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Augus, 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

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THE OFFI CIAL TERTIARY STUDENT PUBL ICATION OF THE CATANDUANES STATE UNIV ERSITY

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Vol. No. 1

News OLYMPIC FEVER p.3 Ediorial CASTE SYSTEM p.2 Opinion PAYBACK TIME p.11



Cener/Team Capain Kahleen M. Arcilla Power Forward Karen Ailene P. Benavidez Small Forward Dyan Camille L. Quinal

Shooing Guard John Ely B. Templonuevo Poin Guard/Team Manager Chrisine May P. Peajen Sriker Jan Keih A. Abundo

Goalkeeper German T. Tejada Jr. Midfelder Jerard Paul V. Tulod Picher Jordan T. Ignacio Assisan ng Picher Mikko V. Isorena

Cacher Howell T. Cilo Assisan ng Cacher Jerico J. Villaor Bater Jessa T. Sebasian Cheerleaders (Group A) Carmela Mae M.

Brojan, Ma. Theresa Q. Dela Rosa, Cherry Mae D. Villamarin Cheerleaders (Group B) Nikko Franco B. Templonuevo, Michael M.

Tribiana Head Coach Gerry S. Rubio Member College Ediors Guild o he Philippines

THE CSU STATESMAN

2 Opinyon

E d B o a r d

The CSU Saesman

To Exal God; To Honor Man3F Righ Wing, Adminisraion Bldg.,

Caanduanes Sae Universiy

Athletes oncaste system

E D I O R I A L

As in a caste system, royalties

are superior and slaves breed

slaves.

We may ell short in seizing

the championship trophy during the 27th

FIBA Asia Championship but it could be

less o a ailure or at least, Philippines is

back in the world aer 30 years.

Tree decades o meekness since the

Philippines had last penetrated the World

Cup in Puerto Rico last 1974 was a long

time o ineriority; such a long struggle o

slavery caused by our own sports system.

What brought us to a state o

submissive losers or 30 years?It is not an upshot o the aws o just

one or two people. It must be the system

itsel: a system that does not go parallel

with the needs o the athlete; a system that

stagnate us beneath our level.

Basically, those three decades must

have been equal to ve administrations.

Five administrations who have not

managed to change the system that retards

us.

From champs to chumps; kings that

sinks.

Te implications on it are vivid and

apparent. Te aws in the nancial

support, quality o players as well as

trainers and acilities are ew o the major

actors that can be attributed to the kind o

sports system we have.

But the 11 days o August 2013

has renewed the Filipino’s passionate

inclination to basketball and heightened

the mammoth on us in the basketball

arena. Once again, we lived up as theBasketball Kings o Asia.

And nally, we have somehow stopped

breeding slaves.

Similarly, the newly acclaimed

university hood o the Catanduanes State

University should maniest a change in

system; a change that will bring about

better programs and opportunities or the

athletes as well as the coaches.

Records showed poor results on

Regional SCUAA Meets and other national

athletic events. As in 2008, only two

recorded gold medals are attained. As a

university, we have to evolve or the better,

mould the athletes, enhance acilities and

consider well-equipped trainers.

Now, the once named CSC Intramurals

has been changed into CSU Olympics.

It sounds better indeed. But a change in

name should not just be conned in the

paper. Rather, it should be a measure o

how we should leap rom the poor and

typical system to a better one.Gilas Pilipinas is now on their way to

another match in the real world. Likewise,

let the CSU journey on with a new system.

Ineriority ceases as soon as we stop

breeding slaves and start producing

royals.■

CSU Olympics 2013 #LabanGilasPUSOAtay

Vol.1 No. 1Agosto 29, 2013



3 Balita

It’s intramurals no more.The Catanduanes State Universityheld its first ever Olympics 2013,on August 28-30 with the theme,“Unlocking Leadership Potentials

through Sports.”“The olympic fever is in the air.

This is an event that everyone looksforward to. This is our time to breakfree from our rigid routine,” said Dr.

Aida A. Dianela, OIC- Academic Affairsduring the opening ceremony at theCSU main front.

This is the first time the word“Olympics” will be used to describethe institutions’ annual palaro.Olympics came from the Greek wordOlympus, which is the place of thepowerful gods in the mythology.

“As a university, we would like toget out of the box, scale up the qualityof the players’ performance, coaches,

and facilities,” Dr. Dianela said in aninterview.

During executive committeemeeting last July 8, 2013, Mr. AflredoCilot, Budget Officer of the university,said that P40,000 will be allocatedfor the food of each unit. The uniformof the officials, coaches, and playerswill be also be provided by the

Unit I started on fire in the open-ing of baseball competition asthey humbled Unit II in a 9-0

win, on August 28, 2013 at Virac SportsComplex.

The defending champion scored a7-0 run in the first inning led by theregional and national SCUAA playersGary Abundo and Arlet Magno.

They were backed up by their teammembers Darley Beo, Ian Tatad, Adri-an delos Santos, Mark Angelo Tallerand Zaldy Zafe.

Zandro Benavidez threw powerpitches that sent out three strikeouts-from the Blue team during their firstoffensive tempo.

SCUAA Meet player, Cly Bryan Zafeand the Unit II were not able to stopthe rampage ofUnit I on the second

‘Olympic ever is in he air’

says VP Dianela

Red baters rusrae Bluein 9-0 hearbreak

administration.The Sports and Athletics Officer,

Mr. Edgar O. Tatel, said that this year’sOlympics will have tighter and fiercercompetition as four units bid for thetitle supremacy.

