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Vol. 10 No. 1 October 2010 Andhra Loyola College (Autonomous), Vijayawada 520 008 Pages 16

BEC workshop Page 3

Bemus 2010 Page 5

Sphoorthi 2010 Page 6

Feast of St Ignatius Page 11 ALC celebrates

ALC remembers Dr YSR ETHNIC DAY Page 14 Page 2 Page 2 CELEBRATIONS LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada ALC celebrates ETHNIC DAY

In sharp contrast to the reverberations inside the auditorium, the lawns of Father Deviah Auditorium were quiet: at the 56 food stalls displaying 215 ethnic food items on the serene lawns, the gourmets and gourmands of ALC were imperturbably doing themselves justice. The Ethnic Food Festival was also a contest (see box below) judged by a panel consisting of Fr D Papaiah, Director, Gogineni Hostel; Fr Dr G Jayaraj, Vice- Principal (PG), Dr V Vallabha Rao, Vice-Principal (Degree); Mr G Mathew Srirangam, Head, Department of Zoology; Mr Sanjeev Kumar Bali, Lecturer in English; and Ms G S Sangeetha, Lecturer in English. The celebration of Ethnic Day for the second successive year in 2010 became possible thanks to the Ethnic Day is here to stay. This the celebrations. It was followed lehngas, dhotis, and traditional efforts of a core committee year's celebration, held on July 16, by a brief talk by Dr G Sambasiva clothes of Tibet, over 70 students of consisting of Fr Principal, both Vice- matched up to the high standards Rao, Head, Department of Telugu, ALC belonging to about 25 different Principals of the Degree section, Fr Vice-Principal (PG), seven HoDs – last year's event had set. On the on the significance of Ethnic Day. regions of this country appeared on Dr NA Francis Xavier (Commerce), massive stage of the Father Deviah Fr A Stanley, Rector, declared open the stage as Telugu girls, Kerala Dr Ch Srinivasu (Physics), Mr SAB Auditorium appeared, one after Christian brides, traditional the one-hour-long display of ALC's Nehru (Computer Science), Mr M another, over 70 ALC students, girls Tamilians, Arabs, Adivasis and cultural diversity. The opening Satish Rajan (Visual Communi- as well as boys, parading their ethnic Lambadas, among others. The ceremony was preceded by a cation), Ms T Rose Mary (Botany), clothes and proclaiming their cultural presentation was a contest as well identities in their native tongues. procession by the scholastics of Ms S Baby Rani (Economics), and Sanjeevan Niwas and followed by (see box below) which was judged Ms M Jhansi (MBA) – and four 'Culture for Unity' was the theme of by a distinguished panel consisting this year's celebration. a tribal dance by some of the Jesuit other lecturers – Dr G Sahaya scholastics. of Fr A Stanley, Rector; Fr G Baskaran (Physics), Ms A Manjula 'In celebrating Ethnic Day, we are Gnanadevan, Treasurer; Fr M Louie (MCA), Ms G Syamala (English), celebrating the diversity within our In the pageant that followed in Doss, Director of New Hostel; and and Mr K Srinivas (Statistics) – and unity,' said Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, which there was a dazzling display Ms N Nirmala Mary, Head of the coordinated by Dr G Sahaya Principal, welcoming the guests to of saris, sherwanis, ghaghras, Department of English. Baskaran. Prize-winners at the Ethnic Day celebrations

ETHNIC OUTFIT Best Ethnic Man Winner : R Kalyan (DEC 40) – Haridasu Runners up : 1. Vamsi (DEC 3), Lakshmi Narayana (DEC 17) and Siva Naga Sai (DEC 37). 2. N Pavan (ABMC 23) Best Ethnic Woman Winner : Tejaswi (ABMC 4) – Persian girl Runners up : 1. Pravallika (ABMC 11) – Bridegroom 2. Durga Bhavani (NET 20) – Lambadi girl ETHNIC FOOD FESTIVAL

Taste-Based Prizes First : Phuntsok (NOC 31) & Group – Tibetan food Second : K N Chandra Sekhar (DCP 42) & Group – Andhra food Third : Arun (DOC 1) & Group – Kerala food Special Prize : Chinnayya (DOC 54) & Group – Hyderabad biryani Presentation-Based Prizes First : Sumanth (DML 2) & Group – Andhra food Second : M J Swaroop (NMCA 42) & Group – Traditional food Third : Madhuri (NEC 14) & Group – Traditional food SEMINARS Page 3 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada Staff seminar explores issues in MENTORING AND RE-ACCREDITATION

request from a participant to discuss the parameters NAAC assessment rather than providing information about the education system in India, the resource person focused attention on the subject with the utmost willingness. Thanks to his openness and his being receptive to suggestions and new ideas, a thorough discussion of NAAC parameters became possible, and Dr Ponmudiraj advised the participants to send their suggestions to NAAC through Fr Principal. At the seminar, Dr Durga Prasad The academic year started with a Research Unit, Indian Social of mentoring and the procedural Ohja, Head, Postgraduate two-day (June 7-8) staff seminar Institute, Bengaluru. ‘The Teacher aspects of mentoring. Department of Physics, was which focused attention on as a professional’ was the theme of On the second day, the subject of felicitated on receiving several mentoring and reaccreditation. a lively interaction Fr Xavier initiated. discussion was reaccreditation, and awards, including the Indian Mentoring was the subject of The participants identified and the resource person was Dr B S Leadership Award for Educational discussion on the first day of the prioritized various characteristics of Ponmudiraj, Assistant Adviser, Excellence (from the Indian seminar, and the discussion was a good teacher which revolved National Assessment and Economic Development and facilitated by Fr Dr V Joseph around mentoring. The seminar also Accreditation Council (NAAC), Research Association) for which he Xavier, Superior and Coordinator of paid some attention to the process Bengaluru. Responding to the had been selected. ELT Centre hosts BEC WORKSHOP of the British Council

Twenty-five teachers of English from 14 colleges, including a university, participated in the Business English Certificate (BEC) Teacher Support Programme, a 3-day training programme of the British Council, meant for teachers of English who want to train students for the Cambridge University’s international exami- nation, BEC. The workshop was organized by the Loyola ELT Centre from October 6 to 8. Explaining the significance of BEC, Dr CLN Prakash, Training Consultant, British Council, and the Course Trainer, who was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony, said, ‘BEC is offered at three levels higher order,’ said Dr P Ramanujam, and Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, participants undertook micro- – Preliminary, Vantage and Higher. Director, Loyola ELT Centre. ‘They Principal of ALC, commended the teaching to put to test the techniques These examinations are aimed have, therefore, the potential to efforts of the Loyola ELT Centre in they had learned, and received primarily at individual learners who expand the mental and linguistic enriching the English learning- feedback from their fellow- want to gain a business-related horizons of not only the students who teaching environment. Mr Ashish participants, who acted as English language qualification; they are preparing for the examination but Goyal, Education Information observers, as well as from the also provide an ideal focus for also the teachers who train them for Officer, British Library, Hyderabad, Course Trainer. courses in Business English. it. A teacher training students for was also present at the workshop. ‘The BEC workshop at ALC is one Though the tests are set in a BEC can hope to gain a level of of my best TSPs,’ said the Course There were ten workshops sessions business context, they do not test expertise which is far beyond what Trainer. At the valedictory on the TSP focusing on all three business knowledge; they only test half-a-dozen teacher education ceremony held on October 8, the levels of BEC and considering a the examinee’s competence in the programmes of the academic staff Loyola ELT Centre was given a range of activities to develop English language.’ development system can effect.’ standing ovation by all the students’ abilities in the skills and participants for organising a series ‘Examinations such as BEC demand Both Fr A Stanley, Rector of ALC, sub-skills tested on BEC. On the of professional development mental and linguistic abilities of a who presided over the inauguration, concluding day of the workshop, the programmes of great value. Page 4 INAUGURATIONS LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada Investiture sets ASSOCIATIONS in action

‘Character, compassion, courage, Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, Principal, (DCP 45) as Girl Students’ investiture as Chief Coordinator of commitment, competence, Fr A Stanley, Rector, and Fr Dr D Representative; Shameem Banu the Departmental Associations also conviction and connectivity with Showraiah, Correspondent, who had (DGH 11) as Literary Secretary; took place on the same occasion. people – develop these 7 Cs, and spoken earlier, advised the students Rajeev Kumar (DGH 1) as Cultural A brief cultural programme followed your personality development is to be active in their associations. Secretary; M Navya (DSC 7) as complete,’ said Dr M V Rao, Girls’ Cultural Secretary; and a the investiture ceremony. Ch Surya Physician and Personality Trainer, The formal declaration of number of students and lecturers as Prakash (DO 53), Student Co- concluding his 20-minute-long inauguration was followed by an office-bearers of different depart- ordinator, proposed a vote of thanks. message as the chief guest at the investiture ceremony at which Ch mental associations (see box below). inauguration of the Departmental Surya Prakash (DO 53) was All the office-holders were The programme was emceed by Associations at Father Deviah installed in office as Student presented by Mr S A B Nehru, Dean Jeevan (DGH 20) and Monica Auditorium on July 3. Representative; Anindita Nath of Student Activities, whose own Thomas (DEC 31).

