CE is September Fest champ

by Jerald N. Talavera

believe that every year is a different year. He up to the CSC to handle the situation.
Gaining a total of 627 points, Bicol Uni- HEARING THE CSCs
According to the College Student Council said that the four years of excellence was a lot
Yes, being in the satellite campus is hard.
versity College of Education (BUCE)
ranked first for this years September Fest. (CSC) president of CE, Lorenzo L. Marquez, and that they have already proved themselves. But what I always say is if others can, we also

Meanwhile, the College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM) which was
the champion from 2011-2014, secured the
second spot with 413.9 points.
After ending on the 15th spot last year, Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (IPESR) jumped on third with 391.25
points.
On the other hand, College of Arts and Letters (CAL) and Institute of Architecture (IA)
placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
The fest was composed of the events and
competitions on literary, visual, music, dance,
debate, quiz bowl, BU Master Chef, Laro ng
Lahi, Amazing Race, Pep Squad, and Cheerleading Competition.

the reason for their victory in this years September Fest is their preparation.
I think our players are naturally good.
They are physically motivated even though we
were not able to provide costumes and other
related materials. What they just assured us is
that whenever they perform, they will be doing
their best no matter what and no matter how,
Marquez stated.
After four years of winning, CBEM wasnt
able to maintain its winning streak on the
competition. The college also failed to defend
its title for the Pep Squad Competition where
IPESR was hailed as champion.
According to CBEM CSC president Mark
Jeric D. Delos Santos, it was alright for them
not to win in the September Fest because they

All that we can do is to accept and we just

have to do our best for the coming years. On
the other hand, we are celebrating because for
how many years, we dont get any title for the
MMBU. So we are thankful that both our candidates got it [in the top five] and even received
a title, Delos Santos said.
Michelle Tabilin, CSC president of IA, expressed her delight regarding the result. Even
though we encountered such circumstances, we
are still thankful and the chance of belonging
to the top five was just a bonus, she expressed.
Meanwhile, Menard M. Azurin, College of
Agriculture and Forestry CSC president, said
that the overall flow of this years event was
good. He said that even though there are some
small glitches that cannot be removed, it is still

can. Its just a matter of finding alternative solutions, Azurin added.

With regards to the overall duration of this
years BU Week Competition, according to USC
Chairperson Irene Kayle Santillan, they were
thankful because almost everything went well
and there were also good coordination with the
CSCs.
In my own perspective as an organizer, I
can rate the overall duration of this years BU
week to be between eight to nine. But I just do
not know what the rate of the students would
be with this matter. It is up to them to rate,
Santillan said.
The University Student Council (USC) organized the events and tabulated the results for
the September Fest.

Editorial
Clutched
The essence of joining competitions is not
mainly because of experience neither of mere
representation. Its hypocritical to say such
because primarily, the very reason of engaging into contests is to bring home the bacon.
To assure the prevention of disqualification of Bicol University (BU) from the Search
for Mr. and Ms. State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA), the University Student Council (USC) altered the guidelines for Mr. and Ms. BU (MMBU) 2015. This
includes changing the height requirement
to 55 for the male and 54 for the female,
therefore, preventing some of the candidates
from joining even if they won the title in their
respective colleges.

According to USC Chairperson Irene
Kayle Santillan, among the disqualified candidates is the representative of the Institute of
Architecture for the female category as well
as representatives from Tabaco Campus,
and College of Science.

As far as the college pageant is concerned, the CSSP College Student Council
(CSC) made an agreement with the USC
stating that departamental repesentatives,
though not qualified with the given height requirement, will still join the college pageant
for the sake of representation.

It must be noted that the guideline was
revised last August 3 to give the CSCs ample time to prepare for their representatives.
However, despite the early notice, there are
still glaring inconsistencies between the standards of the CSCs and the USC. As much
as information dissemination is concerned,
CSCs mustve took it seriously so as to avoid
last minute adjustments.

Critically speaking, it is highly acceptable for the USC to revise the guidelines so
as to fit with the requirements of SCUAA.
However, the alteration of official candidates
just to match these guidelines dilutes the very
essence of college-based pageants which
serve as the primer for MMBU.

Whats more disappointing is that the
candidates effort did not pay off. Time, effort
and expenses for these college-based pageants will be considered wasted if the CSC
will send other representative rather than its
title holders.

True enough, it is a shame on the part of
the college if they dont have a representative
in the said pageant. Also, should the representative who hasnt been into the colleges
pageant win the title, triumph would seem unjustifiable.

The CSCs, in their goal of clinching the
championship and bring the bacon to their
respective colleges, must strictly observe the
guidelines in order to prevent changes in the
representatives. Ultimately, fair play should
always be monitored.

MMBU 2015 gathers crowd

despite USC hacking issue
by Renzle Mae Miranda

Despite the staged hacking incident

of the University Student Council
(USC) facebook page last September
12 for the promotion of Mr. and Ms.
Bicol University (MMBU) 2015, more
than 3,000 people filled the Albay
Astrodome to watch the pageant
yesterday.

