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Long Overdue

“Old habits die hard” – Mick Jagger

The first semester of S.Y. 2012-2013 ended with students and parents flocking in front of the Accounting windows to settle their dues, making one of the most secluded areas in the campus a blockbuster hit. The long line meant rows of chairs and an extension of standing people all the way to the Admin Lobby. However, the line is not the only thing that has raised eyebrows and tempers; it is also how long a transaction takes to get done. It seems that receiving payments and issuing receipts require much time that a student spends as much as 3 hours waiting for his or her turn. It came to a point that a movie screening was held to make it less of an ordeal. We have just seen the longest and slowest-moving line in years, which still continues until this semester. What could have contributed to this scenario?

Of course, we can quickly point out that the cashiers are not doing their job well. Classic behind-the-glass stories of these people surfing the Internet and chatting idly while at work come out faster than showbiz gossip. Also, Araullians complain that they are not exactly warm and accommodating when dealing with them. Aside from this, the usual excuse of glitches in the school management system (SMS) also plays a part in the lengthy transactions. Instead of speeding the process up, the SMS has proven to be a culprit in slowing things down with its constant technical troubles. The quality of service does not seem to welcome profits and stakeholders (students, parents), driving them away instead. 

On the other hand, students can also be blamed for the congested lines. We are given three terms to pay for our tuition fees and yet, most of us choose to procrastinate and settle dues towards the end of the semester. This has led to weeks of clearing old accounts and shelling out more money for completion forms. What does this say about us? Some might argue that no one can really anticipate when financial difficulties will arise but then again, it might just be that we are not responsible enough to perform our duties as Araullians. If this habit persists, it might infect our attitude towards our studies, and in the long run, our work.

AU-PHINMA and its children appear to be taking opposite directions when it comes to all aspects of university life.  However, in this matter, both appear to be at fault in giving their best for quality service, which is crucial in providing quality education. What can we do to meet halfway and realize this?

We all know what to do. It is already long overdue. Ma. Gladys Repollo

Albuera, Bernardo qualify for NSO Regionals

Rea Mariz Albuera and Jazbelle Bernardo, 1^st year BS Accountancy students clinched 3^rd and 6^th places respectively in the National Statistics Office (NSO) Provincial Eliminations, Statistics Quiz held on NEUST Sumacab Campus, Cabanatuan City last November 3.

Coached by Mr. John Bernardino and Mrs. Catalina Lacuna, the pair will proceed to compete in Pampanga for the Regional leg of the said competition. Dan Kevin Roque

Roque wins Lacaba Special Citation

Guilders as they perform during Lunduyan's Cultural Night

Viewpoint Managing Editor Dan Kevin Roque receives special citation in Poetry for the 8^th Gawad Emman Lacaba Lunduyan 2012, the Luzon-wide press convention conducted by the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) at the Water District Training Center, Dagupan City, Pangasinan last October 22 to 26.

Roque, after receiving his Special
Citation for Poetry.

Roque’s winning three-piece poem suite includes That Bloody Day, a commemoration on the Maguindanao Massacre.

Aside from Roque, Editor-in-Chief Ma. Gladys Repollo and writer Bryan Joseph Peralta also represented AU-PHINMA in the event. For five days, student-journalists trained for various journalism skills and took part in socially relevant fora.

CEGP is the oldest and widest alliance of student publications in the Asia-Pacific while Gawad Emman Lacaba is a literary competition named after poet and martyr Emmanuel Lacaba. Bryan Joseph Peralta, Ma. Gladys Repollo

Dream

                                    

Dream

Rouie Victoria Ramos

In that peaceful paradise,

Flowers bloom and rainbow shines.

The light reflects through my eyes,

Finds my heart to where it strikes.

Birds do hum sweet melodies,

Makes my feet dance carefully.

Then there’s someone that I see,

Run to me so rapidly.

He holds my hand with so much grace

Pulls me to go to somewhere else.

“Walk with me my lovely ace.”

“That voice” then I look at his face.

Man in my dreams I’ve looked for

Right now beside me with no bore.

“I’ll be with you forevermore”

Makes my heart want him more.

Each day we have keeps us closer

Time and love shared together

Endless joy lasts forever

Lived happily ever after.

Rouie Victoria Ramos is a BS Accountancy freshman and is the Web Administrator of Viewpoint. She dedicates this poem to the man she sees in her dreams, hoping that one day, they'll be together forever.

Pagkakaibigan

Pagkakaibigan

Christina Sanchez

Nag-umpisa sa napakatahimik,

Ni isa man ay walang umiimik.

Ngunit nang magkapalagayang-loob,

Animo’y magkakapatid.

Pearl, Saphire, Jade, at Diamond.

Pagkakakilanlan na sumuyod

sa ating karunungan at talento

Bumuo ng ating pagkatao

Sa lahat ng bagay na pinagdaraanan

Kasiyahan.

Kalungkutan.

Kabiguan.

Mga unos ng buhay na dumaan,

Siyang nagpatatag ng ating samahan.

Pagsasamahang walang maitutumbas

Ala-alang kailanma’y ‘di lilipas

sa puso at isipan ng bawat isa.

