UP CURSOR Big Monitor (2nd Sem, 09-10)

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monitorUP ASSOCIATION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJORS

YEAR END ISSUE

3RD ISSUE | 2ND SEMESTER 09-10


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{message}AY 2009-2010 is nearing its end and like every end of an academic year, we always try to

reevaluate ourselves on how well or how bad we performed in our acads. It is not only that

we get to check our grades or contemplate on how we performed academic-related duties but

it is more of how we think of ourselves ending another academic year and anticipating the

next level of another year of schooling and all. For the graduating students, you cannot take

away the excitement and at the same time the realization of completely ending another

chapter of your life.

This academic year, the Academic Affairs Committee tried its best to monitor

examination schedules of the members. It is part of our objective to be aware of academic-

related activities of the members like exams because in this way we could be aware of each

members occupied days. It is also to give us the chance to motivate members to do well ontheir examinations. Also, as part of this promotion of academic wellness, we are continuously

working on rebuilding the CURSOR Library. By the end of this year, we really hope that the

locker for books in our tambayan will not only serve as reservoir of unusable books but a

library that could be used by each member and really help them on their studies as much as

possible (Go Acad Interns!). This year as well, we had successfully hosted a CS11/ES26 tutorial

for freshmen and non-CS students taking up these programming-related subjects.

On the other hand, academic wellness is only a small part of our committees job. It really

is the annual CURSOR events and other special projects that take up most of our time andenergy. This year, we are really grateful for holding two very fruitful ACLEs (Alternative

Classroom Learning Experience): first, last semesters film showing ofPirates of the Silicon

Valley, and last January, the film showing ofUp and Pixars Animated Short Films. We are

also thankful to those who attended the TechnoTalks and helped us out on organizing the

inter-high school Junior Programming Conference 2009, inter-collegiate Java Cup, and

Quizzardry. Actually, this year we are reviving CURSOR Student Excellence Award (CSEA) for

the member that is not only academically proficient but also an active and responsible

member of the organizationone who can balance his/her acads and CURSOR life at the

same time.

Next school year, I really hope that these kinds of events will not be taken for granted by

each member, whether it is for their academic wellness or for the organizations well-being.

But just a reminder: like what Mark Twain said, dont let schooling interfere with your

education.

/Josh Lagrimas, Outgoing Academic Affairs Committee Head

MONITOR

EDITOR IN CHIEF Paui Regonia | WRITERS Joscar Malacaman Jonas Roque Ru Santos

Catherine Sardona | ARTIST Danielle Torrecampo Anonymous | PHOTO CREDITS Jonas

Roque | LAYOUT Jhie Respino | OUTGOING INFOCOMM HEAD Angelyn Mercado


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{news features}

As per tradition, special awards were given to

members who stood out and rocked the last

Engineering Week.

Awarding took place during CURSOR's GenMeet onJanuary 20, 2010.

MVP: Nico

Mythical 5 (old mems):

Justin Josh Jocs Marianne Aaron

Rookie of the Year: Alex

Rookie Team (new mems):

Paulo G. Say Venesa Zac Anje

Most Improved: Marianne

Eng'g Week Couple: Migz and Cza

Show Stopper: Migz

Nagbalik-loob: Jonas

Erg Fighter Award: Jocs

Most Amazeng'g: Melvin

Rest Night Award: Jammengg Team

Mr. and Ms. Superbods: Benj and Reah

Voltron: Matress Stuffeng'g Team

Others (in the top 20):

Joel Izel Benj Ingrid Julian Navs Tiff Paolo P.

Congrats to the recipients! Award or no award,

anyone who poured out his or her heart for

EnggWeek (no matter the outcome) is already a

winner.

Now if youre really aiming to snag one, then

theres always NEXT EnggWeek! :)

AWARDS

ENGG

WEEK


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PRESIDENT / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEAD

