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ver wondered how pieces o in orma ionin he Universi y ravelin spli seconds? Have

you imagined how grades and

accoun balances are organized?Or have you igured ou he way by which he Universi y manages housands o recordseveryday while main ainingorder and con den iali y?

Sending in orma ion romMendel Hall o Herrera Hall ismade easy by he ManagemenIn orma ion Sys em (MIS).

he MIS serves as hein orma ion superhighway o

he Universi y, urning raw in orma ion on paper in o a

The ABCsof the MISB Andre KArl S. FAculin

Epixila ed, digi alized orm. According o MIS Direc or Rev.Fr. Pederi o Aparece, he MISis a sys em ha provides hein orma ion needed o manage

he Universi y e icien ly ande ec ively. he MIS is he

power ha analyzes he sys emsapplied in opera ional ac ivi ies wi hin he Universi y.

Es ablished in 2002,he MIS is analogous o he

Universi ys In orma ionechnology sec ion. he

so ware was originally crea ed by ormer MIS direc or, A y.Rey Ejes. Aparece says ha heMIS has he sole responsibili y o ensuring he accessibili y o colleges and depar men s o he

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ea h decides how,and a e decides when. Wha would you do i you ound

ou jus how your li e was goingo end? A li e or a li e. Wharicks are you willing o execu eo escape your predes ineda e?

he Final Des ina ionmovie series, wi h i s irsmovie released in 2000, iss ill on a roll. In a span o eleven years, producers havemanaged o ormula e many more gruesome, disas rous andou -o - he- ordinary dea hs.

In he h ins alla ion o he Final Des ina ion series,i s charac ers nd hemselvesonce again in a race agains

ime - and dea h. he ilm begins wi h a ga hering o co- workers or a company re rea .During heir bus ride, Sam,one o he employees, becomesanxious abou his surroundingsas li le by li le, hings s argoing wrong. Te V screen

lickers and he melancholy une o Dust in the Wind plays

B AyAh dAnicA V. GrAnAdA a MiA roSe V. eMBolturA

on he radio, and he cu s hisnger on he sea in ron o

him. he bridge heyre oncollapses and Sam wi nessespeople alling o he bridgeand impaling hemselves on hemas o a yach , geting seared by ho ar, being whippedabou by ying suppor cables,simply drowning o heir dea h,and he himsel being speared by a alling bar. Sam wakesup, revealing ha all he hasseen is merely a vision o a bridge collapsing. He warnshis colleagues abou hemis or une ha awai s hem.

La er hough, his vision urnsin o a reali y in which everyonedies excep he eigh memberso heir company.

A n d j u s l i k e h eo u r p r e v i o u s m o v i e s ,he ilm ollows a ormula:

main charac er has morepremoni ions, he surv ivors o a massive ca as rophe mee anddiscuss heir a e as hey realize

hey are all mean o die. Eachime he lead charac er rieso gure ou a way o make an

excep ion o dea hs arbi rary rules, he ails anyway.

As he h ins allmenin he popular series, his

ilm disappoin s by no bringing any hing new o hes ory. Someone whos been

ollowing he series since hers movie sees no con inui y or i ollows he same ploormula - he only di erence

is ha each charac ers dea hscenario is more gruesome

han he one be ore i .he a al even s are ei her

dis urbing, unny (yes, ha srue!), shocking, or a mix o he hree. Te special e ec s

are excellen , par icularly

in he scenes showing a beheading, d issec ing,squishing, crushing, androas ing. Jus like in heprevious chap ers, his lmemploys he oreshadowing

echnique o show how hecharac ers will die, hough ihas raised he suspense andunpredic abili y ac ors o amuch higher level.

For hose who pre erinspira ional, cheesy movies

SPEC ACLECheating Death

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indi naman na inm a i p a g k a i l aang mababangpag ingin ng ibang

ao sa agalog pocketbooks.Isang dahilan ay dahil madalasi ong mabili sa mgatiangge a kung minsan naman ay nareren ahan.

Kah i mak ik i a angpagnanais na makami angpaghanga mula sa mgamambabasa ng anumang es adong pamumuhay, hindi pa rinmaiiwasan ang pambaba ikosng ilang mga kri iko sa mgagani ong uri ng akda lalo na

H ang hindi mama ay-ma ay naisyu ungkol sa paggami ngaglishsa pagsula ng nobelana lalo lamang nagpa ibay sapaniniwalang para lamang i osa mga mababang uri ng ao salipunan.