Departmental Associations: 2010 – 2011

Convener : Fr A Rex Angelo, Vice-Principal (Degree) Department of Arts Chairman: Y Arla Reddy (DEH 6); Secretary: K Harish (NEM 14); Joint Chief Coordinator : Mr SAB Nehru, Dean, Students’ Affairs Secretary: P China Babu (AET 7); Staff Coordinator: Mr S Yosebu Student Representative : Ch Surya Prakash (DO 53) Department of Computer Science Girl Students’ Representative : Anindita Nath (DCP 45) Chairman: V Vamsi Shankar (DCP 17); Secretary: Y Siddartha (NCP Literary Secretary : Shameem Banu (DGH 11) 50) Joint Secretary: M Bala Manikanta (NCP 40); Staff Coordinator: Ms A Lavanya Cultural Secretary : Rajeev Kumar (DGH 1) Department of Zoology Girls’ Cultural Secretary : M Navya (DSC 7) Chairman: G Mahanth Nair (DZ 34); Secretary: K Himavanth (NZ 18); Department of English Joint Secretary: E Vignesh (ABMC 17); Staff Coordinator: Mr M Vijaya Chairman: P Anil Kumar (DGH 18); Secretary: K Jakkar (NGH 21) Kumar Joint Secretary: V Prathusha (AGH 7); Staff Coordinator: Ms G Sangeetha Department of Botany & Microbiology Chairman: B Ashok Kumar (DB 32); Secretary: M Shoba Rani (NBC Department of Maths 9); Joint Secretary: N Leela Prasad (AB 4); Staff Coordinator: Ms Ch Chairman : B Jyothi Kiran (DSC 4); Secretary : V Bhavana (NCS 28) V L Padmavathi Joint Secretary : Bosco Jose (NSC 6); Staff Coordinator : Mr A Venkatesh Department of Visual Communication Department of Statistics Chairman: Varun; Secretary: Stephen; Joint Secretary: Siva Teja; Chairman : Sumanth (DML 2); Secretary : A Joseph Jerome (NML 64) Staff Coordinator: Mr Santhosh Kumar Joint Secretary : G Amani (AML 18); Staff Coordinator : Mr N Lakshmi Department of Physics Niranjan Chairman: G Ramya Sri (DP 33); Secretary: L Venkateshwara Rao (NP 44); Joint Secretary: Wilson Rosorio (AP 45); Staff Coordinator: Ms C Department of Chemistry Kalpana Chairman : K N Kranthi Kamal (DC 57); Secretary : R Ramu (NC 57) Department of Electronics Joint Secretary : V Siva Manikandaiah (AC 43); Staff Coordinator : Chairman: R Kalyan (DEC 40); Secretary: M Nagendra Babu (NEC Mr Siva Krishna 18); Joint Secretary: B Srimuki Syamala (AEC 40); Staff Coordinator: Department of Commerce Mr L Ekambaram Chairman : N Cheme (DOC 31); Secretary : V Abhishek Thomas (NO 31) Departments of Telugu, Hindi & Sanskrit Joint Secretary : Niteesh Demala (AO 20); Staff Coordinator : Ms K Chairman: Hamanth Kumar; Secretary: J Sandeep Topno; Staff Coordi- Kiranmyee nator: Dr N V Ramana Murthy COMPETITIONS Page 5 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada IN BRIEF Loyola ELT Centre holds a Wedding Mr T Kamalakar Raju, Lecturer in Computer Science, married Ms Aruna on May 5. Dr B Elia, Lecturer in POETRY FESTIVAL Zoology, married Ms Swapna on October 16. Ms M Kiranmai, Lecturer in the Department of MBA, married Mr K Jagath Kumar on June 14. Honours and awards Professor Durga P Ojha, Head, PG Department of Physics, has received the Indian Leadership Award for Educational Excellence from the Indian Economic Development and Research Association. This award was presented by the former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Union Minister, Dr B N Singh, at an awards ceremony held in New Delhi on August 26. A few days earlier, Dr Ojha had received the Chigurupati Sudheekshan Science and Technology Award 2010 from the Sudheekshan Foundation, Vijaya- wada, on August 18. POETRY 2010, a 2-day (August 27- As part of the festival, two poetry Andhra Loyola College, won the 28) poetry festival organised by the contests, one in reading and another third prize (Rs 750). Academic achievement Loyola ELT Centre generated a in writing, were organised. Forty Br Thomas Bellarmine, Mess Manager In Poetry Reading, K Nitya great deal of interest in poetry. ‘We undergraduate and postgraduate and faculty member of the Andhra Sudhakar, a first year Intermediate wanted to ring a bell, as St Francis students from 8 colleges and a Loyola Institute of Engineering and student of Narayana Junior College, of Assisi did, collect people and ask university participated in the Technology, has completed his won the first prize (Rs 1000). The MTech in Structural Engineering at them to look at something which contests. In Poetry Writing, Manpreet Kaur, second (Rs 750) and the third (Rs Jawaharlal Nehru Technological could excite them and rejuvenate University, Hyderabad. He took the a first year BA (English Literature) 300) prizes were won respectively them,’ said Dr P Ramanujam, by D Yamuna, a first year BA degree in July. student of Maris Stella College won Director, Loyola ELT Centre, student of Maris Stella College, and the first prize (Rs 1500). Zareen, a Samiksha explaining why the ELT Centre had Diana Susan, an MCA student of Students from 65 colleges participated second year BTech student of the decided to hold a poetry festival. Andhra Loyola College. in Samiksha 2010 (October 23), a State- The festival was inaugurated by NRI Institute of Technology, got the level IT seminar organised by the Commander V V M Krishna, a second prize (Rs 1000). G Krupa The festival was part-sponsored by Department of MCA. The retired officer of the Indian Navy. Rao, a first year BSc student of The Hindu. inauguration of the seminar by Mr D Ramakrishna, CEO, Efftronics, was followed by a presentation on ‘Microstrategy business intellience’ Personality comes to the fore at by Mr Vamsi Krishna, Senior Software BEMUS 2010 Engineer, CTS. Spirit and passion marked Bemus In the competitions held at the seminar, the following colleges won the first 2010, a 2-day (September 6-7) and the second prizes respectively: KL national-level commercefest, held by University and VR Siddhartha the Department of Commerce. Engineering College in software marketing; KL University and KBN Inaugurating Bemus 2010, Mr College in ashtavadhanam; KL Anurag, Divisional Railway University and Chalapathi Engineering Manager, South Central Railways, College in coding; PVP Institute of urged the participants to develop Technology and VR Siddhartha their personality. ‘Personality, values Engineering College in debugging; KBN College and VR Siddharatha such as honesty and discipline and a Engineering College in plan a project; positive approach can stand you in and Chalapathi Engineering college good stead,’ he said. and VR Siddharatha Engineering College in quiz. In escaletra, the prize Over 500 students from 80 colleges was won by Montessori Mahila in West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Kalasala. Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala participated in a variety of JKC competitions held at Bemus 2010. Kakinada. In the State-level quiz, demanded a great deal of effort and Eleven of our students took the placement interviews held by Infosys There were five national-level the ALC Intermediate team coordination. A number of staff and at SRR and CVR Government College, events (commerce quiz, group consisting of Lalith Jain (RMC 66), students of the Department of Nitesh (RMC 107) and Nitnem Vijayawada, in June, and 5 of them discussion, product launching, case Commerce, under the leadership of were selected. In July, JKC training Singh (RA 62) won the first prize. study, and personality contest) for Dr N A Francis Xavier, Head of the commenced at ALC for the 84 enrolled students from degree colleges and At the valedictory ceremony, held Department and Convener of students. four State-level events (commerce on September 7, prizes were given Bemus 2010, Ms K Kiranmayee, quiz, group discussion, personality A generous gesture to the winners. Fr A Theckemury, contest and group dance) for Coordinator of the Commerce Dr A Samuel Dayakar, Lecturer in Director of ALCAA, was the chief Political Science, wishes to intermediate students. Mr Bemus Association, and Mr Ch Veeraiah guest at the ceremony. Chowdary, Event Coordinator, rose acknowledge through LT the ALC was won by Vikas of Loyola management’s generous gesture of a College, Chennai, and Ms Bemus by Organised on a large scale for the to the challenge and made Bemus donation of Rs 2,00,000 towards his Sri Lakshmi of V S Lakshmi College, fourth year in succession, Bemus 2010 a memorable festival. medical treatment. Page 6 CELEBRATIONS LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada showcases SPHOORTHI 2010 cultural talents

‘Youth power for a better India’ Declaring open Sphoorthi 2010, Association. The runners-up were was the theme of Sphoorthi 2010, Prof. N Samuel, Officer on Special the Visual Communication the literary and cultural festival of Duty, Acharya Nagarjuna Association and the Arts ALC (Degree), held on August 16 University, who was the chief guest Association. and 17. The festival provided a at the inaugural ceremony, spoke at At the valedictory ceremony held A Rex Angelo (Vice-Principal and platform for our students to put their length in Telugu about the on August 17, the prizes were given Convener), Dr V Vallabha Rao literary and cultural skills to the test excellence ALC had achieved in by Padmashri Turlapati Kutumba (Vice-Principal) and Mr S A B as well as showcase their talents. different spheres and gave a long Rao, veteran journalist and Nehru (Dean of Students’ Affairs list of ALC alumni who had Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh and Chief Coordinator of distinguished themselves in different Granthalaya Samstha, who was the Departmental Associations) worked fields. ‘It is your responsibility to chief guest, and the three guests of hard to make Sphoorthi 2010 a keep up this excellent tradition,’ he honour, Mr P Prakash Rao (Chief memorable festival. The organising reminded the present batch of Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, team also included Ch Suryaprakash students. ALC Branch), Mr S A Naidu (Student Coordi-nator), Anindita In the intramural competitions held (Chartered Accountant) and Mr K Nath (Girl Students’ Represen- on the two days, students from 13 Sreedhar (Director, College for tative), Rajeev Kumar (Cultural associations took part in over 20 Competitive Examinations). Secretary), Shameem Banu events. The overall championship A large number of staff and (Literary Secretary) and M Navya was won by the Commerce students under the leadership of Fr (Girl Students’ Cultural Secretary). ALC (Inter) celebrates SPANDANA 2010

Spandana, the annual cultural and in personality contest; and literary festival of the Intermediate Alakananda of Maris Stella College Wing, was organized in two phases in solo classical dance. from September 20 to 25. In the Spandana 2010 was inaugurated by first phase (September 20-23), Mr M Ravindranath Babu, Deputy intramural competitions were held, Commissioner of Police, while, in the second phase Vijayawada, on September 24, and (September 24-25), the festival was Mr P Brahmanandam, RIO, Board truly inter-collegiate. The festival of Intermediate Education, was the was held under the leadership of Fr guest of honour at the ceremony. At S Raju, Vice-Principal (Inter), who the valedictory ceremony held on was assisted by two coordinators, September 25, Dr Demos Gora, Dr B Elia of the Department of Vasavya Nursing Home, Zoology and Ms Ch Bhargavi of the Vijayawada, was the chief guest, Department of Chemistry. and Lt Col K Sivaji, Commanding In the first phase, 14 contests were in drawing and cartoons by D Parthu In the second phase in which Officer, R & V Regiment, held for the intermediate students of (RMC 83), in monoaction by G students from 10 colleges took part Vijayawada, was the guest of ALC. In the essay-writing Kishore Babu (TB 17), in talent test in 6 contests, the first prize was won honour. competitions in Telugu, Hindi and by Naveen Kumar (TA 53), in fancy by: M J S Vaishnavi of Sarada Jr Spandana 2010 was emceed by four English, the prizes were won by P dress by B Rajesh (TA 7), in College in solo singing; Sai Teja of lecturers: Dr A Samuel Dayakar Jagadeesh (RA 87), Anup Kujur personality contest by Tejus (TMC Madonna Jr College in fancy dress; (Political Science), Ms P Sara (RMY 20) and D Parthu (RMC 83). 47), in rangoli by Naga Pavani (TM the RMC section of ALC in group Hepsiba (English), Mr N Suresh dance; the ALC team (Nitesh, In solo singing, the prize was won 13) and Sowjanya (TM 49), in mime Babu (Sanskrit) and Ms J Catherine Manikanta and Leela Krishna) in by Ch Seetharamaraju (RA 32), in by the TMC section, and in group (English) elocution by Anup Kujur (RMY 20), dance by RMC. quiz; Nikita of Maris Stella College

