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SILLIMAN BEAUTIES: Sillimanians win four of five spots in the “Royal Court” of Miss Dumaguete 2017 pageant. From left to right: 3rd runner up Maydel Faburada, 1st runner up Ellisse Anne Dolleton, Miss Dumaguete 2017 Lexandrea Dela Cerna , 2nd runner up Vanessa Garner, and 4th runner up Nastassja Amigo. PHOTO FROM Miss Dumaguete 2017 Facebook Page Sillimanian wins Miss Dumaguete 2017 crown Esther Micah B. Gillesania SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) Sillimanians Ellisse Anne Dolleton News Writer having to skip some classes to attend With four Sillimanians in the senior civil engineering student, of the Medical School (1st runner- rehearsals. top five, Miss Dumaguete 2017 said Lexandrea Dela Cerna, 19, was up), Vanessa Garner of the Institute gave me the opportunity to join Miss After winning the crown, Dela she could not help but be proud. crowned Miss Dumaguete 2017, of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences Dumaguete,” said Dela Cerna, who Cerna said she will start working on “A Silliman woman is worthy to besting nine other candidates in (2nd runner-up), and Nastassja did not figure in the top 5 places in her advocacy, which is empowering be a beauty queen.” the beauty pageant held November Amigo of the Senior High School the earlier beauty contest. “morenos and morenas.” But she does not see herself 22 at the Lamberto Macias Sports Department (4th runner-up). “For a She said relearning how to walk “[Being] brown is beautiful. I joining any beauty contest in the near Complex. long time now I really wanted to go and talk in front of many people was really believe that we have to love our future. “For now, I want to focus on Joining Dela Cerna in the “Royal back to pageants after Miss Silliman the most challenging part of her Miss own skin, we have to appreciate it,” becoming an engineer.” twS Court” of Miss Dumaguete are fellow 2015, and my handler, Tita Melchy, Dumaguete pageant journey, besides she added.. PHOTO FROM VESTIL’S FB ACCOUNT PHOTO FROM SU.EDU.PH PHOTO FROM MISS DUMAGUETE 2017 FB PAGE PHOTO FROM Sthesummitvanuatu.com

GREEN BEAUTY: MASSCOM GRAD’S FILM YOUNG 12 QUESTIONS FOR GOING ORGANIC TO COMPETE IN A FILM FESTIVAL ARTISTS LEXANDREA COSMETIC PRODUCTS HAVE played a A FILM BY Val Amiel Vestil, Bachelor of A GROUP OF young “undiscovered” crucial role in helping some people enhance artists in Negros Oriental exhibited their their physical attributes. Make-up and Mass Communication 2017, magna cum DELA CERNA laude, will be screened in Sine Negrense: self-portraits Nov. 17 to Dec. 1 at the Foyer beauty routines are now one of most relevant Gallery of Silliman Hall. LET US GET TO know more Miss conversations and topics in social media that Negros Island Film Festival 2017, Nov. 27 to Dumaguete 2017, Lexandrea Dela Cerna 29 in Bacolod City. “TUMAW” featured the self-portraits in influence a lot of people all over the world. acrylic paint, water color, oil paint and coffee as she answers 12 questions about beauty, These create trends from “eyebrows Vestil directed his film “Adobo” for his Film Appreciation class during by Guhit Pilipinas Negros Oriental time management, lovelife and her on fleek” or “kilay is life” to Korean P3 P4 (GPNO), a local organization of inspiration. P3 face. his senior year. P4

CHECK twsOPINION twsOPINION twsCOMICS Editorial On Hope and Group Work with Self-Motivation Relationship Goals INSIDE UNIVERSE Angelica Mae D. Gomez the weekly sillimanian the weekly sillimanian 2 twsopinion December 1, 2017 December 1, 2017 twsfeatures 3 Universe t came as a surprise for many Filipinos when Miss Colombia and not Miss Philippines Rachel Peters was called for the final spot in the top five in the Ms. Universe pageant last Sunday. Many believed that Peters had the Iconfidence, body, looks, brains and walk of a Miss Universe. But, is it really about possessing these standards of pulchritude that makes one to be named Questions for the most beautiful girl in the entire universe? We don’t think so. GMA News Stringer Peterson Gonzaga said “story package and her not so strong personality” may have been factors in Peters’ loss. Lexandrea Dela Cerna “Some of the judges were looking at the personality, the story, the background of their life, baka yun: that might have hindered the Philippines,” he said. Ray Chen S. Bahinting 1. How do you feel right now? high school, I didn’t have particular Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh’s background story of pulling through a Editor-In-Chief carjack incident was her strongest edge for winning the pageant, Gonzaga I don’t really feel particularly cour4se in my mind. But, I felt to added. different. I know that I am Miss myself that I’m probably good at pageant helped especially in dealing While Peters’ fate might be a defeat for the Philippines, it clearly tells 12Dumaguete, but I still feel the same Math so I chose engineering. with people and public speaking. 