The defending champion, Unit I,composed of College of Technology,has 182 players and 24 coaches. The

unit manager, Engr. Pedro R. ArcillaJr. said that the unit is “ready tocompete and be judged once again aschampions.”

Unit I dominated last year’sintramurals claiming their fifthconsecutive title in CSU’s palaro.

Challenging the supremacy ofthe Red Team, are Unit II composedof College of Education and Collegeof Agri-Fisheries with 163 players;and Unit III composed of College ofBusiness Accountancy, College of Artsand Sciences, and College of HealthScience with there 242 players andcoaches.

The CSU Panganiban Campusestablished Unit IV as the newestcontender in this year’s battle. Theyhave 90 athletes and 25 officials.

Mr. Tatel said that CSU PC formedtheir own group for they have enoughnumber and potential athletes ready

to compete with their counterparts inthe main campus.“Maraming potential players

sa Unit IV and they are looking forchances to play. Marami na rin angpopulation nila at minsan kauntinapipili sa kanila kasi dominated silang players sa main,” the Sports andAthletic Officer explained.

The four units will be collecting

FIRE AND PASSION Who will challenge the defending Champion? COT Dean Engr. Pedro R. Arcillaand Unit 1 Manager presents his contingent. Unit 1 dominated the Sports Fest for five consecutiveyears. Mikko Isorena

CSU Olympics 2013 #YonetPor #irishspring


inning as Johnny Rodriguez andBenavidez fired sizzling strikes to addanother two points for the Red team.

Benavidez consecutively forcedstrikeouts against Unit II’s batter thatautomatically ends the game in thesecond inning, with the Blue teamscoreless.

Meanwhile, Unit III competed

against Unit IV but the official cut thegame short because it was alreadylate. The game was postponedaround6:00 P.M. and the players returned totheir respective unit quarters.

Regional SCUAA player Michael JayTayoto led the Yellow team to dom-inate the newbie Unit IV with a 10-5score.

All games will resume on August29, Thursday. Noy Templonuevo continued on page 6



4 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #10MCashPrizesaCheerdance


For a team that hasdominated thebasketball arena,it is expected that

the Red cagers will punishanyone who goes againstthem.

The defending champion,Unit 1 dribblers welcomedthe newly assembled UnitIV’s dribbling squad in a

41-point cushion duringthe opening game of CSUOlympics’ basketballtournament, 105-63.

Unit 1 captitalized ontheir inside defense andprolific offense, headed byvarsity team players JhovenTraqueña and JamesPaolo Razal to give the Redhoopers a first quarterspark, 22-14.

Traqueña scored 26big points, while Razaldominated with 6 reboundsin the second half to controlthe inside paint and openedopportunities for fastbreakplays that battered theGreen Team hardly.

Roden Tagle, 2nd yearBS Industrial Technologystudent and a team newbie,starred off the bench

piloting an 9-0 run on thefirst canto and unleashed11 points of their 22 totaloutput.

“Masakit talaga sindangkalabanon ta defendingchampion sinda taposlamang sinda sa height atand defense naming gafall.Kaya concentrate sa fastbreak plays pati pakusugonand depensa,” said coachMerito Del Barrio.

Green cagers lessenedthe deficit as Lucky JohnCabrera led the team with11 points, supported byMelvin Villacorta’s 7, andEmerson Dominguez’ 8points.

Red cagers unceasinglypounded the green

Uni I cagers ake rs win,bury Uni IV in 41-poin deci

HISTORY repeats itself asUnit III hoopers beat onceagain by Unit II lady cagers,22-14 in the opening hoopsof CSU Olympics.

The teams also playedin the opening game ofwomen’s basketball lastIntramurals 2012 whereinthe Yellow cagers emerged

victorious.Unit III dominated the

ball game from the tip off tothe end of the first quarteras they surprised theopposing team with a 4-0run early in the ball game.

Before the end of thefirst half, Unit II shortenedthe lead to 2 as theysqueezed in six pointsthrough hustled baseline

plays, 8-6.However, the Yellow

dribblers got rewarded withtwo free throws plus ballposession after the BlueTeam accidentally sent sixplayers in the remaining 48seconds of the 1st half.

At the start of the secondhalf, Unit I doubled theirlead as they rallied 4-0 runto bury Unit II deeper in a

10-point defic it, 16-6.Team Captain Maria

Noriet Tabilin of Unit II,lifted her team with a 2-0run in the last minute of 3rdquarter to cut the Yellow’sedge to six points, 16-10.

However, Point guardJasmindel Valle put theBlues effort in vain as sheled Yellow’s unbeatable

offense and run.Jasmindel Valle, CarlaMae Benavidez, andAngelica Zafe added twopoints each for Unit III inthe to seal the first game intheir favor. Dyan Camille

Quintal

Nohing newor blue

lady cagers

LIKE NOWITZKI. Unit IV’s Oclos attempts a fadeaway shot against theaggressive defence of the red cager. Charis Solo/CSU Photo Society

dribblers who dominatedall the quarters with poiseand confidence courtesy ofJoshua Bautista and JaysonBrito who contributed11 points and 13 pointsrespectively. ShanderTasarra, also a varsityplayer, chipped in additional

8 points that finally sealedthe game.

