Showing posts with label Opinion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opinion. Show all posts
Friday, 26 July 2013
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Unprioritized Priority
By The Arbitrary Pointer
Several complaints have been created by students who do not have proper classrooms to hold their classes with. In fact, a few of them have dropped their subjects because of the hassles brought about by this dilemma. The rest remained voiceless and complacent because of fears of being reprimanded when they complain.
When I first stepped inside Negros Oriental State University three years ago, this problem has already existed yet it remained unanswered. I know students have been telling their teachers about the issue but still nothing happened. Perhaps, if indeed teachers have told the administration, they could have probably answered or if not, perhaps the authority covered their ears to refrain from hearing the students’ similar cries. That is a problem!
For Bachelor of Mathematics students for example, looking for vacant classrooms has been their struggle. The course is no less than attached to the College of Arts and Sciences, yet they still go to the College of Education to have classes or if not to the College of Business and Accountancy and to the College of Industrial Technology. Others conduct classes under lounges in the university.
While we are in the peak of sacrifices, it is sad to say that the administration is a slowpoke regarding these concerns. We know we have to understand the university because evidently they are after the best welfare of the students. However, for the past few years, the same problem has been aired by the students in the university.
Remember! We are supposed to enjoy an ideal training place as part of the privilege of being a student. And classrooms are one of the most essential elements of our development.
Classrooms are believed to be a safe space where learning can take place. It is where instructors and students share ideas. Moreover, it is in classrooms where instructors integrate learning into students’ daily life.
Now, what do you think will happen if this part is missing? Perhaps, proper class interaction cannot take place or maybe the interests of the students will slowly disappear. We know you aim for higher in advancing our proficiency as mark is showing. So we suggest you have to sensitively look this matter.
As part of the studentry, we can say that the university still has wide pylons to hone our personalities. We, students, hoped that the university will not take our requests for granted.
Several complaints have been created by students who do not have proper classrooms to hold their classes with. In fact, a few of them have dropped their subjects because of the hassles brought about by this dilemma. The rest remained voiceless and complacent because of fears of being reprimanded when they complain.
When I first stepped inside Negros Oriental State University three years ago, this problem has already existed yet it remained unanswered. I know students have been telling their teachers about the issue but still nothing happened. Perhaps, if indeed teachers have told the administration, they could have probably answered or if not, perhaps the authority covered their ears to refrain from hearing the students’ similar cries. That is a problem!
For Bachelor of Mathematics students for example, looking for vacant classrooms has been their struggle. The course is no less than attached to the College of Arts and Sciences, yet they still go to the College of Education to have classes or if not to the College of Business and Accountancy and to the College of Industrial Technology. Others conduct classes under lounges in the university.
While we are in the peak of sacrifices, it is sad to say that the administration is a slowpoke regarding these concerns. We know we have to understand the university because evidently they are after the best welfare of the students. However, for the past few years, the same problem has been aired by the students in the university.
Remember! We are supposed to enjoy an ideal training place as part of the privilege of being a student. And classrooms are one of the most essential elements of our development.
Classrooms are believed to be a safe space where learning can take place. It is where instructors and students share ideas. Moreover, it is in classrooms where instructors integrate learning into students’ daily life.
Now, what do you think will happen if this part is missing? Perhaps, proper class interaction cannot take place or maybe the interests of the students will slowly disappear. We know you aim for higher in advancing our proficiency as mark is showing. So we suggest you have to sensitively look this matter.
As part of the studentry, we can say that the university still has wide pylons to hone our personalities. We, students, hoped that the university will not take our requests for granted.
Partly a part, partly apart
(EDITORIAL)
We have finally come to the dawning of a new school year. The university is pleased to welcome all freshmen, transferees, and returnees with a wide smile. With a sure increase of enrollees, it could be said that Negros Oriental State University is an institution no lesser than other high-class universities in the province.
