Colleague Of The Week

His name is Bernie, but it might as well be Mercury, the Roman deity of speedy delivery. For all we care, he might be the reincarnation of the one whose winged sandals let him run errands for the gods at the speed of whim. He may not be a glorified page of the heavens on […]

No one knows Sillimanians like this Sillimanian. To a lot of people, he is the man in Silliman, the air in alumni affairs, the “ion” in Silliman connection. And even though he is too modest to admit it, he’s probably the only one in Silliman who can rattle off from the top of his head […]

If Silliman University were a galaxy, the School of Public Affairs and Governance (SPAG) secretary would be a super-massive black hole that lurks in its periphery. In mundane pseudo-scientific terms, she is a cosmic vacuum cleaner extraordinaire. She draws those she comes in contact with – things and people alike – with her irresistible gravity, […]

She turned her back on glitz and glamour to heed the call of a nobler cause. She shed the trappings of high living for a chance to find a better reason for living. These days, she may still be searching for answers to some of her questions, but she has found meaning – and her […]

If Max Ehrmann has his way, we shall speak our truth softly yet without any uncertainty. As does Araceli C. Tan, the longest-serving Silliman University Staff Association (SUSA) president, at the Board Room or the Chemistry Department office, arguing with the administration panel for additional staff benefits or helping out clueless students who seem to […]

George Bernard Shaw’s ashes must be churning in the wind in some secluded garden somewhere in Dublin. Had the Irish playwright foreseen a century ahead of time the coming of Silliman High’s Ronald Kinilitan, he would have sung a different tune, one that doesn’t lament how youth is wasted on the young. This strapping young […]

He loves the way he sings: full-on, holding nothing back, giving it all that he’s got. He gets down to it like a happy king in a royal bash, with a vigor that knows not what it means to be deflected or depleted, inflecting each gesticulation and articulation with meticulous attention to depth, frequency and […]

In the electric quiet crackling with furtive whispers, a thunderous face-off is brewing at the Law library. At the reading corner a lawyer wannabe fidgets as he contemplates a future tyrannized by the dictum dura lex, sed lex; at the counter the librarian eyes him with a steady gaze, sizing him up, and all the […]

In the world of bits and bytes, a bit of sheen can give more bite to hard drive. And that’s just what Mrs. Genevieve “Gen”Jurlano does for the geeks and techies of the College of Computer Studies (CCS). In a place defined by circuits and wires, she’s the sparkle that sparks the connections among people […]

If one can conjure enigma by nomenclature, it will respond only to the name Warly. Warlito to most colleagues, Warlix to close friends at the English depth (all sorts of pun intended), Prof. Caturay is mystery personified, a colossal puzzle that hides in plain sight among the faculty and staff of Silliman. But that's just […]