22 REGONIA, PAUL ROSSENER

64 TAN, AVA MARIE

22 VILLANUEVA, MARIANNE ANGELIE

6 ABSTAIN

INTERNAL VICE-PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP

COMMITTEE HEAD103 CAPARAZ, AARON SIMON

11 ABSTAIN

EXTERNAL VICE-PRESIDENT / EXTERNAL

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEAD

107 PROSPERO, LYLE STEPHEN

7 ABSTAIN

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY / RECORDS

COMMITTEE HEAD

103 SAROL, MARIA JANINA

10 ABSTAIN

1 VOID

TREASURER / FINANCE COMMITTEE HEAD

97 LIM, EMMANUEL JOHN

16 ABSTAIN

1 VOID

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEAD

105 FELIZMENIO, EDGARDO JR.

8 ABSTAIN

1 VOID

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE HEAD

111 TABLANG, MARTIN LEANDRO

2 ABSTAIN

1 VOID

INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

COMMITTEE HEAD

100 MERIALES, MELVIN

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CURSOR ELECTIONS

CURSOR members once again exercised their

right to be heard and their right to vote for the

next Executive Committee as everyone actively

participated during this year's electoral period.

The Electoral Committee released the list of

members eligible for office on Feb 9, whichwas then followed by the nominations on Feb

16-17.

Filing of candidacy lasted until Feb 26, with

three candidates for Presidency and one for

each of the other committees except for Acad.

Filing for that position was extended. The list

of candidates was finally completed on Feb 28.

The Miting de Avance took place on Mar 3 in

Melchor Hall, where the candidates presented

their plans of action should they be elected for

office. It was, as always, interesting to see their

plans and watch them answer on-the-spot

questions from the live audience.

Finally, members flocked the tambayan on

Mar 9-10 for the election proper. Turnout was

good, with a total of 114 votes. These were

immediately tallied and the results released in

the evening of Mar 10.

The Electoral Committee 2010 was composed

of Jhie Respino (Chairman), Chris Agupitan,

Joan Bagunu, Patrick Consunji, Leah Lugtu,

Ryan Limlingan, and Tin Salonga.

RESULTS>>

{news features}


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{news features}INVADING LAGUNA. This semester's Sexy Semender c/o the new Executive

Committee was held on April 9-10 at Horizon View Hotel in Los Baos, Laguna. It

was also the site for a bunch of other notable events: Induction Rites, Turnover

Ceremonies, and the announcement of the CSEA winner.

THE EPITOME. A collaborative project between Mem and Acad, the CURSOR

Student Excellence Award (CSEA) promotes excellence not only as a student but

also as a member of the organization. After an extensive nomination and

deliberation process, this year's CSEA Recipient is Sarah Rigodon! Congrats!

I AM CURSOR. March 19 marked the finals night for the EngineeringOrganization Excellence Awards held at the Engineering Theater. It is an annual

event of ARISE and is also one of the most anticipated events by many

Engineering organizations. CURSOR has been a consistent finalist in this event,

proving to everyone that being Sexy never goes out of style.

CURSOR PARTNERS WITH UP EdCirc. With the initiative of the UP EdCirc,

CURSOR took part in this years Mulat Aklat: a book drive campaign for the young

learners. The campaign was headed by new CURSOR member, Stephen Ko.Masasabi kong successful ang outcome dahil nalampasan ng CURSOR ang

target of 43 books, Stephen remarked. By estimation, CURSOR managed to

collect and donate 60+ books to the host organization. Thanks sa mga apps. Sila

mostly ang nagbigay ng book, Stephen added. This event allowed CURSOR to

open a new world to the kids by sharing to them different kinds of books; each

having its own story to tell. Only their imagination will be their limit.

RETRO ENGG. In line with the College ofEngineerings Centennial Celebration,

everyone came together to celebrate Retro Engg Week. There was theparade/motorcade on February 15, and CURSOR was there with Ton, Miss

CURSOR 2009, as muse. February 19 saw the culmination with Retro Engg Week

Talent Night, featuring performances faculty, alumni, and students, including

CURSORs very own Awitaners.

KIDS AT HEART. CURSOR's latest ACLE offering, The Wilderness Must Be

Explored!, may possibly be the organization's most attended ACLE to date. On

January 28, students from different colleges hiked all the way up AECH to watch

a series of Pixar short flicks and a film showing of the movie Up.

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{literary features}Last January 29, 2010 (Friday) the UP CURSOR applicants, APPostles,

held their Talents Night at the Balay Kalinaw. The event started at 6PM

and ended at 9PM. With the theme Glee, the APPostles showcased

their talents in the musical area, featuring various dance and song

numbers, as well as other interesting talents.

