AB

05

Mar

By Jasmine Mae Alarde, Robb Nigel Moya and Mariane Ysabella Pante

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Artlets burdened by online-onsite class schedules

EVERY TUESDAY, Keziah Cinco, an Asian studies senior, leaves her home early to avoid heavy traffic going to the University for an afternoon onsite class. As someone who lives in Novaliches, Cinco has to travel for two to three hours to go to Manila. But this came with additional hurdles.…

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24

Feb

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Still no full onsite learning next academic year

By ZOE AIRABELLE AGUINALDO THE UNIVERSITY will not yet implement pure face-to-face learning next academic year despite the improving COVID-19 situation in the country. Under the Office of Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs' general guidelines for hybrid instruction for academic year 2023-2024, all courses in UST will be delivered with a…

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24

Feb

By Katherine Chan

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AB installs internet access points in classrooms for hybrid learning

By KATHERINE CHAN INTERNET ACCESS points will be available for students and academic staff in selected classrooms in the St. Raymund de Peñafort and Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. (BGPOP) buildings starting March 4.  Through a memorandum released Wednesday, Feb. 23, the Faculty of Arts and Letters launched its project on…

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09

Feb

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo and Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg

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Artlets bare wish list for new AB Dean

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) is embarking on a new chapter this term with the assumption of a new administration led by Dean Jacqueline Lopez-Kaw.  In a recent interview with The Flame, Kaw, a former director of the UST Human Resource Department, vowed to uphold the legacy and…

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04

Nov

By The Flame News

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Thomasians told to still wear facemasks indoors despite eased masking policy

DESPITE THE government's decision to relax the masking mandate, University officials advised Thomasians to continue wearing face masks in indoor settings, citing the rising number of COVID-19 infections. Executive Order No. 7 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. last Oct. 28 made the wearing of face masks voluntary in indoor…

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04

Oct

By Aris Jhon Galang and Aubrey Shane Lim

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JRN instructor bags another PSA best statistical reporting award

by ARIS JHON GALANG and AUBREY SHANE LIM A JOURNALISM instructor was recognized by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for her excellence in statistics reporting for the second time.  Marie Carisa ‘Cai’ Ordinario, Artlet instructor and reporter for BusinessMirror, received her second award for “Best Statistical Reporting in Print Media”…

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04

Oct

By The Flame Photography Department

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LOOK: AB Communication juniors’ first on-site class

'COMM IS BACK ON AIR’ Some Juniors of the AB Communication program had their first on-site class on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. bldg. The Communication program is second among the 13 AB programs to hold limited face-to-face classes this term. Photos by Grehmalyne G. Carandang and…

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30

Sep

By The Flame News

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AB move to hold asynch classes draws praises, concerns

THE HOLDING of asynchronous classes helped Artlets recover from super typhoon "Karding" but some of them are worried that it may affect the faculty's preliminary examination schedule. On Sept. 26, the Office of the Dean issued a memorandum stating that all classes must be held asynchronously until Sept. 30 and…

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17

Sep

By Samantha Argonza and Thea Rebecca Flores

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In need of USTET advice? Here are six tips from ates and kuyas of AB

BEFORE GETTING inside the den of the tigers and the home of age-old traditions, Thomasians must pass the University of Santo Tomas Entrance Test (USTET).  Due to mobility restrictions during the pandemic, it was suspended, and UST Admission Rating (USTAR) was implemented for two years.  With the return of USTET,…

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16

Sep

By Samantha Argonza

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‘This is our time’: Theater orgs perform on stage for the first time since the pandemic 

by SAMANTHA Z. ARGONZA THE CURTAINS have finally opened. Artistang Artlets (AA) and Mediartrix return on stage as they welcomed the juniors and sophomores to the university-wide Homecoming event.  This lauds their first live in-person performance since the pandemic happened.  The applause and drumbeats inside the Quadricentennial Pavilion (QPAV) last…

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