UST AB Archives - The Flame

Nov252022 by No Comments

Gathering thesis data through email blasts: Ethical or not?

“GREETINGS IN the name of St. Thomas Aquinas! We are fourth year students conducting a study on…” Thomasians know that it’s already thesis season when they receive requests to answer survey forms in their university email accounts – and such requests usually begin with these sentences or lines hugely similar to them. The search for respondents is crucial for undergraduate seniors completing their most important academic requirement before graduation. Institutionalized email accounts like the UST Educational Technology Gmail account allow their users to search for the names of anyone affiliated with the organization, However, this method of gathering data has raised concerns among some students and researchers at a time when people are plagued with spam texts and promotional me...

Aug32022 by 1 Comment

Majority of AB programs eye limited F2F; some students disappointed

Issues

MOST OF the programs under the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) intend to conduct limited in-person classes in the coming term, drawing disappointment from students pushing for full onsite learning. The University has announced that the enriched virtual mode is still the “default mode” of learning instruction for this term. However, academic units were allowed to decide on the learning modality they would adopt. Of the 13 AB programs, nine are planning to hold face-to-face classes this term namely Journalism, Behavioral Science, Communication Arts, Creative Writing, Economics, English Language Studies, History, Literature and Sociology. Three other programs, namely Asian Studies, Legal Management and Philosophy intend to apply for in-person learning next term. The Politi...

Feb52020 by No Comments

Philip Jamilla: Persevering with the masses

Features

by DJULIENNE FLOR V. FOSTER photo by FRANCES MARIE G. IGNALAGA/ THE FLAME PHILIP JAMILLA always thought that he would live a normal and quiet life. He would pursue his master’s degree, become a professor, write for magazines, and eventually publish his own books. Little did he know that his plans were about to change when he was tasked to cover a rally. He still remembers the scene so vividly. A crowd had already been gathering right outside the campus, as they began their march towards Luneta Park, chanting “Marcos, Hitler! Diktador, tuta!”. He followed them, compelled to not end his coverage there. He was astounded by what he saw; a large sea of people, sharing the same fire in their eyes. As they raised their hand-painted placards in the air, the activists fiercely called...

Jan242020 by 3 Comments

John Dale Trogo ignites the true Filipino Artlet spirit

Features

by MARY NICOLE P. MIRANDA DESPITE THE many jobs he had, the call of teaching and inspiring students always prevails in John Dale Trogo’s heart. As a Filipino professor, his mission is to equip his students well. This does not only end at the four corners of the classroom and does not limit to the pages of the book; he makes sure it starts from within their roots — their true Filipino identity. His stepping stones John Dale Trogo is a Filipino professor at the University. He is also a member of the faculty in the College of Education. Before becoming a professor, he was a trainer in various review centers for the Civil Service and Licensure Exam for Teachers. He also worked as a junior researcher in GMA network, where he was able to travel to different places around t...

Jan272017 by No Comments

Great Expectations

Perspectives

GRADUATING. Saying the word makes me anxious. Seven months from now, I will leave the halls of St. Raymund de Peñafort Building hoping that whatever I learned in college will lead me somewhere. I am one of the many who had to leave home and move to the city because our parents thought that studying in the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas would ensure us quality education and render us employable. My stay in the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) is significant as it is an integral part of my becoming. But as the first semester of my last year in college draws near to its close, I start to evaluate things. Truth be told, I do not think the education I am receiving meets my expectations. While the Faculty boasts the improvements in the system and the awards and ...

Jan272017 by No Comments

Static

Perspectives

I REMEMBER it clearly—it was a Saturday and I was wearing my Type-B uniform. As I approached the water fountain, I came across my block mate who immediately noticed my shirt. “Buti ka pa may Type-B na,” she said. Puzzled, I replied, “Hala bakit kayo wala pa rin?” While walking back to our room, it bothered me that some of my block mates are yet to receive their Type-B uniforms even until now that we are already in third year. As far as I can remember, we placed our orders when we were on the second term of our freshman year. Two years later, the Type-B uniforms are still nowhere to be found for some Artlets. In a September 2015 report by the Flame, data showed that out of the total 8,648 Type-B uniforms ordered, there are some 1,197 left undistributed to the first, second, and third ...

Nov302016 by No Comments

AB celebrates 120th founding anniversary

News

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) marked its 120th founding anniversary with a grand gathering of its alumni held Tuesday at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building Grand Ballroom. Faculty Regent Rev. Fr. Rodel Aligan, O.P. encouraged the faculty members, Artlets and alumni to continue being “truly” grateful to the Faculty that has served as their home in the University of Santo Tomas (UST). “When a certain person is grateful, then that person offers his eyes, offers his hands, and offers his heart to the many things that he can do, also to the many things that he can receive,” Aligan said in his homily. The three-time Faculty regent also challenged the Artlet community to share what they learned from the Faculty. “When the student is grateful to his alma mater, o...

Nov102016 by No Comments

AB improves Goodwill record after trouncing IICS

News

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Men’s Volleyball Team is now standing at a 2-1 win-loss record after it brushed aside the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences (IICS) Men’s Volleyball Team during the elimination round of the Thomasian Goodwill Games held Wednesday. AB offensive specialist Russel Wilfred Estrada displayed his spiking skills during the first rallies of the game, giving AB a four-point advantage, 7-3. However, IICS tied the game at 18-18 and regained its chances to edge AB in the tussle to take control of the first set. Service aces from the squad in red allowed them to inch closer, 19-20 and 23-24. Evened at 24, the first set turned into an even tighter match, but AB claimed the set through the players’ drilling spikes, 27-25. The Dapitan-based...

Oct282016 by No Comments

Nat’l identity found in aging filmstrips – film archivist

News

A FILM restoration expert urged Thomasians yesterday to patronize restored classic Filipino movies because they bring a sense of national identity. Leo Katigbak, head of ABS-CBN archives and film restoration, stressed the importance of the younger generation's exposure to classic movies in the campus tour of Cinema One Originals Festival 2016 held at the Benavides Auditorium. “To me, it strikes us at the heart of our national identity because if you do not care about your past, what do you care for? How can you be proud of being a Filipino? […] I want to make sure it survives for the next generation,” he said. Katigbak and his team at Sagip Pelikula program scoured different countries for the filmstrips of classic Filipino movies like Himala, Oro Plata, Mata, and Haplos and br...

Oct232016 by No Comments

AB escapes IPEA, logs 1st Goodwill win

News

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Men’s Volleyball Team welcomed this year’s Thomasian Goodwill Games with a triumph against the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics (IPEA) Volleyball Team. Odds were not in the favor of AB during the first few minutes of the game as they committed multiple errors, bringing the score to 3-5, in favor of IPEA. Despite the forceful spikes of Judden Macareñas, Russell Wilfred Estrada, and John David Subiere, IPEA claimed the first set victory, 21-25, because of IPEA’s defensive anchor John Lyod Lamaclamac. Having lost the game's first set, AB bounced back during the second set. AB owned the second set through the sharp strikes of Estrada, which mounted a five-point advantage at the start of the set, 10-5. AB Men’s Volleyball Team...