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ZERO LIMITS! (clockwise) The Persimmon and Heliotrope teams perform their cheers at the start of the G-Prix, team captains Jeric Pacaba and JJ Asis share the top trophy at the middle; The Grand Prix team and ExeComm watch behind the scenes; and 3 teams go nationalistic forming the Philippine flag’s colors. (R. Mallari, E. Ladignon, A. Esteban)

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AT ENCM’s first Leadership Edge this year held last September 8 at the Balay Kalinaw, speaker Glenn Luna stressed the need for vision in any area of leadership.

Luna, former ENCM-UP president and now one of its advisers, said that vision statements were crucial for organizations and people.

Among the characteristics of vision state-ments, Luna said, were being brief and challeng-ing the impossible.

This event that lasted from morning till noon was attended by both ENCM members and applicants. After Luna’s seminar, the partici-pants did a workshop where groups conceptu-alized an organization of their own and gave a vision and mission statement to it.

Among the “orgs” thought up were vegetari-ans, kikays, and an org taking care of jeepney passenger lines.

BEYOND VISION Luna explains the need for thinking ahead in an organization (above) and a group (below) introduces their “org.”

LEADERSHIP EDGE ‘08

Luna says ‘C’mon!’

E. LADIGNON, A. ESTEBAN

AS PART OF its “Zero to Max” theme, ENCM-UP decided to go beyond the annual Sports Fest and turn it into the Grand Prix, an Amazing Race-meets-Olympics all-day affair.

Six teams were formed to run across seven spots across campus last Sept. 13. (see back). The teams are Persimmon (Orange) led by Jed Lolos, Celadon (Green) led by Dman Gallardo, Saffron (Yellow) led by Edison Espadilla, Cerulean (Blue) led by Roy Dela Cruz, Heliotrope (Purple) led by Jeric Pacaba, and Vermillion (Red) led by JJ Asis.

Out of the cryptically-named teams, Heliotrope and Vermillion both emerged victorious.

Each of the games in all the stations were con-ceptualized by the Sports Committee led by Joshua Paunil.

Aside from being challenging, the different games were also chosen for building teamwork and lead-ership traits among the participants. The teams were also called to make certain “sacrifices” for team members during the race.

BULONG by joaquin valdes

VALDES, also an ENCM mem, on the 30-minute movie: “It’s 1 vs. 100. It’s that causing struggle to stand by the truth despite everyone disbelieving or disagreeing with you.”

Starring Sid Lucero and Maita Ponce, Bulong is the story of Julio who lives in a controlled world and hears voices. They tell him to go beyond the norms that may cost him his sanity and his relationship with his partner. Bulong also bagged the Golden Duck award for Best

Short Narrative at the 2nd New Beijing International Movie Week last June and was also screened at the prestigious 61st Cannes International Film Festival in France last May.

• Shown in ENCM-UP’s 1st Alternative Class Learning Experience (ACLE) since 2006

• Held Aug. 14 at P&G Hall in Eng’g with 100+ attendees

• Won Best Film Thesis in CMC

ENCM races around UP in first-ever Grand Prix

by encm externals

Kristine Sobrepeña Andrew Jonathan Bagaoisan

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executive committee 08-09

Daryl Homer Ramos President Hazel Ruth Turingan Executive Vice President Ma. Lourdes Joy Fernandez Executive Secretary Urane Leslie Maambong VP-Externals Keithleen Grace Santos VP-Finance & Marketing Dennis Xavier Matela VP-Human Resources Jan Reynold Agustin VP-Logistics Likha Minimo VP-Publicity & Communications

ENCM is a worldwide or-ganization in universities, partnering with schools to help students excel in their academics, develop leader-ship skills, be a positive influence in their commu-nity, and pursue a God-centered lifestyle. ENCM’s four priori-ties are in the word LIFE: Leadership, Integrity, Faith, and Excel-lence. ENCM-UP is a member of the UP Christian Community.

Revisiting the GP ‘08 stations

THE event previously known as the Sports Fest becomes different this

year because of its way-bigger scope. Instead of the UP Track Oval, the

colored teams traverse the campus. Here’s a review of those stations.

(from N. Revilleza, R. Mallari, A. Esteban)

7 Points, 1 Goal

Ipil Dorm In a line, the team must fill two buckets at the back with water by pass-ing a plastic cup backward.

Beta Way The teams must shoot as many small balls into “hoops” of two mates. The catch? Shooters are blindfolded.

NIGS Building Blindfolded, all team members are each given a number and must arrange themselves without talking.

FC Diwata Garden The teams play Dr. Quack-Quack. But only the Doc can see.

Nat’l Eng’g Center

A group of 8 per team must stay

together inside a large piece of cloth

being folded by game masters.

Track Oval Only a certain

number of body parts from the

team could touch the ground.

Villadolid Hall All members form

the figure 8 and attempt to pass a

hula-hoop through them.

Batch ‘08 apps aim for max ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE students rose up and took the challenge of joining ENCM-UP by signing up at its AS Walk and Math Building booths put up last August 4 to 8.

Composed of 34 males and 91 females, this year’s applicants start at Ground Zero, their orientation and the first part of the Zero to Max theme.

Their goal is to be MAXimized and to be inducted as new members at the end of the semester-long application period.

For them to reach the goal, they have to garner at least 15,000 points by at-tending ENCM-UP and Memdrive events, spending hours in the tambayan and accomplishing simple tasks given by members.

In his message to the applicants in the sigsheet, ENCM-UP President Daryl Homer Ramos stressed the purpose of the Zero to Max memdrive and applica-tion process.

“Its goal is to bring you closer to maximizing your leadership potential,” Ramos said. “I used the word closer because our goal of training you does not end with this membership drive but will continue until you graduate from this university.”

Applicants who successfully fulfill the memdrive’s requirements will be inducted this December at ENCM-UP’s year-end event.

PDA @ BA To help the BA freshmen get to know their blockmates plus the members of ENCM-UP, a party entitled

“PDA: Propel Your Dreams to Action” kicked off last June 19 at the Victory QC Center.

UP alumnus Arch. Kelvin de Chavez of de Chavez Designs firm talked about the impor-tance of pursuing dreams.

Food and games as well as a disco ball were prepared to fill the night with fun and excite-ment as the freshies and members built stronger bonds with each other.

Freshies learn ABC As another part of the FOPC, ENCM-UP

held its Alternative Block Class last June 28 at Church of the Risen Lord Kiosk.

Nineteen freshmen attended the awareness activity that featured student-leader speakers. They tackled anti-hazing topics and handed the freshies practical tips to adjust in UP.

UP freshies welcomed ENCM-UP landed among the top university

orgs in the annual Freshman Orientation Program Committee (FOPC). Its design was also one of 2 picked for the FOPC shirt.

The org handled two blocks this year: D2 from Business Administation and H1 from Fine Arts. ENCM members welcomed 50 of them last June 10 at ISSI Building. They got

freebies such as slings, ball pens and Form 5 cases. Other freshies got free LIFE SIMs in ENCM booths at AS Walk and Math Building.

Scenes from the orientation & signup booth (L. Guillermo & E. Henon)

Pics: K. Santos, E. Ladignon