Stude pubs, RCNS threatened by closure
by Mark Patrick Lorenzana

After years of loyal and unwavering service to the Carolinian students, Today’s CAROLINIAN and the Voice of Talamban are facing an uncertain future.

Students Affairs Services head Nimfa Alo requested a meeting with both publications last March 14, to discuss the selection of their respective editorial boards as the agendum. VOT did not attend the meeting, as they have already concluded their editorial board selection at that time. TC, being an autonomous institution, vehemently refused to let SAS interfere in their matters.

VOT and TC received letters from Vice President for administration Rev. Fr. Vicente Uy last July 8. The letters informed both publications that the school would stop collecting their funds this 2nd semester, unless they let a representative from the administration sit in during their editorial board selection. Without proper funding, VOT and TC would be forced to close down. For years, VOT and TC have been exercising their right to hold the editorial board exams and interviews freely, without intervention from the administration.

In a similar story, various student organizations staged a rally at around 2 pm last Wednesday against the administration and the Students Affairs Services outside the USC Main building. Student leaders from STAND, Anakbayan-USC Chapter, Student Christian Movement of the Philippines and the League of Filipino Students clamored for justice because of the recent closure of the Research Center for Nationalist Studies last July 1, among other issues. As a nationalist library, RCNS offers an alternative source of education and has a varied collection of rare books which tackle Philippine issues. RCNS is staffed by volunteer students of the university, and is funded by the USC-SSC and Today’s CAROLINIAN.

Victor Marlu Cantal, RCNS-in-charge and Supreme Student Council President Deogracias Cane received two separate letters from Rev. Fr. Uy, informing them of the administration’s plan to relocate the SSC’s office to the room currently occupied by RCNS before July 31. Cane, in an interview by TC, said that he was still negotiating with Uy regarding the matter because the RCNS office is “very small” and that the “room could not accommodate” 25 people from the SSC. Cane also added that the RCNS is not readily accessible, as it is located in the gymnasium, unlike the current SSC office, which is situated at the lobby. Eufracio Corvera, chief guard, turned down an interview by TC, and insisted that he knew nothing about the recent padlocking of the RCNS. Rev. Fr. Uy was not available for interview as of press time.

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SSC Holds concert for a cause
by Menger John Pino

The Supreme Student Council sponsored a concert titled Simpol ra bai last July 5 in the Talamban campus, at the basketball covered court.

The concert started at around 4:30 pm. Just after the night went up, the vivacious Carolinian crowd began thronging into the covered court to dance the night away with music brought about by the homegrown USC bands like The Metallica, Lord of the Strings, Pasakanin, and Time Lapse, among others. As the night progressed, the revelry did not fail to feature Cebu’s finest bands such as PG 18, Happy Days, Burning culture, and Daddy Divine. Each student who watched the show was requested to bring two canned goods and/or clothing as his/her admission.

The concert had three objectives: To welcome the first year students, enliven the true TC spirit of simplicity and artistry and finally, to accumulate bundles of joy such as sardines and used clothing. Hon. Mardi Alaine Dingal, project chairperson, noted that they still have to choose which barangay in Cebu would be the lucky beneficiary of the bundles of joy.

The concert was made possible through the joint efforts of the Inter-fraternity and Sorority Council, Scouts Royale Brotherhood, and the Amateur Radio club.

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