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thank you for your reply jed. i see that you changed the banner, this design is cooler than the previous one. i often visit this page whenever i visit devcompage. and look, you got 2,160 visitors already. that looks good to me. keep it up!
why don’t you get a page or a section for the alumni?
I love the new banner. Yeah, it’s way cooler than the old one. I really love its new look, very simple yet very pleasing to the eyes and I think it kinda suits for the issue’s theme, quality of education, right???…
but I’ve just noticed something. The Amaranth blog is not up-to-date, aren’t the staff checking or maintaining the site. I mean, your efforts of creating a blog would be futile if it’s not being regularly checked. Just like the online versions of newspapers, for example. The power of these technological craze would just mean nothing if it’s not making advances. Just an opinion..
Hello Thea, this is Jed, the outgoing EIC. If you’d like to know why the Amaranth blog is not that active, I can explain it to you (but not here). E-mail me: jed_adc@yahoo.com
daghan na nag visit sa amaranth page, pero ngano wala man mga comments! dapat active unta ni na blogspot…..
what happened na sa vsu webpage? dapat ayuhon na nila…..wala japon gamit ang ila gi-offer na com.sci……
i hope the guys would keep updating the blod even if jed’s gone.. bye ninyo tanan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jed naa ka updates sa latest graduation? pwede i upload nganhi.
Betty, if you’re looking for news about the 2009 graduation from us, I’m afraid we can’t give you that. However, you can contact the Information Office (the publisher of Obelisk) for such. They have figures on the graduates, and etc. But as a brief overview, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri was the graduation speaker and our university awarded him with a Doctor of Sciences (honoris causa). The Amaranth also distributed the SY 2008-2009 magazine on the graduation day.
Graduation is a moment that is to be treasured and should be memorable enough! A picture of the moment is a thing that helps it to be remembered after the celebration. But what happens to the pictures that was taken by those photographers or are they considered to be one? Because, it seems that they were just making it for fun. My sister is one of those graduates (batch 2009), and as we received the photo it seems that it was just taken for granted. The photos were not properly shot and cut. Why are those photographers (kuno?!) take those shots? Why not hire a professional that can produce a better output? The utility that we get wasn’t enough or does not equate to the cost of the photo. We’d rather pay higher than they collect as long as guaranteed with a good quality photo. Sorry to say this, but shame on those people….!!!!!!!!! We expected so much but get absolutely nothing…….
Genesis, I share the same sentiments with you. Receiving a college diploma is a very brief event and capturing such in photo is very critical. President Bacusmo saw the importance of documenting such event when he reviewed the photograph of him receiving his own diploma. That’s why he purposed to have an official photographer during the graduation. So the administration bought a photoprinter and harnessed a documentation committee (which I was part of as one of the video photographers).
However, let’s see the other side of the matter. There are too many graduates and each of them must be taken a photograph. The still photographers are experienced photographers, however (in my opinion) they don’t have the best equipment they can have to capture a one or two-second moment for each of the graduates.
Photography is a very expensive hobby or work. Consider this: a good (instamatic) digicam would cost from P5,000 to P15,000. Having taken up photography courses, I’d say these tools cannot automatically guarantee a good shot everytime. The most advanced Digital SLR’s would cost at least P60,000 (main body only). Lenses are bought separately and a fairly sharp lens can cost half a million pesos.
The cost of preparing the best equipment for the ceremonies would be so immense that the photographers have to borrow a DSLR from the Exec. Sec. and a good DSLR like digicam from the VP for AA.
One of the photographers admitted to have a problem with the latter because the camera would take time to recharge its flash so he has to go on taking pictures without flash to catch up with the fast pace of diploma distribution.
And other factors include the size of the photographs that would take up much space on the camera’s memory card, and the energy it would use from the batteries.
So much to think about.
But point taken. Indeed, it would really cost much to capture a priceless moment.
Hahahaha………what an explanation or exaggeration Mr. Cortes! Well, first of all I don’t care if the administration don’t have the required equipments to ensure good results. And even if the administration don’t have any as long as the shots/positions of the graduates are taken well. A good photographer does not chooses an expensive camera. And if the administration hasn’t any then why would they insist to monopolize the whole photography of the celebration. Why not give chance to some professionals to take the shots while the administration is still earning income to buy the needed equipments. Given the last years result which was quite far good than what we have received last april 2009! The photos were quite excellent with a whole body shot and some engraved words on it (about the graduation). And can you call those cameramen professionals? Really??? I have also heard that it is some sort of income generating activity of the dept. of development communication, is it true? Lastly, I do hope that it would never happen again, because its a shame on the school……especially to someone feeling to be a professional photographer!!!!!!!!!!
Gen, I suggest you bring up your complaint to the proper authorities. You can write to the Office of the President so that they can address your concern. Let the Amaranth be a vehicle for expression but we don’t want the staff to receive all your criticisms that should be addressed to someone else. If that’s your opinion let it be, but please be open to the different sides of the matter. We all have our limitations.
