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Journalism seniors win in national thesis tilt

By DENISE ANGELA E. SALAZAR coordinator of the Artlets Journalism pro- UST does not have its own college for Com-
gram and coach of the winning team, there munication, we are at par with UP,” he add-
SENIOR Journalism students from the Fac- were four undergraduate teams from UST ed.
ulty of Arts and Letters (Artlets) won in the that competed in the national tilt. Graduate School student Susan Jo
National Communication Research Confer- “Thesis writing is something that not bagged the best paper award for her study
ence (NCRC) held at the University of the many people want to do even if they are entitled “The ‘Evolving Self’ in the Narra-
Philippines-Diliman (UP-D), defeating com- forced to, simply because it is difficult. Com- tives of Recording Addicts: A Journey to Sym-
munication researches from other universi- petitions like NCRC encourage students to bolic Interactionism” under the category
ties last January 13. write thesis not just for the sake of passing “Community Communication: Communica-
Lou Mariz Abadilla, Mery Rose Ajero, the course,” Opiniano said. tion that originates from, circulates in, and
Mary Janine Baban, and Carissa Caraig He added that before the competition, reasons with communities,” while another
bagged the best paper presentation award the UST teams were worried about contend- Graduate School student, Sherelle Mainica
with their thesis “Rhetoric of Radio: The Lan- ing against the other participating schools. Perez, bagged the best paper presentation
guage of AM radio news and its implication “We felt anxious at the start of the com- award for her research “Free and fearless:
in the structural journalism approach of ra- petition because UP is the one offering Com- The online disinhibition effect in blogs and
dio journalism” under the category “Keeping munication Research in the undergraduate social networks” under the category “Trans-
Up with Evolutionary Media.” level and they have faculty members who formative Media: To transform and be trans-
“I feel so blessed and happy. We are all specialize in research. We were surprised formed by the media.”
happy because the honor is not just for our that the entries of the undergraduate and Other undergraduate theses of journal-
group but for UST as well,” Abadilla said. graduate teams from UST won,” he said. ism seniors that were included in the tilt
According to Jeremaiah Opiniano, thesis “Right then we realized that even though were “Relationship Between News Browsing
and News Selecting to Readers’ Level of News
Literacy” by Gerardine Anne Lucero, Isabella
Angelica Millanes, Maricar Mojica, and Jes-
samine Ver; “Re-evaluating newsworthiness
in the age of Tweeting: A content analysis of
online news stories with tweets” by Hahyun
Chang, Nichole Cruz, Charmaine de Lazo,
Abbijah Dulnuan, and Inkyoung Hwang; and
“Provincial newspaper reportage and collec-
tive identity: A content analysis on the con-
tributions of the Bohol Chronicle in the for-
mation of the Boholano identity” by Pamela
Cabrera, Alyssa Ashley Cruz, Peevi Jannsen
Juan, Alexandra Marie Saclao, and Maiqui
Rome Sta. Ana
The NCRC aims to develop the students’
research writing and presentation skills, to
promote awareness about the importance
of communication research; to share the
findings of student researches with other
communication and media students, teach-
(From left to right) Journalism seniors Lou Mariz Abadilla, Mery Rose Ajero, Mary Janine ers, and practitioners nationwide; and to
Baban, and Carissa Caraig won the Best Paper Presentation Award in the undergraduate provide a venue for students to have a na-
category of the National Communication Research Conference held at the University of the tional network among themselves and pro-
Philippines-Diliman last January 13. ARDIGAIL C. SARANGELO fessionals. F

Bes Soc supports mental institution in Prime BLP

By TRINA MAE R. MENDIOLA ness to various mental institutions in the said.
country. In line with the event was the Search
THE BEHAVIORAL Science Society (Bes “The primary aim of the event is to for Mr. and Ms. Prime 2012 wherein Bes
Soc) participated in Prime 2012: The Bet- help chosen mental institutions by provid- junior Joanne Bernardo and sophomore
ter Life Project (BLP), an inter-university ing funds (proceeds of the event) and to Jeinnil Ruiz represented the University.
gathering of psychology students from expose students studying Psychology or Bernardo was crowned Ms. BLP along
the Ateneo De Manila University (Ateneo Behavioral Science on the current situa- with Jethro Perez from UP-Manila as Mr.
Psyche), De La Salle University (Samahan tion of the said institutions,” Bes Soc Presi- BLP.
ng mga Sikolohiya), and University of the dent Patrick Remo said. “Since Better Life Project is a fund rais-
Philippines-Manila (Behavioral Studies So- The AFP Psychiatric Department is the ing event, I plan to continue such advoca-
ciety), held last January 13 at the Amber beneficiary institution of the Bes Soc. cies,” Bernardo said. “I believe that it is a
Ultra Lounge, The Fort. “We are born not for ourselves alone good way of sharing what we have and
It was a night of socialization conduct- but because we are responsible in creating of promoting awareness especially to the
ed for the purpose of charity and aware- a mutually beneficial environment,” Remo Thomasian community.” F

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