter-major street dance competition in the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB), held Saturday at the Medicine Auditorium. CASA Footworks garnered 81.20 points for its Tekken-themed performance, besting nine other dance…

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14

Feb

By Vann Marlo Villegas

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‘Be bearers of truth,’ Artlets regent urged

TO FULFILL one’s duty as a Christian and a Thomasian, one should always preach the truth in life, Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) Regent Fr. Rodel Aligan O.P. told Artlets in the College Mass held at the Santisimo Rosario Parish on Tuesday. “Ang isang Thomasian [na] hindi ipinoproklama ang…

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11

Feb

By Maria Eden Dino

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Lit, PolSci bag Glaucus Prize championships

LITERATURE AND Political Science (PolSci) emerged as this year’s Glaucus Prize champions in the group and individual category, respectively. The Literature team composed of Tristan Acda, Isabela Baños, Evita Garcia, Lloyd Opalec, and Marinette Sobrevilla garnered a total of 160 points, besting 10 other majors. Economics settled for second place…

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09

Feb

By Luis Miguel Arucan and Angelique Anne Torres

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Critical thinking key to counter fake news—veteran journalists

BE BETTER at asking questions instead of making quick judgments on the truth of a news. This was the message of media practitioners to students during a forum about media credibility and fake news held Feb. 2 and 3. CNN Philippines anchor Pinky Webb stressed the importance of research and…

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28

Jan

By Ali Ian Marcelino Biong

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Philo prof gets highest award for dissertation

  A PHILOSOPHY professor from the Faculty of Arts and Letters received on Friday the highest recognition for theses and dissertations conferred by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. Emmanuel de Leon was awarded the Gawad Julian Cruz Balmaseda for his dissertation written in Filipino titled “Ang Intelektuwal na Pamana ng…

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24

Jan

By Maria Eden Dino

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Uson voluntarily returns gov’t service award

By MARIA EDEN T. DINO PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson returned her Thomasian Alumni in Government Service award on Wednesday despite the refusal of UST Alumni Association Inc. (UST-AAI) to revoke it. Uson’s representative returned the award to UST-AAI Chairman Emeritus Robert Sy and Board Adviser Jack Castañeda.…

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22

Jan

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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ABSC, JRN Society decry Uson’s gov’t service award

STUDENT BODIES of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) denounced the Sunday decision of the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association, Inc. (UST-AAI) to honor Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson with a government service award. In a statement, the AB Student Council "strongly urged" the UST-AAI to…

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21

Jan

By Angelique Anne Torres

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Robredo: Youth can help fight climate change

TODAY’S GENERATION that has defied the labels “shallow,” “selfie-taking,” and “narcissistic” could help reduce effects of climate change with the aid of latest technologies and by small steps such as using nature-friendly materials instead of plastics. This was the message of Vice President Leni Robredo in her keynote speech to…

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03

Dec

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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AB dethrones Educ in Teomasino

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) claimed the top spot in this year’s Teomasino: Thomasian Theology Quiz Bee after dominating both the elimination and extemporaneous speech rounds Wednesday at the Medicine Auditorium. AB Team composed of Sociology senior Alexandra Azul, History junior Dennis Amarante, and Philosophy seniors Andrew Domingo…

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