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24

Apr

By Karen Renee Nogoy and Jenna Kaye Pandanan

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Gratitude, powerful antidote to health problems—psych researcher

Gratitude is a very powerful antidote to problems in well-being, said psychology researcher on Thursday in a webinar. “What we found [in our studies] was that gratitude was associated with better motivation, engagement, and achievement,” said Dr. Ronnel King, a psychology professor at the University of Macau and The Education…

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23

Apr

By Matthew Dave Jucom

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6 Artlets eyeing for ABSC; no bets for prexy

by MATTHEW DAVE A. JUCOM SIX ARTLETS are vying for this year’s Artlets Student Council (ABSC) general elections, while no candidate applied for the presidency, the Faculty of Arts and Letters-Commission on Elections announced Friday.  Four candidates came from the political party DEKADA, while the other two will run independently.…

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23

Apr

By Arthur Florence Jean Apostol and Marie Claire Lagrisola

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Strengthening mother tongue, key to students’ effective learning—experts

Most educators do not fully understand the essence of Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) as most schools prioritize learning the English language, often neglecting the mother tongue, a Filipino linguist said Wednesday in a webinar. “[K]ahit [ang] mga taga-DepEd (Department of Education) hindi na-ge-gets ito. 'Yong importansya, na kailangan manatili…

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22

Apr

By Kristine Erika Agustin and Matthew Dave Jucom

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3 Artlets to run unopposed for CSC seats

THREE INDEPENDENT bets from the Faculty of Arts and Letters will be running unopposed as they seek positions in the Central Student Council (CSC) for the upcoming 2021 elections, according to the official list of the UST Central Commission on Elections (Comelec). Interim CSC Secretary Krizia Milleny Bricio is the…

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21

Apr

By Kristine Erika Agustin

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ABSC’s VP-internal, treasurer, auditor, take leave of absence

by KRISTINE ERIKA L. AGUSTIN THREE ARTLETS Student Council (ABSC) interim officers filed their leave of absence, citing academic and personal concerns as reasons, according to a memorandum released Tuesday by the ABSC. Gabriel Lapid, interim auditor, and Elan Karsten Castañares, interim treasurer, will temporarily leave their positions from April…

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20

Apr

By The Flame News

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Artlets urged to be ‘disciples’ in AB’s 125th anniversary mass

by JANIS JOPLIN MOISES AS THE Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) marked its 125th anniversary, the department has indeed been beneficiaries of God’s unending grace, Fr. Christopher Jeffrey Aytona, O.P. said in a eucharistic celebration on Monday. “Let us not forget that the principal purpose of Catholic liberal education…

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05

Apr

By The Flame News

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UST suspends classes, office work amid spike in COVID-19 cases

by MATTHEW DAVE JUCOM THE SUSPENSION of classes and office work has been extended until April 11 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the University announced Monday afternoon. The suspension was made to allow the stakeholders “to focus on their health and family concerns” as the COVID-19 cases continue…

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23

Mar

By Marie Claire Lagrisola

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Filipino’s creativity to help PH achieve ‘better normal,’ prof says

The Philippines can rise from the world of the global crisis created into a new and 'better normal,' like the mythological bird phoenix, known to obtain new life by arising from the ashes of its death, a sociology professor from Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) said Saturday in the annual…

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19

Mar

By Jenna Kaye Pandanan

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Inkblots goes online

INKBLOTS WILL be held virtually for the first time due to the global pandemic and will tackle how the media adapt to the new normal for its 22nd year. This year’s Inkblots will focus on media coverage and journalism in the new normal with the veteran journalists invited to talk…

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16

Mar

By The Flame News

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Peace process in Mindanao, ‘elusive,’ PolSci prof says

by KAREN RENEE S. NOGOY Finding peace in Mindanao remains a continuous struggle despite the formation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), a political science instructor said Thursday in a webinar. "The process towards the transition to BARMM faces major constitutional, social, and legal challenges," UST Department…

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