New Hostel Released a CD about the hostel. development’ by Dr G Sahaya Baskaran, Lecturer in Physics, on HOSTEL NEWS Fr M Louie Doss has taken office Organised a cultural night on August 7. Each inmate of the hostel gave a August 11. as Director. Gogineni Hostel performance. It was decided to This year, there are 381 students Celebrated Freshers’ Day on July have a cultural night on the second Xavier Hostel 3. Fr A Stanley, Rector, was the Friday of every month. in the hostel consisting of 233 Celebrated Freshers’ Day on July intermediate students and 148 first- chief guest. Held a prayer meeting on the 20. year degree students. Organised a talk on July 22. The occasion of the first death anniversary of Dr Y S Rajasekhara Mr Ch Siva Krishna, Lecturer in speaker, Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, Celebrated the birthday of Fr Dr Reddy, departed Chief Minister of Chemistry, has taken over as Principal, urged the students to go AP and an ALC alumnus, on D Showraiah, Hostel Director, on Assistant Director. beyond their academic work and September 2. August 20. Freshers’ Day was celebrated on take part in different other activities July 3. Fr A Stanley, Rector, was having the potential to develop their Organised a guest lecture on ‘Web Celebrated Teachers’ Day on a the chief guest. personality. resources for learning and project small scale on September 5. INAUGURATIONS Page 7 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada Loyola ELT Centre launches a LITERARY FORUM

Centre, explained why the Centre had thought about a literary forum. Dr V Vallabha Rao He also explained the objectives of the new Vice-Principal (Degree) the Loyola Literary Society. Dr V Vallabha ‘I am sure that this ELT Centre Rao, Reader and initiative will go a long way towards Head, Depart- promoting enlightened ideas,’ said ment of Hindi, Mr K Chandrasekaran, Regional who has suc- ceeded Mr K V General Manager, The Hindu, Vijaya Babu as Vijayawada, who inaugurated the Vice-Principal Loyola Literary Society. Mr K (Degree), in June, Srimali, Chief of Bureau of The brings to his new Hindu, Vijayawada, who was the assignment a wealth of experience Guest of Honour at the inauguration, gained as a lecturer in Hindi for over three decades, as an NSS commended the new venture of the Programme Officer for ten years, ELT Centre and said, ‘Considering and as the Secretary of the ALC Going beyond organizing profes- ‘I hope – and I am confident – that what the ELT Centre has Staff Co-operative Society for eight sional development programmes for the Loyola Literary Society will accomplished so far, I am confident years. A product of Andhra Uni- teachers of English and promoting enrich the intellectual life on our that the new initiative will live up to versity from which he took his MA classroom research, the Loyola ELT campus,’ said Fr Dr A Francis its objectives.’ and PhD in Hindi, Dr Vallabha Rao Centre has established a forum for Xavier, Principal, in his speech at the is an active academic who has at- promoting enlightened ideas and inauguration. Fr Dr D Showaraiah, The winners of the different contests tended a number of national and opinions and nurturing creative and Correspondent, expressed his warm- (poetry contests and the AD Shroff international conferences and semi- critical talents. The forum, named hearted appreciation of this new Memorial Elocution Competition) nars, including the Eighth World ‘Loyola Literary Society,’ was venture of the ELT Centre. Dr P organized by the Loyola ELT Centre Hindi Conference (2007) at New York, presented as well as published launched on August 28. Ramanujam, Director, Loyola ELT were given prizes at the ceremony. papers, taught Hindi at the post- graduate level at Ambedkar Open Vision 2012 meeting held at the Jesuit Residence University, and guided research in ALC has launched Vision 2012, an at 6.30 pm on July 2. Hindi at the MPhil level. IN BRIEF academic programme which AICUF Dr Vallabha Rao is a well-known Mass of the Holy Spirit combines EAMCET coaching with translator: he has translated 125 a regular intermediate course (MPC poems from Hindi into Telugu, 75 and BiPC). ‘The aim is to help poems from Telugu into Hindi, students realize their vision of several radio plays from Telugu into becoming top-ranking professionals Hindi and radio features from Hindi in their chosen fields through MPC into Telugu. He has presented over or BiPC at the crucial intermediate 50 lessons in Hindi on AIR, stage,’ says Fr Dr D Showraiah, Vijayawada, and given radio talks, Correspondent, who developed the Sixty students have enrolled in the too. idea of Vision 2012 and proposed it ALC AICUF Unit this year, and the to the ALC management. ‘A high Unit for this academic year was A Mass of the Holy Spirit was percentage of marks in the IPE, celebrated on June 26. Fr A inaugurated on July 6. Fr M In Memoriam considering that the exam carries a Kishore, the State Adviser, who was Stanley, Rector, was the main 25% weightage in admission, and a the guest of honour at the celebrant, and Fr M Louie Doss good rank in EAMCET 2012 – this inauguration, gave a motivational preached a homily. A large number is what we are striving to achieve.’ of students and staff attended the talk. The new cabinet consists of G Ravi Teja mass. Prayer meeting the following: (AEC 18) September 29 Orientation Programme Unit Adviser : Fr M Louie Doss A day-long (June 21) orientation programme in two sessions was Unit Animater : Mr M Maria Das organised for the first-year degree President : Neeraja students. In the first session, held in Fr Deviah Auditorium, a series Vice-President : Sreekanth M Siva Kiran of presentations was made on the Secretary : Naresh Kumar various aspects of ALC. In the Christian staff prayer meeting, a (DEH 14) second session in which the long-standing tradition with not-so- Joint-Secretary : Jyothsana October 5 orientation was departments- regular observance in the recent Treasurer : Sudheer specific, each student group had past, has been revived and State Exco : Antony Prabhu interaction with the lecturers of its streamlined by Fr Rector. own department. The orientation Accordingly, the prayer meeting will Bridge course (Intermediate) concluded with the students take place on the first Thursday of A month-long bridge course in M S Venkata completing a questionnaire on their every month hereafter. The initial English was organised for the first- Phani Raju entry-level expectations as well as year intermediate students from (DZ 3) offering feedback on how the meeting was hosted by the ALC June 24. Video presentations were October 14 orientation programme was Jesuit community. A large number conducted. of ALC staff took part in the part of the course methodology. Page 8 ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENTAL ASSOCIATIONS (Degree)