Ayon kay Gng. Judi hFresnido, isang propesor saCollege o Ar s and Sciences,kaya naman daw may mga ilanna ikinahihiya ang pagbabasa ng pocketbooksay dahil nabibilangi o sa low ar , o mababanguri ng sining dahil nakahiligani ong basahin ng mga yayaaatsayma apos gawin ang mga

gawaing-bahay na iniuu os sakanila.

Ayon kay Cami Geduque,isang 1s year BSBA s uden ,

a long aon na siyang nagbabasang pocketbooksnguni kahikailan ay hindi niya ikinahiyaang pagbabasa ng mga i o.

Hindi, dahil wala namangmasama sa pagbabasa ng mgai o, sago ni Jenni er San iago,isa ring 1s year BSBA s udennang anungin kung nagkaroonna ng pagkaka aong nahiyasiyang aminin na nagbabasa siyang pocketbooks.

Maaari ring maiugnay

ang sali ang baduy sa mga pocketbooksapagka naglalamani o ng mga simpleng kuwen ona sumasalamin sa realidadng buhay ng ao ngunihindi i o baduy sa mga aongmalilii lamang ang mundongginagalawan, may payak napamumuhay a pauli -ulilamang ang pang-araw-araw nakaranasan.

Sa ak ing pa l agay,nahihikaya ang mga ao,par ikular na ang mga kaba aanna magbasa ng mga pocketbook ay dahil karamihan sa mga paksani o ay ungkol sa pag-ibig, aniFresnido

Dagdag pa niya, i o ay dahilmas naiuugnay ng mambabasaang kanyang sarili sa mga usapina diskors na nakapaloob sa

eks o.

Nagbigay din ng komen o siFresnido sa mga pambaba ikossa mga pocketbooksbilang hindiisang uri ng pani ikan.

A n g p a n i i k a n a y panunula na nakapag-aabo ngdamdamin a kaisipan ng aw orsa mambabasa sa paggami ngmalikhaing pananali a. Hindisagabal kung i o may pocketbook ,ar ikulo sa pahayagan o ano paman, wika niya.

Hindi naman a lagaililimbag ang isang librokung wala i ong halaga dahilhanggang may halaga ang isangis orya, mai u uring i o napani ikan.

Nang anungin si Fresnidokung anu-ano ang makukuhang benepisyo sa pagbasa ng mga pocketbook , hindi lamang daw maaliw ang mga mambabasa,

mapagyayaman din nila angkanilang bokabularyo sa Ingleso Filipino depende kungalingmediumang ginami sapagsusula ng mga i o.

Para naman kay Harie eDepi a, isang 1s year HRMs uden , a long aon na rinniyang naging libangan angpagbabasa ng pocketbooksamarami na i ong nai ulong sakanya.

Nakakukuha ako ngleksyon a ang mga kuwen o ay nagsisilbi ring inspirasyon, sabini Depi a.

Napagyayaman ng mga pocketbookang pani ikangPilipino sa pamamagi an ngpagdaragdag ng makabagonganyo ng pani ikan sa pag-usbongng makabagong panahon,dagdag ni Fresnido.

n hAnnAh GrAce S. tABAPanitikan nga ba?

Mga litrato ni RAY ADRIAN C. MACALALAG

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e wou ld wakeup a 5:30 in hemorning, res oreorder and promo e

punc uali y in he Universi y hroughou he day and s roll

down he hallways by 4PM,doing he rounds un il 7PM.He kep cons an wa ch overclasses and ofces.

Despi e his s ric na ure,he didn know how o geangry and despi e his simple way o living, he urned ou

o be he a her o he mosgrandiose es ival in Iloilo - heDinagyang.

Some o us may haveheard o his name in daily conversa ions. In he hallwayso he Universi y, we may have

el a par o him walking along

wi h us. In he library, we may have el his image and warmgaze wa ching over us hrough

he years. Some o us may haveglanced a his por rai , oo, norealizing how much ha personhas con ribu ed o our cul ure.

ruly, his cul ural legend was once he a her o every Augus inian. He was one man,

raveling one road ha endedon June 12, 2011, bu his oneman made a grea di erence.