“Height is really a factor,it opened our fast breakplays and we got to controlthe rebound”, said Engr.Ruel Torres who is at thesame time happy for hisbasketball coaching debut.

Meanwhile, Unit IIIalso suffered defeat inthe opening hoops as lastyear’s first runner up, UnitII cagers, stopped them in a20-point mark, 91-71 win.

John Bryan Camachoand Jethro Abada, Blue’scourt heroes, propelledtheir team in making cleverplays and finding right placefor the shooters. Camachoand Abada scored 12 and 15

respectively.Unit II’s Twin towers

John Gil Templonuevo andJonel Sales provided theteam with intense ferocityinside dominating reboundsand giving additional14 points and 11 pointsrespectively.

Yellow’s big man,Kenneth Mendez tried tocarry the team with 20points, however his effortswere not enough to stopUnit I’s rally.

“Wala kaming magalingna guard”, said Mendez whoadded that the blue hadgreat guards like Camachoand Abada who helped theirteam to win.

Games will continueon August 29, 2013 atCSU covered court. Nikko

Franco Templonuevo



5 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #PilipinasDiAasensoForever


MEN OF STILL

Blue’s pingpong duo grab rs win,

hopeul o pu up a sreak

Red lady batters overpoweredBlue rivals in the opening gameof the 2013 Softball Competition

at the DepEd Sports Complex despiteof their lack of practice.

One of the Unit I’s players, AbegailManlangit admitted that they didnot have the time to practice for the

game but that did not stop them fromwinning. According to Unit I’s coachthe game has become a practice forthem at the same time.

BULL’S EYE.Unit IV player, Flor de Leon puts all his focus to seek out the waterloo of his opponent inthe Table Tennis opening match . Jerard Paul V. Tulod

FIRST BAT. PlacingUnit I’s first score in thegame , Darley Beo in

jersey number 12. MikkoIsorena

Pracice makes perec, bu no or Uni Iouts of Glory Ibayan and Christy GaleCipriano. However, Jinky Petajenrecorded Unit II’s only run in the firstinning.

Entering the second inning, theRed batters owned a 2-1 advantagebut they exploded with eleven runsto leave the Blue team to a 10-point

cushion, 11-1.Blue lady batters tried to catch upby substituing their pitcher from NenaVital to Ruby Tañon—a “PalarongPambansa” player from elementary tohigh school—but things still didn’t gowell for them.

Unit II crumbled even more asAmelia Magno committed yet anothercatching error, which allowed Araojoand Sherlyn Lee to score additionalruns to push the lead to 15-1.

Up to the third and last inning,Red batters never gave Blue rivals afighting chance in the game makingtheir win official.

Unit I advances to take on lastyear’s softie champ Unit III. The gameis scheduled on Thursday, August 29,8am at the DepEd Sports Complex.Jessa Sebastian

Like two Supermen in bluesuit, Unit II spinners virtuallyescaped loss after a gruelingbattle against the hard hitting

kryptonite-clad Unit IV in theirdebut pingpong match at the CSUAdministration Building lobby withscores 11-9, 8-11, 6-11, 11-6 and 11-6.

Despite not having the crowd’ssupport, the tandem of Paul Victor

Velasco and Joemar Angeles, first andthird year BS Agriculture students,respectively, kept their composure inthe crucial parts of the game.

“Minsan, nakadala talaga ang cheerning mga tawo. Kaya nagsunud-sunoderror(s) mi sa service pati returns sasecond pati third sets pero kaipuhanmag-adjust,” Velasco confessed in aninterview after the game.

Manlangit also saw theirexperience as an advantage againstUnit II, especially now that they havethree varsity players in the team,namely: Reynalyn Tejerero, AbegailManlangiit, and Jenalyn Araojo.

Unit I had an early lead in thematch as they scored two runs in the

first inning to start the game.In contrast, the first inning was nottotally in Unit II’s favor as rain startedto pour after the two consecutive

continued on page 8



6 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #Wooo!AngLupet


CSU VOLLEYBALL COURT—despitesudden changes in weather, Unit I’sspikers and vollebelles did not falterin gaining their first victory in thevolleyball tourney, August 28, 2013.

Unit I continued their supremacy asthey took their first win over Unit IV.

Being the new head coach of theRed spikers, Engr. Ramon Magno Jr.united his players and set unexpected

plays using placings and hardhit shotsthat crippled the Green spikers.

“Nice game, inilabas ng playersko yung best nila kahit na medyokinakabahan.” Engr. Magno Jr. said.

The Green spikers took the firstlead as they sprang to an early 13– 6 rally and finished the first cantostrongly, 25 – 15.

Raymond Dizon led Unit IV bybombing the opponent with serviceaces, thus gaining four consecutive

points for his team.

Red spikers, volleybelles

lord opening salvoAlso, Benedict Modina’s powerfulblocks and placings aided the teamGreen spikers to dominate the firstset.

But the enraged Unit I spikersreturned the favor on the secondset as they seized Unit IV’s offensivetempo with confusing placings to set25 – 11 score in their favor.

Jayson Cea’s power services

together with Michael Alvarez’sintense blocks and digs led the Redspikers to reclaim their play in thesecond set.

Unit I was able to keep their drivein the third set with the Cea-Alvareztandem. The powerplay of the twoignited the momentum of the team,giving them an 25-18 advantage.