ENGLISH language (‘Seventy-five per cent of Babu, VR Siddhartha Engineering (‘Hobbies collection’) at which the Introduced two special programmes Indians can understand Hindi,’ he College, Vijayawada. ALPhA students exhibited their said) and in promoting national inte- collections consisting, among others, for the first-year degree students STATISTICS belonging to Stream B: (a) a year- gration. of coins, drawings, paintings, articles prepared from waste materials, long remedial course in English; and HISTORY, ECONOMICS poetry in Telugu and quotations, to (b) an extensive reading programme AND POLITICAL SCIENCE in English. Both programmes are which Fr Principal added his own Organised two guest lectures: (a) on offered outside the college hours. collections consisting of key chains, ‘The relationship between watches and pens. The Loyola ELT Centre conducted, Vijayanagara state and Andhra in association with the Forum of region and the impact of the Three students of the Dept, K Free Enterprises, Mumbai, the 46th Vijayanagara rule in general and Neelima (DP 46), Harsha Vardhan A D Shroff Memorial Elocution Krishnadevaraya in particular over (AP 62) and Wilson Rosario (AP 45), Contest (21 August) and the 54th Andhra’ (July 23) by Dr J Krishna won prizes in different competitions All-India Essay-Writing Contest. Prasada Babu, Head, Dept of held at Maris Stella College in History, Jawahar Bharathi College, August: first prize in quiz (all three); Kavali; and (b) ‘The role of first in extempore and powerpoint Organised a guest lecture on individualism in European history’ (Wilson) and second in extempore ‘Application of probability’ (August (September 17) by Dr Anindita (Neelima). 9) by Prof Pottluri Venkata Rao, Mokhopadhya, Reader, Department The students of ALPhA donated Reed College, Oregon, USA. of History, University of notebooks and pencils worth Rs Hyderabad. Forty-two DML students visited 1500 to the children of ALCAA (September 1) Vijaya Milk Project School on August 9. on an industrial tour. The ELT Centre held a poetry ELECTRONICS festival (August 27-28) in which 8 PHYSICS Organised an industrial training colleges and a university programme for the present final- participated. The festival was year students. Under the sponsored by The Hindu. programme, all the 36 DEC students The Centre launched (August 28) a underwent training for 15 days (in literary forum called ‘Loyola May) in different industries such as Literary Society’ for promoting NSIC, Hyderabad, BSNL CTX enlightened ideas and opinions and HISTORY Exchange, Efftronics, Vijaya nurturing creative and critical Five students of the Dept presented Transformer, INCAP Capacitors talents. papers at a seminar on ‘Travel and and All India Radio. Tourism’ (September 16) held at JMJ The Centre organized a 3-day Organised (a) a guest lecture on (October 6-8) Business English College, Tenali. Two of them, Organised a training programme on Jeevan (DGH 20) and Sakunth ‘Research avenues in non- ‘Home Appliances Mechanism’ Certificate workshop in association crystalline materials’ (July 12) by with the British Council. The Kumar (AGH 1), won the first and (July 14 - August 20) in which 32 the third prizes respectively. Prof Manuel de Almeida Valente General Elective students workshop, known as the British from the Department of Engineering participated. Council Teacher Support POLITICAL SCIENCE Physics, University of Aveiro, Programme, was facilitated by Dr Portugal; (b) two bridge courses, one C L N Prakash, Training Consultant, in ‘Physics terminology’ and another British Council, who was assisted in ‘Physics problems orientation’, for by Mr Ashish Goyal, Education 60 first-year students from Telugu- Information Officer, British Council, medium background with Dr Ch Hyderabad. Srinivasu as the resource person; (c) TELUGU an essay-writing competition for Celebrated Telugu Bhasha- students on the eve (July 29) of the dinathsavam on August 28 on the Feast of St Ignatius; (d) a workshop eve of the birthday of the renowned Orgnised a guest lecture on ‘Making on ‘Training in optics experiments As part of the plantation Telugu scholar, Gidugu Rama of US foreign policy’ (September on spectrometer’ (September 13) programme (July 22) held on the Murthy Panthulu. Sathavadhani Dr 14) by Ms Juliet Wurr, Public Affairs for the second-year students (NP, occasion of Environment Day, the Palaparthi Syamalananda Prasad, Officer, US Consulate, Hyderabad. NC, NCP and NML); (e) a two-day students and staff planted 30 (September 14-15) exhibition chief guest, spoke about the great- CHEMISTRY saplings near the Jesuit Residence. ness of the Telugu language and re- The NC and the DC students galed the students with Telugu po- Organised a talk on, ‘How to do and undertook an industrial tour of an etry. report science projects’ (July 26) by aluminium industry, a mineral water Dr Ch Srinivasu, Head, Department HINDI industry and a polymer cap industry of Physics, ALC, for the DEC Celebrated Hindi Day on Septem- on September 25 and 27 students. ber 14. Mr K V Subba Rao, for- respectively. merly Head, Dept of Hindi, ALC, Organised a guest lecture on ‘Water I Vamsi (DEC 3), T Divya (DEC who was the chief guest, spoke and waste water management’ 11) and B Naga Sai Murahari (NEC about the value of Hindi as a link (September 29) by Dr M Sarath 2) won the first prize in electronic ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS Page 9 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada quiz at Technomeet 2010 (July 28) The Dept lent its resources and included listening to lectures on for Community Learning and Public held at Maris Stella College, expertise in the production of the journalism, being exposed to art Service, University of New Mexico, Vijayawada. play that was presented at the direction, visiting the E TV as the recourse person. celebrations of the Feast of St Antony Prabhu (DEC 28) won the production house and Maya Indoor Organised Bemus 2010, a 2-day Ignatius held on July 30: the sound second prize in the 46th AD Shroff Studio, and taking part in a youth fest. (September 6-7) national-level recording was made in the Viscom Memorial Elocution Competition commercefest. studio and some of the students of BOTANY AND (August 21) conducted by the The students of the Dept won the the Dept acted in the shadow scene MICROBIOLOGY Loyola ELT Centre on behalf of the following prizes at Zephyr 2010, a of the play. Observed Environmental Aware- Forum of Free Enterprises, Mumbai. national-level event (July 15-17) ness Day on July 22. Essay-writing The Viscom team consisting of K organized by Badruka College of COMPUTER SCIENCE and poster competitions were Surya Teja, B Raj Abhishek, Y Commerce and Arts, Hyderabad: Ch conducted on environmental issues. Siviah, Sk Baji Rahman, S Uday and Surya Prakash and Felix Reddy An awareness lecture was also Ijaz Khan won the second prize in (both III BCom) – first prize in organised: Mr Lakshmi Narayana, mime at the Acharya Nagarjuna Nirmaninc; Vijay Kumar (III APPCB, spoke on environmental BCom) – first prize in pot painting; University Youth Festival (August issues. M Ashok Kumar (III BCom) – 12-13). second prize in pot painting; M Organised a painting competition on Ashok Kumar and Vijay Kumar the eve (July 30) of the Feast of St (both III BCom) – second prize in Ignatius. The students imaginatively collage; M Ashok Kumar (III brought out the life of St Ignatius in BCom), Ch Surya Prakash (III B colours. Com) and G Naveen Kumar (II BCom) – second prize in ad-zap; and Organised two guest lectures: one Vijay Kumar (III BCom) – first prize on ‘Success in your career’ (July in spot painting. 7) by Mr P V Krishna Rao, ALC At Aura 2010, a State-level event alumnus and Managing Director of (September 17) held at St Theresa’s Celebrated World Photography Day College for Women, Eluru, Felix City Group Energy Inc, Houston, (August 19). The photographs Texas, USA; and (b) another (July Reddy (III BCom), N Naveen taken by the students of the Dept Kumar (II BCom) and P Nagendra 23) on ‘Real-time implementation of were on display at the exhibition held software development life cycle’ in Sai (II BCom) won the first prize in on the occasion. A number of quiz, and G Ashok, Sagar, Basha, which the guest-speaker, Mr B people visited the exhibition and Priyanka, Reena, Divya, Lavanya, Buchaiah, Software Development Six students – B Ashok Kumar (DB recorded their appreciation and Revathi, Satish and Nagaraju won Engineer, Microsoft India, 32), Mamatha (DB 14), G V feedback. the third prize in group dance. Hyderabad, dealt with SDLC Varalakshmi (DB 18), Murali processes in IT organizations. In keeping with their practice of (DBM 10), Srinivas (DBM 6) and At Magnova 2010, a national-level conducting a social awareness Pratap (DBC 7) – attended a event (September 17-18) held at P Organised, in association with the campaign, the Dept launched an national seminar on ‘Medicinal B Siddhartha College of Arts and Department of Electronics, a plan- education campaign, which was Plants – Cultivation and Sciences, the students won the tation programme (July 22) on the inaugurated on August 26. The aim Conservation, Post-Harvest following prizes: Ch Surya Prakash occasion of Environment Day. The of the campaign was to raise Technologies, Marketing and Trade’ (III BCom), G Naveen Kumar (II BCom) and J Lakhan (II BCom) – students planted 250 saplings at dif- people’s consciousness about the ills (August 11-12) held at Hindu first prize in human resource ferent places on campus. of our education system and College, Guntur. management; and G Ashok, Sagar, encourage the proposal of solutions. Seven students – B Ashok Kumar Basha, Priyanka, Reena and Divya The campaign logo was released by (DB 32), J Ravindra (DBM 1), S – first prize in group dance. Fr Dr D Showraiah, Correspondent, Rajesh (DBC 8), K Venkaiah (DBC and Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, At Samayak 2010, a national-level 13), P Niveditha (DBM 12), M management meet (October 8-9) Principal, and the logo was carried Vijaya Mary (DBM 8) and R held at Koneru Lakshmaiah Univer- round the campus by the Viscom Prathap Reddy (DBC 7) – attended sity, Guntur, Ch Surya Prakash (III students. The trailers of a few short a State-level workshop on B Com) won the first prize in cap- films and documentaries on ‘Osteoarthritis and Lifestyle tion writing and the second prize in education produced by the students Management’ (September 2) at Ch case study. of the Dept were screened on the S D St Theresa’s College, Eluru. In In the national-level dance competi- occasion. the calcium-rich recipe contest held tions (September 27) organised by The campaign strategy took the at the workshop, Prathap Reddy the AP Tourism Board in collabora- form of a street play staged at and Venkaiah won the first prize and tion with Westin College of Hotel At Technomeet 2010 (July 27) held different places (September 16-18) Niveditha and Vijaya Mary won the Management, Vijayawada, our Com- at Maris Stella College, Vijayawada, and watched by over 10,000 people. second prize. merce students from Tibet won the Srikanth (DCM 28) won the first second prize for Tibetan cultural prize in extempore and the Dept the COMMERCE dance, and G Ashok, Sagar, Basha, second prize in quiz. Organized a seminar on ‘The Role Priyanka, Reena and Divya won the of Educational Institutions for a VISUAL COMMUNICATION second prize in national cultural Better Society’ (August 9) with Mr dance. Organised a facial painting Micheal Malahy Morris, Director competition on the theme, ‘The Ch Surya Prakash (III BCom) pre- present education system’ (July 3). sented papers on ‘The role of tour- ism in the development of Indian Over 100 students participated in the Forty students of the Dept competition in which 20 faces were service sector’ and ‘The hotel man- undertook an industrial visit to agement sector of India’ at a na- painted. K Surya Teja won the first Eenadu Journalism School, tional seminar (September 12-13) prize in the contest. Ushodaya Private Ltd (E TV organized by Sri Durga Malleswari Celebrated Friendship Day on July channels) and Ramoji Film City Siddharta Mahila Kalasala, 24. (September 3-4). Their experiences Vijayawada. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Page 10 LOYOLA TODAY
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ENGLISH conference (May 25-27) organised Patrika (August); and a book by the Vaisakhi Cultural Society at review in Chinuku (July). Appointments Dr P Ramanujam gave an interview Chinakakani, Guntur, and presented He presented a paper on ‘Hindi Jesuit Staff on ‘SMS English and its impact’ on a paper on ‘Bouddha kavyalu – AIR, Vijayawada, on April 12. sahityam pai Bowddham There are two new arrivals: Fr Louie yuvataku prabodham’; (d) ‘Bhuvana prabhavam’ at the national seminar Doss and Fr Palnati Showri Raju. Fr He conducted a one-day (May 11) Vijayam’ (July 23) organised by the on Buddhist culture (May 25-27) at Louie Doss has taken over New workshop on ‘Teaching Speaking’ AP Cultural Affairs in Vijayawada Chinakakani. Hostel as Director from Fr G M Victor and ‘Teaching Writing’ on a State- and played the role of Nandi Emmanuel, and Fr P Showri Raju took level in-service course for teachers Timmana; (e) a national seminar HISTORY office as Headmaster, ALCAA School. Fr N Vijaya Bhaskar Rao and of English from Kendriya (July 26-27) organised by the Mr C Ravindra Raju presented two Sch B Naveen Xavier have been Vidyalayas, at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Department of Sanskrit at Maris papers: (a) on ‘Social mobility in transferred from ALC. Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada. Stella College and presented a paper South India’ at an ICHR-sponsored on ‘Tenali Ramakrishnuni national seminar on ‘Disprivileged Heads of Departments He delivered the keynote address samskrutha pada – gumphanam’; at the UGC-sponsored seminar on and Social Change in South India; Mr M Satish Rajan (Viscom) and (f) ‘Bhuvana Vijayam’ (July 31) (August 13-14) at CSR Sarma ‘English Communication: A Road organised by the Andhra Teaching Staff Map’ (June 29) held at The Bapatla College, Ongole; and (b) on ‘Human Saraswatha Samithi, Machilipatnam, rights violation’ at a national seminar PG College of Arts and Sciences, and played the role of Pingali (September 4) at VSR & NVR Mr S S Sridhar (MCA), Mr G Sarath Bapatla. Surana. College, Tenali. Babu (MCA), Ms K Nirmala (MBA), He edited a book entitled, Action Mr T Sasi Kanth (Chemistry), Ms S He gave the following talks: (a) on He attended as chief guest a Research for Professional Hena Fatima (Chemistry), Ms G Grace ‘Annamayya sankeerthana seminar on ‘Travel and Tourism’ Victoria (Chemistry), Ms T Anusha Development in ELT, which is a sahityam’ on a programme (May 27) (September 16) held at JMJ College, (Physics), Ms Anila (Physics), Mr Ch collection of papers presented at a organised by the Annmayya Tenali. Chinnappa (Botany), Dr P J S UGC national workshop on ‘Action Samskrutika Samithi at Thateswari Devi (Botany), Ms V Research for Professional Dr M Srinivasa Reddy presented Kavitha (Biotechnology), Ms P Narasaraopet; (b) ‘Suravaram two papers: (a) on ‘Social mobility Development in English Language Pratapa Reddi’s short stories’ on a Nagamani (Biotechnology), Ms G as observed in the Bhakti Movement Reena Susan (Biotechnology), Ms G Teaching’, organised by the Loyola programme (May 28) organised by ELT Centre. of early medieval South India’ at an Roja Mani (Librarian). the Telugu Bhashodyama Samakhya ICHR-sponsored national seminar Fr A Rex Angelo attended an in Vijayawada; and on ‘Gopichand’s on ‘Disprivileged and Social Change Degree International Jesuit Conference on short stories’ on AIR, Vijayawada in South India’ (August 13-14) at Ms Y Parimala (Value Education), the theme, ‘Shaping the Future: (September 22). CSR Sarma College, Ongole; and Fr M Louie Doss (English), Ms S V Priyadarsini (English), Ms R Sonia Networking Jesuit Higher Education His essay on ‘Kovvali navalalu’ won (b) on ‘Women uplift movement and for a Globalising World’ (April 22- progress of women in the post-18th Priyadarsini (English), Ms T Sai a prize in a competition (June 8) Mamatha (English), Mr Y Sai 24), organised by the International century in India’ at a symposium on conducted by the Kinnera Arts, Subraymanyam (Mathematics), Mr Coordinator of Jesuit Higher Hyderabad. He was felicitated by ‘Progress of Women in India during Ch Prasanna Kumar (Commerce), Ms Education, Rome, at Universidad Delhi Public School, Vijayawada, at the Modern Period’ (September 17) M Nirmala Rani (Commerce), Ms K at the Centre for Women Studies, Iberoamericana, Mexico. Very Rev their Telugu Bhashothsavalu Bharathi Lakshmi (Commerce), Ms P Montessori Mahila College, Fr Adolfo Nicolas SJ, Superior (September 5). Asa Lakshmi (Commerce), Ms K General of the Society of Jesus, Vijayawada. Mahalakshmi (Commerce), Ms K V B delivered the keynote address at the SANSKRIT Sailaja (Commerce), Mr P ECONOMICS Krishnarjuna Rao (Politics), Mr K conference which was attended by Dr M Sivaram attended (a) the 45th Mr S Yosebu gave two guest Uday Kiran (Vis. Commn), Mr P Kumar over 250 Jesuit academicians from All-India Oriental Conference (June lectures: (a) on ‘Child statistics’ at Chand (Vis. Commn), Mr K Vinesh different parts of the world. Fr Rex 2-4) at Rastriya Samskrit the National Statistics Day (Vis.Commn), Mr Ch Siva Krishna Angelo also visited a few Jesuit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati, and presented celebrations (June 29) held at the (Chemistry), Ms T Pavani (Chemistry), Universities in the USA. a paper on ‘Ramaayana – Ms K Sai Keerthi (Chemistry), Mr M National Sample Survey Anjaiah (Telugu), Ms P Sushma TELUGU Raajaneethi’; and (b) a 2-day (July Organisation, Vijayawada; and (b) (Comp. Science), Ms J Annie Raja 26-27) UGC-sponsored national on ‘The role of youth in the present Dr G Sambasiva Rao published: (a) conference on ‘Contributions of Ranjitha (Comp. Science), Mr P four book reviews in the society’ (August 13) at VV Giri Krishnadevaraya to Sanskrit Narasimham (Comp. Science). Visalandhra (April 25), Sahithi Government College, Dumpa- Literature’ at Maris Stella College. Sravanthi (June), Upadhyaya gadapa. Intermediate Ms P Sara Hepsiba (English), Ms (July) and Nadusthunna Charitra HINDI He presented a paper on ‘Human (August); (b) an essay on ‘Siddha rights violation: Socio-economic K Shahini Begum (English), Mr sankalpudu Khandavalli Lakshmi Dr V Vallabha Rao has published K Prakasa Rao (Hindi), Ms P (a) a book entitled, Chote Kumar, perspectives’ at a UGC-sponsored Ranjanam’ in the Visalandhra national seminar on ‘Human Rights Kamala Sirisha (Commerce), Ms (May 10); and (c) a book entitled, which was released by Mr Mandali Violation’ (September 4) at VSR M Jyothsna (Chemistry), Mr M Telugu Bala Sathakam, which was Buddha Prasad, former minister, on and NVR College, Tenali. Linga Rao (Physics), Ms P released by Padmasri Yarlagadda May 9 in Vijayawada; (b) a Nagasri (History). Lakshmi Prasad in Vijayawada translation of a Hindi short story into POLITICAL SCIENCE (August 16). Telugu in Chinuku (April); Non-Teaching Staff Mr KV Vijaya Babu gave a guest He participated in (a) ‘Telugulo translations of two Telugu poems Ms D Navatha (Programmer), Mr P into Hindi in Sadbhavana Darpan lecture on ‘Nuclear weapons and Kiran (Vis Commn Tech.), Mr Ch Prabu Bhakti Sahityam’ (May 10) world peace’ (August 6) on the organised by Rasabharathi; (b) (June-July) and Sahitya Amrit Sujit (Technical Instructor), Ms D occasion of Hiroshima Day at ALC. ‘Telugulo Dandaka Sahityam’ (May (August); translations of ten Hindi Hima Bindu (Receptionist), Mr D The lecture was jointly organised by 14) conducted by the Industrial and poems into Telugu in Bhava Vina AICUF and the NGC. Parasuramudu (Library Assistant), Agricultural Exhibition Society of (June), Visalandhra (April 19 and Mr KVenkatesh (Library Assistant). Vijayawada; (c) a Buddhism 26), Kavita (July-August) and Continued on page 11 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Page 11 LOYOLA TODAY
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STATISTICS Dr G Srinivasa Rao has published Ms Ch V L Padmavathi attended a COMMERCE two papers: (a) B K Sudhakar, N R State-level workshop on Dr N Srinivasa Rao’s PhD thesis K. Chand, H N L Prasanna, G ‘Osteoarthritis and Lifestyle Dr N A Francis Xavier presented a has been brought out in the form of Srinivasa Rao, J. Non-Cryst. Management’ (September 2) at Ch paper on ‘The importance of a book entitled, Statistical and Solids, 356 (2010) 2211–2217, S D St Theresa’s College, Eluru. financial markets in the development Related Approaches to Pattern ‘Vibrational spectral analysis of of service sector in India’ at a Recognition. The book was structural modifications of Cr O BIOTECHNOLOGY 2 3 national seminar (September 12-13) published by the German publishers, containing oxyfluoroborate glasses’ Ms P Manjula and Ms S Suneetha organized by Sri Durga Malleswara VDM Verlag Dr MÜller, in (b) G Srinivasa Rao, B K Sudhakar, attended a training programme on September (ISBN-10: 3639287754, H N L Prasanna, V Devasahayam, plant and animal tissue culture Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala, ISBN-13: 978-3639287752, pages N R K Chand, Mater. Lett. (August 5-8) at Loyola Academy, Vijayawada. 348, price $ 100). doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.043. Secunderabad. ‘Infrared spectral study of the PHYSICS structure of oxyfluoroborate Refresher Courses attended by lecturers Dr G Srinivasa Rao, Dr G Murali glasses’. Krishna, Dr G Sahaya Baskaran, Mr Dr G Murali Krishna has jointly Mr N Ranga Babu, Mr D Praveen 16 – October 6) at Acharya Y Sudhakar and Mr Ramakrishna published a paper with four others and Ms N Nirmala Mary (all three Nagarjuna University, Guntur. Chand attended a national seminar on ‘Fluorescence features of Sm3+ from the Dept of English) attended Mr M Arokiasamy, Mr A Shou on ‘Advanced Materials for Display ions in Na SO – MO - P O glass an interdisciplinary Refresher 2 4 2 5 Reddy, Fr G M Victor Emmanuel, and Other Applications’ (May 31- system-Influence of modifier oxide' Course on ‘Language and Litera- Mr P Venugopala Rao, Mr M June 1) held at VSR & NVR in the Journal of Luminescence ture’ (May 10 – 30) at ASC, Andhra Maria Das (all five from the Dept College, Tenali. At the seminar, Dr doi: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2010.09.044 University, Visakhapatnam. Sahaya Baskaran gave an invited of Mathematics), Mr A V Ravi Dr G Sahaya Baskaran has talk on ‘Spectroscopic features of Fr Dr G Jayaraj (Botany), Mr P Kumar, Mr T Srikumar (both from published two papers (a) ‘Ordering some rare earth ions in Sb O -B O Srinivasa Sastry, Mr D V Satish, Physics) and Mr J V Nagendra 2 3 2 3 in Nematogenic p-n-Heptyloxy glass system’. and Mr PVS Sairam (all three from Prasad (Physical Director) at- Benzoic Acid – A Computational Physics), Mr J V Nagendra Prasad tended a Refresher Course on ‘Hu- Study’, Asian Journal of Dr Ch Srinivasu served as a (Physical Director), Mr P man Rights’ (September 23 – Oc- Chemistry 22, 7 (2010) 5730-5736; resource person on two bridge Venugopala Rao (Mathematics) tober 11) at ASC, Maulana Azad and (b) A Computational Analysis courses and a workshop (details and Dr N Srinivasa Rao (Statistics) of Ordering in p-n- Octyloxy National Urdu University, under ‘Activities of Departmental attended a Refresher Course on Benzoic Acid – A Nematogen, Hyderabad. Associations’) the Department ‘ICT Applications’ (May 5-25) at International Journal of Pure and Mr P Srinivasa Sastry, Mr D V organised for its students. He also ASC, Moulana Azad National Urdu Applied Physics, 6, 2(2010) 127- Satish, Mr P V S Sairam (all three gave a talk on, ‘How to do and report University, Hyderabad. science projects’ (July 26), in the 133. from Physics) and Mr Y Dept of Electronics. CHEMISTRY Mr A V Ravi Kumar and Mr V Hanumantha Rao (Chemistry) at- Devasahayam (both Physics) at- tended a Refresher Course on Dr G Murali Krishna and Dr G Dr M Venkateswara Rao, Dr B tended a Refresher Course on ‘Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Sahaya Baskaran attended an Venkateswara Rao, Dr G V ‘Earth Sciences’ (June 4-24) at Characterization’ (September 13 – international workshop on ‘Synthesis Ramana and Dr G Subrahmanya ASC, Andhra University, October 4) at ASC, Jawaharlal and Characterization of Glass / Sastry attended a national seminar Visakhapatnam. Nehru Technological University, on ‘Nanomaterials’ (September 5) Glass-Ceramics’ (July 7-8) Hyderabad. organised jointly by the Materials at VR Siddhartha Engineering Mr R Vijaya Kumar, Fr A Rex Research Society of India and College, Vijayawada. Angelo and Mr B Raju (all three Fr Dr G Jayaraj (Botany) attended CMAT at the Centre for Materials Dr B Venkateswara Rao has from the Dept of English) attended a Refresher Course on ‘Life Sci- for Electronics Technology, Pune. published a paper on ‘Reflective a Refresher Course on ‘Telugu Lit- ences’ (September 5 – 20) at ASC, practice – Creative means of erature – Translations’ (September Osmania University, Hyderabad. At an international symposium on teaching’ in IJONTE (July- ‘Synthesis and Characterization of September 2010). His paper on Feast of St Ignatius presented a song. The ALC staff Glass / Glass-Ceramics (July 9-10) ‘Teacher’s introspection – presented a play entitled, organised by the Centre for Classroom Teaching’ has been ‘Phalinchina Kala’. Materials for Electronics accepted for presentation at an Technology, Pune, Dr G Murali international conference on Teacher Loyola cycle rally Krishna made a poster presentation Education. To raise awareness about the and Dr G Sahaya Baskaran made COMPUTER SCIENCE benefits of ecology and general an oral presentation on ‘Dielectric health, ALC held a joint cycle rally dispersion in LiF-Bi O -P O : TiO All the staff of the Dept attended 2 3 2 5 2 with the Association of Active glass system’. an orientation lecture (July 8) on project documentation by Fr I Bicyclers on July 10. Both Dr G Sahaya Baskaran acted as a Dominic Sundar Raj, faculty The Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola students and staff took part in the resource person on two orientation member, Loyola Academy, Secun- was held on July 30 and 31. Fr A rally which was flagged off by Mr programmes: (a) one (June 12) held derabad, and former Vice- Principal Stanley, Rector, gave the Feast Day M Raja Rao, Deputy General for the teaching staff of JMJ (PG), ALC message, and both Fr Dr D Manager, The Hindu, Vijayawada, College, Tenali, where he delivered Showraiah, Correspondent, and Fr at 8 am on our campus. BOTANY AND MICRO- a lecture on the choice-based credit Dr A Francis Xavier, Principal, BIOLOGY system; and (b) another (October offered greetings. Dr G Sahaya 4), a UGC-sponsored one, on ‘The Ms T Rose Mary presented a paper Baskaran, Lecturer in Physics, use of ICT in teaching and learning’ on ‘Herbal medicine’ at the national made a power-point presentation on held at Duvvuru Ramanamma seminar on ‘Medicinal Plants – ‘St Ignatius the Great Visionary’. Women’s College, Gudur. Cultivation and Conservation, Post- The students of degree and PG as well as those of Kaladarshini and One of the scholars of Dr M C Rao Harvest Technologies and ALCAA School gave dance has obtained a UGC scholarship for Marketing and Trade (August 11- performances, and the PG students doing her MPhil. 12) held at Hindu College, Guntur. Page 12 SEMINARS LOYOLA TODAY
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pressure of education. Students are and at Lenin Centre, KBN College constantly under pressures of and NTR Circle on the third. The different kinds – parental, peer, and department claims that over 10,000 societal, to name only a few – to people watched the play. enter the rat race and score higher ‘The campaign was part of the and higher in a system which values course requirements of the Viscom cramming rather than creativity. students,’ said Mr Satish Rajan. The street play dealt with a range ‘They are expected to develop of problems threatening meaningful campaign strategies and education in this country, including demonstrate them in a creative the fixation with engineering and way.’ The campaign strategy also medicine and the humanities (history, included facial painting, display of literature, etc.) being given the go- photographs taken by the students by, and made people reflect on this on the campaign theme, short films mayhem. and documentaries, and cultural A ViscomThe streetgallery play, developed under the performances. guidance of Mr M Satish Rajan, The campaign was inaugurated by Why is the rising generation of this significant part of their 3-day Head of the Department of Visual the well-known film artist and Nandi country down in the dumps? The (September 16-18) social Communication, was performed in Award winner, Mr Pilla Prasad. Mr undergraduate students of Visual awareness campaign on education, three phases – on our own campus SAB Nehru, Dean of Students’ named ‘star dot edu.’ Communication attempted an on the first day (September 16), at Affairs, and Mr RJ Robert from Red answer in the form of a street play The answer the street play Acharya Nagarjuna University and FM were the guests of honour at performance, which was a demonstrated was: pressure – the Ramavarapadu Ring on the second, the valedictory ceremony. Magnelite 2010 brings talents to the fore