We call him: Rev. Fr.

B GeneSA A. BuenAFe

Ambrosio Galindez, OSA.

Te Voyagehomas S . Monson

says, When one holds hepries hood o God, he neverknows when his momeno service may come. hechallenge is o be ready oserve. Fr. Galindez was bornready o give service o his

ellowmen.E n c o u r a g e d b y h i s

bro hers li e, he began his voca ion in he pries hood in1947 a er he had gradua ed

rom grade school and en ereda diocesan seminary in Cebu.Many even s in his li e es edhim and his ai h o make himdiscern i he had enough reason

o con inue s udying in he

seminary. Bu wi h Gods will,he became an Augus inianpries under he guidance andmen oring o his voca iondirec or, Fr. Moran.

Fr. Galindez was noexemp ed rom he challenges

ha his calling brough wi hi . Numerous rials showedhim he way along a bumpy road ha he gra e ully readanyway as his search or ru hand journey o ai h con inued.

His ques ook him o

Rome in 1956. He s ayedhere or our years o s udy

Teology. He made his ory ashe rs Filipino-Augus iniano have been chosen or ha .

Mingling wi h he di erenraces in Rome, he soon realized jus how low hey looked downon he Filipinos. In one o hispas in erviews, he s a ed, Wehave o be brave, o herwise,people rom o her coun ries, will pu us down. hus, hepersevered in his s udies a heIn erna ional College o S a.Monica in Rome un il he wasordained pries our years la er.

From his many ravelshroughou li e, he came o

Iloilo Ci y where he served as vicar o he Parish o San Joseand la er, as presiden o he

Universi y o San Agus in.I was during his s ay in

Iloilo where he e ched his mark and changed he li e o every Ilonggo.

Te Mark Fr. Galindez was a bro her,

a riend, no only o me bu alsoo everyone. recoun s Cicero

Roy Macalalag, a ormerpro essor o he Universi y and one o he closes riendso Fr. Ambrosio Galindez. He

adds, He never go angry. Hedidn even know how o beannoyed. Pero kung akig na siya, gapalamula lang siya.

Fr. Galindez did no only ul ill his du y as he Fa her

Presiden o he Universi y bualso did his responsibili iesas a leader, a eacher, a priesand a good riend. His riendly a i ude, humble personali y and welcoming aura drew people o him who helped himou in his adminis ra ive du iesas well as in his everyday li e.

He was very nice o be wi h. Al hough, he was very s ric , very organized and very par icular abou punc uali y,he was a grea adminis ra or,recalls Macalalag.

We would walk all he

way o For San Pedro o look a [ he s a ue o ] he Blessed Virgin Mary. Be ore reachingour des ina ion, I would buy him inasal nga pantat a heCen ral Marke . I was his

avori e.aking pleasure in simple

hings, Fr. Galindez lived hisli e no asking or ame orpopulari y. Living away rom

he lap o luxury, he believed i was he simple hings ha madehis li e in Iloilo Ci y color ul in

every way.Fr. Galindez himsel

discovered he wor h o hisemployees as he engaged ina ernoon walks and cha ed wi h he personnel. Along he way, he also began o uncover

he value o our cul uralheri age.

In 1968, wi h a hear ullo hope, Fr. Galindez brough

he replica o he S o. Nino allhe way rom Cebu o Iloilo,

inspiring he Ilonggos os reng hen heir ai h and ocrea e a spec acular es ival ha

hey have celebra ed every yearsince hen - he Dinagyang.

Fr. Ambrosio Galindez was he a her o Dinagyang.I is a [cul ural] mas erpiece,his mas erpiece, Macalalag

poin s ou .

Te DestinationWhen I heard he news o

his passing, I was so upse . ... He was my riend and he was a greaman, recalls Macalalag.

No even a cul ural legendcould s op ime or reverse Godsplan. A er all, Fr. Ambrosio washuman, excep ha he had a brillian mind and a s rong hear

o serve his Crea or un il his las brea h. On June 12, 2011, losing

his batle wi h colon cancer, Fr. Ambrosio Galindez reached his

nal des ina ion a place wi hour Maker.

H e s h o u l d b eremembered, hrough he Augus inians and hrough heDinagyang Fes ival, remindsMacalalag.

ruly, he body may havereached i s end bu he soulremains orever wi h he people.His body may have le us las June 12, bu his spiri remains in

he halls o he Universi y o San Agus in, in he minds o every Augus inian, and in he hear o every Ilonggo.