We have finally come to the dawning of a new school year. The university is pleased to welcome all freshmen, transferees, and returnees with a wide smile. With a sure increase of enrollees, it could be said that Negros Oriental State University is an institution no lesser than other high-class universities in the province.
But how does it really feel like to be a true-blue Norsunian?
Evidently, there are a lot of students who seem to have successfully enrolled themselves in NORSU but have not really felt the essence of being one. Perhaps, here is the answer to that.
Being apart. It is quite a sad thing to still see a lot of students who remain lax and indifferent about the events happening around them. They are consciously aware of some anomalies and probably misconduct of some administrator or faculty member yet they remain mute. They are witnesses to acts that order on abuse by some teachers, yet they act blind and pretend not to see the real picture. They are aware that they have the abilities and skills that they can use for the common good yet they remain secretive, saying that they are shy or that their skills and talents are nothing compared to others. They are students with capabilities, strength, power and knowledge to make a difference for themselves and for the community yet they remain ignorant, indefinite and unsure.
Be a part. It is high time that all students become a part of something that benefit themselves and the people around them. This state university is a good ground for excellence in almost all fields. Various organizations, institutions and small groups have been put up for the empowerment of students.
We have the Kabilin Dance troupe for aspiring dancers, the Kabilin Choir for golden voices and the Kabilin Band for music makers. We also have The NORSUnian, the official weekly student publication of Negros Oriental State University, an institution that seeks to fight for the welfare and rights of students thru paper and pen. At the same time, the institution hones the writing, drawing, and photography skills of students. Then, we have The Pylon, the official yearbook of Negros Oriental State University, which seek to empower students thru developing the graphics designing and writing skills of individuals, among others. We have more or less fifty organizations under the League of Student Organizations in the academic, religious and special interest categories.
There are a lot to choose from. Unless you have not graduated yet, you still have all the chances in the world to participate and be a catalyst of change. We assure you it is all worth the effort and sweat, knowing that you have become a part of something, be it an organization, institution, or group.
This academic year 2012-2013 opens with a lot of opportunities offered for you. It is for you to decide – to remain apart, or to be a part.
Being apart. It is quite a sad thing to still see a lot of students who remain lax and indifferent about the events happening around them. They are consciously aware of some anomalies and probably misconduct of some administrator or faculty member yet they remain mute. They are witnesses to acts that order on abuse by some teachers, yet they act blind and pretend not to see the real picture. They are aware that they have the abilities and skills that they can use for the common good yet they remain secretive, saying that they are shy or that their skills and talents are nothing compared to others. They are students with capabilities, strength, power and knowledge to make a difference for themselves and for the community yet they remain ignorant, indefinite and unsure.
Be a part. It is high time that all students become a part of something that benefit themselves and the people around them. This state university is a good ground for excellence in almost all fields. Various organizations, institutions and small groups have been put up for the empowerment of students.
We have the Kabilin Dance troupe for aspiring dancers, the Kabilin Choir for golden voices and the Kabilin Band for music makers. We also have The NORSUnian, the official weekly student publication of Negros Oriental State University, an institution that seeks to fight for the welfare and rights of students thru paper and pen. At the same time, the institution hones the writing, drawing, and photography skills of students. Then, we have The Pylon, the official yearbook of Negros Oriental State University, which seek to empower students thru developing the graphics designing and writing skills of individuals, among others. We have more or less fifty organizations under the League of Student Organizations in the academic, religious and special interest categories.
There are a lot to choose from. Unless you have not graduated yet, you still have all the chances in the world to participate and be a catalyst of change. We assure you it is all worth the effort and sweat, knowing that you have become a part of something, be it an organization, institution, or group.
This academic year 2012-2013 opens with a lot of opportunities offered for you. It is for you to decide – to remain apart, or to be a part.
K to 12: A Boon or Bane?
