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Beyond a monochrome vision of gender

Posted on 29 June 201329 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

Alongside the giant rainbow flag laid across the steps of Palma Hall Thursday, there stood two women in long white dresses who stood out just as colorful.
It was their wedding, after all.

Sampa lady guard stabbed while on duty

Posted on 28 June 201329 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

A lady guard was stabbed by two unidentified suspects while on duty early Thursday morning at the Sampaguita Dormitory.
The incident occurred between 2:00 to 3:00 am, according to reports from the adjacent Kamia Dormitory.

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IN FOCUS: Pride March 2013

Posted on 27 June 201329 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

The Academic Oval was bathed with rainbow colors as the UP community gathered to celebrate its annual Pride March, which aims to promote gender equality. Various student groups participated in the march, which started in front of the Palma Hall (AS) Steps and to the Oblation statue, which was dressed with rainbow-shaded wings and train.

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IN FOCUS: Candle-lighting for Karen and She

Posted on 27 June 201329 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

The UP community gathered yesterday to call for the surfacing of students Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan as the day marked the seventh year of their disappearance.

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Cultural pep rally sends off dance troupe, varsity teams

Posted on 25 June 201330 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

Three days before leaving the Philippines, the UP Filipiniana Alumni Dance Troupe showcased their world-class performance at the annual UP Pep Rally, held Monday at the College of Human Kinetics gym.

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UP in black and white

Posted on 23 June 201329 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

Nostalgia was almost palpable in the air as “The Celluloid Campus: the University of the Philippines in the Cinematic Imagination” exhibit was launched Tuesday to commemorate UP’s 105th founding anniversary.

IN FOCUS: Hunyo 20 BOR Mob

Posted on 21 June 201321 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

Nagtipon-tipon ang mahigit 500 kasapi ng komunidad ng UP sa Quezon Hall kahapon upang igiit sa Board of Regents (BOR) ang pagpapatupad ng 100% tuition loan at ang kanilang pagtutol sa UP Land Use Plan.

UP at 105: ‘pride of place’

Posted on 20 June 201320 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

Text by Justine Jordan Photos by Anjon Galauran and Luis Hidalgo, UP Aperture The University of the Philippines celebrated its 105th founding anniversary this year with an attempt to bring back…

COLUMN: Right value for one’s name

Posted on 19 June 201319 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

The University of the Philippines is home to powerful minds who serve as movers and shakers of the country. To leave a lasting mark in such a renowned institution may seem a daunting task – to some, it may as well be impossible.
But others take it quite literally. Some opt to have their names inscripted on walkways along the Academic Oval, while some settle with classroom labels, where each letter of one’s moniker corresponds to their generous donation.

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INFOGRAPHIC: UP at 105

Posted on 18 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

What does a century and five years of premier and nation-serving education mean? Tinig ng Plaridel traces the roots of the University of the Philippines as we celebrate its 105th founding anniversary.

Lady Maroons reign in Ateneo Open 2013

Posted on 17 June 2013
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by John Edison Ubaldo Coming off from a disappointing University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 75 stint, the UP Women’s Volleyball Team bagged the Ateneo Open 2013 championship…

CHK inaugurates new basketball gym

Posted on 15 June 201316 June 2013
byTinig ng Plaridel

by John Edison Ubaldo | Two weeks before the season opening of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the UP College of Human Kinetics (CHK) inaugurated its new Men’s Basketball Team Gym and staged two exhibition matches for its official launch Saturday. PHOTOS BY Anjon Galauran