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SUSG Assembly Approves 12 Resolutions by Jameela Antoniette I 113 years TOWARDS A PROGRESSIVE CAMPUS PRESS | VOL. LXXXVII NO. 23 | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. Ma. Encarnita C. Blanco-Limpin, a doctor in pulmonary medicine, lectures on facts about cancer during the Cancer Awareness Forum organized by the SUSG and SUPTSA held last Feb. 6 at the Luce Auditorium. PHOTO BY Santia Onnycha Ursabia SUSG Assembly approves 12 resolutions By Jameela Antoniette I. Mendoza Brian Villamil also made a resolution Gil Alcoran to place a kiosk in front authored by Reps. Andre Joshua honorarium is Php 23 per hour. specifying the date of turnover of of Pulido Hall was also approved. Aniñon and Ayla Veremeika Gaudiel. The resolution requests university THE SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY the current SUSG administration The resolution aims to request the “Based on my experience as a previous administration to “equalize the student to the next administration. College of Business Administration Vice-Chair for [Advocacy Committee] assistants’ honorarium rate in all offices STUDENT GOVERNMENT (SUSG) Student Assembly approved Antiquina said that he thought and the SU Buildings and Grounds and a current Vice-Chair for Finance, and departments” to Php 25 per hour. 12 out of 14 resolutions presented by the about this resolution because there Department for a kiosk that will be I’d say it really takes time to fully endorse “I’m not comparing, but I think representatives last Feb. 7 at Oriental Hall. are “some student government nearer to the SU Medical School. what are the dos and don’ts of running an that it’s just right that we push for this Two of the approved resolutions were administrations that have very late Alcoran said that medical students executive committee,” said Buenavista. resolution to give just compensation authored by the Institute of Clinical turnover ceremonies,” and it “hampers have “limited options” with the The assembly also agreed that the for our student assistants who are Laboratory Sciences Reps. Cedrick the processes of the [incoming] Pulido Hall cafeteria and Bossing’s operations manual should be available really working hard balancing their Louis Antiquina and Stacey Lu Castor. student government administration.” Tempura stand near their building, by the time of the turnover ceremony. academics and all their work in Antiquina and Castor proposed The resolution states that the and have no time to go to other food Meanwhile, an issue raised in their respective offices,” said Elleso. resolutions to install water fountains at turnover ceremony should not be shops because of their schedules. a ‘USpeak’ event by the Students’ Authors for the resolution the Ethel Chapman Hall and on the later than April if the outgoing Another approved resolution Rights and Welfare committee on the on the honorarium rate are second floor of the Angelo King Building. SUSG President is a graduating was the resolution to establish an honorarium of student assistants was Reps. Macion, Elnar, Antiquina, Antiquina and his co-authors, student, and not later than June if operations manual for all basic executive addressed in an approved resolution. Elleso, and Shahadat Samsurin. Reps. Moh’d Ryane Bogabong, Xenia the president is a continuing student. committee processes and operations. The regular honorarium rate for A resolution to repair the green Faye Gadayan, Maria Ina Elnar, Meanwhile, a resolution by Silliman The resolution was authoredstudent assistants is Php 20 per benches along the east and west Renz Macion, Josh Elleso, and Kim University (SU) Medical School Rep. by Rep. Gil Buenavista and co- hour, but in the SU Library, the continue to page 4... Misunderstanding caused financial statement removal, says SG COA head By Ray Chen S. Bahinting expect” the financial statement to be between us because I did not know posted because she had not signed what she wanted from me and she ‘MISUNDERSTANDING’ IS or audited the financial statement did not know what I wanted from THE reason the financial statement from Joyce Pino, chair of the SUSG her,” Kitane said. for the first semester was removed Finance Committee. On the other hand, Pino online and on bulletin boards around “When [ Joyce Pino] came back admitted that there was also a the campus, according to Silliman with the financial statement, I miscommunication between her and University Student Government thought she would let me sign all the Kitane. (SUSG) Committee on Audit Head financial statements that she lost, so Pino said that together with the Jahdielle Keemmah Kitane. ako rang gi-sign and I trusted in her affidavit of loss for the lost receipts On the second week of January endorsement ba nga this is what you of the Php 58,000, she submitted 2016, the SUSG Finance Committee lost and [I] just have to resign [sic] it,” the financial statement for the first posted