By The Anatomy Of
Statistics says it. A rough estimate of 21.49 million elementary and secondary public school students will once again enter the premises of their beloved alma mater for once the school year 2012–2013. Well, that’s a big challenge to our Department of Education (DepEd) officials and teachers since this year also marks the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum and the inclusion of “mother tongue” from Kindergarten to Grade III.
Apparently, in a country that’s seeking for advancements in education and in producing qualified learners, the K to 12 program might be the answer to these problems. As a matter of fact, the Philippines is the only country that’s been following the 10-year basic education cycle in Asia; hence, it is high-time for our basic education system to follow the trend of other countries— one year Kindergarten level and 12 years of basic education (which includes six years of primary education, four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school).
However, there are glitches in this new system.
Since this school year’s batch serves as the ‘pilot class’ for this new program and that a sum of 21.49 million students will flock to nearby public schools, how then will our Filipino learners grab a gist of the lessons taught in the classroom if they don’t even have, or lack a classroom in the primary and junior high levels, plus the two-year senior high level?
More so, this curriculum would also mean that additional teachers will be hired to man the extra levels, but, as the DepEd noted that a total of 47,000 teachers are badly needed, who will then handle those remaining echelons of learning with qualified and professional skills in teaching?
And the perennial problems still exist like inadequacy of books, overcrowded classrooms and sometimes the learning of the basics under the shed of a tree.
For me, what the Filipino learners need is the quality of education rather than focusing on the quantity or number of years an individual should spend to become a more competitive and productive graduate of this K to 12 curriculum. Although, we lagged in the lowest spot during the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), maybe this problem could be remedied by sewing first the weak spots in some of our learning institutions and providing adequate supports and funds.
With that, I think the Filipino learners will strive hard and excel if they feel that their learning environment is conducive for learning. Above all, learning occurs in the learner and therefore should not be solely based on the years a learner must take.
Statistics says it. A rough estimate of 21.49 million elementary and secondary public school students will once again enter the premises of their beloved alma mater for once the school year 2012–2013. Well, that’s a big challenge to our Department of Education (DepEd) officials and teachers since this year also marks the implementation of the K to 12 curriculum and the inclusion of “mother tongue” from Kindergarten to Grade III.
Apparently, in a country that’s seeking for advancements in education and in producing qualified learners, the K to 12 program might be the answer to these problems. As a matter of fact, the Philippines is the only country that’s been following the 10-year basic education cycle in Asia; hence, it is high-time for our basic education system to follow the trend of other countries— one year Kindergarten level and 12 years of basic education (which includes six years of primary education, four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school).
However, there are glitches in this new system.
Since this school year’s batch serves as the ‘pilot class’ for this new program and that a sum of 21.49 million students will flock to nearby public schools, how then will our Filipino learners grab a gist of the lessons taught in the classroom if they don’t even have, or lack a classroom in the primary and junior high levels, plus the two-year senior high level?
More so, this curriculum would also mean that additional teachers will be hired to man the extra levels, but, as the DepEd noted that a total of 47,000 teachers are badly needed, who will then handle those remaining echelons of learning with qualified and professional skills in teaching?
And the perennial problems still exist like inadequacy of books, overcrowded classrooms and sometimes the learning of the basics under the shed of a tree.
For me, what the Filipino learners need is the quality of education rather than focusing on the quantity or number of years an individual should spend to become a more competitive and productive graduate of this K to 12 curriculum. Although, we lagged in the lowest spot during the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), maybe this problem could be remedied by sewing first the weak spots in some of our learning institutions and providing adequate supports and funds.
With that, I think the Filipino learners will strive hard and excel if they feel that their learning environment is conducive for learning. Above all, learning occurs in the learner and therefore should not be solely based on the years a learner must take.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Of Canes and Being Outstanding
By The Ventriloquist
The palace floors glistened as he walked on it slowly and surely. The chandeliers above sparkled like diamonds of forever. Everyone threw stares at him, but this time, he is certain that those were not stares of prejudice and mockery, rather it were stares of awe and pride. He finally reached the platform where the petite president of the Republic of the Philippines was waiting. He was definitely shorter than the honorable lady but he did not mind it. He prided his barong much more than his sense of insecurity and self-pity.