Unit IV head coach, Rowel Salvadorwas frustrated yet hopeful on the nextgames.

“Expected na dehado kami.

Matatalo talaga kami sa first roundpero sana sa first round lang,”Salvador said.

On the other games, the blisteringmidday heat did not stop theYellowspikers to sweep the Bluetossers down in two consecutive sets,25 – 20, 25 – 15.

Blue tossers started strong onits rally on the first set. They left the

Yellow spikers with a three-pointlead before they lost grip of themomentum, and committed numerouserrors towards the end of the game.

Unit II’s failed services and bumppasses allowed Unit III to turn thegame and seal their victory.

“Nasa amin na ang chance,kinuha lang namin. At saka, yungmga players, binigay nila yung bestnila,” Unit III head coach Francis JohnTemplonuevo stressed.

Meanwhile, Unit I volleybelles took

as many awards as they can in thefollowing competitions: basketball,volleyball, baseball, softball,badminton, chess, sepak takraw,taekwondo, lawn and table tennis,soccer, swimming, athletics, boxingand arnis.

Other activities includeCheerdance, to be held on the lastday, August 30. The Search for Mr. andMs. Intramurals, and Dance Sports bestaged during the Charter Day.

During the opening program, Prof.Amelia B. Armea, Director of StudentServices said that the Olympicswould further develop the skills thestudents learned in regular classroomprogram.

Prof. Armea also said that asidefrom scouting potential athletes forRegional SCUAA, this will also serveas an avenue for student leaders toexecute abilities, skills, and potentialas it promotes unity, cooperation,perserverance, teamwork for awholesome development of their

personality.The opening program was

attended by the different deans,faculty, staff, and directors of CSU,and the students, athletes and SBOofficers wherein Regional SCUAA GoldMedalist, Jezreel De Los Santos lit theAthletic Urn, and Jopeth Carranza,another Regional SCUAA medalist, ledthe Oath of Amateurism.

The annual sports fest in the

university is in accordance with theprovision of Article XIV, sec. 19 ofthe Philippine Constitution whichstates that, “The state shall promotephysical education and encouragesports program, league competitions,and amateur sports including trainingfor international competitions to

foster self-discipline, team workdand excellence for the developmentof a healthy and alert citenzenry.All educational institutions shallundertake regular sports activitiesthroughout the country incooperrationwith the athletic clubs and othersectors.” John Ely Templonuevo

from page 3OLYMPIC FEVER

continued on page 9



7 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #bagongfberglass


CSU OLYMPICS 2013 divides Lawntennis into Team Competition forBeginners and Competitive IndividualCategory for Varsity players.

“Yung sa competitive category,yung mga players dun mga veteransna. Naglaro na sila sa SCUAA orBicol Meet. In order to promotetennis and encourage more players,isinali ko na yung mga beginners atyung makakalaban din nila kapwa

beginners sa team competition.”Coach Romero said.

He also added that the veterans arethe ones who trained the amateurs.

Blue smashers grabbed first victoryagainst Red netters in first round ofTeam Competition Men’s Category.

Double smashes are thrown byJairus Clarianes and John IsmaelTapiador of Unit II against Jovino SanJuan and Romnick Flores of Unit I onDoubles Round, 6-2 and Blue’s ArielTuazon triumph over Red’s ReymundEubra on Singles round, 6-4.

Unit II’s shuttlers secured theirfirst win against Red smash-ers after ruling the singles Band doubles match.

The tandem of Sybylly Perdigonand Roselle Marcos, a SCUAA player,showed their badminton prowess asthey released powerful smashes totheir opponent. They concluded thefirst set with a 21-7 score.

On the other hand, Unit I’s netters

Nita Rose Tolledo and Angieluz C.Ogena tried to stretch the lead in thefirst three minutes of the second setwith their drives and clears but theirshort serves berth them to be defeat-ed in straight set.

Meanwhile in singles B, Ma. GelAlcantara of Unit I played aggressivelywith her kill shots and aces againstLovely Eloisa R. Mariano in their twoset-match.

Mariano was unable to composeherself as she chased the shuttlecockthat resulted to failed hits. Likewise,Alcantara gained the advantage andreleased drop shots and eventuallyemerged as the winner in straight setswith a 21-6, 21-3 score on the board.

In singles A match, Unit I’s shut-tler Roselyn Qua, also a SCUAA Meetplayer outplayed Cristine Ivy Tindocin a commanding fashion. Qua did notlet Tindoc to dictate the pace as she

aggressively released smashes in bothset. The clash ended with a remark-able score, 21-18 and 21- 15. Cherry

Mae D. Villamartin

On Competitive Category, SCUAAplayers Irvin Abrasaldo of Unit II, RomyAbrasaldo, and Jezzer Tatad of Unit Iproved their dominance in sweepingelimination rounds.

They will compete for quarter finalstomorrow with Bicol Meet playersLemuel Sarmiento, John Mark Tolledoand Emrys Atencia of Unit I and Blue’sHimar Bermejo and Armero JC.

Meanwhile, Red smasher Melissa

San Andres, freshmen and veteranof Bicol Meet spoiled noble effort ofSCUAA player Jowelyn Aquino of UnitIV with powerful service aces andseries of hard-hitting smashes endingthe match with a love set.