The first performers were Cassie, Cath, Ru, Dette and Van, who

danced to a medley of Chocolate Love by SNSD, Ai no Imi wo Oshiete

by W (Double You), and a Philippine Folk Dance. Next was DJ with her

Doble Kara performance of Nananaginip ng Gising. Her performance

kept the audience entertained. She was also a contender for the Best

Talent award. Next up was a duet from Anton and Nicole. They sangSomebody to Love by Queen. This was followed by, Tine, JD, CJ, Chel

and Nica who were the Spice Girls of the night dancing Stop Right Now.

Next was a collaboration between JR and Patrick with the song Harana

by Parokya ni Edgar, JR singing the vocals while Patrick playing the

guitar. Following them was another song number from Ken. He sang

Fireflies by Owl City while playing the guitar. Another SNSD group

followed. Nicole, DJ, Danielle, Apryll and Hebs danced to the upbeat

song, Gee. The next performer was Ryan Arana, voted the Best Talent

for the night. He wowed the audience with his beautiful rendition ofSway by Michael Buble. Truly, his voice deserves the award! Next up, a

contrast to the previous song numbers, was Rye with a spectacular

freestyle dance. Another KPOP group composed of Eds, Ace, Vin, Joel

and Ryan Caro danced Ring Ding Dong by Shinee. They surprised the

audience with their freestyle moves in the middle of their

performance. Next was Jared with a unique performance. He hula-

hooped while singing on stage! Lastly, Ace, again, performed on stage.

This time, he held a magic show with audience participation from

chosen CURSOR members.

Their Finale, the Batch Talent, was the APPostles rendition of Dont

Stop Believing from Glee (but originally performed by Journey)

wherein the applicants were dressed uniformly in red. In the middle of

the performance, the applicants gave a gift to their respective bytes, as

a thank you for taking care of them during the application process.

Sana sa memcom nalang kayo sumipsip, commented a member with

a laugh. But it was all-smiles as the APPostles delivered the final notes

of their performance, with everybody else applauding.

The night ended with JM, the Membership Committee Head, delivering

a speech to the applicants, and announcing who won Best Talent.

Sana wala na mag-defer. Keep up the application period! JM said.

Then, the applicants cheered, overjoyed upon completing their Talents

Night. Kahit isang week lang nag-practice at super nakakapagod at

nakakastress, sobrang fulfilling nung natapos na! said an applicant.

APPOSTLES!!! Dontstop believeing! Hold on to that feeling!

/Ru Santos

DONTSTOPBELIEVING


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{literary features}

Valentines Day may be long behind us,but who says we cant keep on talking about love??

Its February once again and what comes to

your mind when its February? Valentines

Day! For centuries, people have celebrated

Valentine's Day. Though it may have

originated as an ancient Roman feast, it

eventually came to be associated with a

Roman Catholic feast day on February 14th to

honor two Roman martyrs. Both of these

were called St. Valentine.

So this February means malls and parks

getting crowded by couples hanging around,

dating or strolling together. For some people,

Valentines means dates, chocolates and

roses. But I guess we are being too shallow by

what we think ofValentines. Love should be

expressed or shown not just this day or this

month. It should be expressed in any day.

This reminds me of a bible verse, 1

Corinthians 4:13, Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not

proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is

not easily angered, it keeps no record ofwrongs. Love does not delight in evil but

rejoices with the truth. It always protects,

always trusts, always hopes, always

perseveres. Love never fails. Like what they

said, love conquers all.

/Catherine Sardona

This is going to be the seventh time that I've decided to rewrite this article from the top. I findit strange that a wordsmith such as myself can't seem to be able to express what it is he wants

to say. Such is the nature of love; it is that feeling that defies words and definitions as if it has

a mind of its own and perhaps indeed it does. I've often written about love in my poems and it

is one of the most beautiful things to write about because it captures so much of human

experience and emotions that the thought of it is enough to drive a person mad with ecstasy

or despair. I asked myself if I was the right person to write about love since I've never entered

a relationship before. It is then I realized how love goes beyond relationships, goes beyond

labels and meaning. I realized that love is indeed undefinable.

Love transcends the different layers of human emotions, it permeates through the different

phases of human experience. It's something that's not easy to write about because it's

different for everyone and to generalize would do it great injustice. Such a perfect idea need

not be caged in imperfect words. Love is something that should be experienced in order to be

understood and even then it is only that experience that you'll understand. For me, it is like

poetry which is not meant to be simply read but rather it invites the reader to be completely

immersed in its every aspect, drowning in that faint yet powerful sensory journey. Therefore,

I cannot write about love in general; I can only write about my love and nothing else but that.

contd

This Valentines Day

Of Love and Moving On

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When it comes, just grab it with both hands and never let go.