Now, the president has handed him his plaque, he shook her hands with jubilee, and the crowd was just speechless as they gave him their wildest applause.
Four years ago when the Malacañang Palace, through the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, conferred this man, Richardson Estrella Navor, as one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines. Just like a mere student, his dreams were shallow—to finish a degree, help his family, land a job. But something in him, which he thought at first as a curse, changed the course of his fate.
This person, whom I met before on a seminar called ‘The Outstanding Students of Philippines’, had a cane on his right hand and a techy gadget on the other. He stood inconveniently behind a pulpit and talked about leadership and success, but him sharing his personal life gave me goose bumps and a wide grin. Let me share his story.
At an early age of two, Richardson Estrella Navor, or Chard by his friends, was diagnosed of what sounds so familiar to all of us—cerebral palsy. He could not stand up straight, for both his legs aren’t as brawny as those with the normal people. His limbs are small, and at one glance, one could say that he will never survive life’s cruelty. He surpassed an operation, though, and had a cast at both legs for six straight months. He grew up in the loving arms of his family but teases and taunts were also present in the picturesque. He was mocked during his childhood. “They were piercing stares at me,” he said.
During his high school life, he tried to live as normal as possible. He even tried to court a girl, but this was her reply to his reverent confession. “You are not good for me.” Painful was it indeed, yet he did not wallow in his failures and disability. He did something for the things that he has, and did not resort to asking his Creator a million times about how and why he looked like that.
Amidst life’s rocky roads and winding paths, he was convinced that he would never succeed if he continues to cry at his failures every now and then. He learned to stand up, and lived a normal life of a student, as much as possible.
Fate absolutely did not fail him, for he has indeed proven his worth. Both in elementary and high school, he graduated as valedictorian, aside from the clubs and other extracurricular activities he became engrossed with.
In college, he took up Accountancy, though he so wanted to be a civil engineer. But since his favored course involved drawings and he has no artistic abilities, according to him, he gave up the idea.
Fruitful were his years in college despite being a PWD (Person with Disability). He won many excellent awards and had performed at his best that at the graduation day of April 17, 2008 in the grounds of the University of the East, he became the first UE graduate to earn four titles—Magna Cum Laude, Outstanding Graduate Awardee, Leadership Awardee for Men and College Distinguished Graduate Awardee.
On the 17th of July of the same year, he was awarded in the Malacañang Palace as one of the Top Ten Students of the Philippines (TOSP), as what has been aforementioned.
“Being outstanding is not being good. It is because of the good people around me,” he noted with humility.
The day for him to take the CPA Licensure Examination came. That was on the 8th of October, still on the same year. Little did he know that it became his Calvary, for after the results were posted, he discovered that he was not on the list. He did not pass. A Magna Cum Laude? An Einstein? An awardee of the TOSP? And a failure in the CPA Licensure Exam?
Word spread all over his school, and he felt a bit ashamed. Yet, “I learned acceptance,” he said. Of course, he retook the examination the next year, on May 9, and finally passed.
At the end of the lecture, he gave a wide grin and raised both eyebrows for encouragement. “It’s not what I’ve lost that matters…what matters is what I do with what is left,” he ended.
Just like Richard, each one of us has struggles and problems that we ought to face. School works are definitely a bustle and teachers could just be so boring and uninteresting. Student life could be a humdrum cycle of projects, lectures, Midterm examinations, and INCs. Boyfriends or girlfriends could be annoying at times, even your own siblings or parents. Life could seem to be a never-ending loom of misery.
But try to think of it this way. Richardson has found his way out of the tough maze of college. Even with his disability trying to hamper his chance of excelling, he did not stop getting up every time he trips and falls. He did not look at life the hard way. He strived, persevered, and outstood many other students even if he was branded a PWD. Surely, a man like him is worth becoming an inspiration.