She will advance to semifinalson Competitive Category Women’sDivision together with Joy Ogalescoand Danica Romero of Unit I andYellow smasher Kryselle Dio.

Team Competition Women Divisionwill strike tomorrow. Maria Theresa

Dela Rosa

Amaeur, varsiy smashersduel on separae divisions

Blue Lady netersous Reds

RECRUITMENT for new membersand volunteers for different groupsand organization in CSU was donesimultaneously with the CSU Olympicsas the Federated College StudentCouncil sponsored Org’s Fair 2013from August 28-30, 2013.

The Org’s Fair was originallyset last July 10-12, 2013, howeveraccording to FCSC, the UniversityPresident, Dr. Minerva I. Moralessuggested to move it to another

Org’s Fair ‘13 coincideswih CSU Olympics

date because CSU isparticipating an eco-friendly

school event.FCSC President, Crisanta

Benitez said that the boothssparked the students’ activeparticipation in the annualPalaro because they havesomething to go to after thetime in.

“Maraming vacantstudents ngayon at hindi

sila maboboring dahil marami silangpupuntahan o matatambayan. At thesame time, mas malakas na rin angIGP ng mga orgs,” said the FCSCpresident.

She further said that moving thedate from July to August gave thedifferent particpating orgs a lot of timeto prepare.

Around 14 different orgs put upa booth around CSU gymnasiumcatering a variety of ‘gimiks’ to attract

the students.As stated in the guidelines, they are

allowed to give leaflets and do someincome generating activities as longas campus ethics, orderliness andcleanliness will be observed.

Each booth must also have a trashcan, minimize noise, and there shouldbe no smoking and drinking of liquors.

FCSC further said that the fairwould provide awareness to studentsand access to a wide variety oforganizations and activities at theuniversity.

Booths are open at 8am and shallbe closed at the latest time of 7:00P.M. John Ely Templonuevo



8 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #Ba-ba-ba-babanana


W

ho would have seen it com-ing?

The undisputed Unit 1 spikershad their first taste of defeat as Unit IIpunish them with 3-1 win on the firstSepak, Wednesday, infront of the CSUMain Bldg.

Red spikers led by Janel O. Cabreraheated the first set with astoundinglyprecise sole kicks and head spikes.

Blue spikers’ Peter John Calvin C.Bueno tried to retaliate with a seriesof scissor kicks, but it was not enoughto catch up with the frenzied Reds

ending the set, 15-2 score.The letdown boosted the troubled

Regu with Bueno’s counter-attack ofburning sunbacks and head spikes.

The Reds tried to shut down thechances for the Blue spikers yet the

Red regu sufers rs deea

DEFYING GRAVITY UNIT II’S regu tips the takraw ball against stunned Unit I. Charis Solo/CSU Photo Society

latter’s comeback was irrevocable.The Blue spikers’ hard slog paid off,

wrapping up the second set, 11-15.Unit 1 strengthened their offenseand deluged Unit 2 with grave sun-backs that left most of the spectatorswith cheers and “Wow!”

Yet it never bent the enthusedBlues who responded with each sun-backs with tight defense and powerspikes.

Unit I’s battle for momentum shiftdrifted as the Red’s end-to-end servefaults made them lose string of points.

The last 2 sets were a give and takespectacle but still ended up favoringthe Blue spikers, 12-15, 13-15.

This is the first defeat on Unit ISepak Takraw team for two years.Keith Abundo

Velasco and Angeles, both CSUOlympics first-timers, managedto secure the first set though they

struggled when Unit IV’s spin-artistsshowcased a handful of impressiveservices in the early part of the game.

Moreover, the two have beenwarned twice for to not releasing theball when serving, which is a commonerror committed by newbies.

Unit IV capitalized on thewronghouse services of the Bluespinners to clinch the second and thirdsets.

However, the Blue’s bouncedback in the remaining sets as theywere able to check their opponentsweakness. “Sidespin lang pala angkatapat nila. At kailangang idala sakaliwa lagi yung bola at pahirapan angserver number 2 nila.,” said Velasco.

Moreover, the duo stressed theimportance of teamwork and strategyin the game. “Dai man kaipuhanmagdepende sa kaniya-kaniyangurag. Kaipuhan mag-isip ta iba man

ang diskarte sa doubles. Siyempre,teamwork. Iyo na ito ang pinaka-importante sa gabos,” Angeles added.

Asked who among the teams willbe their toughest opponent, they bothanswered Unit III since it is dominatedby SCUAA varsitarians and PalarongBikol and Pambansa toughies.

“Since first time mi pa man lang,nagkawat lang kami para makakuangexperience. Ang target mi pero,manggana sa gabos na match,”

Velasco furthered.Jerard Paul Tulod

from page 5BLUE’S PINGPONG

AFTER having a very close fight, Unit I

and III tasted victory as they clutchedtheir first win at CSU Gymnasium,August 28, 2013.

Red flicker Kenneth Magno’soffensive play and powerful smasheshindered Blue’s Jasper A. Sidlicanto retain his drive from the first set,causing him to lose the match, 21-18,21-17, 21-12.

Likewise, Red flickers Ben Ian T.Lopez and John Marlo Vergara wonthe doubles with a 2-0 victor, 21-13,21-8, against their Blue rivals Jhonly

Uni I, III shutlers seize vicoryin Game 1, 2

T. Vega and Ronald Veon R. Araojo.

In an interview with, Unit II playersstressed that they were underdogssince most of their opponent are varsi-ty players.