Magnelite 2010, a one-day (October skills during their course period DJR College and KBN College won At the valedictory ceremony held in 1) management meet held by the itself,’ said Fr Dr A Francis Xavier, the first and the second prizes the evening, Mr Kalyan, Director, Postgraduate Department of Principal. ‘It is to help you develop respectively. In young manager, Haailand, complimented the Business Administration drew a such skills that programmes like MIC College won the first prize and Department of Business Admini- wealth of talent: over 450 students Magnelite are held.’ Fr A Stanley, Sashi Enginerring College the stration on providing opportunities for from 48 colleges participated in this developing industry-relevant skills in Rector, Fr Dr G Jayaraj, Vice- second. KBN College, Vijayawada, State-level talent contest. general and communication skills in Principal (PG), and Mr K Sashi emerged Mr Magnelite, and Aurora ‘Discipline holds the key to success particular and gave the prizes to the Kiran, Head, PG Department of College, Hyderabad, Ms Magnelite. winners. in life, including professional life,’ said Business Administration, also spoke. Mr Gokaraju Ramaraju, Director, Laila Group of Companies, who Four contests were held at the meet: inaugurated the meet. He advised business quiz, market makers, young the participants to work with discipline and acquire industry- manager, and Mr and Ms Magnelite. relevant skills in order to be In business quiz, DJR College and successful in their professional life. Potti Sriramulu Engineering College ‘Students of business management won the first and the second prizes must have cutting-edge business respectively. In market makers, Activities of Departmental Associations (PG)