The palace floors glistened as he walked on it slowly and surely. The chandeliers above sparkled like diamonds of forever. Everyone threw stares at him, but this time, he is certain that those were not stares of prejudice and mockery, rather it were stares of awe and pride. He finally reached the platform where the petite president of the Republic of the Philippines was waiting. He was definitely shorter than the honorable lady but he did not mind it. He prided his barong much more than his sense of insecurity and self-pity.
Now, the president has handed him his plaque, he shook her hands with jubilee, and the crowd was just speechless as they gave him their wildest applause.
Four years ago when the Malacañang Palace, through the former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, conferred this man, Richardson Estrella Navor, as one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines. Just like a mere student, his dreams were shallow—to finish a degree, help his family, land a job. But something in him, which he thought at first as a curse, changed the course of his fate.
This person, whom I met before on a seminar called ‘The Outstanding Students of Philippines’, had a cane on his right hand and a techy gadget on the other. He stood inconveniently behind a pulpit and talked about leadership and success, but him sharing his personal life gave me goose bumps and a wide grin. Let me share his story.
At an early age of two, Richardson Estrella Navor, or Chard by his friends, was diagnosed of what sounds so familiar to all of us—cerebral palsy. He could not stand up straight, for both his legs aren’t as brawny as those with the normal people. His limbs are small, and at one glance, one could say that he will never survive life’s cruelty. He surpassed an operation, though, and had a cast at both legs for six straight months. He grew up in the loving arms of his family but teases and taunts were also present in the picturesque. He was mocked during his childhood. “They were piercing stares at me,” he said.
During his high school life, he tried to live as normal as possible. He even tried to court a girl, but this was her reply to his reverent confession. “You are not good for me.” Painful was it indeed, yet he did not wallow in his failures and disability. He did something for the things that he has, and did not resort to asking his Creator a million times about how and why he looked like that.
Amidst life’s rocky roads and winding paths, he was convinced that he would never succeed if he continues to cry at his failures every now and then. He learned to stand up, and lived a normal life of a student, as much as possible.
Fate absolutely did not fail him, for he has indeed proven his worth. Both in elementary and high school, he graduated as valedictorian, aside from the clubs and other extracurricular activities he became engrossed with.
In college, he took up Accountancy, though he so wanted to be a civil engineer. But since his favored course involved drawings and he has no artistic abilities, according to him, he gave up the idea.
Fruitful were his years in college despite being a PWD (Person with Disability). He won many excellent awards and had performed at his best that at the graduation day of April 17, 2008 in the grounds of the University of the East, he became the first UE graduate to earn four titles—Magna Cum Laude, Outstanding Graduate Awardee, Leadership Awardee for Men and College Distinguished Graduate Awardee.
On the 17th of July of the same year, he was awarded in the Malacañang Palace as one of the Top Ten Students of the Philippines (TOSP), as what has been aforementioned.
“Being outstanding is not being good. It is because of the good people around me,” he noted with humility.
The day for him to take the CPA Licensure Examination came. That was on the 8th of October, still on the same year. Little did he know that it became his Calvary, for after the results were posted, he discovered that he was not on the list. He did not pass. A Magna Cum Laude? An Einstein? An awardee of the TOSP? And a failure in the CPA Licensure Exam?
Word spread all over his school, and he felt a bit ashamed. Yet, “I learned acceptance,” he said. Of course, he retook the examination the next year, on May 9, and finally passed.
At the end of the lecture, he gave a wide grin and raised both eyebrows for encouragement. “It’s not what I’ve lost that matters…what matters is what I do with what is left,” he ended.
Just like Richard, each one of us has struggles and problems that we ought to face. School works are definitely a bustle and teachers could just be so boring and uninteresting. Student life could be a humdrum cycle of projects, lectures, Midterm examinations, and INCs. Boyfriends or girlfriends could be annoying at times, even your own siblings or parents. Life could seem to be a never-ending loom of misery.