Meanwhile, Unit III also caught thefirst win in singles and doubles.

Yellow smasher Bryan Balmadridoutplayed Green’s Julius Velasco in amasterful 2-0 conquest 21-10, 21-10.

Also, Unit III nailed the doublesagainst Green netters with a clean 2-0sweep 21-11, 21-11. Jerico J. Villaflor



9 BalitaCSU Olympics 2013 #StatesmanDayCare


JAPHET REGIME CARANZA aced twogoals in the first half, setting the BlueStrikers apart from the Yellow Jerseysin the first football game, 4-1, at ViracSports Complex, Wednesday.

The 50-minute game opened withtwo wide consecutive penalty kicksfrom Blue Striker Joel Arcilla whoattempted to make an early lead.

In the 9th minute, Allan Tabuzoand captain ball Caranza substitutedBlue Strikers Mark Faustino and MarkJonas Matienzo to score against theYellow Jerseys.

Shortly after tasting the battleheat, Caranza successfully made the15th minute goal which elevated thefighting spirits of the Blues.

The unstoppable Caranza sharplystole another ball from the defendingteam and carved the Blue’s secondgoal.

Seeing that the Yellows wereeventually dropping their confidence,

Caranza leads Blue srikerso cluch early win

Arcilla tackled the ball from the YellowJersey in the next minute and kicked itthrough the post making a lead of 3-0.

Joesil Fernandez replaced GaryPanti as goalkeeper since the formerwas put as part of the fielders.

Panti blocked the defensive Blueand swiftly kicked the ball through thepost contributing the first point of their

team.The struggling Yellows took

possession of the ball six times yetunable to cut clear finish.

Despite the loss of Caranza, wholeft the game in the second half, BlueStrikers, through Romeo Vargascut the lead into 4-1 in the last fiveminutes of the game.

“Teamwork plus practice plus unitylang”, Caranza said in an interviewbefore leaving the soccer field.Carmela Mae Brojan

SHOT PUT (Men)

1st place-Mark Joseph Trinidad (Unit

II)

2nd place-Ignacio Torres (Unit IV)

3rd place-Julian Tuanco (Unit I)

SHOT PUT (Women)

1st place-Alona Allano (Unit I)

2nd place-Anna Rose Popa (Unit III)

3rd place-Serela Pasuengos (Unit IV)

200 Meter Run (Men)

1st place-Crefleance Rojas(Unit II)

2nd place-Jay Santos (Unit II)

3rd place-Julios Ruel (Unit I)

200 Meter Run (Women)

1st place-Joy Vallespin (Unit IV)2nd place-Louisa Castro (Unit IV)

3rd place-Anna Rose Popa (Unit III)

LONG JUMP (Men)

1st place-Erik Fernandez (Unit I)

2nd place-James Alcantara (Unit IV)

3rd place-Julius Ruel (Unit I)

LONG JUMP (Women)

1st place-Mary Catacutan (Unit II)

2nd place-Joy Vallespin (Unit IV)

1500 Meter Run (Men)

1st place-Jezreel de los Santos (Unit III)2nd place-Paulo Gurrobat (Unit I)

1500 Meter Run (Women)

1st place-Enchica Matienzo (Unit II)

2nd place-Melrose MAnlangit (Unit I)

500 Meter Run (Men)

1st place-Japhet Carranza (Unit I)

2nd place-Jake Eusebio (Unit III)

3rd place-Francis Bocae (Unit IV)

500 Meter Run (Men)

1st place-Mary Joy Catacutan (Unit II)2nd place-Maricar Buenaflor (Unit I)

Partial Results in AthleticsAugus 28, 2013

its first win against Unit IV in a seesawfight.

The Green team heated the openingsalvo as they banged the first threepoints of the game.

Unit I responded with strategicplays that enabled them to cope withthe game. However it end up short,thus Unit IV won the first set, 25-18.

On the second set, a series ofmishaps and failed service draggedUnit IV in the scoreboard.

Jackyline Bonifacio fired manypowerplays to keep their team’s edgebut the Red volleybelles capitalizedwell on the misplays.

Red’s key player Roxanne MaeBanares, together with SCUAAplayers Rose Ann Tablizo and AnalieFernandez hustled for power serviceand strong blocks that gave them a25-18 advantage.

Unit IV attempted to regain their

prowess in the last set by giving theRed volleybells and offensive playstrategic techniques.

However, the team’s failed bumppasses towards the end of the third setallowed the Red volleybelles to retainsupremacyending the game with 25-16score.

The Yellow spikers will clashagainst the defending champion, Redspikers while the Blue and Yellow

volleybelles will battle for the secondgame on August 29, 2013. Christine

Petajen & Michael Tribiana

from page 6RED SPIKERS





11Opinyon

8:30 a.m., only a two-digit numbero mixed students and athletes in

red, yellow, blue and green shirts;

some with gymnast ribbon on their

hands can be seen on the CSU Covered

Court—ew enough to qualiy as the

crowd expected to join the parade or the

CSU Olympics.

