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Varying English language reception tackled in lecture

30

Mar

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Varying English language reception tackled in lecture

IN ORDER to be welcoming to a person’s weaknesses in the English language, one must re-evaluate his perceptions on how the language is received by different social groups, a professor from the University of the Philippines (UP) told Thomasians in a lecture held March 28. Aileen Salonga, associate dean for…

Scarred, Scared, and Silent: Shedding Light on Sexual Harassment

18

Mar

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Scarred, Scared, and Silent: Shedding Light on Sexual Harassment

A SECOND home is how students would usually perceive their schools and universities, a safe space where they are nurtured intellectually and socially before venturing out in the real world. However, beyond the four walls of the classroom there remains greater threats—and that includes sexual harassment. Recently, a Facebook…

Environmentalists call on youth to adopt zero waste living

27

Jan

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Environmentalists call on youth to adopt zero waste living

STUDENTS SHOULD partake in achieving a zero waste surrounding as early as now to attain a sustainable world in the future, environmentalists from different countries told Thomasians in a forum held Thursday. “What we could do to the environment today will affect not just you, not just your children, not just…

Keep passion in writing through reading, says Lit prof

06

Oct

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Keep passion in writing through reading, says Lit prof

THE ASSISTANT director of UST Center for Creative Writing and Literary Studies (CCWLS) urged aspiring creative writers from various schools in Manila to keep their passion for writing alive through reading. Cultural and literary critic Assoc. Prof. Ralph Semino Galan underscored that writers must immerse in literary works. “What we need…

UST retains QS world ranking for 4th time

06

Sep

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UST retains QS world ranking for 4th time

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) retained its spot in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for the fourth consecutive year. UST, together with De La Salle University, did not move an inch from the 701+ bracket of the 2016 world university rankings. The Ateneo de Manila University is also…

20

Jul

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Filipino units retained in college; profs rejoice

IT WAS a day of delight for Filipino language advocates, including professors from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), as college students will continue learning Filipino subjects in the general education curriculum. Members of the UST Department of Filipino expressed their joy after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a…

Batch 2016 records most number of Latin honorees

08

Jun

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Batch 2016 records most number of Latin honorees

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) produced 149 graduates with Latin honors—the highest number recorded in the last 120 years—during the 2016 Solemn Investitures held Monday. AB yielded one summa cum laude, 17 magna cum laudes, and 131 cum laudes out of 973 graduates. Leading this year’s Artlet graduates is…

Artlets’ proper waste management advocacy clinch 2nd place in speech contest

12

Apr

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Artlets’ proper waste management advocacy clinch 2nd place in speech contest

REPRESENTATIVES FROM the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) won second place after fighting for proper waste management in an advocacy speech contest. Behavioral Science junior and AB Debate Parliament Prime Minister Sophia Salonga, Philosophy sophomore Andrew Cerrudo, Communication Arts sophomore Wailyn Lavarias, and Legal Management freshman Xandra Bravo encouraged…

Gaps, efforts in eradicating poverty tackled in 3rd int’l sociology conference

29

Feb

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Gaps, efforts in eradicating poverty tackled in 3rd int’l sociology conference

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS and members of religious communities gathered in the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to discuss the state of poverty in the country and the efforts being done to combat it in an international conference held Feb. 26 to 27. Rev. Fr. Virgilio Ojoy, O.P., Ph.D. cited Pope Francis’ call…

Relevance of mysticism in faith discussed in forum

06

Nov

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Relevance of mysticism in faith discussed in forum

PHILOSOPHY MAJORS were encouraged to comprehend the relevance of mysticism in embracing one's faith by engaging in philosophical talks in a forum titled "Mysticism: A Challenge to Spiritual Intimacy" held Wednesday at the Engineering Conference Hall. Mysticism, as defined by Assoc. Prof. Reynaldo Reyes, is an intimate experience with the…