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One day, I woke up and my favorite author (and person) in the world had died. A Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate, writer for peace and tolerance, foe of hatred and bigotry—he left the world better than he found it when…
You went home from school early with your night already planned out. You thought of just curling up into your bed with your favorite TV series on and some chips to munch. But then your best friend called you, inviting…
“Estudyante, nag-ala superman sa school, patay” When a student from our University committed suicide in January, philstar.com’s offensive headline, together with the gruesome photo of the student who died, splashed a wave of controversy not just within the University but…
“I won’t be late,” a friend would say. Thirty minutes after the call time, that friend would still be on his way—or worse—barely out of bed. We’re all familiar with this kind of scenario as it reminds us of a…
I have always found journalism’s mission noble in relentlessly serving the people as a bridge between the state and the people—that’s why I took up Broadcast Journalism. With this fearless drive to be like some invincible comic book superhero in…
Mula nang magkolehiyo ako, tumanim na sa aking isipan ang mga paalala ng mga propesor (at maging ng ilang fourth year students na kilala ko) kung gaano kahalagang maging handa ka para sa “real world.” Sa madaling sabi, ito ang…
Sometimes I daydream that I’m one of the Charlie’s Angels, all decked out in leather and holding two rose-engraved daggers like the badass I will never be in real life. I’ve basically plotted the entire film in my head; but…