He s rolls down hehallways o he Universi y

hroughou he day un il 7PM,res ores order and promo es

punc uali y on campus.He con inues o do ha

up o now. While s udying in he

library, we may have el his warm gaze wa ching us. Wemay have glanced a his image,

oo, nally realizing ha he iss ill alive in us, brea hing wi h blazing passion or his people.

And as we glance a hisimage, we share in his smile, bidding him our hear el ,Tank you!

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Kawilihan in

Divertissement

azing a he s age, youeel he inna e ervor.

Awed, you experiencedancing ha syncs wi h

rue passion and energy.Five decades o grace and ar is ry

are compressed in a wide array o dances in diver issemen (orig.French - a minor entertainment or diversion)s aged by he Universi y o San Agus in Kawilihan Dance

roupe a he USA Audi orium, Augus 22.

Since i was es ablished by Fr.Nicanor Lana, OSA in he irssemes er o 1960, he KawilihanDance roupe has never s oppeddancing, innova ing, en er ainingand educa ing he Augus inianson he ar o grace ul, power ulexpression in movemen .

Diver issemen received a warmrecep ion rom he Augus iniancommuni y as s uden s locked osee he showcase o dance alen s, well suppor ed by he Universi y adminis ra ion and acul y. heproduc ion s reng hened once againour Augus inian pride.

In 2003, wi h he assump iono Annie Divinagracia-Sar orio as

he Ar is ic Direc or and residenchoreographer, (She is also with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as the Visayas Ballet Sector representative - Ed.), he dance

roupe soared o grea er heigh s. I wen hrough a me amorphosis wi h

he in usion o balle in o cer aincommon dances such as modern,

olk and s ree dances. Moreover, hedancers were required o develop and

GB Ric MaRtin L. Libo-on

hone heir echnical skills by atendingclasses a he ar is ic direc ors Schoolo Per orming Ar s.

Wi h he changes and s andards inplace, he Augus inian communi y saw a Kawilihan rans ormed as i raked incoun less accolades and recogni ion

rom respec ed organiza ions in hecoun ry, one o which is he Ani ngDangal Award or Mul i-disciplinary Ar s Ca egory which was given lasFebruary 2010 a he Rizal Hall o Malacanang Palace, Manila. hepres igious award honored he

roupe or showcasing exemplary per ormances and or upholdingFilipino excellence in he in erna ionalarena.

Even a er y years, he roupes ill con inues o wow audiences wi h heir high-caliber per ormances

wor hy o all he encores and s andingova ions hey have received.

Te idea o celebra ing he golden year o he Kawilihan Dance roupe was he ca alys in s aging Kawilihanin Diver issemen ... Te plan was or bo h he alumni dancers and currenmembers o per orm oge her. I didhappen. Diver issemen did no only

ea ure an amazing reper oire haincluded lamenco, con emporary, belly dancing, hip-hop, jazz and La in- American dances, bu also brough

oge her he presen roupe and healumni o per orm.I was ruly acelebra ion o ar is ic pride and danceexcellence. In roducing and bringing balle and o her genres o dance o

he masses allowed hem o wa ch,experience and apprecia e his ar

orm and love he beau y o dance.

Te spiri ha mo iva es he roupeon na ional ours is o bridge he gapand bring he level o dance up o par wi h ha in Manila. Sar orio adds.Fur hermore, she envisions he USA Kawilihan Dance roupe evolving

oge her wi h he USA Per orming Ar s as he cul ural ambassadors o

he Universi y, i no o Iloilo Ci y and he Philippines.

Te Kawilihan Dance roupeis like amily wi h many membersli erally growing be ore my eyesand even ually leaving o have heirrespec ive careers, ye con inuing ogrow, imbued wi h he commi menand discipline o heir cra , she says.

Indeed, he USA KawilihanDance roupe is se o conquer hein erna ional s age in he nex y years.

us as he issue o supposedly blasphemous ar works o Mideo Cruz and o her ar is s became a ho opic on he

V prime ime news, six Augus inianar is s joined orces or a reunionexhibi , S op-Over.