MBA dance respectively, and K Raju ‘Medicinal Plants – Cultivation and In the morning session in which Dr (NMCA 52) and G Sree Deepthi Organised Magnelite 2010, a one- Conservation, Post-Harvest A Prem Kumar from Loyola (NMCA 28) won the third prize in Technologies and Marketing and College was the resource person, day (October 1) State-level coding and singing respectively. management meet in which over 450 Trade (August 11-12) held at Hindu the seminar focused on ‘Signal On Mother Teresa’s birthday students from 48 colleges College, Guntur. transduction in arabidopsis thaliana’. (August 26), the students of NMCA participated. Dr Prem Kumar also explained how visited Sishu Bhavan. They The Dept of Botany has started to apply for projects. Mr Srinivasa presented gifts to the children and developing a medicinal garden in MCA Sastry of KL University, Guntur, spent some time with them. front of the PG Botany lab. The students won the third prize in was the resource person in the group singing at the Acharya Organised Samiksha 2010 (October The Botany students of both years afternoon session. Nagarjuna University Youth Festival 23), a State-level IT seminar. visited Araku on a 4-day (September (August 12-13). At Talentia 2010 15-18) botanical tour. CHEMISITRY (August 21) held at MIC College, BOTANY AND Organised a guest lecture (Sep- Kanchikecherla, K Sairam (NMCA BIOTECHNOLOGY Both departments organised a one- tember 14) on ‘NMR Spectroscopy’ 29) and Nagaraju (DMCA 45) won The students of Botany (both years) day (September 3) seminar on by Prof (retd) K Saraswathi of Sri the second prize in magic mix and attended a national symposium on ‘Biofuels and Biotransformations’. Venkateswara University. INAUGURATIONS Page 13 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada Sanjeevan Niwas