the financial statement for Kitane said. semester to Kitane. RUN FOR ADVOCACY. Various fraternities and sororities of SU organize the the first semester of the school year Kitane added that Pino was “in a However, Pino said: “When first Anti-Hazing run held last Feb. 7 at the “I Love Dumaguete” sign, Rizal 2015-2016. hurry”. Kitane said that she thought Keemmah asked me to remove the Boulevard. PHOTO BY Babe Jocelie Isaga However, it was immediately taken that the paper she was signing was for financial statement, she told me that down a day after it was posted. the lost financial statement. she has not audited everything [in Engineering students join first According to Kitane, she “did not “It was really a miscommunication continue to page 4... inter-university renewable Specialist talks on cancer awareness SU Painting and prevention majors display energy design competition By Paulynne Joyce R. dela Cruz actually develop cancer,” Limpin said. By Jameela Antoniette I. Mendoza Sayson III, Josue Santos, and Dean Limpin added that there is thesis projects By Rhobie A. Ruaya and John Rey L. Villareal Alvin Macasilhig; one fifth year DR. MA. ENCARNITA LIMPIN, 14.8 percent risk of getting cancer electrical engineering student: a member of the Philippine College before the age 75, and the more STUDENTS FROM THE Frederick Cas and one computer of Physicians (PCP) Board of abnormalities experienced in the body, SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY (SU) College of Engineering and Design engineering student: Marc Cabilan. Regents, lectured on cancer and the more likely it is to develop cancer. Fine Arts painting major students presented their projects in their Senior pitched their entry in the Sikat The team adviser is Engr. George its preventive measures in the “This is one of the most important Thesis Exhibition that officially Design Challenge of the Sikat Bernard Carlos and his assistant Cancer Awareness Forum last things that you should know as Feb. 6 at the Luce Auditorium. young individuals, so that you’ll opened last Feb. 5 at Silliman Hall. Solar Challenge Foundation, Inc., adviser is Engr. Johnson Diputado. The first batch of the Senior Thesis PCP is an organization of really be able to prevent the the country’s first inter-university “We [proposed] to make a Exhibition is composed of works by development of cancer,” Limpin said. competition on renewable energy project about renewable energy physicians that sets the standards three senior students: Hans de Barras, solutions, last Feb. 3 at the to help uplift lives in rural and ethical ideals in the practice In 2009, cancer was the third Ramon Adonis Catacutan, and Dolly Manansala Tower, Makati City. areas,” said Manuel Sayson III. of internal medicine and promotes leading cause of death with Jane Sordilla. The second batch of Out of 12 universities from The SU Sikat team proposed relevant health policies in the country. approximately 50,000 cases in exhibits by another three senior students, Luzon and Visayas, the Silliman the “SOLAREF” project, a Cancer, as defined by Limpin, is the Philippines and the leading Jed Canaan, Ramsid Labe, and Vina University (SU) Sikat team solar-powered, absorption type a disease which is “characterized cause of death worldwide with 8.2 Paullete Tejanowill open on Feb. 16. made it to the Top 6 finalists. refrigerator that uses the heat of the by abnormal or out-of-control million deaths in 2012, according Hans de Barras said that he wanted to play with visual forms and explore indexes The team was composed of sun to “produce a cooling effect.” cell growth” that harms the to World Health Organization. body through forming lumps or In 2012, 59,000 out of 100,000 and the forms they would make. De three fifth year mechanical Sayson explained that in the Barras has a total of 27 works using rocks, engineering students: Manuel project design, there will be a solar masses of tissue called tumors. Filipinos had cancer, which was continue to page 4... continue to page 4... “From head to toe, you could continue to page 4... the weekly sillimanian the weekly sillimanian 2 twsopinion February 11, 2016 February 11, 2016 twsfeatures 3 Look for the Heart Living the Torpe Life his week is the official start of campaign period for By Junelie Anthony Velonta who tend to love implicitly: the torpe. Music sways the lives of many; even in the whole of the city. After you When you have bled your heart out Concerted Actions for the Upliftment of Students’ The torpe takes the most common the unnoticed pianist in a grandiose consumed half of your coffee, you And shed all your tears Endeavors (CAUSE) and Students’ Union for Reforms To my dearest Darlene, forms, from the caring best friend to restaurant has made music that has see two silhouettes: that of a labor- Only to see that she is gone T(SURE). These are the two long-standing parties that have the unknown stranger.
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