Sunday, March 25, 2007

blogs i visited

Analou- campus journalism dead?
Joowon- The campus journalism in auf is dead
Marianne- adverts I never knew existed
Spring- stand up
Rona- I apu ku
Almex- surviving the death
Ella- so what?
Crissanta- lazy stuffs
Melford- press freedom koh
Michelle- poem: alone
Rendy- at last
Arvie- journalism: act of responsibility
Mike- no matter what
Jel- boredom
Tinay- Cynthia
Gean- proud gean
Joyce- why is mike arroyo always linked to corruption
Archie- second last blog
Kayanne- old days

Thursday, March 15, 2007

freedom of expression

It has been stated that students here in angeles university foundation has no say to what the school says. We have no right to comment if ever we have a reaction to the sudden change of tuition fees or any kind of action that we do not agree to. unlike other schools like UP they have the right to protest and be open to what they feel. here in our school we are controlled ny the administration and what is said is said. maybe because students are scared to say what they really feel.

Well actually not only our school but all the univerties here in pampanga does not have the courage to contradict their administration. I do not know actually if its the lack of courage or lack of practice. it has been said the students must have an active voice but if you will notice everything they write about is always the latest news in the university but never what is really happening inside the university that is already affecting the students in a bad way.

it is better to have an active voice rather than to keep quiet because it is for us students to benefit for what we are paying for not the school to benefit from us.

The sudden change of uniform at AUF

it has been two years already since the school decided to change the style of our uniform. it was a shock to all of the students because it was unexpected by all. especially to the fourth year students who were going to graduate but still had no choice but to change their uniform their reason was it was a waste of money.

on the other had i had interviewed a lot of students studying in auf before the change of uniform and they said that one of the reasons why they enrolled in AUF was because of the cute uniform they had. it was a shock to almost every student because imagine wearing long sleeves in this kind of weather here in the philippines and the style of the skirt can be blown by the wind anytime when a truck or fast car passes by.

the school changed the uniform because they had learned that a lot of students are being harrased because some students have really short skirts. yes, it was cute and very convenient but a lot of students had been taken advantaged of guys even in their own classrooms. imagine pictures of AUF girls students under wear had been kept in a guys cellphone without even knowing. this i know beacause i was there and i saw it happen.

maybe yes, the sudden change of uniform at auf is a shock to us all but on the other hand the school was just trying to protect the dignity of the students of AUF. now students had been comfortable in the new style of uniform and i hope that they realize that the purpose of the school for changing it was not to make us look like "manangs" but to protect us and make us look respectable.