9.What is something good about how most beauty pageants are judged today. like a normal girl especially with the In the long run, engineering paid Beauty pageants are now also won on candidates’ claims of charity work, your favorite Intramurals. I just feel like any athlete way to pageantry. Ironically, it’s a protecting the environment, spreading global goodwill, etc. 7. How do you manage your time as movie? who’s aiming for the championship. place dominated by men and it made We do not denigrate Peters’ top 10 finish. But, she should have shown a a senior engineering student, varsity better part of her life and advocacy instead of just her passion in surfing and way to Miss Silliman and now Miss player and now a Miss Dumaguete? her own coffee shop in Siargao. 2. What is the importance of having Dumageute. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach said, “A Miss Universe should be a good skin? confidently beautiful with a HEART.” Wurtzbach spoke about HIV awareness during her final question at the Miss Universe pageant and it became her I am really keen on skin. My skin 5. What is your other option aside It’s all about PHOTO BY JILL C. SILVA focus during her one-year reign. Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters routine is much hectic. Every night, I from becoming an engineer? . I prioritizing who makes the final decisions. And I is an advocate in promoting self-defense in her country and speaking up for ON HOPE AND SELF-MOTIVATION remove the make- up, wash my face have a list of the things that I believe that that’s really the essence those who are “afraid and cannot speak.” and put serum. I want to be a blogger or vlogger. have to do in my planner especially Wonderwoman It is not just international pageants that have turned to be more advocacy- Angelica Mae D. Gomez | Just a thought | Feature Writer of being a woman. I am more into make-up. I like Tati. that I am forgetful. oriented. Take our own Miss Silliman pageant for example. The “Heart for 10. What is your favorite a Child” project of Miss Silliman 2015 Genin Amiscaray sought to bring Beauty tips: childhood memory? 12. In the next ten years, how happiness in the lives of students through feeding, storytelling and book- 6. What have you learned in your 8. How did your boyfriend help sharing activities in public schools. I always say that I’d write my in. Thus, the cycle goes on and on existing in my head to swallow me Always you during your Miss Dumaguete would you want Dumaguete City thoughts as soon as I possibly can and it wastes my energy. but it did not. I’d say that the only Miss Silliman pageant stint? Miss Silliman 2016 Aiko Kitane’s “SheMoves” sought to help women Playing childhood games like to look like? but I did not. It is such a waste of In addition to this, I’d like to thing that’s been holding me up the wash journey? channel their ideas and emotions through physical activities and personal Patintero. time to put off writing of any form include the fact that for years, I’ve surface to still breathe so I don’t fully your face talks.Moreover, the Weekly Sillimanian congratulates Lexandrea Dela Cerna to another day because the thought been battling with myself for my lack drown is a tiny dint of hope that I learned to accept I only had one boyfriend. He is for winning Miss Dumaguete 2017. By winning the pageant, Lex exemplifies at night 11. Who is your role model? I would be gone like a bubble. of motivation. It’s a shame to admit springs within me. The feeling is all the happenings Engineer Alex Gascon. He was very the “never giving up” mantra and the cliché “everything happens for a reason.” I’m not really proud to say that even to myself that I can barely like no matter what the perils ahead, and put would As new Miss Dumaguete, Lex aims to inculcate in the hearts of everyone love no matter how much I want to keep up with my goals. My personal I will thrive and am not giving up sunblock no matter what. supportive especially during my Miss really of their own skin color and identity. accomplish important tasks at hand feeling regarding the issue at hand is without putting up a fight. So, I Dumaguete journey. But honestly, My mother. She is Our congratulations extend to the four other beautiful Sillimanians who or how much I tell myself that I really that, it’s like me, struggling very hard guess that’s some thought. I will every day. Because God has his reasons he is really against me joining Miss like went out of their comfort zones to join the pageant. These pageants provide need to change my ways, I always to swim in a vast torrent of waves not give up without putting up a really caring, loving, for these things to happen. And that Dumaguete because of the bikini to see an avenue for women to show the world that they can be catalysts for social end up putting it off then regretting with my body grounded under water fight. The thought sort of gave me 3. How do you make yourself understanding. She is happened in order for me to become Dumaguete change. that I’ve let the moment pass by and with only my head stuck out and my a glimmer