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Voice Out
By Noreen G. Tabacoan and Krissa G. Omandam
A
s Capitol Chronicle continues to provide an outlet for
student expression, we make
our best efforts of giving
them opportunities to raise
their concerns regarding school matters
that greatly affect them. However, as
we strive to provide balance and accurate coverage of events, we always make
sure that all parties involved are heard so
that necessary steps are taken for a shared
decision-making. Hence, the Voice Out.
Internet
CONCERN: “We thought that the Wi-Fi connection in the campus was broad enough. Somehow,
it is not able to reach a lot of areas inside the campus especially in the engineering building.”
ANSWER: “We are fully aware of blind spots and
we are doing our best to address this problem
as well as improving the system. In fact, we are
currently testing our newly purchased devices
which are expected to have longer range to increase the Wi-Fi signal inside the campus.”
CONCERN: “Would it be possible to increase the 48-hour limit of internet use
per student?
ANSWER: “The 48 hours of internet use is actually already
an increase of last year’s 20-hour limit per student,” said Mr.
Sterling G. Ong, Management of Information System Manager.
Library
CONCERN: “The library does not have the books that our professors use in our discussions, lectures and assignments.”
ANSWER: “We always make sure that we could secure a copy
of the book that instructors are using in their classes and place
them in the Reserved Section in the library for students’ easy
access, but the problem is that, some of the instructors do
not inform us the books and references that they are using,
that is the reason why we do not have them in the library. If
the instructor fails to inform us, students can request the book
directly from the library staff so that we could provide it immediately,” said Dr. Chorieta L. Valerio, the Library Director.
Canteen
CONCERN: “The canteen cannot accommodate a lot of students eating there especially during lunch time. Most of us either eat in our classrooms or have our lunch outside.”
ANSWER: “We will definitely add more chairs and tables to
cater the increased number of students eating in the canteen.
Aside from it, we also ensure the safety of the foods prepared
as well as in maintaining the cleanliness of the school canteen,”
said Mr. Leo A. Pangan, Head of Physical Plant Facility Maintenance Office.
College of Business Administration
CONCERN: “We have classes in the Engineering building and
that sometimes we get reprimanded by our teachers for being
late since our next class will still be in the Academic Building I.
Would it be possible if we can have a room near the Academic
Building I?
ANSWER: “There has been an unprecedented increase on the
number of students enrolled for the semester and as much as
we would want to give convenience, there are no more rooms
near the Business Administration that we could use, that is why
we have to use rooms in the Engineering building. What we
could do about this is to tell instructors to give consideration on
student’s tardiness because we have to understand that they
will need time to get to another building,” said Dr. Elizabeth
Figueroa, Dean of the College of Business Administration.
College of Maritime Education
CONCERN:”The school bags for Maritime students are quite
expensive yet it don’t last for a long time.”
ANSWER: “We already informed our supplier regarding this
concern and they are already making actions to this. They said
they will retrieve all the broken bags and replace them with
better ones. The students owning the bag should just bring it
to the gift shop for retrieval. But for the meantime, we cannot
determine yet when would this be possible,” said Mrs. Marilyn
C. Hubayan, College of Maritime Education Secretary.
College of Education
CONCERN: “Is there a possibility that the “mother-tongue language” can be a special subject for education students, especially for the BEED?”
ANSWER: “Yes. Our Dean, Dr. De Torres already said it in the
orientation that the “mother-tongue language” will be a special
subject for the BEED students. It will be integrated in the Professional Education courses,” said Dr. Ma. Jessica P. Campano, Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the College of
Education.
College of Criminology
CONCERN: Why are female criminology students not allowed
to join the drillers?
ANSWER: It is not that female students are not allowed to join
the drillers. The problem is that the training is so rigid and it is
usually done in the evening. We also have not received any
female aspirants for drillers. But if they can pass the training,
why not?” said Dr. Nenita Caño, Dean of the College of Criminology.
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