But try to think of it this way. Richardson has found his way out of the tough maze of college. Even with his disability trying to hamper his chance of excelling, he did not stop getting up every time he trips and falls. He did not look at life the hard way. He strived, persevered, and outstood many other students even if he was branded a PWD. Surely, a man like him is worth becoming an inspiration.
Bigotry behind Vague Governance
By The Arbitrary Pointer
Earlier last year, the Student Government of Dumaguete City-I, notably known as the SGDC-I, asked for the students’ sympathy during the SG election last February. We heard sufficing platforms and assuring podiums presented during the Meeting De Avance. They accumulated public attention and trusts from the whole Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) studentry.
With all trust and hope, the students voted them in desire of helping the school and incorporate discipline and deliberate social development among studentry as anticipated. Moreover, students, in innocence, expected comprehensive governance including general welfare and safety from them. This is so because partly, it is their responsibility.
Apparently, they are expected to function on four major areas. First, they must build concrete projects that would benefit students and help develop one’s personality. Second, their services must be available and accessible to the students. Third, they must be subsidiary to students’ interests and welfare. And lastly, they must be role models in inculcating ideal leadership and transparent governance among students. But how many of these do you exactly know were realized?
As one of the many crying students, I have always aimed of prolific ascendancy. And in my aim of uncompromising trust, there existed cancellation of hope. Few months ago, we have experienced on and off communication towards the SG office and we do not know why. We just noticed later that there was a personal fight among the SG officers. Some quit from their respective positions. We note it is mirrored to the whole studentry, so it must not have happened. They were disorganized, and they jeopardized their union, communication and workforce, resulting to inefficient and ineffective leadership. During those very times, they were not able to come up with satisfying output. We, the students, were massively affected since they no longer function well in their jobs as bestowed officers. We can conclude that the last area where they are supposed to function is already halted.
SG also said that they will renovate and add more canopies along the sidewalks; initiate activities to develop students’ talents and skills; and roof the open court, among others. They further elaborated that the canopies should be added so that students won’t get wet during rainy days. Activities like Sports Fest would be one of their plans to improve Norsunians’ athletic skills and other activities that would hone their talents. And lastly, they said that the open court roofing would be their biggest project in their term.
I am particular with the outcome and I see nothing. The open court was not roofed yet apart from their promise that it must be their biggest project. We can see it! Anticipated canopies were also invisible from students’ eyes. In the actual sense, these laid back personnel seem to be doing nothing but sit in a throne. They have all the coffers but have done nothing.
Similarly, from the sprouting issues about culpable manipulation and mishandling of public funds came a purulent monopoly about NORSUFFA tickets. It is noted that the SG collected some amount of 20 pesos for NORSUFFAA tickets for raffle draw. However, a total P54, 000 worth of NORSUFFAA tickets were allegedly lost. According to SGCD-I President Angelo Nabalse, he unintentionally lost the tickets. But, as a responsible leader, can you afford to lose such amount just because of your negligence? Undeniably, it is a big loss of students’ funds in which if handled properly and meticulously can be used to build for additional student-projects.
The very question in my mind now is that is it really lost? If yes, would let Nabalse depart from this institution without resolving the problem? It would be unjust for us some Norsunians!
There are actually many things still happening around the SG office right now. These things mentioned are just few of the many disrupting reality that must be corrected before we end this semester. But, if these will not be stopped, we will all end unproductive. The school year 2011-2012 is nearly ending, but we are still seated on the top of a rotten eggplant.
So, it is in this light that they are hoped to change and adhere to the prolific grounds of absolute governance. They must be ready to take new steps for societal change and plant legacy that is worth remembering and emulating among us students.
Earlier last year, the Student Government of Dumaguete City-I, notably known as the SGDC-I, asked for the students’ sympathy during the SG election last February. We heard sufficing platforms and assuring podiums presented during the Meeting De Avance. They accumulated public attention and trusts from the whole Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) studentry.