hope for myself and hope physically fit? portion. But he supports me in the light of our family. However, as Joel Barker once put it: “Vision without action is merely a got nothing to write or record. I feel arms flapping wildly. for my future that is still looming Miss Dumaguete 2017. I work out at least thrice a week. everything that I do. Even before the She is my inspiration in towards a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can bad every time because of my lack of In that state, I can barely swim ahead. It reminds me that I still have pageant, he already said, twS I do volleyball trainings. everything that I do. When I think of greener side; change the world.” motivation. Every time it happens, I against the ebbs and tides of the time than I care to admit. Miss Silliman is very different more trees in particular. Besides We hope that the winners will fulfill the promises they made on that stage. can feel the disappointment seeping waves. Might as well for the ocean the real essence of a woman, I always from other pageants. It’s more on the “YOU ARE from being progressive, I really After all, only one coronation night makes a woman a beauty queen. But 4. Why did you choose engineering? think of my mother. She is my pillar, intellectual side. You have to know MY MISS want Dumaguete to prioritize the it takes more than a year for that queen to become a woman-- confident, When I was in fourth year the one who holds our family, the one beautiful, smart and touching many lives in the universe. tws more about your advocacy in life. The DUMAGUETE.” ecosystem. twS sillimaniansspeak A SPORTS SPOT FOR GAMERS Compiled by Miles Therese Granada, Circulation Manager Merell Lystra L. 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Acedo the weekly sillimanian- 4 twsbackpage December 1, 2017 the THE SILLIMAN OLYMPIANS. It is every athlete’s dream to play and wave the country’s flag in the world’s largest convention of athletes—the Olympics. Likewise, it is every RANDOMspace: country’s pride and honor to send these athletes in the Olympics knowing that they will give their 101 percent in this once in a lifetime opportunity given to them. The Philippines has sent many athletes in the Olympics who come from various universities and provinces in the country. Of course, Silliman University has its own brand of Olympians. Here are some of the Sillimanian athletes who competed in the Olympics that surely brought honor to Philippines and Silliman University. SIMEON JENNIFER MARK TORIBIO CHAN PAULA LYNN JAVIER OBANANA He was a Filipino high She was a member of Javier was the Lone Obanana was a badminton Jumper who represented the Philippines Women’s Filipino Archer during the player who competed in the country in three Archery Tea and won a 2008 Beijing Olympics. the 2006 Rio Summer consecutive Summer gold medal in the 2nd He won a gold and silver Olympics. She won a gold Olympics. He won a Asian Archery Grand Prix medal during the 2014 medal in the 2015 Pan bronze medal during the held in Vietnam on July Philippine National Open American Games with her 1932 Summer Olympics. 2011. Archery in October 2014. double Eva Lee. Compiled by Kyle Reyes via http://su.edu.ph/139-alumni-hit-gold-bronze-in-vietnam-archery-grand-prix/, http://su.edu.ph/139-alumni-hit-gold-bronze-in-vietnam-archery-grand-prix/ MassCom grad’s film to compete in a Film Festival A FILM BY Val Amiel Vestil, Esther Micah B. Gillesania by the Film Development Council of Bachelor of Mass Communication News Writer the Philippines, The Negros Museum, 2017, magna cum laude, will be Design Brewer, and the National screened in Sine Negrense: Negros “I feel really pressured since this Commission for Culture and the Arts Island Film Festival 2017, Nov. 27 to is my first-ever film festival and it Committee on Cinema. 29 in Bacolod City. has been my dream to really pursue The Short Film Competition Vestil directed his film “Adobo” for a career in film and this is a great component themed “Negrense New his Film Appreciation class during his stepping stone,” Vestil said. Wave” encourages the new breed senior year. The cast and production staff of film makers to find their voice as The film is about Tere, a mother are composed mostly of fellow Negrenses and tell their own stories abandoned by her husband, and her Sillimanians. through film. rebellious son, Kaloy, and how she According to SunStar Bacolod, The awarding will be on Nov. attempts to heal the wounds inflicted the three-day festival is held for the 29, 6p.m. at the SM City Bacolod by their abandonment. first time in Negros. It is presented Cinema 4. twS FIRST WORLD OCEANS REPORT (8TH in a series) EXCERPTS FROM THE 2015 ecosystems are therefore degraded. This Young Artists Meilynne Gem C. Sonjaco report of the UN Ad Hoc Working seriously affects the maritime economy, A GROUP OF young “undiscovered” school. Others are call center agents, Group on the Regular Process for both for fishermen and, where tourism artists in Negros Oriental exhibited News Writer fine arts graduates