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TheBicol UniversitarianTHE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF BICOL UNIVERSITY

Editorial Board and StaffA.Y. 2015-2016

Editor in Chief Joshua Caleb Pacleta Associate EditorJervy Anne RomeroManaging EditorBryan Del Castillo

Senior EditorJessica BechaydaArts and Graphics Editor Nichole Baloloy

Online Content EditorRandall Matthew LorayesCopy Editor Arthessa Marie Ladoing

WritersAlyssa Joana Aro, Elyssa Kristine Ella, GladysEbrada, Jerald Talavera, Keren Anne Bernadas,

Mark Colin Abliter,Renzle Mae Miranda, Rojee Peninoy

CartoonistsAlexzander Lopez, Deano Christian Ech-ague, John Paul Revilla

PhotojournalistGeorge Gio Brondial, Jan Marie Raqui-on, Shan Gabriel Apuli

Layout Artists

Casandra Balala,Edward Lustan

Public Relations Staff Christian Robert Roxas,Ivy Cuebillas, Jasmine Yao, Joshua Mirabuna,

Marian Deuna, May Altavano

Technical AdviserFelipe Jose Peralta

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by Alyssa Joana Aro and Jasmine Yao

In observance with the regular holiday on September25, the University Student Council (USC) has madesome changes in the calendar o activities or thisyears September Festival.

Under Proclamation No. 1128 signed by President Be-nigno S. Aquino III, September 25 was declared as a regularholiday nationwide in observance o Eidl Adha, also knownas Feast o Sacrifice, which is one o the greatest easts o Is-lam.

With this, USC Chairperson and Student Regent IreneKayle Santillan said that changes on the schedule o the ac-tivities were made as per advised by the Office o StudentServices (OSS).

CANCELATION AND RESCHEDULINGUSC has confirmed the cancelation o Rave Party and

Freeday Friday which were originally scheduled on Septem-ber 25.

Santillan stated that they totally cancelled these eventsbecause the council couldnt find another schedule or theseactivities.

Its okay to cancel these activities kasiminor eventslang naman siya, she added.

Meanwhile, the awarding ceremony or this years Sep-tember Festival was moved to September 24, on the corona-tion night o Mr. and Ms. Bicol University (BU) 2015.

Te awarding ceremonies will be divided into two.For the minor activities, awarding will be right afer the com-petition. Te overall winner and the ranking o the 16 col-leges will be announced during the coronation night, sheadded.

Moreover, Santillan said that she agrees with the OSSdecision o cancelling the events because this will affect themajority o students.

Ang BU week kasi is not cancellation o classes. Itsjust transer o classes rom the classroom to the outside.Kung ganoong concept ang itatake natin, wala kang itatransfer

kasi holiday.BUeos reacted both positively and negatively with

the changes in the calendar o activities or this years Sep-tember Festival.

Okay lang naman[cancelation o activities] kasi pu-punta dito yung students or those activities [Rave Party andFreeday Friday] lang, Mariella Isablle Melgar, secretary othe College Student Council (CSC) o the College o Arts andLetters said.

Also, Ma. Florentina A. Villar, a student rom abaco

campus agreed with the decision o USC or it shows that theuniversity respects the celebration o Eidl Adha o Islams.On the other hand, Monica Caure, also rom C, said

that shes disappointed with the cancellation.Sayang kasi yung memories na pwedeng makuha sa

mga activitiesna yun,she urther said.

BU OLYMPICS STILL ON FIREDespite the declaration o Eidl Adha as a regular holi-

day on September 25, 2015, BU Olympics will still be pushedthrough up to the end o the 46 thFounding Anniversary cel-ebration.

According to Pro. Ma. Merlie R. Arbo, Dean o OSS,BU Olympics will still be pushed and the overall championwill be announced on the coronation night or Mr. and Ms.BU.

Dr. Celerino Palacio, University Sports Coordinator,stressed that BU Olympics will not be postponed since theres

an instruction coming rom BU President Arnulo Mascari-as.

Tuloy ang games[BU Olympics] hindi natin ito pwe-deng ipostpone kasi gagastos nanaman tayo , he said.

On the other hand, Santillan reiterated that USCnever acilitated any sports activity in line with the BU Olym-pics. Sports activities are handled by the university sportscoordinator and his team.

Despite the increasing number o reported injuriesdays beore the celebration o the 46thFounding Anni-versary o Bicol University (BU), the BU Main Clinicinsisted that they are actually ready or the possiblesurge o injury cases.

Dr. Julio M. Abainza, medical officer IV o the BU MainClinic, said that they have done early preparations months be-ore the conduct o the BU week. Our transports are ready;our medical kits are all ready. Weve communicated with theheads and we have anticipated it [injuries], Abainza said.

Injury reports rom the different colleges in the univer-sity include minor laceration to major injuries like ractureand sprains.

Abainza points the lack o discipline o the competi-tors as a actor or the increasing number o injuries. Some o

the players during BU week were not athletic. Some were justorced to join resulting to incidents like this. Actually, we havethis report weeks ago about a soccer-related injury rom CAL[College o Arts and Letters]. He did not wear the right soccershoes resulting to broken emur, Abainza stated.

Te BU clinic also said that they instructed the coachesand advisers o the competitors about the importance o sae-ty beore and during the events o BU week.

We also guide the coaches, instructors, and advisers othe injured students and non-injured students. As their head,they are the ones responsible or their saety aside rom theuniversity itsel.

Te medical officer also added that there are more acci-dents during the practice o the athletes beore the BU Week,but these accidents occurred outside the university.

