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selling four UAAP tickets!
2 tix — Men's games and UP v ADU
2 tix - UST vs UST women's

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[The Varsitarian @varsitarianust]

HULING ISANG LINGGO NA LANG PARA LUMAHOK SA IKA-40 NA GAWAD USTETIKA!

Tatanggap pa ang Varsitarian ng mga lahok na akda hanggang ika-10 ng Pebrero 2025, Lunes. Ang kompetisyon ay bukas sa mga sumusunod na kategoriya: Tula, Poetry, Katha, Fiction, Sanaysay, Essay, at Dulang May Isang Yugto/One-Act Play.

Bukás ang timpalak sa lahat ng mga mag-aaral sa kolehiyo at mga antas graduwado at posgrado sa UST sa Taong Akademiko 2024-2025. Sagutan ang Google Form (https://t.co/ZeGYuBzNlA) at ilakip ang mga sumusunod: kopya ng akda (MS Word format), kopya ng registration form ng kalahok, at Certification of Originality na nilagdaan ng isang propesor sa Ingles o Filipino.

Para sa mga katanungan, at iba pang detalye, tawagan sina Karis Tsang (0927 858 1633) at Diana Cabalo (0969 627 3910), o magpadala ng email sa [email protected].

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#ICYMI: Communication alumna Michelle Ngu-Nario will serve as executive director of the Philippine Educational Theater Association, while journalism alumna Joanna Marie “J-Mee” Katanyag was appointed artistic director.

https://t.co/ULAOnO8ruv

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#TOMASining: “Ang Higante”
Ni Roy Rene Cagalingan
Mula sa “Montage: Enduring the Storms of the Ages,” The Varsitarian Literary Magazine (Vol. 12, 2014)

Dumating ka sa kalye nang nagsasayaw.
Ang mga banderitas ay pumapalakpak,
mga kamay na makikinang sila habang
ang araw ay bahagya mong natakpan.

Ang mga bata ay nasa labas na at nag-aalmusal
ng torotot at tambol ng inarkilang banda.

Parang may sinasabi ka
nang tumitig ang mga papel
na matang hindi pumipikit.
Sabay hilis ng paningin,
isang tsubibo ng kulay.

(Dibuho ni Aisha Sofia M. Fortes/ The Varsitarian)

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ARTLETS OVERTAKES ENGINEERING AS FACULTY WITH HIGHEST ENROLLMENT TURNOUT: PRELIMINARY DATA

BREAKING: The Faculty of Arts and Letters has recorded the highest number of enrollees for Term 2, based on preliminary data from the Office of the Registrar released a week before the close of late enrollment.

As of Jan. 20, Artlets registered 3,755 enrollees, surpassing the Faculty of Engineering’s 3,684. The Faculty of Pharmacy logged 3,178 enrollees, followed by the College of Commerce and Business Administration with 2,660.

Total enrollment for the semester stands at 40,279 students, with 33,054 enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. Late enrollment will close on Jan. 27.

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The Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets) logged the highest enrollment turnout in Term 2 of Academic Year (AY) 2024-2025, surpassing the Faculty of Engineering, according to preliminary data from the Office of the Registrar.
https://t.co/Nw0CYj0fZi

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Palanca Award-winning horror fiction author Yvette Tan delivers a lecture to UST creative writing students during the “Yvette Tan: Horror Fiction as a Form on Social Commentary” session at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex Auditorium on Monday, Jan. 20.

The lecture was organized by the UST MaKatha Circle as part of its author lecture series.

(Photos by Chloe Elysse B. Ibañez/ The Varsitarian)

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PAG-ALABIN ANG HIRAYA AT LIKHA NG PANITIKANG TOMASINO!

Narito ang mga alituntunin para sa ika-40 na Gawad Ustetika.

Tatanggap ang Varsitarian ng mga lahok na akda hanggang ika-10 ng Pebrero 2025, Lunes.

Para sa mga katanungan, at iba pang detalye, tawagan sina Karis Tsang (0927 858 1633) at Diana Cabalo (0969 627 3910), o magpadala ng email sa [email protected].

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BREAKING: Jonna Perdido’s recovery from surgery for a left ACL tear will take six to nine months. This means she will be out for the entirety of Season 87, which starts in February.

https://t.co/FKHnOS1tBI

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With Donald Trump's return to presidency in the United States, the Philippines braces for an intensified crackdown on Filipino illegal immigrants.

https://t.co/YHlIqAq6FV

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ADVISORY: Classes and office work at UST General Santos will be suspended on Monday, Jan. 27, the observance of the Isra Wal Miraj in Islam.

As earlier announced, there will also be no classes on Jan. 28, the feast of UST patron St. Thomas Aquinas, and Jan. 29, a special non-working holiday marking the celebration of Lunar New Year.

(Source: Office of the Secretary General)

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UST 2ND BEST IN PH IN EDUCATION STUDIES, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SUBJECTS

BREAKING: UST’s education studies and medical and health subjects rank second among Philippine schools in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject, results released on Wednesday show.

For the first time, UST’s education studies subjects earned a spot in the THE subject rankings, landing in the 501-600 global bracket and securing the No. 2 spot in the Philippines, tied with the University of the Philippines (UP).

De La Salle University ranked No. 1 in the country after landing in the 401-500 bracket.

In the medical and health area, UST climbed to the 601-800 global bracket from 801-1,000 in 2024, maintaining its position as the second best school in the Philippines behind UP, which ranked in the 501–600 global bracket.

UST was not ranked in nine other subjects, namely:  arts and humanities, business and economics, computer science, engineering, law, life sciences, physical sciences, psychology, and social sciences.

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UST’s education studies and medical and health subjects ranked second among Philippine schools in the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

https://t.co/hy9cgc0Vs8

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‘BOOSTING RESEARCH IN OTHER DISCIPLINES KEY TO IMPROVING RANKINGS’

Asst. Prof. Nestor Ong of the UST Office of the QS/THE Rankings said enhancing research productivity in other disciplines is crucial for the University to improve its rank in other subject areas.

In the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject, UST placed second among Philippine schools in the education studies and medical and health areas. However, it failed to rank in nine other fields, namely: arts and humanities, business and economics, computer science, engineering, law, life sciences, physical sciences, psychology, and social sciences.

READ MORE: https://t.co/mSu6V0O1tB

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P. NOVAL SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT UNDERWAY

LOOK: Workers begin repairing the sidewalk along P. Noval Street on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

(Photos by Jeremy R. Edera and Paul Elmer R. Pinili/ The Varsitarian)

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Sa eksibit na may temang, “Pag-asa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan,” tampok ang mga retratong kuha ng Tomasinong potograpo na si Paul Quiambao na mula sa pang-araw-araw na buhay ng mga residente ng Pag-asa, isang maliit na isla sa gitna ng kapuluan ng Kalayaan.

https://t.co/hDxPgmCW8p

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NOW: Fr. Jayson Gonzales, O.P. of the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas presides over the first day of the Triduum Masses in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas at the Santisimo Rosario Parish Church.

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Education Dean Pilar Romero said the inclusion of UST’s education studies subjects in the 2025 Times Higher Education’s subject rankings highlights the University’s commitment to advancing teacher training and research.

UST landed in the 501-600 bracket globally and placed second among Philippine schools in the education studies category, which assessed areas such as teacher training and academic studies in education.

READ: https://t.co/mSu6V0O1tB