What’s new? It is common or

a Filipino to be tardy because o

the prevalent ’Filipino time’ which

unortunately became part o the culture

and has been always tagged to thePhilippines. It was believed to have been

adapted rom Spaniards who colonized us

or more than 300 years. It is characterized

when someone comes late when attending

gatherings to eel their importance, and

patronage by those ‘Fil-Am’ (Filingerong

Ambisyoso ) VIPs. It was perectly

depicted by ormer First Lady o the

Philippines, Ms. Imelda Marcos, by letting

everyone wait or her or two hours or

more in every engagement she does duringthe reign o her spouse.

Tus, when the Sports and Athletic

parade was set up or 8:30 am, it was

interpreted by students and athletes, which

never expected that the program will be

ollowed as planned, as 9:00 am. Hence,

this is a wakeup call, the replay o delays in

the schedule o activities strengthens the

act that despite o Republic Act No. 10535

known as the “Act to set the Philippine

Standard ime” ailed to discourage

tardiness and encourage punctuality among those notorious or being late.

Perhaps, the RA was just another junk act

by the government.

Can’t they see that to end the tardiness

doesn’t need any RA? ime isn’t the

problem here; it’s the Filipino’s ormidable

outlook when attending an event is.

And to end this problem, there is a

need or a collective efort rom everyone,

starting rom me and rom you who

reads this. And rom every organizer by

starting the program exactly on the time

they set, whether there is only ten or less

attendee, to teach everyone the value o

time. Just like the induction ceremony I

have attended two weeks ago that started

as planned even many o the guests are not

yet around. It earned violent reactions and

comments but are mostly positive.

Tus, it’s high time to stop waiting

and x the broken clocks in the mind

o every Filipino. Because i not, even

numerous Republic Acts will be passed by

the government to end this ridiculous and

negative Filipino time culture, nothing will

happen, and Filipinos will always be used

to Filipino time.

We can’t blame all the corruptionto Janet Lim Napoles who had just

surrendered yesterday because we

ourselves are undeniably corruptors

o time. Tus, we can begin ending

corruption by starting to relearn the true

value o time and stop corrupting other

people’s time.

As Mahatma Gandhi said, be the

change you want to see in the world.■

It is a customary reex or the likes o

Nonito Donaire and Manny Pacquiao

to stipulate or something in trade o

putting the end o their lives on the nth

round in the name o the glory o our

country.

Tey may had experienced great

reverence rom the Filipino people; their

names may had been printed on the

media; But when the ame and grandeur

subside, sentiments o past will still bethere, but all will they need is something

handy and tangible.

Giant Filipino boxers such as Gabriel

‘Flash’ Elorde, Manny Pacquiao, Velasco

brothers, Nonito Donaire, Bernabe ‘Abe’

Concepcion, Rolando Navarette, Luisito

Espinosa, and ‘Ahas’ Nietes are just ew o

the several athletes who gave us countless

championship belts on the Big Four o

Proessional Boxing, the major sanctioning

bodies, namely the WBA, WBC, IBF, and

WBO.

It’s time we do the paybacks

CSU Olympics 2013 #asteeeg


KATHLEEN M. ARCILLA

Pst!

KAREN AILENE P. BENAVIDEZ

We also outshined the oreign

athletes in other sports events that

showed our athlete’s incontestable global

competitiveness. Among these are, “Asia's

Fastest Woman" Lydia de Vega, six-

time World Bowling Champion Paeng

Nepomuceno, and "Te International

Billiard Magician" Eren "Bata" Reyes.

Tese athletes put us on the pedestal

amidst the gravity o corruption and

poverty that pulls us down.But aer the applause and praise on

the sports arena, some o them are now

struggling on an unusual eld with a

diferent scoring system on it.

Bernabe, a Filipino proessional boxer

at the age o 16, is rom Viga, Catanduanes

and a part o a boxing-oriented amily, has

ailed to put his good start to a long-term

success. Aer his rst deeat by stoppage

between Juan Manuel Lopez, he ell

hideously short.

Likewise, Navarette was le with just

the dependence on altruistic gestures rom

his countrymen or his subsistence andmedical expenses. Meanwhile, Espinosa

was le with little because o aulty

management and promotion. He now

works at a casino in Caliornia.

Sentiments like ‘I am doing this to

make the Filipino race proud’ may be

all true and gratiying. But it would be

hypocritical enough i it’s all they wanted -

to make us proud.

Embodied in anyone who barters blood

and esh is the igniting hope o money

and benets as a guaranteed allback o their uncertain combat. Te Filipino

boxers, proessional and international

champions, and other athletes who put our

country rst on their hearts, now all out

o our memory.

It’s time we do the avor or them. It’s

time we justiy the honor.

Tey made it all or the glory o our

country, ever reecting their already

regarded sentiments.

And these made them worthy o the

paybacks.■



8 Lighter SideCSU Olympics 2013 #IdolChito


ng Filipiniana Section at sipatin angmga librong(sale daw ayon sa tag)ino-offer ng Book Fair sa lobby ngmain building. Malay niyo at bakamay pumasa sa taste nila at maging

dahilan na rin para huwag na silangmagpauod sa kabubuklat ng mgalibro sa library.

Taym Pers muna!Naipinta na ang unang araw ng

ating Olimpiks. Nagbago at patuloymang nagbabago ang paligid atsumuko na rin sa wakas si Napolesngunit hindi pa rin ito magiging sapatna panakip butas sa nakalipas napaniguradong magiging mantsa ng

bukas. Nawa’y hindi lumusaw angkulay ng ating pagiging isang pamilya,at ito pa rin ang patuloy na magpapa-arangkada ng ating kultura.

