Candidates vying for posts in the University Student Council (USC) failed to cite specific actions they had taken on the implementation of the five-year Electronic UP (eUP) Project in the annual elections forum UPFront at the Film Center Friday. Representatives of the three parties admitted they were not present during the consultations and fora held within the university.
Candidates eyeing University Student Council (USC) posts from the three major political parties traded viewpoints Friday on timely university issues in an annual UP mudslinging debate.
Weeks of campaigns and debates all lead to one thing: a new line-up of students leaders expected to serve the college for another academic year. Before the seats become occupied by new faces, there is a need to assess the current council’s performance.
Clashing responses on the autonomy of the Freshies, Shiftees and Transferees (FST) Council left students with more questions than answers at last night’s Hot Off the Grill, the official miting de avance of the College of Mass Communication.
Incumbent councilors of the University Student Council (USC) criticized Friday the lack of unity among its members in Hot Off the Grill, the official miting de avance of the College of Mass Communication, when asked what happened to the “One Strong UP” catchphrase of the yellow-led outgoing council.
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons minus team captain Jinggoy Valmayor fell to the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, 4-1, in Game 1 of the UAAP Men’s Football Finals held at FEU Diliman in Quezon City.
The UP Board of Regents (BOR) conferred naming rights to SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) Chairperson and CEO Henry Sy Sr. during its last meeting on February 6 to acknowledge the company’s P400 million donation for the construction of the UP Professional Schools in Taguig.
Business Administration students have launched a campaign against the naming of their college after Cesar EA Virata, a known Marcos crony. The campaign, titled “One CBA,” began with a college-wide protest on February 11. A university-wide protest is set on February 18.
The University of the Philippines Women’s Chess team scored back-to-back wins in the 10th and 11th rounds of the UAAP Chess Tournament to strengthen their grip on the second place spot, while the Men’s Chess team split their assignments to remain on the sixth spot.
The University of the Philippines ended its UAAP Season 76 Women’s Volleyball campaign on a high note, dominating University of the East 25-16, 25-21, 25-18 Sunday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.