Nil Capinianes, Mel Corral, Rey Denzil Gico, Ar hur Jusa Jr., Arch.Bryan Loyola and Arch. Joe VincenMili ar, who were ormer produc ionar is s o he USA Li le hea erand he Cen er or Cul ure and he Ar s and alumni o he College o Engineering and Archi ec ure, onceagain came oge her in a pro bono arexhibi which ran rom Augus 22 un ilOc ober a he Ar Space, ground oor,Urdane a Hall.

heir pain ings are re lec ionso where hey are now in heir ar is ic journey, heir curren work Ta li e

or hem here on ear h is a s op-over,

Stop Over:Artists on a

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Anyone CAnCook: the firstAugustiniAnMAster Chefs

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i s somewhere in be ween. says Mr.Eric Divinagracia, Coordina or orCo-curricular Ac ivi ies.

Six ar works were ea ured-Solo, Memory Recall, Weapono Choice, Happy Acciden ,Laro ayo and Open Ended.

Memory Recall is Capinianesexperimen al ar approach. Di erensymbolic graphi e ske ches were laidon red oil pain . welve rames wi hrandom ske ches were hung, depic ingdi eren scenes. My ar piece is likemy diary o ske ches ha re ec s my personal in erpre a ion o dreams,

ailures and hope, Capinianes shares. Arch. Loyolas Laro ayo, which

is acrylic on canvas, no jus becauseo i s name, is very play ul and cuddly because o he neon and ligh colorsused. I jus wan o remind mysel abou childhood games, and le henew genera ion know ha here are

games ha can be played wi houspending money and hey are ree oenjoy, says Arch. Loyola.

Wi h acrylic lacquer spray,re lec or s icker and me al knob,Gico crea es a mini door wi h aninspira ional ex , End Anger. My ar work sugges s an illusion o a doorsymbolizing ano her place o en erand discover a di eren pa h. Opening

he door is like aking a chance onchange in your li e. S opovers are areaso re reshmen or you o be able ocon inue having a pleasan rip o yourdes ina ion, bu hese s opovers in li ehave a lo o o er. One mus be willing

o accep all considera ions and ignoreall rejec ions upon en ering he door,explains Gico. He is he only Fine Ar sgradua e among he six ar is s, ve o whom were all Archi ec ure gradua es.

Arch. Mili ars Happy Acciden was acrylic on pain . ex uring and

puty crea ed a dreamy, surreal e ec .Happy Li e/ Acciden is my daily experience on my way o wha wecall li e, Arch. Mili ar, a ormer USA Publica ions s a ar is , shares.

Crea ing a es ive ambiance wi hdi eren warm color combina ionslaid in abs rac was Jusas Solo. He iscurren ly one o Iloilos es ival propsand cos ume designers. Recen ly, hedesigned he se o A MidsummerNigh s Dream, a rendi ion o WilliamShakespeares amous play s aged by Prima Galaw Inc.

Corrals awareness o whais happening o his surroundingshas sharpened his sense o sel andsimul aneously accen ua ed his in eresin modern popular cul ure. His arpiece, Weapon o Choice, digi al armanipula ed in Pho oshop, ea ures hepopular cosplayer Alodia Gosieng aoin a baroness o GI Joe cos ume,

surrounded by di eren caliber weapons.

Tis new ound consciousnessi s h e p l a y g r o u n d o m y imagina ion; crea ing a linkage be ween my ar work and he world.Te recen war be ween Libya andEgyp is jus one o he many issueso grea impac on our socie y.Raised a Chris ian, I eel i ismy responsibili y o s ir peoplesminds, call a en ion o issues

hrough ar , arouse he need opro ec , preserve, and love Godscrea ion, he Ear h, and man, saysCorral.

Tese ar is s need no display some blasphemous works in order

o ge a en ion. S op Over,more han jus an exhibi , poses achallenge or ar is s o ake up anadvocacy while aking he pa h o ar is ic sel -expression.

nce here was a young boy who dreamed o becominga well-known che . Every

ime his mo her cookedin heir humble ki chen, he wouldeagerly help her in he prepara ions. As young as eigh , he hough i would be he righ ime o s ar . He hougho makingarroz caldoby himsel . Sohe did. Te ou come...? Arroz caldoinsipido.

