News 02 Features Opinion 07 Sports Admin denies bias with Roland keeps it Media-spree-rogative Bulldogs chomp new rooms rolling 03 Maroons 08 Tinig ngthe officialPlaridel student publication of the UP Diliman College of Mass Communication Year 30 Issue 2 http://www.tinigngplaridel.net July 15, 2009 CMC orgs slam student code By Rachel Miranda for quantity over quality of mem- and Jenin Velasquez bers. These criteria, if approved, will At least 12 out of 15 College of revoke the university recognition Mass Communication (CMC) stu- of PRAdS and another group, Sa- dent organizations are joining the mahan ng Mga Mag-aaral sa Ko- outcry against new rules and regu- munikasyon. They said more than lations for UP Diliman students. half of its current 40 members are The college-based organizations from CMC. had disagreed with several provi- Benefits of being a university- sions in the 2009 Student Code of recognized organization include a Conduct, which was drafted in Jan- chance of gaining a tambayan and uary by a five-person review com- possible financial assistance. They mittee composed of faculty mem- could also use UP’s name, seal, as bers and school officials. well as utilize facilities and prem- Among the code’s contentious ises for cheaper rates. Gawad Plaridel awardee Kidlat Tahimik, also known as Eric de Guia, wows the audience as he moves to a native Igorot provisions were the new criteria for Meanwhile, rules for college- dance as part of his lecture. An adopted son of Ifugao, Tahimik has lived with the natives, teaching them how to use an organization to be recognized by based recognition will be left for technology in documenting their lives - tradition and culture- through film. Roehl( Niño Bautista) the university. the colleges to decide. The new definition of a universi- A direct insult ty-recognized student organization In addition to the existing rule requires that an organization com- prohibiting freshmen to join frater- Tahimik makes noise at Gawad Plaridel prise one in every five hundred stu- nities and sororities, first years and dents of the eligible student popula- transferees from other schools will By Maria Katrina Elaine Alba dent filmmakers), I think we will Cao remarked of him saying, “Peo- tion to qualify. be banned to apply membership in acknowledge Philippine films as ple often fail to see the visionary in It also requires 49 percent at organizations. Allow your sariling dwende to one of the best, culturally-sensitive the peculiar.” most of an organization’s members Cineastes’ Studio president Can- speak to you for the indio-genius to to the nature of the sariling dwende Bienvenido Lumbera, National to come from one college. dice Perez said in a statement that come out. (inner dwarf)” he said. Artist for Literature, agreed and The Public Relations and Adver- organizations help first years adjust So said Gawad Plaridel awardee Also known as Eric de Guia, Ta- said “His films are a journey to the tising Society (UP PRAdS) said the to life in UP with programs such as Kidlat Tahimik on July 3 to bud- himik emphasized the importance soul of a Filipino.” new quotas do not respect “respect the annual Freshmen Orientation ding independent filmmakers as of the sariling dwende to an indie Cosmic mispronunciation the diversity of student organiza- Program Committee and block- he danced onstage and honored his filmmaker. He described it as “ra- Tahimik, director of internation- tions” and may force them to aim continued on page 5 mentor for becoming his inspira- tional and cautionary,” existing in ally-acclaimed 1977 film “Maban- tion. everyone and enabling an exclu- gong Bangungot” (Perfumed Stripping from a blue toga and a sive view of the world to produce a Nightmare), credited the concept Staff Regent: Confirm Student Regent Macintosh notebook to a pink shirt unique work. of the sariling dwende to his best and a red bahag, the Father of Phil- A former president of the UP stu- friend and mentor Lopes Nauyac. ippine independent cinema danced dent council, he described his style Nauyac had once mispronounced By Franz Jonathan de la Fuente Cabrera, who was elected staff to the Ifugao beat—a defiance from with “kapa-kapa films, pukpok- indigenous to sound as, “we in the regent early this year, said the BOR the traditional speech-giving dur- genius culture,” prompting Tahimik The UP Staff Regent expressed taktak architecture, and bahala-na acknowledged Bañez’ selection but ing the awards. to stay with the Ifugao for more hope on Tuesday that Charisse Ba- scripts.” could not formally recognize her “If we nurtured them (indepen- than 10 years and teaching them ñez be finally confirmed as Student UP Diliman Chancellor Sergio until she cleared up her case with continued on page 5 Regent (SR) once she submitted her UP Los Baños (UPLB). audited financial statement. The BOR had also requested Ba- Clodualdo “Buboy” Cabrera, the ñez, the former UPLB university Dean: new tambayans by December sole representative of the universi- student council (USC) chairper- ty’s professional and administrative son, to submit the audited financial By Katherine Elona until this year. Hence it has to be will lodge 17 of the organizations, personnel on the UP Board of Re- statement of the council during her used (by December). Otherwise, it and the canteen. gents (BOR), said that the incom- term, particularly on the cash col- The construction of permanent will have to be returned to Angara,” Initial plan of buying huts as ing SR deserved to be confirmed at lection and budget for the UPLB tambayans for student organiza- Tolentino explained. temporary tambayans was scrapped the soonest possible time. February fair. tions is expected to be completed Previously, the Office of the since the permanent structures will “I see no other reason to further Because of her non-confirmation, by December, according to College Campus Architect (OCA) had com- already be available by the end of delay her confirmation. By not Bañez could only be an observer of Mass Communication dean Ron- pleted a plan for a 3.2 million-peso the year, said CMC student council confirming Bañez, her mandate to during BOR meetings. Resolutions aldo Tolentino last Tuesday. complex that will house the tam- chair Rupert Mangilit. serve is practically ignored, and the she proposed must first be endorsed He said the construction of the of- bayans, canteen and offices of staff “Furthermore, huts are harder to studentry is deprived of representa- by outgoing SR Shahana Abdwula- ficial tambayans and the refurbish- cooperatives. maintain, as they might get infested tion,” he said. hid. ment of the college canteen would However, Tolentino said the col- with termites,” he added. Despite Bañez’s selection in Iloi- Bañez described the request for be finished by the end of this year, lege dropped the plan in favor of The administration and the stu- lo last April and her fulfillment of auditing as a clear manifestation of thanks to the one million pesos giv- using the aforementioned donation dent council had already agreed the SR requirements, the BOR still the administration’s efforts to delay en by Senator Edgardo Angara. to renovate the mechanical room to provide a temporary tambayan delayed confirming her as SR dur- her confirmation on the BOR. “The validity of Angara’s one behind the main building to accom- for recognized organizations at the ing their meeting last June 25. continued on page 2 million-peso donation will only last modate both the tambayans, which continued on page 2 02 Tinig ng Plaridel News July 15, 2009 Tinig ng Plaridel Features July 15, 2009 03 Admin denies bias with new rooms News briefs Roland keeps it rolling: the perks and pains of deanship By Alexandra Francisco the degree programs. ment could not provide funds for Printing services offered by as far as Cavite and Bulacan. By Hon Sophia Balod currently being offered in the col- mony that when the former council “And what would PDI ask for in renovation, so they sourced from CMC-SC and Jo Javan Cerda lege: Broadcast Communication, found out about Tolentino’s nomi- No strings attached here. exchange?” she said. private institutions and alumni. The CMC student council CMC dean appoints new A reserved parking space, a private Journalism, Film, and Communica- nation, they did not hesitate to en- The College of Mass Communi- Meanwhile, CMC Student Coun- PDI president Alexandra Prieto- will be offering desktop print- dep’t heads bathroom, television appearances tion Research. dorse him. cation (CMC) administration last cil chairperson Rupert Mangilit Romualdez expressed hope that the ing services for students by the Last June 30, CMC dean Ro- and invitations to important events His projects also focus on stu- Tolentino, who ironically never week denied any partiality with said that despite being given “in national daily would be “prosper- end of July. Council officials lando Tolentino officially ap- are some of the perks a regular fac- dent-centered programs such as got to set foot as a student in the the two-million peso renovation of good faith,” the donation led stu- ous enough” to continue funding said it will spare students from pointed the new chairpersons of ulty member does not enjoy, unless the revival of the flagship festival University of the Philippines, re- M209 and M211, as funded by the dents towards a mainstream-orient- CMC’s infrastructure projects. rushing to the Shopping Center each department: Prof. Rosa Ma- he has been given the highest posi- of the Film Institute, “Pelikula ceived his undergraduate degree Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI). ed mindset. Rooms M209 and M211, inau- or printing at higher rates at the ria Feliciano for Broadcast Com- tion in the college—the deanship.