Archive for the ‘Opinion’ category
Fare Hike
By Kim Kenneth Roca The sudden increase of fuel prices in the world market spurred drastic changes in prices of products and services. And there’s no question about it. What used to be a seven peso Banana Cue now costs a student eight peso coins. But there is certainly more to the issue than the [...]
Freshmen Impressions
By Fiela Joyce Legua They say first impression lasts. Indeed! But what is IMPRESSION then? Impression is something that stays in somebody’s mind: a lasting effect, opinion, or mental image of somebody or something and/or a general idea: a belief about or understanding of something. We all know that Visayas State University progressed in the [...]
Tira Pasagad
By Ian Kim Gahoy and Bonn Troy Boñola Wheew. Klase nasad. Humana ang bakasyon. Balik na sad ta og eskwela ani, balik nasad sa Beska. Kita nasad ta sa atong mga crush og mga dili crush, sa mga classmate og instructors nga atong ganahan og dili ganahan. Unsa’y naa karon nga sem? Daghan! Lingaw. Labi [...]
To USSC: Use the Power of Four
By Jed Asaph Cortes Students who have been here since 2009 could recall the start of a campaign. This campaign was to correct the student government system of VSU. It was also the time when people thought the Amaranth (the one who started the campaign) and council (the student government) couldn’t work together. Amaranth has [...]
What: Greek Lettered Organizations
By Bonn Troy Boñola Recent events have been popping out endlessly with regards to the latest outcry against the fraternities’ and sororities.It caused fear and terror to the people; unfortunate for us. It started with the hazing incident of a fraternity that ended tragically. And now, the bombing incident in the just finished bar exam [...]
Why Filipino Drug Mules Get Caught
By Ian Kim Gahoy Filipino manpower is in demand overseas. We are known for producing nurses, caregivers, seamen and recently, drug smugglers. You must have heard the news about three Filipinos sentenced to die by lethal injection in China. They were sentenced to die for carrying, according to the law, large volumes of illegal drugs [...]
Enrolment Solutions 2
By Elizabeth Lace Viojan Since the first ‘Enrollment Solutions’ article elicited quite a lot of attention on Amaranth Online, a version 2.0 is necessary. There were lots of comments with some very profound ones and corrections about the article. So, version 2.0 is here to clarify and settle things. But, let’s start with facts about [...]
Demystifying RH Bill
By Ian Kim Gahoy By all means, the debate over the reproductive health (RH) bill is not over. Maybe not until it is passed as a law or it is totally junked. But it doesn’t seem surprising to anyone anymore. After all, both the Church and the State—the contesting parties—play a central role in the [...]
Faceboo-boos
By Laarni Alfaro Social networking has become to us like balls were in the Middle Ages, like texting was in the earlier half of this decade. It is this era’s thing. For some, it might even be their only form of socializing; shy people would surprisingly be bold in letting out their sentiments by forms [...]
All I want for Christmas is…
by Fiela Joyce M. Legua Christmas na sad mga higala! Prepared na mo? Oh, yes,it’s Christmas 23 days from now.Fast approaching no? Another year is about to end.And we say hello to 2012! I was assigned on a mission to ask our fellow students on what they want to have or receive this upcoming Christmas Eve. [...]