I you were o ea i , you wouldhave o add a pinch or wo o sal oi becauseinsipidois a Spanish word which means as eless or bland. Yes,

his budding che didn ge he dishrigh he rs ime he ried i , bu he

did ell himsel , Tis is jus he s ar And so he boy s irred, ried, boiled, bas ed, s eamed, grilled,and simmered his way hrough heculinary in ricacies o he ki chenun il he became a man s eeped in he

OB JerSon e. elMido echniques and secre s o cooking, all

o which he go rom his mo her.

Spicing up his en husiasm wi hde ermina ion and crea ivi y, heeven ually made i o he op o heama eur cooking summi here in heUniversi y when he was proclaimed asone o he wo, rs ever, Augus inianMas er Che s during a cook-o held incelebra ion o he Pa ron Sain s Day in Augus 2011.

Mas er Che Dennis Pedrosa hado go hrough a ho broiler, so o speak,

be ore he could convince he judgesha he deserved he i le. oge her

wi h his par ner, Jerone Nievares, an Accoun ing ech major like he is,Dennis prepared amiliar dishes bu

weaked hem wi h surprising wis s

ha grabbed he a en ion o he judges. he Augus inian Mas er Che

was a new ac ivi y in he Pa ronSain s Day celebra ion; ... We houghi would give he Augus inians a

chance o express hemselves hroughhe ar o cooking and prove ha

Augus inians are exible in any orm o ar , Irene Jeongco, assis an reasurero he S uden Council and chair o heeven , explains.

During he preliminary round,he Dennis-Jerone andem planned

on preparing he Whole ChickenEs o ado. However, Pedrosa says,We have no prac iced making hedish. Ta was our rs ime o joinsuch compe i ion so we el a wholelo nervous.

Wha made heir es o ado special was ha Dennis added a bi o whi e wine while he chicken was boiling andenriched he sauce wi h liver spread.Whi e w ine helps so en and swee en

he mea o he chicken while liverspread hickens he sauce. Tis is nousually done, he reveals.

For una ely, heir WholeChicken Es o ado impressed he judges enough o include hem among

he hree pairs o inalis s. Dennisnever expec ed ha .

Che Ramlo Villaluna, one o he judges in he preliminary round wasimpressed wi h heir eamwork. In

erms o au hen ici y, heir eam hadan advan age. Al hough hey workedunder pressure, hey seemed o berelaxed, he observes.

he inalis s ( rom he Collegeo Nursing, he College o Pharmacy and Medical echnology andPedrosas own College o Business Adminis ra ion and Accoun ancy) were asked o prepare he Filipinodish, kare-kare.

Dennis was more con den hisime because he remembered a very reasured ip rom his mo her. Ins ead

o using cooking oil, he used he arom he pork ins ead. He simply laidhe pork on a pan and hea ed i over

medium ame, un il i rendered i sna ural a which he used or his own version o kare-kare. For he sauce,

he used he chicken s ock ha he hadsaved rom a dish prepared earlier.

Tose wo ingredien s gave heir disha dis inc avor.Te judges, all experienced che s

hemselves, were so impressed a erhaving as ed Dennis and Jeroneskare-kare ha hey declared he

wo he irs Augus inian Mas erChe s. Among all he con es an sdishes, heirs was he mos balancedin erms o avor, ex ure, aroma andsauce consis ency. he vege ablescomplemen ed he o her ingredien s, judge Che Ra ael Jardeleza s a es.

Te rs Augus inian Mas er Che is de ni ely on he righ pa h.

As an aspiring che , I like odiscover some hing new and crea e

my own signa ure dish, Pedrosa says. Al hough his chosen career is noqui e rela ed o cooking, s ill, he has been able o prove rue he line roman anima ed Disney movie, Ra a ouille,Anyone can cook.

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bu he player can never con rol hem very disappoin ing. Moreover hesound rack o Te Sims Medieval is ar beter han he previous sound racks.Houses and communi y buildings are beter and more realis ic hough only

he in erior o he building is seen.Ou o 10, he Sims Medieval

would be a 6 because he player haslimi ed reedom in he ac ual lives o

he heroes, making i less un. hesound rack is be er al hough hephysical ea ures o he Sims are lessemphasized. he wardrobe is very realis ic bu very minimal in erms o varie y bu overall, a challenging andexci ing game.

So ake a glimpse o he pas ,discover he oun ain o you h, gha dragon and explore he open seas because in Te Sims Medieval he a eo your kingdom is on click away.

