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A visiting professor at the English and Literature Department examined humor and the connection that people have to it during a lecture on uses of political humor conducted June 28 at the Science Complex. “Humor is a social contract. You understand humor because you are part of that agreement,” said Dr. Nerissa Balce. Dr. Balce […]

A Silliman alumnus qualifies for the 2012 London Olympics. Mark Javier, who graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology in 2005, now joins the official 11-member Philippine delegation to the 2012 Olympics opening July 27 at the Olympic Stadium in east London. Reports from the International Archery Federation say that during […]

The Silliman University Cultural Affairs Committee opens its 50th cultural season with the Philippine Opera Company’s Ang Bagong Harana on June 29 and 30 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Ang Bagong Harana, directed by acclaimed playwright Floy Quintos, takes off from the success of the Philippine Opera Company’s musical review Harana, which showcased […]

Silliman Journal Volume 50 Number 1 is now out. Ranked first by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on its list of internationally refereed academic journals in the Philippines, the Silliman Journal features a total of nine articles this year. Editor Dr. Margaret Helen Udarbe-Alvarez, who is concurrently Dean of the College of Arts and […]

The Sikad project of the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG), symbolically launched in December last year as the students’ Christmas gift to the environment, has more than doubled its number of bicycle units for rent to students this new school year. Continuing the project is this year’s SUSG president Marian Vanslemvrouck, a graduating Nursing major. […]

Silliman University was one of only two academic institutions in the Philippines looped into World Bank’s (WB) multi-country videoconference on “Green Economy in a Blue World” held June 20. Already its second run, “Green Economy in a Blue World” is part of the seminar series being administered by the Global Development Learning Network, a global […]

A roundtable discussion conducted by the Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development (SLCD) on June 14 led to the creation of a four-point action plan aimed at intensifying the solid waste management program of Dumaguete City. The action plan was developed from an exchange of ideas on options that Dumaguete could explore in […]

A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) further clarifying the relationship between Silliman University and the Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. (SUMCFI) was signed on June 9 at the Board Room of the Leopoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall of the University. University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III said the MoA defines the relationship of the […]

A 17-year-old Sillimanian not only defeated Olympic aspirants but also set a new Southeast Asian record in archery during the recently concluded Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission (POC-PSC) Philippine National Games hosted by Dumaguete City. Marie Crizabelle Merto, who was still in her senior year at the High School Department during the Games and now […]

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras are now installed at five strategic areas in Silliman University. These CCTV cameras supplement ongoing safety and security measures being undertaken by the University to promote the welfare of its students and personnel. There are now CCTV cameras at the entrances to the Early Childhoold, Elementary and High School Departments of […]