Were ready to treat injuries- BU ClinicPep Squad-related accidents increase

MY ISKO, YOUR ISKO!Bicol University proudly presented its very first official mascot, Isko , during the opening of thePep Squad Competition yesterday.Photo byShan Gabriel M. Apuli

Natl Holiday alters Sept Fest activities

In every event, organizers are expect-

ed to prioritize the welfare of the partici-pants. Their lives must never be put into riskjust for the sake of winning.

This year, the Bicol University (BU)administration along with the UniversityStudent Council (USC) came up with a re-vised guideline in the Pep Squad Compe-tition which included restrictions in stuntsand pyramid standing, originality of rou-tines, and the removal of props.

The revision was made because of theincreasing number of Pep Squad-relatedaccidents for the previous months. In thedata recorded by the BU Main Clinic, twostudents from the College of Arts and Let-ters suffered major injuries before the BUWeek. Others suffered minor injuries.

With this situation at hand, a motionwas released by the administration statingthat this year might be the last Pep Squadcompetition. This motion was then opposedby the USC and other college student coun-cils.

Pondering things, it can never be de-nied that the absence of the Pep Squad willdiminish the delight and enthusiasm of thestudents since it is considered one of thehighlights of BU Week. However, it cannotalso be denied that if the administration andthe students themselves failed to do suf-ficient precautionary measures, studentssafety will be compromised.

Indeed, Dr. Julio M. Abainza of BUMain Clinic is right when he affirmed thatif the safety of the students will not be as-sured by their trainers and respective col-leges, then the Pep Squad Competitionshould be stopped.

Lets face the truth. Our universityclinic does not have enough facilities andequipment which would cater the needs ofthe students when such accidents happen.With this, it is depressing to think that somestudents even have the guts to practice se-cretly, without their parents permission, justto make sure that nobody would be able tocopy their moves.

Adding insult to the injury, these stu-dents dont even have proper training in ex-ecuting those breathtaking stunts. As a re-

sult, their safety is being sacrificed, whichthen puts the blame on the administration.

Ultimately, the revision of the guide-lines will not guarantee that there will be nomore accidents but if the students are con-scious about their safety, then they will notput themselves in utter jeopardy.

EDITORIAL

Buckled Up

by Shan Gabriel M. Apuli

Using sharp kills, booming shots and decisive moves, Bi-col University Institute o Physical Education, Sports andRecreation (BU-IPESR) bestowed its might as it swept BUCollege o Arts and Letters (CAL), 25-15, 25-17, on thethird game o volleyball men held at BU grounds yesterday.

In the first sets opening play, IPESR started strong as JedAlemania executed his back to back spike that led them to a scoreo 7-1.

CAL did not allow the domination o the opposing teamas Rommer Velasco answered with consecutive overhead serveswhich cut the gap into 5 points, 10-5, still in avor o IPESR.

Amidst the heavy rainall, better floor deense was generat-ed by the leading team on the mid moment o the clash. ChristianCervantes together with Mark Nolledo bequeathed their placingtechniques that continued the run against the other league.

CAL tried to control the domination as Patrick Faculnan

and Blaise Ilan built their two-handed blocks but was not enoughto hold the gap.

IPESR was like a roaring lion on the closing momentum othe first part o the rivalry, as it showered booming shots with thehelp o Alemania who pumped his devastating kills that caused acontinuous meltdown o the opponent. Te domination o IPESRcould not be stopped and resulted to post the score, 25-15.

On the second set o the game, the wind direction quicklychanged as CAL established a big lead o 7 points, 8-1, as JohnPotestad perormed sharp backline shots and IPESR committedservice errors. Because o the scenario, Coach Patrick James Atuno IPESR was prompted to call or a timeout to discuss a concreteplan to be executed by his team.

Afer the call, IPESR started to heat up again as EdrianMarquez and Alexander Bazar released their side to side wallopswhich resulted in three times back-to-back dead lock, 12-12, 13-13, 15-15.

Te exchange lingered until Nodello ound a hole on CALsdeense by releasing his hairpin shot that opened the gate or alead, 16-15.

IPESR renewed its orce on the last momentum o thegame as Alemania delivered his blazing kills which totally brokeCALs deense.

Te other team tried to cope with the growing lead butailed to conorm to the set standard o the dominating group.Te clash ended with a score o 25-17, which advanced the IPESRto the next level o the competition.

IPESR overpowersCAL, 25-15, 25-17

by Jerald N. Talavera

wo years afer the comeback o the Instituteo Physical Education, Sports and Recreation(IPESR) in the Pep Squad and CheerleadingCompetition, the institute bagged the cham-pionship title or these two events, breaking

the our-year winning chain o the College oBusiness, Economics and Management.

Included in the top five spots or the PepSquad Competition are the College o Educationwhich notched the second place, CBEM on third,abaco Campus (C) on ourth, and the Instituteo Architecture on fifh.

Meanwhile, College o Science, GubatCampus, C, and Polangui Campus ranked sec-ond, third, ourth, and fifh, respectively, in theCheerleading Competition.

o avoid errors and conflicts between theUniversity Student Council and the College Stu-dent Councils (CSCs), Roberto Cardio, the ex-ecutive head o the competition, decided to holdthe results.

Kasi po para if may mali sa mai-aanouncenamin, ma-troubleshoot namin kasi ang iniisip kopo kung mag-aanounce kami tapos may mali palaat pumunta sa amin yung CSC, eh magkakaroonna naman ng issue, so kaya ko po hindi munaipina-announce para yung mailalabas naming nainormationis tama, he said.

However, the council posted the results othe competition on their official acebook page at8:54 P.M. last night.

IPESR breaksCBEMs Pep

Squad winningchain

by Ivy C. Cuebillas

COMICSby John Paul Revilla

illustration by Christian Deano Echague