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enrollmen , in orma ion sys em andofcial websi e o he Universi y.

I also main ains and secures hein erne connec ion and i s availabili y in he di eren colleges and he In erneSec ion, he adds.

Wi h he adven o he digi alage, he MIS ensures he propermain enance and managemen o

he in rane ne work sys em o o erquali y service and convenience o

he ins i u ional clien ele. Aparece believes ha he MIS is essen ialin sys ema izing he myriad da acircula ing in he Universi y.

Because o he abundance o in orma ion ha goes around, we needa sys em ha would organize i and

acili a e he circula ion efcien ly ande ec ively, he poin s ou .

In a previous in erview wi hTe Augustinian , Universi y Regis rarGemma Hallili gave he impor ance

o he MIS in allowing he Regis rarsOfce, he S uden Accoun s Sec ionand depar men s/colleges o efcien ly and e ec ively genera e repor s onenrolmen , s uden pro iles, graderepor s, acul y load, ranscrip o records, diplomas, class lis s, classschedules, class sizes, admission andclearance slips, regis ra ion orms,deans lis s, evalua ion resul s andaccoun balances.

So how does he MIS work?Unseen by mos people, he

sys ems adminis ra or, direc ly

managed by he MIS direc or, andcomposed o a ew selec ed personnel wi h echnical know-how and skills,s eers he wheel o he MIS depar men .

hese personnel handle he variousservers ha are under he MIS. Tink o i his way. Te MIS is like he heado an oc opus ha con rols eigh armso in eres . hese branches are hemul iple servers making up he MISloca ed in he ofce previously knownas he EDP Sec ion. he mul ipleservers include he mail server, webserver and da abase server, o namea ew.

hese servers are individually con igured o sui heir speci icpurposes or asks or e ec ive ande icien unc ioning. Fur hermore, Aparece says, his is he reason why a wide range o skills is needed oproperly manage and main ain sucha sys em.

However, as a resul o he server breakdown ha happened las July 21, a widespread paralysis o servicesin ic ed he Universi y. Te MIS henhad o undergo repairs in he sys em

o have improved securi y ea ures andinnova ions ins alled o preven u uremal unc ions.

Aparece reveals ha he new upgraded da abase server is already up and running 100 percen as o press ime. o minimize loss o da aor backup, he new MIS Sys ems andDa abase Adminis ra or have writen ascrip ha au oma ically backs up heda abase everyday a a speci c ime.

Obviously, he MIS has i s dark side. wo major downsides o hismodern echnology are considereddisadvan ageous, according o Aparece.One is he inconvenience experienced when echnical problems arise because

hey hinder he smoo h low o hein orma ion cycle in he accoun ingsec ion especially during enrollmen . Ano her is he securi y hrea o which

he MIS is suscep ible.I any person is knowledgeable

enough o hack hrough he sys em,hen i would compromise all he da a

in i , he said.Te las server gli ch proved ha

machines are no a hundred percenreliable all he ime. hus, he MISsome imes encoun ers difcul ies haobs ruc he work ow o da a despi e

he main enance.Te usual difcul y ha he MIS

encoun ers is he server down imesince i a ec s all he depar men sconnec ed o i . Ano her difcul y is hecon ic ing IP con gura ions becauseagain, hey hinder he passage o in orma ion rom geting o i s properdes ina ion, Aparece said.

In response, he MIS undergoescons an moni oring, periodic upda esand regular securi y upgrades o ensure

he in egri y o all delica e in orma ionshelved in he sys em.

Never heless , despi e hedisadvan ages, Aparece believes ha

hese would no preven he schooladminis ra ion rom using such

echnology.

he disadvan ages do noou weigh he advan ages which heMIS brings, he asser s.

Te MIS ruly makes li e in heUniversi y easy as ABC. hough iseems he opposi e when problemsarise, he MIS is s ill very much help ulin in orma ion managemen . Wi hou

he MIS, he Universi y may no evenmake i rom A o Z.