HUROS SCOPE NI KITOY

Aries (March 21-April 20) Magdala ngpayong dahil mahina ngayon ang iyongmelanin pigmens. Madali kang mauu-sa dahil sa sobrang ini ng araw na sanhing irregular na roasyon ng consellaionsa Nebula. Magpahid ng sunblock na maySPF 1000 para maiwasan ang sunburn.Ang iyong lucky color ay charcoal black.

Taurus (April 21-May 21) Mangoleka nglibag ng palaboy. Ilagay io sa waer jagng kaunggaling koponan. Hawakan moio, haluin ng maigi a sumayaw sa saliwng uguging Gimme Gimme. Siguradongmagiging maswere ang inyong koponandahil sa milagrosong libag ng naaapi. Ang

iyong lucky color ay yellow.

Gemini (May 22-June 21) Maglakad ngpabaligad papasok sa unibersidadhanggang makaraing sa main blg. Angpaglakad ng pabaligad ay nagsisilibingpanangga sa masasamang elemeno aiba pang kamalasan. Pag may naganongsayo kung ano ang ginagawa mo, sabihinmong ikaw ang iinakdang sugo ni Ida anaga-ime space warp na. Bigla kanglumupasay a magkunwaring inaaakeng epilepsy. Pag walang pumansin sayo,

umayo a maglakad ng normal na parangwalang nangyari.

Leo (July 23-Aug.22) Konra sayo anglaha na pwersa ng consellaions, maginghanda a mapagmayag. Nakawin angpelle gun sa booh ng Engineering saorgs air a iuok io sa sino mang aongnakakulay iim na dami. Iim ang ma-nipesasyon ng masama. Umiwas sa lahana may relasyon sa iim. Kung maiim angiyong bala, haluan ng 5 oz. ng muriaic

acid ang iyong bubble bah nang sa gayonay uluyan kang makaiwas sa mga mapan-ganib na pwersa. Ang iyong lucky color aywhie.

Virgo (Aug.23-Sep. 22) Umeksena sa ka-laginaan ng volleyball game. Agawin angbola a kumaripas palabas ng Isey. Angbolang iyon lamang ang makapagbibigaysayo ng karangyaan a unay na kasaga-naan. Ang iyong lucky color ay blue, whiea yellow.

Libra (Sep. 23- Oc. 22) Hindi gaanongkagandahan ang iyong swere sa usapingpag-ibig, Madadapuan ng dengue ang iy-

ong kasinahan. Upang maaga pa, magpaexrac ng dugo sa mga Nursing sudenna in charge sa red-cross booh sa orgsair a agad iong ibigay sa kasinahan.Wala kang lucky number a lucky color.Malas ka.

Scorpio (Oc. 23-Nov.21) Makakaranas kang mainding guom. Gamiin ang iyongalino. Pumuna sa nais mong bilhanng pagkain, sabihin sa nagbabanay nakailangan ka niyang bigyan ng 30 pesosa isasauli mo sa kaynya yung 20. Ianong

kung magkano ang presyo ng guso mongbilhin a ibawas na lang iyon sa benengibinigay mo sa kanya. Ang iyong luckycolor ay gray.

Sagitarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21) Makikia moang maningning na Polaris a iuuro niosayo ang daan paungong kalawakan. Da-hil dio, makabubui kung bibili ka ng cos-ume na pang asronau upang sa gayonay mahirang ka bilang pinakamahusay naBoy Iskaw ng Pilipinas. Iwasang mag die

dahil mas gumagaan ayo sa kalawakan.Baka ikaw ay liparin paungong planeNemic. Mapaay ka pa ni Freeza.

Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan. 20) Uuusanka ng nanay mo na bumili ng head andshoulders. Pagdaing mo ng bahay aypapagalian ka ng nanay mo dahil Pan-ene ang binili mo pagka an na an kani Kris Aquino. Iwasan na ring i-on angv upang manood ng Spongebob dahillabing-dalawang beses ang brawmawngayon. Makabubui rin na mag “conrolS” din pag may ime kapag gumagawa nghesis dahil may dagdag dawn a lima pangbrawnaw.

Aquarius (Jan. 21- Feb. 19) Masaya sanaang araw dahil inabuan ka ng nanay mong 500 pesos nang humingi ka ng baon.Nguni bigla kang malulungko na paranginagawan ng kendi nang malaman mo nauuusan ka lang naman magpabarya a 10pesos lang ang ibibigay sayo. Nguni dahilmabai ang aay mo, bibigyan ka niya ng490 pesos. Sasaya ka uli a kakain saJollibee.

Pisces (Feb 20- March 20) Magiging

Masaya ka rin sa araw na o dahil makikiamo ang crush mo. Ngingii ka sa kanyapero pipigilan mo ang umaapaw na kilig.Koni lang ang smile dahil di ka pa nagoohbrush maapos mong kumain saMc Donalds kasama ng kuya mo. A dahileeling mo swere ka sa pagkakia mosa crush mo, aaya ka sa looo. Pipila kang maagal a mahaba. Mapapagod ka amaguguom kaya kakain kayo uli ng kuyamo sa McDo.

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The CSU Statesman Special Coverage Issue - Olympics Day 1