as well as graduates Global Reporting and Assessment of depends on the attractiveness of the their self-portraits Nov. 17 to Dec. 1 own brand of art. of other courses. the State of the Marine Environment ecosystem (for example around coral at the Foyer Gallery of Silliman Hall. She said some artists who were Maej Anfone, head of GPNO Including Socioeconomic Aspects: reefs), for the tourist industry. Social “TUMAW” featured the self- discouraged to pursue a career in arts and SU BS Information Technology Increasing Inputs of Harmful consequences are then easy to see, both portraits in acrylic paint, water color, became part of the “underground art,” student, said they wanted to showcase Material through the economic effects on the oil paint and coffee by Guhit Pilipinas hence, the project title Tumaw, which Negros Oriental’s undiscovered Agricultural inputs fishing and tourist industries and in Negros Oriental (GPNO), a local is derived from the Visayan vernacular artists. The agricultural revolution of depriving the local human populations organization of young art enthusiasts. meaning to arise, to come out, to “It is true that there are already the last part of the twentieth century, of food. Iris Tirambulo, a founding emerge.” well-known artists here in Negros which has largely enabled the world Marine debris member of the project, said the exhibit GPNO counts among its Oriental but a group of young to feed its rapidly growing population, Marine debris is present in all should encourage young artists to members students in information talented artists should also be put twS has also brought with it problems for marine habitats, from densely populated come out and show the province their technology, architecture and high into the spotlight.” the ocean in the form of enhanced regions to remote points far from human run-off of both agricultural nutrients activities, from beaches and shallow waters and pesticides, as well as airborne and to the deepest ocean trenches. It has been Silliman hosts symposium on ASEAN waterborne inputs of nutrients from estimated that the average density of Silliman University played host to to effect economic convergence in the digital divide between rich and waste from agricultural stock. (The marine debris varies between 13,000 the regional symposium, “Beyond income levels among these nations.” poor, and consequently of income use of fertilizers) is rapidly growing and 18,000 pieces per square kilometer. ASEAN@50: Opportunities and But still the authors recommended inequality. In practical terms his policy in parts of the world where only However, data on plastic accumulation in Challenges for Regional Integration,” that “emerging countries (like recommendations are: “making public limited use had occurred in the past. the North Atlantic and Caribbean from held Monday, November 20, at the Philippines and Vietnam) must take Wi-Fi accessible through public- That growth has the potential to lead 1986 to 2008 showed that the highest CBA building. advantage of the benefits of integration private partnership in the ASEAN, to increased nutrient run-off to the concentrations (more than 200,000 Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, SU Vice by strengthening these factors (capital promoting software literacy through ocean if the increased use of fertilizers pieces per square kilometer) occurred in President for Academic Affairs, formation, trade liberalization, human basic software education in the is not managed well. . . In the case of the convergence zones between two or welcomed the delegates in behalf of capital and size of government) so as Basic Education Curriculum, trade pesticides, the issues are analogous more ocean currents. Computer model the University. to push further the rate of increase of liberalization through lowering of to those of industrial development. simulations from data from 12,000 The symposium was organized income level leading toward economic technology importations customs tax, Newer pesticides are less polluting satellite-tracked floats deployed since the by Silliman University College of convergence in the Asian region.” trade barriers on technological goods than older ones, but there are gaps in early 1990s as part of the Global Ocean Business Administration, Philippine Tejero and Hwang’s paper was and telecommunications tax.” the capacity to ensure that these less- Drifter Program, confirm that debris will APEC [Asia-Pacific Economicpresented by Orlando Roncesvalles, Finally, Dr. Oracion in his paper polluting pesticides are used, in terms be transported by ocean currents and will Cooperation] Study Center Network visiting professor of economics at recommended that the kinship of educating farmers, enabling them to tend to accumulate in a limited number (PASCN), and Philippine Institute for Silliman and former assistant treasurer network in Philippine culture, in afford the newer pesticides, supervising of subtropical convergence zones or gyres. Development Studies (PIDS). of the International Monetary