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Gusting n JerSon e. elMido

Agos Tino n JerSon e. elMido

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n he ime o dragons rulinghe sky, o kings ruling he

world, and o bedpans beinghe com or hrone, li e was

simply a mater o survival. In he 21scen ury, we have echnology - lap ops,Blackberry phones, hybrid cars, andrevolu ionary machines - o help us

hrough he wis s and urns o modernli e. Lucky us. Bu during he medieval

imes i was ei her ind-dinner orbe-dinner.

o simpli y he complexi y o hemedieval imes, EA Games(creators of

B GeneSSA A. BuenAFe

Ithe Te Sims, Te Sims 2 and Te Sims3) crea ed he Sims Medieval in ended

o educa e us on how people in hemedieval pas aced heir challenges.

he good hing abou his game isha , i may be ano her world and

ano her ime, bu i is de ni ely NO boring. Yes, i s bigger, i s beter, i isno u uris ic, and i s on a compu erscreen! I s Te Sims MEDIEVAL.

Lifes a QuestTis is no your ordinary or ypical

Sims game ha almos everybody isamiliar wi h. Te Sims Medieval akes

i a litle ur her. Te Sims daily lives

are ques -driven. Tey provide a hos o s ory elling possibili ies (ques s) romcra ing a legendary sword o arranginga royal wedding, rom pro ec ing hekingdom rom an evil sorcerer, o

nding he oun ain o you h.Every ques plays ou di eren ly

depending on which Hero Sim heplayer is con rolling. Unlike in heSims 3 where needs and wishes direc

he daily lives o a Sim, in Te SimsMedieval, ques s provide he playerskingdom wi h EXP and gold. hisenables him o upgrade his kingdom.He is, hus, ree o direc he li e o he

heroes, and has all he power in his or

her world!

Be the HeroHere, players are able o con rol

and crea e several ypes o heroes,or pro essions. Te range o ou s islimi ed compared o Te Sims 3 bu o course, i is logical because i sye olde days. Al hough he ou s are minimal,each charac er has di eren abili iesand responsibili ies ha dis inguish i

rom ano her. And who are he heroes? Le s

mee hem.Te Monarchs . Obviously, rom

heir name, hey con rol he kingdomand have du ies such as hearingpe i ions and gran ing or rejec ing

hem, making laws and looking a erhe peoples wel are.Te Wizards. Tey

can enchan or gh using heir spells, which are learned rom a large spellbook and include mo ions which mus bememorized. he Spies. hey donplay cloak-and-dagger bu ormula epoisonous onics.he Priests . As

heir modern coun erpar s do, hey conver people and beter s ill, per ormmiracles. he Blacksmiths. hey no only produce armor and arms bu also mine ore o make hese weapons. he Physicians. Jus likeour modern doc ors, hey also keeppeople heal hy, bu hey do his by using he bloodle ing appara us,leeches (shudder).Te Knights. Whoelse bu hey pro ec he kingdom.Te Merchants. Troughou he cen uriesand millenia, merchan s have beenmerchan s; hus hey have access o

oreign goods and rade oppor uni ies.he Bards. Sure, no ques ion abou

i , hey provide he music.

he player has a speci ic role,

oo; ha o beingthe Watcher . He issynonymous o he kingdoms god orcrea or who helps he heroes in hisques s. So play he Sims Medieval; I sno every day ha you ge o play God!

Te Medieval SimMuch like he irs genera ion

o he main series, he Sims, hecharac ers in he game will no progress

hrough li e s ages: Sims will s ill beable o procrea e, and hose children will only age o adul hood i one o

heir hero paren s dies, in which case,hey ake up heir paren s place.

According o Rachel Berns ein,he Sims senior producer, he game

will be more dangerous or Sims, wi hdea h and ailure a possibili y during

he games ques s. Lis ed dangersincluded low ocus on ques s, plague,peasan revol s, wildli e, poisons,duels, and more.

Al hough Te Sims Medieval isdi eren , i doesn mean i s beter.Te lives o heroes are no yours; hey

belong o o hers so you ge o play di eren heroes or each ques . In his version o Sims, he heroes can marry or procrea e bu he player can nevercon rol hem very disappoin ing.

Unlike in he Sims 3 where amaximum o ive rai s are o beselec ed, in his game, each Sim needs

o have wo normal rai s and one a alaw which can be urned in o a posi iverai hrough a ques .Al hough he

Sims Medieval is di eren , i doesnmean i s beter. Te lives o heroesare no yours; hey belong o o hersso you ge o play di eren heroes oreach ques . In his version o Sims,

he heroes can marry or procrea e

play with life, play with history

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