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Sunday, December 03, 2006

HONESTLY SPEAKING

Things can never be just the way they are. It changes and mind does.

At this point, i want to express my disappointment to the decision of our Division Chairperson regarding our planned Cebu Trip come December. It's not that i am saying that she is wrong and I am right but the sad note is if when was already set, prepared and ready it is when she declared that we can't go for some reasons. I mean there are always reasons for those who prohibits.

First, on her ground of SECURITY. I believe that death comes at any time and any place. If it is your time to die then let it be. It is just a matter of destiny. If the bomb is planted on the plane we are going to take then we can't stop it and we cannot do something to stop it from exploding. We cannot predict terrorism. It comes in any form at anytime. As my teacher said, "LIFE is THE OTHER SIDE OF DEATH and DEATH is THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE!"

Second, FINANCE. That is the purpose of having a solicitation letter to lessen the amount of transportation fare we are going to pay. We have search for the cheapest possible way like riding a bus going to Cagayan and Ferry to Cebu just to minimize the finance needed in the trip.

Going back to my disappointment, what was disheartening was the unfair treatment of the Dean of the University to the division. Why the Political Science students allowed to go to Malacanang last summer> The IS students to other parts of the world? Where in fact, it is more expenseive and far than our CEBU.

In my 3 years of being in the Mass Communication Department, I always hear comments from the teacher like MassCom Graduates from Ateneo are not good because they are only taught of theories and principles, they do not know the language of the masses and they can't speak to it, they cannot write a substantial straight news reporting and so on...Now, I think it's time to break this stereotype and this can only be achieve trough teaching them a balance education. Balance in theories and application. It's time to go out and search for the real action the way a real journalist or a broadcaster should be.

As what i am always saying to my friends, " REAL EDUCATION ARE NOT ONLT TAUGHT INSIDE THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE CLASSROOM, BUT OUTSIDE WHERE REALITY WELCOMES US."

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