The Varsitarian

THE SACRED Congregation for Catholic Education of the Vatican has reappointed Fr. Tamerlane Lana, O.P. as Rector of the University for another term of four years.

Vice-Rector Fr. Juan Ponce, O.P. officially announced Fr. Lana’s reappointment during the Mass of the Holy Spirit that opened the new academic year at the UST Chapel last June 10.  read more »

LAST June 4 to 7, the Office for Academic Affairs held a seminar-workshop at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex to renew the commitment of faculty members.

Dubbed “MTV (Mission-Teacher-Vision): Toward a Renewed Culture of Commitment”, the seminar-workshop aimed to make faculty members realize their value in the University, according to Crestita Tan, chair of the UST Task Force on Faculty Development.

Workshops and group dynamics, where faculty members gave ideas on how to make themselves more committed to the University, were the event’s highlights.  read more »

SA PAGLALAKBAY ng tao sa kanyang buhay, maraming bagay at pangyayari ang kanyang dadaanan—mga pangyayaring maaaring makapagpatibay o makapagpahina sa kanyang katauhan. Sa takbo ng buhay, pinakamahirap na daanan ang mga pagkakataong magkamali, madapa, at mabigo sa landas na tinatahak.

Paano ba magsimulang muli? Paano bumangon? Paano ba tumayo at harapin ang bagong bukas?

Maliban sa pagpapaalam, mahirap magsimula at muling bumangon upang pulutin ang mga pira-pirasong bakas ng nakaraan at habiin ito upang harapin ang panibagong araw na nakataas ang noo.  read more »

NAGULANTANG ang buong mundo sa kumakalat na kuwento ng mga pari na sumuway sa kanilang pangako noong sila’y ordenahan, na mamuhay nang malaya sa tawag ng laman. Sa ibang bansa, patok sa balita ang mga pari at obispo na nasasangkot sa kasong pedophilia. Katunayan, isang diyosesis ang muntik nang maubusan ng pera dahil sa laki ng ibinayad nila sa korte bilang damyos sa mga naging biktima ng kanilang mga pari.  read more »

“UST IS a smoke-free campus.”

Like many other Thomasian smokers, Accounting junior Ray Anthony Dela Cuesta was stunned upon entering the España gate and reading the sign bearing the above message. For one, he would have to restrain his seeming addiction to smoking. Worse he would have to keep off the habit while on campus, or perhaps quit in the long run.

Awful yet exciting  read more »

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas as a haven for literature is good only in name but not in structure. Organizationally-speaking, literature is being given the short shrift.

With the Department of Languages supervising the University’s literature program and other disciplines-Filipino, English, Spanish and other foreign languages-Literature is being neglected and is not given the attention it needs. As a result, calls have arisen for Literature to have a separate department.

Lack of focus  read more »

THERE ARE a lot of reasons why Thomasians should read the Varsitarian.

“Thomasians must always read the paper because it is the only connection a student can have with the other colleges and sectors of the University,” Prof. Chrisma Caroline Bangaoil-Calumpang, Varsitarian associate editor from 1991 to 1992 and publications adviser from 1996 to 2002, said.

Unlike other student publications, the Varsitarian, the “V“ to its constituents, has a unique tradition and has its own culture.  read more »

AFTER a strong second-place finish last year in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines chess competition, the UST Male Woodpushers are bent on improving their performance this season despite the absence of ace player Roland Salvador.

Salvador, who was absent last year, will again be missed this season because of his training in the Philippine Navy.  read more »

FRESH from their title conquest of the Kick Sand Beach Football Open last April in Subic, the UST Lady Booters shone anew with a second runner-up finish in the Chris Monfort Memorial Cup at the Ateneo de Manila University football grounds last June 9.  read more »

DESPITE an injury, UST taekwondo coach Dindo Simpao led the Philippine contingent’s campaign with a silver-medal finish in the men’s middleweight division of the Asian Taekwondo Championships last April 22 to 29 in Amman, Jordan.

Simpao suffered a broken forearm after his match against a Syrian opponent, but held on for two more fights before calling it quits midway into his final assignment. Down 3-0, Simpao finally succumbed to the pain.  read more »