With all trust and hope, the students voted them in desire of helping the school and incorporate discipline and deliberate social development among studentry as anticipated. Moreover, students, in innocence, expected comprehensive governance including general welfare and safety from them. This is so because partly, it is their responsibility.
Apparently, they are expected to function on four major areas. First, they must build concrete projects that would benefit students and help develop one’s personality. Second, their services must be available and accessible to the students. Third, they must be subsidiary to students’ interests and welfare. And lastly, they must be role models in inculcating ideal leadership and transparent governance among students. But how many of these do you exactly know were realized?
As one of the many crying students, I have always aimed of prolific ascendancy. And in my aim of uncompromising trust, there existed cancellation of hope. Few months ago, we have experienced on and off communication towards the SG office and we do not know why. We just noticed later that there was a personal fight among the SG officers. Some quit from their respective positions. We note it is mirrored to the whole studentry, so it must not have happened. They were disorganized, and they jeopardized their union, communication and workforce, resulting to inefficient and ineffective leadership. During those very times, they were not able to come up with satisfying output. We, the students, were massively affected since they no longer function well in their jobs as bestowed officers. We can conclude that the last area where they are supposed to function is already halted.
SG also said that they will renovate and add more canopies along the sidewalks; initiate activities to develop students’ talents and skills; and roof the open court, among others. They further elaborated that the canopies should be added so that students won’t get wet during rainy days. Activities like Sports Fest would be one of their plans to improve Norsunians’ athletic skills and other activities that would hone their talents. And lastly, they said that the open court roofing would be their biggest project in their term.
I am particular with the outcome and I see nothing. The open court was not roofed yet apart from their promise that it must be their biggest project. We can see it! Anticipated canopies were also invisible from students’ eyes. In the actual sense, these laid back personnel seem to be doing nothing but sit in a throne. They have all the coffers but have done nothing.
Similarly, from the sprouting issues about culpable manipulation and mishandling of public funds came a purulent monopoly about NORSUFFA tickets. It is noted that the SG collected some amount of 20 pesos for NORSUFFAA tickets for raffle draw. However, a total P54, 000 worth of NORSUFFAA tickets were allegedly lost. According to SGCD-I President Angelo Nabalse, he unintentionally lost the tickets. But, as a responsible leader, can you afford to lose such amount just because of your negligence? Undeniably, it is a big loss of students’ funds in which if handled properly and meticulously can be used to build for additional student-projects.
The very question in my mind now is that is it really lost? If yes, would let Nabalse depart from this institution without resolving the problem? It would be unjust for us some Norsunians!
There are actually many things still happening around the SG office right now. These things mentioned are just few of the many disrupting reality that must be corrected before we end this semester. But, if these will not be stopped, we will all end unproductive. The school year 2011-2012 is nearly ending, but we are still seated on the top of a rotten eggplant.
So, it is in this light that they are hoped to change and adhere to the prolific grounds of absolute governance. They must be ready to take new steps for societal change and plant legacy that is worth remembering and emulating among us students.
A Not so Fun Day
(EDITORIAL)
Waking up early at dawn and looking forward to the awaited Fun Day, Physical Education students wore their designated red, blue, yellow and green T-shirts. They have gathered up in the wide grassy field of the Main Campus II. Everyone and everything is set for the fun-filled activities.
But to have fun in the midst of sorrow of fellow Negrenses who were devastated by the recent earthquake is not right, says University President Henry A. Sojor. Thus, he made a call to the P.E. Department to halt the Fun Day the night before the said event.
Now, the question lies whether the call of the university president is just or not.
We, Filipinos, are known to be softhearted and pitiful. With the destruction brought by Typhoon Sendong and the 6.9 magnitude earthquake, many Negrenses, some Norsunians included, were greatly affected. Some even lost their homes and loved ones, and worst, their own lives.