And besides, the Amaranth is not officially open this summer because the interim staff (which should have been chosen last February) has not been chosen yet, and the outgoing staff’s terms have just ended last school year. I’m just minding the blog (though I’m leaving too) until the next set of staff has settled in. I suggest that you listen to my proposition about your complaint.
ok……
enough for the arguments…..why don’t you check this out http://vsualumni.ning.com if any of you could just spread this info to all alumni that you know as well as those students at VSU to join the site…
karapatdapat kayong i-clap-clap for a job well done.. agi ra ko oie.. mura man gud gamay ray mo leave og comments.. =)
Thank you Jhaie. We will post the Intramural Editions soon.
The latest amaranth issue is unforgivable.
It had to take someone else’s edited copy to convince me to read.
Below are some suggestions so, read the following carefully Amaranth caretakers (whatever you call yourselves):
1. You lack content. No need to be elaborated.
2. News articles have formality. The Amaranth does not provide news and formality at the same time. The articles you have is so yesterday and requires a click on the justify icon. Please justify your news articles next time. It risks layout and sensibility.
3. The typographical and grammatical errors are frequent. Can you publish an article without it? That is what an EIC is supposed to consider before allowing the printing of an issue. Are you trying to tell us that you are not functioning?
4. Students don’t submit articles because you are not too convincing to deserve their submissions. You can’t edit your own articles so how does that convince us that you can give justice to our articles? You are making Amaranth sink. Make a name. Live up to what Amaranth is for and is supposed to be. Another wrong move from you will give birth to an underground paper. Please do act immediately because you ultimately suck!
Ok, Ine. Thanks for your comment. I approved your comment so that everyone will see.
Now, before I leave the publication (since my term ends when the new chief sits), let me answer point by point your suggestions.
1. Your first point isn’t clear and subjective. Please come up with a solid suggestion so we can address it properly.
2. For your second point, I beg to disagree. You can check (over the net) the world’s best newspapers and you’ll see that a news article need not to be justified. There’s a visual design reason why we don’t usually align justify our articles. Justified articles, to the eyes, are visually boring because we know asa na kutob. You can consult visual designers and they’ll agree for sure. Our senior adviser is also a visual artist. So we’re not risking layout and sensibility as you’d like to point out. Please educate yourself with visual design before you say that. Having to justify columns is so old class and works best for La Solidaridad.
3. For your third point, I somehow agree. It’s because the editors themselves—which are supposed to do the editing—are doing the writing (which is supposed to be the students’ work). So we leave out our main work to do your work.
4. I consider your last suggestion as an opinion which you are entitled to say. I leave that to the next Amaranth staff as a challenge. Please stay close and keep an eye on them. I know they are willing to invite you to one of their overnights (like in working with an Amaranth, Jr.) so you’ll see how hard they’re working on the pub and they don’t have time for foolish comments. I’ll also be staying close by, keeping an eye of them.
In one week, I’ll be an ordinary student just like you. However, no matter how keen my vision or harsh my comments could be, I’ll just keep them to myself because I’ve been there and it’s not that easy. But anyway, thanks for voicing out so we can reply (and the whole world will see). God bless.
Jesus was not accepted in his own territory. Hehehe. Mao na daghan mobatikos ninyo. You Amaranth caretakers are not professionals pa in journalism. Masayop man gani ang Reader’s Digest, Time Mag, Asiaweek ug Phil. Daily Inquirer. Ganyan lang ang buhay, naay mobatikos. Naa poy modayeg. Kaya okay lang. There are always two sides of a coin. There are always two opposing poles. Yin & Yang. Heaven & Hell. Day & Night. I salute you Amaranth people. You are brave. Keep on writing.
hello!!!i’m not a part of the institute but i really like reading your previous releases…and i read from your magazine that you have a great problem regarding your relationship with the students…right?…actually i’m also a campus journalist in the institution i belong and i know how hard it is to work a publication….but then we are able to surpass all those adversities and difficult terrains that block our way because of one thing….our teamwork and camaraderie we developed with the students….infact (not to brag) we won awards including the best school magazine in the whole region…. i know in my part that we sometimes lack a little bit knowledge and skills on journalism (coz most of us are not on such field and we won’t allow that AB Com students will reign the pub….)…but we always consider that we exist because of student…and for the welfare of our fellow students…it is inevitable man jud ang mga “foes” sa against the publication (including the administration…right?)…pero students as a “foes”…is such a different story…..i know nga we have to stand for something, but it is not necessarily that we should stand always…we don’t have to defend every single comment we receive especially gikan sa students for the sake of our credibility!!!
Hello Roy, I’m the new Chief of the pub.
We, pub workers are, as i see it, on a hot seat not because we stand for the students’ point but because we are, more often than not, seen as unfriendly to the students. This could be due to some reasons but primarily, it’s because of the mentality that we, writers ourselves sometimes think as if we are not part of the studentry we are defending. We seem to look around too much for things we may have to right about that we forget to listen to what the students directly have to say, ignoring things that could have made impact if only they were published.
This maybe the reason why the pub has been receiving complaints of being out of touch with the students. Yes, it could be true, and as we address this weakness, we also would like to appeal to the students to do their share of the work.
In behalf of the new set of AMARANTH staff, I am extending our great hope for greater student participation as the pub takes another kick out in the open.
I am hoping we could also have the teamwork and camaraderie your pub has developed with the students. I have grown with the pub and experience has taught me that no matter how good the staff are, a pub is always useless without the participation of the students. It’s simply saying that we are and will always be useless unless we gain the support of the students.