WOMEN’S CELL Orientation programme Women’s Cell 2010 – 2011 was An orientation programme was formally inaugurated on July 1. Dr organised for the scholastics of G Regina, former Head of the Sanjeevan on June 2 with Department of Telugu, Maris Stella resource persons from the Jesuit College, Vijayawada, was the chief community of ALC. guest at the inaugural ceremony. In the first session, Fr A Stanley, In her message, Dr Regina recalled Rector explained the Jesuit how ALC, an all-male bastion for a Society’s perspective of academic long time, gradually opened to pursuit as a mission with a deep women students, and complimented contact with Jesus through prayer. the college management on the In the second session, Fr S Antony, significant change. ‘But for this Spiritual Father at Sanjeevan, change in the ALC admission policy, spoke about the relevance and all these girls would be at Maris significance of a Jesuit’s vows. In Stella,’ she added in a lighter vein. Angelo, Vice-Principal (Degree), Staff Representatives the third session, Fr A Rex Angelo, and Fr S Raju, Vice-Principal (Inter) Vice-Principal (Degree) spoke She urged the students to be service- Ms N Nirmala Mary (English) minded and dignified under all were also present at the inaugu- about the supportive role the Ms T Rose Mary (Botany) circumstances. ‘The students of ration. scholastics were expected to play Andhra Loyola College have always Ms G Syamala, Lecturer in English, Ms B Siva Kumari (Botany) in the day-to-day affairs of the college. been a role model and a source of who heads Women’s Cell 2010- Ms P Anila (Chemistry) inspiration to students of all other 2011 as Coordinator, introduced the This was followed by a Holy Spirit colleges,’ she said in conclusion. other office-holders. Ms R Raja Rajeswari (Chemistry) mass by Fr S Raju, Superior. The Ms P Radha Kalyani (Chemistry) senior scholastics formally Fr A Stanley, Rector, blessed the Coordinator welcomed the new ones, inauguration, and Fr Dr A Francis Ms G Syamala, Lecturer, Dept of Ms B Baby Rani (Economics) Kamlakar, Karunakar, Krupa Rao Xavier, Principal, indicated, in his English Ms M Jhansi (MBA) and Vijay Kumar. speech, several possibilities for the Secretary Women’s Cell. Fr Dr G Jayaraj, Ms Mary Manjula Rani, Lecturer, Student Representative Mini Balamela Vice-Principal (PG), Fr A Rex Dept of MCA Anindita Nath (DCP 45) ALC hosts CARD job mela Synchroserve, Accenture, and India Online, participated in the mela, which was inaugurated by Prof K C Reddy, then Chairman of APSCHE. Prof Y Haragopal The scholastics organized a mini Reddy, Vice-Chancellor of Acharya balamela (June 8) for the children Nagarjuna University, and Prof M of Deepa Niwas, Madona, K Durga Prasad, Vice-Chancellor Christurajapuram and House of Krishna University, were also Ministry. present at the inauguration. The children participated in three Over 2000 students from Krishna, groups (seniors, juniors and sub- Guntur and West Godavari districts took the placement tests and juniors) in the drawing, singing and interviews held at the mela, and 400 quiz competitions that followed. of them, most of whom were PG The mood was upbeat throughout. students, were selected for At the end of the contests, the ALC hosted a job mela (July 18), Higher Education (APSCHE). placement. winners were given prizes. They held by the Career Awareness and Twenty-five companies, including The job mela was coordinated by were also given a high tea. Recruitment Drive (CARD), an Amazon, HCL Technologies, Dr N A Francis Xavier, Head, – Sch Ishwar Kujur initiative of the AP State Council of Ascent Consulting Services, Department of Commerce, ALC. ALC labs add state-of-the-art equipment worth Rs 60 lakhs The Basic Sciences Research The grant was spent during the behind all this, Fr Francis Xavier, our The renovated laboratory of ours is on a par with that of any University.– Grant of Rs 60 lakhs sanctioned by academic year 2009-10. Principal,’ and the staff gave a Dr B Venkateswara Rao (Chemistry) the UGC has given a much-needed thunderous applause. At a meeting of all the teaching staff The establishment of a separate com- boost to research activities at ALC. Excerpts from the presentations of held on July 29, the Head of each of puter centre in our department by ac- Each of the 10 science depart- the HoDs: the ten departments made a brief In our department, there are 27 quiring 30 new systems is indeed a ments of ALC got Rs 6 lakhs of power-point presentation on the research scholars working for an great boost to the department. – Dr N the grant and they used it for facilities developed in his/her MPhil or a PhD degree under the V Ramanamurthy (Maths) developing infrastructure (including department. The presentations guidance of 4 supervisors. The facilities A good amount of the grant was uti- provided under this grant will certainly tiling and electrical renovation) and drew warm appreciation from Fr Dr lized for tiling, making new shelves help us expand ourselves into a and purchasing new instruments. – adding, to the extent possible, state- D Showraiah, Correspondent, who research department. Dr Ch Srinivasu Mr G M Srirangam (Zoology) of-the-art equipment to their labs. said, ‘We must thank the person (Physics) Page 14 RESEARCH LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada TEACHER EDUCATION activities (PG) PHYSICS Mr P Lakshmi Praveen, working as Medium-A Computational Analysis; RESEARCH an SRF on a DST project, presented (5) N Ajeetha and D P Ojha, Mol. two papers: (a) one on ‘Computer Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 528, 96 (2010). Simulation of Ordering in a Bipolar The Influence of Oxygen on Nematogen at Nematic-Isotropic Mesomorphic Behaviour of AWARD REGISTRATION Transition Temperature’ at the ‘1st Benzylidene Anilines-The Effect of Mr B Johnson (Physics) was Mr B Johnson (Physics) registered Joint Meeting of International End Chain; (6) Ashwani Kumar and awarded an MPhil degree in for PhD (part-time) in the area of Associated Laboratory, France, and D P Ojha, Met. Mat. Trans. B, 41, Physics for his dissertation entitled, glass science (Physics) at Acharya 3rd SERC Summer School on Solid 574 (2010). Electronic Transport and ‘Thermodynamic and Spectro- Nagarjuna University under the State and Materials Chemistry’ Thermodynamical Properties of scopic Studies of Intermolecular guidance of Dr G Srinivasa Rao (June 17-July 7), organized by the Binary Alloys: ab initio Approach; (7) Interactions in Nitrobenzene and (Physics) in June 2010. Solid State Structural Chemistry P Lakshmi Praveen and D P Ojha, Methanol System’ by Acharya GUIDANCE Unit, Indian Institute of Sciences, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., (2010). In- Nagarjuna University in March. A scholar guided by Dr P Bangalore; and (b) another on Press Molecular Order-Disorder His research was guided by Dr G Ramanujam (English) was ‘Ordering in a Strong Polar Phenomenon of a Nematogen-A Srinivasa Rao of the same Dept. awarded the PhD degree in Nematogen in Dielectric Medium – Computational Analysis; (8) P SUBMISSION English Language Teaching at A Computational Analysis’ at the Lakshmi Praveen and D P Ojha, Mr P Venugopala Rao (Mathe- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological DST-sponsored national workshop- Russ. J. Gen. Chem. (2010) In- matics), who did his MPhil University, Hyderbad, in June. cum-conference on ‘Monte Carlo Press. Influence of Dielectric Simulation” (August 9-13) Medium on a Cyano Containing research in Mathematics as an FIP Two scholars guided by Dr G organized by Madurai Kamaraj Mesogenic Compound-A Statistical scholar at Acharya Nagarjuna Srinivasa Rao (Physics) were University, under the guidance of University in collaboration with the awarded the MPhil degree in Study Based on Quantum Dr NV Ramana Murthy of the School of Physics, University of Physics, one in March by Acharya Mechanics and Intermolecular same Dept, submitted his Hyderabad. Nagarjuna University and another Forces; (9) Ashwani Kumar and D dissertation entitled, ‘Fuzzy in May by Bharathidasan The following papers have been P Ojha, Commun. Theo. Phys., S.Ideals of Seminear Rings’ to the published by the staff of the Dept: (2010). In-Press. Study of university on June 21. University. Yet another MPhil scholar of his submitted his (1) P Lakshmi Praveen and D P Electronic Density of States of Zintl Ms Ch Kalpana (Physics), whose dissertation to Sri Krishna Ojha, Mat. Chem. & Phys., 123, 147 alloys; (10) Ashwani Kumar and D research was guided by Dr Ch Devaraya University in September. (2010). Computer Simulation of P Ojha, J. Super Conductivity & Srinivasu of the same Dept, ordering in a Bipolar Nematogen at Novel Magnetism (2010). In-Press submitted her MPhil dissertation Two of the scholars guided by Dr Phase Transition Temperature; (2) Superconducting State Parameters entitled, ‘Study of Molecular Ch Srinivasu (Physics) submitted P Lakshmi Praveen and D P Ojha, of MgB2: An ab initio approach. Interactions on Binary Mixture their MPhil dissertations in Physics Z. Naturforsch., 65a, 555 (2010). Anisaldehyde and Toluene from to Acharya Nagarjuna University Computer Simulations of Ordering MBA Acoustic and Thermodynamic in July. in a Nematogen-The Role of Fr Dr G Jayaraj, Vice-Principal, Mr K Sashi Kiran and Mr G Sravan Parameters at Temperatures One of the scholars guided by Dr Dielectric Medium; (3) P Lakshmi Kumar acted as resource persons 303.15 K -318.15k’, to Acharya G Sahaya Baskaran submitted his Praveen and D P Ojha, Asian J. on a faculty-training-cum-induction Nagarjuna University in July. MPhil dissertation to Acharya Chem., 22, 4075 (2010). Molecular programme (August 14) held at Nagarjuna University in May, and Ordering in a Nematogen Based on Mr M Vijaya Kumar (Zoology) Morning Star Junior and Degree another was awarded the MPhil Quantum Mechanics and submitted his PhD thesis entitled, College, Phirangipuram, Guntur. ‘Mixed Toxicity of Three degree by the same university in Intermolecular Forces-A Organophosphorus Pesticides October. Computational Analysis; (4) P. Mr Sashi Kiran gave a guest lecture (Quinalphos, Malathion, Mono- Lakshmi Praveen and D P Ojha, on ‘Indian marketing environment: crotophos) and on Effects of UGC Teacher Fellowship Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 528, 175 Challenges and opportunities’ Quinalphos on Fresh Water Fish The following lecturers who have (2010). Ordering of a Strong Polar (September 15) at Nalanda Degree Channa Punctatus (Block),’ to been granted the Teacher Nematogen 6CBB in Dielectric College, Vijayawada. Acharya Nagarjuna University in Fellowship of the UGC are doing August. their research as full-time scholars at ANU/AU: Mr PVS Sairam (Physics), whose ALC Alumni Association research was guided by Dr G PhD: Mr D Praveen and Mr B Fr A Theckemury, SJ Raju (English); Mr T Srikumar, Mr Srinivasa Rao of the same Dept, Alumni Get-together submitted his MPhil dissertation Ch Srinivasa Rao and Mr D V On July 11, 180 ALC alumni (1970 entitled, ‘Ultrasonic Velocity Satish (Physics); Mr KTSSS Raju, – 1980 batches) gathered together Studies in 1-Heptanol and Benzene Mr G Rayappa Reddy and Mr D at the Railway Officers Club, Mixture at Different Tempe- Bala Karuna Kumar (Chemistry); Taranaka, Secunderabad, for the ratures’ to Sri Krishna Devaraya and Mr B Syam Sundar first time. I am grateful to Mr A V University in September. (Commerce). ALCAA School Apparayulu (1976-79 batch), who When the students of ALCAA was also present at the get-together, ALC remembers Dr YSR School returned after their summer for providing detailed information On September 2, on the occasion of the first vacation, the newly constructed about each member, and to Dr K R death anniversary of Dr Y S Rajasekhara school building facing Arul Nagar Paramahamsa (1976-79 batch), Reddy, ALC alumnus and Chief Minister of welcomed them. This was possible Chairman, AMC Group of Colleges, Andhra Pradesh, ALC held a prayer meeting. thanks to the generosity of our Bangalore, for sponsoring the entire All the staff and students of the college alumni. The school has also been event. participated in the meeting and paid homage to given provisional recognition for 10 this Loyola Ratna. Those who spoke on the years for Classes I to VII, and the ALC Alumni Reunion occasion included Mr Surya Prakasa Rao, school has now a Headmaster in This reunion will be held on Novem- alumnus and a close friend of Dr Y S R. Rev Fr P Showri Raju, SJ ber 7, 2010 (Sunday). EXTRA CURRICULAR Page 15 LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada National Cadet Corps ARMY WING Diving School, ASW School, 16-25) held at Nuzvidu. A contingent Commander for publication in the Captain R Ravindra Bhas, ANO, Seamanship School, INS Garuda of 33 of our cadets attended the NCC journal, The Cadet. was the Deputy Camp and INS Dhronacharya. camp. Ten cadets attended CATC-I (May Commandant of the TSC Selection PO Cdt K Siva Naga Raju (NML JUO V Aditya Pavan (NCP 13) 16-25) held at Vuyyuru. Camp (May 19-27) at Vuyyuru. 11) and L/Cdt V Ramanjanuyulu attended the Air Force Attachment Celebrated Independence Day with Four (U Sumanth Varma, Ch Mani (NOC 40) attended the Godavari Camp (June 7-19) at Hakimpet. Lt Col K Sivaji, Commanding Kumar, Ch Siva and M Vinod River Sailing Expedition 2010 (Aug Officer of the NCC Cavalry Unit, Kumar) of the six cadets who JUO V Aditya Pavan (NCP 13), Cdt 24 to Sep 6). They sailed the as chief guest. In the competitions attended the camp were awarded M Uday Bhaskar (NP 38), Cdt P Godavari from Bhadrachalam in held as part of the celebrations, JUO medals by the Group Commander. Khammam District to Samalkot in Subba Reddy (NP 21), Cdt P Aashik (AGH 17), Cdt E V Ganesh and Cdt S T Thawng Khan Lian (NZ 16) Five cadets (U Sumanth Varma, K East Godavari District covering a won the prize in the Best Cadet distance of over 400 kms. P Ramya Krishna attended the Dileep Kumar, M Phanindra Kumar Inter-Group Competitions (IGC) competition. Naik, B Vasanth Babu, and M As part of the ‘My Earth, My Duty’, Camp (September 7-16) held at Cdt V Abhishek Thomas (NO 31) Vinod Kumar) received a certificate campaign, a tree plantation Warangal. At the camp, Uday is now Senior Under Officer (SUO), of appreciation from the District programme was undertaken by the Bhaskar and Ramya were awarded Cdt M Aravind Subash (NEC 25) Collector for taking part in a special Naval Unit on our campus with the gold medal for securing the first Cadet in Quartermaster Service drive against domestic child labour Commander Shivlal, Commanding position in control line speed (CQMS), Cdt ST Thawng Khan (June 22-23) and rescuing over 200 Officer, 8 Andhra Naval Unit NCC, category (aeromodelling), and Uday Lian (NZ16) Junior Under Officer children. as the chief guest. Fr Rex Angelo, Bhaskar won a gold medal in .22 (JUO) and Cdt K Kumar babu Fifty cadets participated in the Vice-Principal, Lieutenant M range firing and a silver medal in (RMC 90) Junior Under Officer Arokiasamy, ANO, Mr John, Queen’s Baton Relay (August 17) skeet shooting competitions. The (JUO). The ranks were given on Caretaker, and 100 of our Naval organized by the District Sports ANO claims that it was the ‘first the eve of the Independence Day Wing cadets took part in the Authority and the Krishna District time that a cadet secured so many celebrations. campaign. They planted saplings Olympic Association. They also positions in different competitions at and pledged themselves to tree took part in a rally held on the the IGC level.’ plantation. occasion. JUO V Aditya Pavan (NCP 13), Cdt Fifty cadets participated in a training M Uday Bhaskar (NP 38), Cdt P programme on traffic rules (August Subba Reddy (NP 21), Cdt P Aashik 23-24) held on our campus for (AGH 17) and Cdt P Ramya cadets from different colleges. The Krishna have been selected to purpose of the programme was to represent the Andhra Pradesh NCC train NCC cadets for security duty Directorate in the All-India Vayu The cadets and the ANO during Dasara. Sainik Camp (October 19-31) to be participated in a tree plantation held in Bangalore. Subba Reddy and programme (August 25) around the NAVAL WING Aashik have been selected for the horse-riding school at Gannavaram. L/Cdt Siyon Raju (DML 38 ), L/Cdt Lieutenant M Arokiasamy, ANO, AP drill contingent and Uday The ANO claims that this was part K Durga Prasanna (NCP 01), L/Cdt served as Officer-in-Charge at the Bhaskar and Ramya Krishna for the of a drive (‘My Earth My Duty’) P Pavani (NCP 02) and L/Cdt K Detachment Camp (July 10-19) control line speed category initiated by the Director General of Kesavarao (AC 29) participated in held at Vijayawada to give special (aeromodelling) competitions. the Inter-Group Competitions the NCC to plant ten million saplings training in boat pulling, sailing, in a day so as to enter the Guinness swimming, semaphore, drill and (September 15-24) held at Cdt P Sai Ram (NP 30) has been Vishakhapatnam. They took part in selected for attending the Air Force Book of World Records. Two firing to the Inter Group Competition pictures drawn by our cadets, SUO (IGC) team. boat pulling, sailing, drill, swimming, Attachment Camp (October 22- semaphore and firing. November 4) to be held at Dundigal. V Abhishek Thomas (NO 31) and PO Cdt K Baji Babu (DC 24) Cdt N Swathi (TB 63), on the theme, attended a Ship Attachment with the AIR WING CAVALRY WING ‘My Earth My Duty’, won Indian Naval Ship (INS) TIR (May Squadron Leader K V Vijaya Babu, An article entitled, ‘My Experiences commendation from the NCC 31 to July 12) held at Kochi, Kerala. ANO, served as the Deputy Camp of Flood Relief Activities’, written Group Commander who has sent He also visited training schools such Commandant of the Combined by Lieutenant N Suresh Babu, ANO, them to the Director General of the as Signal school, N D School, Annual Training Camp-X (August has been selected by the NCC Group National Cadet Corps.