Showing sympathy is certainly a positive trait anyone cannot abhor. Most likely because no one in their right mind would like to be devastated by calamities and suffer its rage. Thus, the declaration of Dr. Sojor was an act of compassion and consideration.
On the other hand, is the situation of the victims enough to nullify the efforts of the organizers and the payment of the students for the supposed P.E. Fun Day? Weeks of planning and preparation just disappeared into thin air.
The P.E. Department has already prepared the game materials such as relay ropes, monkey bars, huge rubber balls, takarang sticks, three-wheeled carts, and obstacle courses. But sadly, those were just for the eyes of the students, for them to see where their P70 contribution had gone.
There were also prizes prepared for winning teams but those prizes were only tossed in the air, and now it is of the students’ luck if they can get a share or not. Some had gotten many, some had few, and many had nothing.
P.E. Department Director Carlou Bernaldez related that rescheduling the Fun Day is not possible since some of the organizers will be attending another activities and it will be an additional cost for the students. He continued that some of the amount for the Fun Day was allocated to buy some goods which will be given to the victims of the quake.
We, The NORSUnian, take a stand on this issue. We admire the university president’s exemplary character. But we believe that there could have been a better turn out of events.
Both Dr. Sojor and Dr. Bernaldez are admirable leaders. However, if only there has been an early communication between the two parties, then no effort could have been nullisfied and there could have been no dismayed students. After all, communication is a big part of leadership.
Certainly, the students were again caught in a situation where all they could do is abide with the call. But deep inside, queries are waiting to be answered. Should an annual activity be cancelled just to show sympathy? Would having fun make them inconsiderate?
Waking up early at dawn and looking forward to the awaited Fun Day, Physical Education students wore their designated red, blue, yellow and green T-shirts. They have gathered up in the wide grassy field of the Main Campus II. Everyone and everything is set for the fun-filled activities.
But to have fun in the midst of sorrow of fellow Negrenses who were devastated by the recent earthquake is not right, says University President Henry A. Sojor. Thus, he made a call to the P.E. Department to halt the Fun Day the night before the said event.
Now, the question lies whether the call of the university president is just or not.
We, Filipinos, are known to be softhearted and pitiful. With the destruction brought by Typhoon Sendong and the 6.9 magnitude earthquake, many Negrenses, some Norsunians included, were greatly affected. Some even lost their homes and loved ones, and worst, their own lives.
Showing sympathy is certainly a positive trait anyone cannot abhor. Most likely because no one in their right mind would like to be devastated by calamities and suffer its rage. Thus, the declaration of Dr. Sojor was an act of compassion and consideration.
On the other hand, is the situation of the victims enough to nullify the efforts of the organizers and the payment of the students for the supposed P.E. Fun Day? Weeks of planning and preparation just disappeared into thin air.
The P.E. Department has already prepared the game materials such as relay ropes, monkey bars, huge rubber balls, takarang sticks, three-wheeled carts, and obstacle courses. But sadly, those were just for the eyes of the students, for them to see where their P70 contribution had gone.
There were also prizes prepared for winning teams but those prizes were only tossed in the air, and now it is of the students’ luck if they can get a share or not. Some had gotten many, some had few, and many had nothing.
P.E. Department Director Carlou Bernaldez related that rescheduling the Fun Day is not possible since some of the organizers will be attending another activities and it will be an additional cost for the students. He continued that some of the amount for the Fun Day was allocated to buy some goods which will be given to the victims of the quake.
We, The NORSUnian, take a stand on this issue. We admire the university president’s exemplary character. But we believe that there could have been a better turn out of events.
Both Dr. Sojor and Dr. Bernaldez are admirable leaders. However, if only there has been an early communication between the two parties, then no effort could have been nullisfied and there could have been no dismayed students. After all, communication is a big part of leadership.
Certainly, the students were again caught in a situation where all they could do is abide with the call. But deep inside, queries are waiting to be answered. Should an annual activity be cancelled just to show sympathy? Would having fun make them inconsiderate?
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