Christina Sanchez is a first-year Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in English student  and a junior staff of Viewpoint. She dedicates this poem to her friends and classmates for four years in  Guimba National High School, Special Science Class.

Silence spoils FREEDOM

Encouraging free thought is one of the indicators that a university is an excellent ground for developing talent. A university should be a place of learning and light, after all. However, here in Araullo University-PHINMA, students do not enjoy the kind of freedom they deserve for a variety of reasons.

Primarily, it is due to the fact that we, as an entirety, have developed an apathetic and conformist culture that has permeated our very soul, making us think that we only deserve what we get, forcing us to settle for second best. In the plainest of words, we believe that we are not worthy of being among the top, that we cannot compete with others and actually win. This culture is one of mediocrity: we are given freedom, but our silence and inaction merely spoils it.

We have become a conglomeration of people pleasers, trying to suck up at every opportunity: Freely giving false praises, but afraid to voice out honest criticism for fear of persecution. We have developed this defeatist attitude that we cannot do anything about the realities we suffer everyday, because we think we are small. Being a school proud of producing nationally recognized student-leaders, it is sad that at the very basic level of the studentry, we still have this deep-rooted problem of indifference.

What is the root of this culture? From my standpoint, I see this situation beginning with trivial experiences of disappointment, frustration, and hassle. Through the years, these daily experiences accumulated, eventually frustrating us as a whole. Indeed, it is easy to see that this culture is long in the making, taking years of build up and sedimentation to congeal until it has become the way of life we are used to. Breaking this culture will take long as well, maybe even longer than it took to form.

Even now, there are some students who try to voice out their concerns, but most of us are prevented from doing so by the stereotype that those who complain are but rebels; mavericks who do not understand the harmonious flow of the system. There are these students who exert serious effort to involve others in leadership and community development. Even our own university, through the thrusts of different departments, encourages us to be a part of these various programs geared to equip us with life skills. But the studentry is simply disinterested.

Until we, the students, actively seek the means and the power to wield our freedom effectively, we will be ever in the shadow of doubt. We will be limited by all sorts of fears at every turn, believing that the boogeyman is lurking at every corner. We are inheritors of a great past, heirs to a legacy of successful and prominent student leaders. The university is here to help us, but we must first accept that offer of assistance. What we, the Araullians of this era, really need is courage: the courage to try and take the lead. Dan Kevin Roque

Life Can Be Better

AU-South Plan

The Philippine Investment-Management (PHINMA) Group of Companies remains true to its mission of creating a better quality of the Filipino life. Phinma’s brand of excellence has been creating waves in the business sector for the past 56 years; the vision of three optimistic gentlemen for the country is gradually building our destiny of being at par with the rest of the world. When the Group acquired Araullo University in 2004, Novo Ecijanos were given the opportunity to share the PHINMA dream, and make it real as well.

As we extend Hawak Kamay to everyone, we move forward to an era where studying in the province is no longer a cheaper alternative but a primary choice to make our lives better. Indeed, Araullo University-PHINMA has come a long way from the humble class of 27 law students in 1950. Ma. Gladys Repollo

As read by COO and SVP Ms. Ana S. Chua during the AU-South Campus Groundbreaking.

Tahanan Kapiling ang mga Kaibigan

Tahanan Kapiling ang mga Kaibigan

Celina Castillo

Magkahiwahiwalay man tayo,

aAt iba-iba man ang ating mga gusto,

Lagi nyong tatandaan na minsan,

Nagkasama tayo sa pagbuo ng kasiyahan.

Dumating man ang ilang problema,

May nagka-away man na iba,

Sa huli napagbati rin sila,

Ng masasaya nilang alaala.

Salamat sa bawat oras na kasama ko kayo,

Binuo nyo ang nawawalang parte ng buhay ko,

Hindi lang kayo narito sa isip ko,

Tumagos pa hanggang sa puso ko.

Kung may isang bagay ako na nais balikan,

Uulit-ulitin kong kayo’y masamahan,

Hindi lang tayo basta magkakaibigan,

Dito ko napatunayan na may isang TAHANAN…

Celina Castillo is a sophomore BS in Accountancy student at Araullo University-PHINMA and is one of the senior staff of the student publication Viewpoint. She dedicates this poem to all the friends she made in her two-year stay in the university.

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AU reaches out to the South

AU-PHINMA opened the second semester with the Groundbreaking ceremony the AU-South Campus last November 5. Selected AU-PHINMA staff, instructors, and students, as well as representatives from DepEd, partner schools, and the locality attended the program opened by Ms. Ana S. Chua, EVP/COO of AU-PHINMA.

Guest speakers shared their wishes and excitement about the rise of the South Campus. After the blessing rites, AU-PHINMA CEO Dr. Chito B. Salazar and Ms. Chua led the groundbreaking and the laying of the time capsule. According to Dr. Salazar, the South Campus is AU-PHINMA’s way of reaching out to the students from the south and extending PHINMA’s gift of quality and affordable education. He also shared the plans of having affordable transportation between the two campuses.

Graduate School Dean Lulu Diamante, Ph. D. formally closed the program as students from Hospitality and Tourism Management Society (HTMSAU) served refreshments to the guests. Denise Elizabeth Gutierrez