NSS Mohan of the Red Cross Society awareness activities; and f. Mr K IN BRIEF a. Fifty new volunteers have been gave a talk on the role of nutritious Adam attended a 10-day ALERT enrolled; b. A Red Ribbon Club has food in increasing the haemoglobin (September 13 – 22) NSS The first year degree students been launched; c. A blood grouping content in the blood; d. The orientation programme at ANU. visited Ramavarappadu, Prasa- campaign was conducted (June 25) volunteers planted 250 saplings on Sports and games campus, organized a rally against dampadu, Enikepadu, Nidamanuru, ALC has won the ANU softball Poranki, Gosala, Nenamaluru, girl-child labour at Auto Nagar, and helped with decoration and discipline tournament 2010-2011 (October 8- Yenamalakuduru, Auto Nagar, 10) held at RVRJC College, Carmel Nagar, Gulabi Thota, maintenance at Sphoorthi 2010; e. Chodavaram. Three of the 15 Gangiredduladibba and Sunna- Local NGOs such as Care and pubatti. The activities included Share, GUIDE, Navajeevan and players of the ALC softball team visiting families, vanamahotsavam, Vasavya Mahila Mandali have have been selected to represent the literacy programme, AIDS facilitated programmes on human university in a national-level softball awareness programme and Sri rights, domestic child labour and tournament: M Sudhakar (NO 86), Krishnadevaraya golden jubilee in which 597 first-year degree women and child welfare through P J H Dasan (DEH 25), and Naga programme. students participated, and Dr Madan community health, education and Manikanta Reddy (AET 5). Page 16 SURVEY LOYOLA TODAY
October 2010 :: Vijayawada A SURVEY OF THE BACKGROUND of our first-year degree students

Can ALC boast of – or be accused of – elitism any longer? Do the students of this college continue to come from privileged backgrounds, as they used to in the past? Rule-of-thumb estimates have often suggested that while our elitism has considerably scaled down, we continue to be elite nevertheless, though not elitist. Fr Principal wanted to find out if this was true. He suggested a survey of the academic and financial backgrounds of our first-year degree students. Dr G Sahaya Baskaran, our Editor, conducted one. Here are the results in Dr Baskaran's own words.

Academic background computer science sections 96%, record the highest number (33%) of a few intermediate ones, are The parameters here are: biological science sections 76%, this category, followed by MPC and supported; (c) a good number of percentage of marks in the commerce sections 70%, and arts MPS (30%), biological sciences poor students are provided Intermediate Public Examination sections 64%. However, a good (14%), and computer science management scholarships. All three (IPE), medium of instruction at the number of them did their SSC sections (5.3%). The agricultural schemes cost Rs 9 lakhs per year intermediate level, and type of through the medium of Telugu. background accounts for 27% in the which includes the interest accrued institution where intermediate Thirdly, the types of institutions were case of commerce, 25% in the case from the established scholarships education was pursued. On all three intermediate was done. A good of arts, and 22% in the case of (Rs 64,000/-). counts, the first-year degree number of them, if not the majority, science. The parents of the 'The arrangements the management students of ALC are by and large a studied in either corporate colleges remaining students do various other has made are good, but they are not privileged group. or institutions like ALC: 35% of the jobs – as bankers, lawyers, teachers, enough, given the number of First, percentage of marks. The vast science students in Chaitanya, 8% businessm(wom)en, government students who need support,' says Fr majority of the students (89% of of them in Narayana, and 8% at employees, mechanics, etc. Dr A Francis Xavier, Principal. MPC and MPS, 83.5 % of the ALC. The survey team did not find Where do we go from here? 'According to a rough estimate, Rs computer science sections, 86% of out how many of the other The survey not only confirms that 20 lakhs will have to be raised every the biological science sections, institutions were corporate colleges. our elitism has substantially scaled year to help all these students. I 96.8% of the commerce sections, Financial background would, therefore, appeal to people and 53% of the arts sections) down but also shows that about one- Here, parental occupation is the only who are philanthropically inclined to obtained 60% or above in IPE. As fourth of our first-year students are criterion adopted. The data indicate from extremely poor financial support us in our task of providing a matter of fact, 16-22% of the succour to these miserable students. that 16-29% of our first-year backgrounds. The college science students secured 80% or I am grateful to one of our lecturers students come from extremely poor management has introduced the above in IPE. The figures are low who wishes to remain anonymous financial backgrounds. To be following schemes to alleviate their only in the case of the commerce for his generous gesture. He has precise, the parents of 29 % of the hardship: (a) The mid-day meal (9.6%) and the arts (9%) sections. recently donated Rs 25,000 for science students, 24% of the arts scheme under which 160 students Secondly, medium of instruction at establishing a scholarship in the students, and 26.5% of the are provided subsidized (Rs 7 per the intermediate level. Here again, commerce students are daily-wage name Dr YSR for a BSc (MPC) meal) lunch which costs the the students appear to be fairly well labourers eking out a living working student every year.' management Rs 14 per meal; (b) off. The vast majority of them as rickshaw pullers or coolies (the studied through the medium of latter expression is considered to be The earn-while-you-learn scheme under which 180 students, including EDITOR-IN-CHIEF English: MPC and MPS 89%, offensive). The commerce sections P Ramanujam EDITOR G Sahaya Baskaran THE LAST WORD P. Ramanujam ASSOCIATE EDITORS GA Prasad Rao B Baby Rani Processing well-worn hand-me-downs P Sushma Over a quarter century ago, while and come to the 'osses'; 'Call a spade reports for the current issue, for J Catherine "mining" for books on writing in a spade'; 'Hit the nail on the head.' instance, abound in hand-me-downs Father Gordon Library, I came ASSISTANT EDITORS In other words, Warner tells writers with little attempt to tell us what Diana Susan (NMCA 32) across a treasure called A Short to avoid ready-made expressions actually happened. Here is a Guide to English Style by Alan Hari Gopal (NMCA 50) which can be indiscriminately sample: events were organised Anindita Nath (DCP 45) Warner, which made me cry like applied to many similar objects or "successfully"; celebrations were Archimedes. (Incidentally, I have Ishwar Kujur (DGH 16) situations. To the cliché-expert, "grand"; speakers spoke "enthu- P Anil Kumar (DGH 18) uttered several eurekas in Father every big city is a "bustling siastically"; Event X "executed the Gordon Library, which is a veritable P Nagendra (NO 24) metropolis", every mountain a best approach and made people goldmine with, alas, few miners.) I N V Prudhvi (NOC 15) "majestic mountain", and every understand and aware of…" Take have since read the Warner book K Sachin Bharadwaj (DCV 14) campus a "sprawling campus". Don't away these general statements, and over a dozen times and recom- Y D N Sai Raju (DP 6) mended it to several batches of say something is interesting, says there will be nothing in the reports M Sandeep Kumar (DZ 35) students who have never surprised Warner; make it interesting by the except names. The reports might Lalit Jain (RMC 66) me by sharing my passion for way you describe it. as well say, 'You know how –– was PUBLISHED BY mining. held last year. It was held the same Why am I waxing lyrical on Warner? way this year also.' Andhra Loyola College But that's another story. What is It's because the reports we receive Vijayawada 520 008 for Loyola Today (LT) prove that At LT, we have quite a job collecting of relevance here is Warner's DESIGNED & PRINTED AT A Short Guide, written over six up and processing these well-worn advice to writers in three of the Sri Anjaneya Graphics and decades ago, is still relevant. The chapters of the book: 'Cut the cackle hand-me-downs. 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