Fund. which family members take care of the distribution systems and monitoring Plastics are by far the most prevalent Dr. Gloria G. Futalan, Dean The study by Dr. Sheila V. Siar of their own, can be a potential source what is happening in the ocean. debris item recorded, contributing of the SU College of Business PIDS measured the level of awareness of assistance in disaster-stricken Eutrophication an estimated 60 to 80 per cent of all Administration, represents Silliman in of the Filipino people on ASEAN, communities in the Philippines—one Eutrophication resulting from excess marine debris. Plastic debris continues to the PASCN, an organization created their perceived problems confronting of the most disaster-prone countries in inputs of nutrients from both agriculture accumulate in the marine environment. by Administrative Order 303 by the Philippines and ASEAN, as well the world. and sewage causes algal blooms. Those The density of microplastics within the President Fidel V. Ramos in 1996 to as their aspirations and hopes for Oracion compared “the dynamics can generate toxins that can make fish North Pacific Central Gyre has increased promote research on APEC-related ASEAN—using online and paper of extending assistance during periods and other seafood unfit for human by two orders of magnitude in the past issues. survey and focused group discussions of crisis such as food scarcity due consumption. Algal blooms can also four decades. Marine debris commonly Silliman researchers Wilma in the research. to the cropping cycle or crop failure lead to anoxic areas (i.e. dead zones) and stems from shoreline and recreational Tejero of the SU Economics Siar said the results reveal caused by natural calamities (in both) hypoxic zones. Such zones have serious activities, commercial shipping and Department and Dr. Enrique Oracion, “moderate familiarity about ASEAN indigenous and contemporary rural consequences from environmental, fishing, and dumping at sea. The majority Dean of SU Graduate Programs, as well as modest identification communities.” economic and social aspects. The anoxic of marine debris (approximately 80 per cent) joined PASCN and PIDS scholars in as ASEAN citizens… There is a He found that “The two and hypoxic zones drive fish away and kill entering the sea is considered to originate presenting papers at the symposium. general sentiment that ASEAN is communities similarly demonstrate the benthic wildlife. Where these zones from land-based sources. – (Excerpted by The topics included technology beneficial for the country, albeit only that inter-household sharing of are seasonal, any regeneration that happens SU Research and Environmental News liberalization, Filipino awareness of moderately…Media coverage of food and other resources is adaptive is usually at a lower trophic level, and the Service) twS ASEAN, income inequality among ASEAN is perceived to be inadequate. and an inherent element of Filipino ASEAN, and disaster risk reduction. She reported further, “The study culture, and integrating the concept Tejero’s paper was based on validates the most immediate concerns of kinship networking in disaster risk her collaborative research with being faced by the Philippines reduction management will enhance Dr. Jinyoung Hwang, professor at today, notably affordable internet disaster preparedness and harmonize the Department of Economics at connections, poverty, corruption, relief distribution in situations where Hannam University in South Korea, agriculture and food security, and panic and confusion prevail between where Tejero is currently studying for energy provision and price. the humanitarian groups and the a doctorate in economics. They studied “The most pressing regional- devastated local people.” the data of income convergence and level concerns are climate change Also present at the symposium divergence among rich and poor and natural disasters, territorial were Alfred Kristoffer A. Guiang, nations in Asia and ASEAN over long and maritime disputes, trade and Principal Assistant, Office of ASEAN periods from 1975 and 2015. investment issues, agriculture and food Affairs, Department of Foreign Tejero and Hwang wrote, “It security, and income disparity and Affairs; Dr. Erlinda M. Medalla, is observed that the influence of social inequality.” Project Director, PASCN; and Dr. externalities (openness, improved Justin Raymond S. Eloriaga of Francis Mark A. Quimba, Research human capital, higher investments, De La Salle University in his paper Fellow, PIDS. – By Celia E. Acedo, INTRAMURALS 2017: Students try to pull the rope harder in order to win the Tug of War size of government) due to economic recommended for trade liberalization SU Research and Environmental twS contest under the Larong Pinoy event during the opening day of Silliman University Intramural integration among countries in the of technology among ASEAN, News Service Games 2017 last Nov. 26 at Silliman Gymnasium. PHOTO BY Rasheed Salcedo Asian region is not yet too significant saying this would lead to lessening