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How this student-led zine fair pushed poetry off the pages

12

Mar

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How this student-led zine fair pushed poetry off the pages

THE CLASSROOM filled faster than it emptied. People stood shoulder to shoulder, leaning over long tables lined with stapled zines of diverse designs. Candid discussions on line breaks, visuals and the weight of words permeated through a room of the St. Raymund Peñafort building. For the past two Decembers since…

Curated, Mediated, Debated: Social media and the Gen Z’s view of an ideal relationship

23

Feb

By The Flame Features

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Curated, Mediated, Debated: Social media and the Gen Z’s view of an ideal relationship

FOR COUPLES of the last century, the ligaw or courtship culture saw the infatuated young man visit the house of his inamorata and woo her through bold evening serenades and the performance of chores to impress her family. In the present generation, such dating rituals have begun to take a…

From ‘The Flame’ to the home of the Walk of Fame

16

Feb

By Lauren Ainella Tagle

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From ‘The Flame’ to the home of the Walk of Fame

FOR THEIR 1976 staff photo, members of The Flame, both tenured and newly recruited, huddled together in front of the Santisimo Rosario Parish to fit within the lens of the camera. The sun gleamed in the cloudless sky, watching over the spirited staffers. Ruben Nepales, then a junior in Communication…

Paskuhan 2025: How downpours turned into puddles of light and hope

30

Dec

By The Flame Features and The Flame Culture

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Paskuhan 2025: How downpours turned into puddles of light and hope

DESPITE REPORTS about rampant corruption and abuse of power, there was no stopping the Paskuhan festivities in UST, which was capped by the Dec. 19 grand concert that filled Thomasians' shoes with mud and their hearts with a renewed appreciation of the value of faith in the midst of difficulties.…

‘I lived enough:’ An AB valedictorian’s journey with borderline personality disorder

04

Jul

By Lauren Ainella Tagle

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‘I lived enough:’ An AB valedictorian’s journey with borderline personality disorder

IT ALL had been a constant drowning. The past semester, Kazzandra Ysabel Baysa navigated the extremes of her borderline personality disorder (BPD) and the grief of her grandfather’s death in December 2024. Academics were sidelined, forming a pool of absences and breaking the streaks of flat unos she maintained throughout…

So long, rainy España: Thomasian graduates weather ‘final storm’ to end college journey

09

Jun

By Jade Alecksandra Bagas and Lorraine Belle Baguio

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So long, rainy España: Thomasian graduates weather ‘final storm’ to end college journey

HEAVY RAINS may have pushed the exit of this year’s graduating class a day later than expected, but the sun still shone brightly upon Artlets seniors as they exited the Arch of the Centuries to cap off their college journeys. For the first time since 2016, the graduating students illuminated…

Just another break: How Thomasian atheists spent the Holy Week

23

Apr

By Yelah Israel

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Just another break: How Thomasian atheists spent the Holy Week

AFTER SOME time, Enzo (not his real name), a Political Science freshman, finally had the chance to come home to Batangas, thanks to the Easter break. He had planned to make the most of it by spending the week soaking up lazy mornings, visiting friends and family and feeling the…

When love leaves: A 21-year-old’s journey after the death of her former lover

19

Apr

By The Flame Features

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When love leaves: A 21-year-old’s journey after the death of her former lover

IT CAME out as a whisper, followed by a muted reaction. “Shad…” A brief pause. “He’s dead.” Rose* sat frozen, unable to properly comprehend what had been revealed. Her thoughts began to scatter as she tried to grasp onto the remaining image of his broad, uniformed back. Rose could feel…

Leading in heels: How three women deans shaped AB’s history

31

Mar

By Lorraine Belle Baguio, Titus Reaiah Dayrit and Yelah Israel

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Leading in heels: How three women deans shaped AB’s history

THE PORTRAITS of past deans line the hall on the ground floor of the St. Raymund de Peñafort Building, their monochrome gazes frozen in time, watching over generations of students who pass beneath them. Each frame tells a silent story — of leadership, vision and the indelible marks each dean…

Sky painters: How two Thomasian alumni mastered the art of pyrotechnics

12

Feb

By Eugene Paul Lorenzo, Yelah Israel and Justine Nicole Malonzo

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Sky painters: How two Thomasian alumni mastered the art of pyrotechnics

FIREWORKS BURST across a small laptop screen. In a classroom at the Beato Angelico Building, two teenagers sat side by side, watching the patterns rise and fall, dance and evanesce. This was how they spent most of their time. They do not know it yet, but years later, they will…