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{literary features}It seems strange that I'm having trouble writing this article as it would seem

strange that after eight months, I'm still having trouble moving on. This is

probably because I dislike that phrase: 'moving on'. For me it is the anti-

thesis of love because in truth where can you move on from love. One may

say that we don't move on from love but rather we move on from the

object of our love. To that I say: Is it possible to separate the one we love

from love itself?. I say this because as I was writing about love, deep inside

I knew that I'm writing about a single person and no longer the idea in

general. At this point I'd like to admit that there were many before whom I

loved and I've moved on from those experiences albeit with great struggle.

Time has been a forceful agent of this phenomenon and it would take a

great love to win against Chronos, itself. How I wish I'm capable of suchlove; of being able to embrace the excruciating pain of loneliness (although

we are never alone); of being able to spurn the compromises that time sets

before us. After all, compromise is the enemy of desire which is at the very

essence of love. Love doesn't compromise, it doesn't say: Pwede na 'to

and thus when we learn to compromise our love dies down and thus it can

be rebuilt anew. This is not necessarily a good or bad thing but it has

become a necessity in the world we live in; that same world that sought to

define the undefinable.

Love is stubborn that way and yet even in its most painful form, love

remains beautiful and alluring if one only dared to keep their eyes on her. It

is the kind of pain that allows you to smile genuinely despite the tears; like

mothers smiling upon their newly born babies even though they have been

literally torn up. In the process of labor, they might scream and shout in

pain that they hate their husbands and that they don't want this to happen

but deep inside lies that love for their child that enables them to carry on.

Such pure and uncompromising love allows them to be an inch within death

and still smile and laugh and remain in love. How I wish I am also capable of

such love. To love and not seek mastery over it but rather to embrace it

despite its thorns and be able to smile. For there is no love without pain.

There has always been pain when love is involved because it is the greatest

paradox of life. It is the finding of one's self in another and in time they will

come to odds with each other and thus sundering souls that are in love.

My soul has been sundered but then I'd have it no other way and this is

despite the fact that I know that time will eventually get the best of me and

I will grow weary but how I desire to never be weary. Such is life's greatest

crime: to put immortal love into the hearts of fragile creatures such as us.We may never be able to do justice to it but then there is no shame in

trying. The world will remind us that we must keep order and that we must

love another in order to maintain that order. Yet, it is in the chaos of my

heart where I am closest to understanding love and it is in the chaos where I

find her for the world has no hold where there are no rules and time has no

hold over the eternal. I hear it whisper when there is dead silence and it

bids me to tell you

When it comes, grab it with both hands and never let go.

Of LoveANDMoving

/Joscar Malacaman


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{montage}

COMMITTEE PHOTOSHOOT

JAVACUP

+QUIZZ

ARDRY


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{montage+survey}

CSELEBRATE29: DE


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{comics+birthdays}You Belong With Me?

/Danielle Torrecampo

Politika/Anonymous

20: Dan

24: Jhie

26: Anje

28: Ed

29: Alek

FEBRUARY

02: Wendy, Roy

03: Jonas

04: Raz

06: Riela

11: Aaron

14: Al, Cha

18: Mar, Karein

19: Jerome

24: Say

MARCH

02: JM

07: Jase*

10: Leah

11: Nico, Marvin

15: Tawn

20: Hans

24: Reah

25: Karin*

30: Izel**Happy 22nd!! :))

APRIL

01: Anacel

03: James, Gladys

04: Cza

08: Jeune

10: Bullet, Jap

19: Jamo

HAPPY+HAPPY

BIRTHDAY!


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I've heard it said

That people come into our lives for a reasonBringing something we must learnAnd we are led

To those who help us most to growIf we let them

And we help them in returnWell, I don't know if I believe that's true

But I know Im who I am todayBecause I knew you..

Like a comet pulled from orbitAs it passes a sun

Like a stream that meets a boulderHalfway through the wood

Who can say if I've been changed for the better?But because I knew you

I have been changed for good.

For Good, Wicked.

UP CURSOR Big Monitor (2nd Sem, 09-10)

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