CN, and Evince Pielago; and John Marco

Dy of Polangui Campus, and Mary Rose
Bersabal of CBEM.
My advocacy in life is of course to
conduct medical mission in rural areas.
Arnedo said.
The College Student Council(CSC)
President of IA, Michelle Grace Tabilin,
stated that since its their first time to
The USC chairperson, Irene Kayle
join the pageant, they were thankful and
Santillan, said that they didnt expect that
proud.
itll be the result of their online scheme.
Isang malaking blessing sa amin, she
Well, the event speaks for itself, she
said.
affirmed.
Some students said that they are
HEIGHT PROBLEM
aware about the teaser, but they are not
Because of the height requirement by
against it. For them, the USC proved that
the USC, not all the title holders in the
the issue cannot stop the pageant.
colleges were qualified to become official
With the teaser, or not, we will be
candidates in the MMBU.
here, a student who refused to disclose
The USC changed the guidelines
her name claimed.
for MMBU 2015 last August 3 because
On the other hand, most of the
of the issue of the former Ms. BU who
audiences said that they watched the
failed to join the search for Ms. SCUAA
pageant to support the candidates of
2015 because of height disqualification.
their respective colleges but did not care
The height limits is 55 for male and 54
about the staged hacking of USC. Some
for female. This matter was experienced
of them also said that they are in the
by Tabaco Campus (TC), IA and College
event area so as to see the panel of judges.
of Science (CS).

According to Santillan, it was the
THE PAGEANT
decision of the CSCs to take the risk.
Psalm David Prea of College of
We gave them options, first is they
Business, Economics and Management
[CSC] will let them [candidates] join,
(CBEM) and Christine Arnedo of
but they will not join the USC pageant
College of Nursing (CN) were crowned
whenever they win, and second one is as
this years Mr. and Ms. BU, respectively.
this early moment palang huwag mo na
The runners-up are Kent Lexinn
sila i-consider para hindi na maprolong
Cantal of College of Education,
ang hirap nila, she said.
and Charina Quililan of Institute of
Meanwhile, the CSSP CSC made an
Architecture (IA); Jules Israel Santos of

agreement with the USC which stated

that in their college pageant, departamental representatives, though not qualified with the stated height requirement,
will still join the college pageant for the
sake of representation.
UNORGANIZED ENTRY
Many students were disappointed
about the admission in the pageant as
organized by the USC.
According to BU College of
Agriculture and Forestry students, they
have tickets and stamps but they cant
enter the venue.
Six pm po kami pumunta pero
nakapasok kami 8 pm na. Dapat po
kasi kung ganun lang naman, mula
doon sa entrance, dapat may inassign
na sila [USC] na magbabantay para
hindi magkagulo yung line. Kasi po
siksikan, may mga muntik mahimatay.
So kailangan po talaga dapat binantayan
nila or kahit may medics man lang sila sa
gilid kasi kung ganon pwedeng magkaroon
ng stampede, a student voiced out her
sentiments.
Security Coordinator John Harold
Escora stated Originally I already had
a layout for everything, the problem
is nag change ang ibang organizers
namin ng layout. So I had a problem na
i-construct kung pano sila papasukin, I
tried everything na ma-adress sila. I do
believe na may fault din kami dun. Dun
sa stamp, wala magsa-stamp as of that
moment kasi prioritize yung may ticket,
he said.

CEng wins back-to-back

in Quiz Bowl

Photo of the week

by Joshua Mirabuna

by George Gio Brondial

Bicol University College of Engineering (BUCENG) successfully defended its title as the
champion of the BU Week Quiz Bowl Competition yesterday, September 24, at BUCENG Gymnasium.

The winning team earned a total average score of 84

points after overwhelming the 14 participating groups.
College of Arts and Letters (CAL) secured the second
spot followed by the College of Education (CE) on third.
Except for the College of Medicine which was disqualified after not showing up, all the other 14 BU colleges and the High School department competed for the
title. Each of the participating group was given thirty
questions where each correct answer is equivalent two
points.
In the next round, 20 more questions, each equivalent to four points, were provided to finally extract the
top five teams. Teams which qualified to the final round
were CENG, CAL, CE, College of Agriculture and Forestry, and Gubat Campus (GC).
According to Roma Joy Aviso, the events coordinator, the College of Business Economics and Management student council complained that some of the participants specifically the teams from College of Science,
Tabaco Campus, GC, and the High School department
failed to wear their respective college shirts. Instead they
wore their school uniform.
It was provided in the guidelines of the activity that
every participant must wear their college or intramurals
shirt during the competition.
So ang naging desisyon na lang namin is that those
four teams [who did not follow the guidelines] are not
entitled to win, Aviso added.
Questions in the Quiz Bowl include topics in Science, Math, History, and current events.

COMICS

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