Thursday, October 25, 2007

DXUP

I was lazily surfing the net, when suddenly I chanced on DXUP blog.... and I was perplexed that an article I wrote about Discourse Ethics and Democracy was discussed over radio waves. I cringed at the possibility of how the radio commentator attacked (or approached) my article. Funny thing, this was the radio program's topic last 21 May 2007 in a segment called "Kapayapaan."

And to top it all, DXUP is in Upi, Maguindanao and broadcasts on frequency 105.5 MHz and can be heard over some barangay of Upi and South Upi, and nearby municipality in Maguindanao & Shariff Kabunsuan province, some part of Lanao del Sur, & Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato province.

See article here

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Grades Online

Another good news for ADDU college students. You can access your grades online through the website. Just go to current students.

Thanks to my web development team who worked hard doing the scripts and uploading all the data needed.

Nobel Laureates in ADDU

On behalf of Fr. Antonio S. Samson S.J., President of Ateneo de Davao University, we kindly invite you to participate in the upcoming “Bridges” events and dialogues with keynote speaker Professor Robert Alexander Mundell, the 1999 Nobel Laureate for Economics from Columbia University in New York.

Professor Mundell prepared the first plan for a common currency in Europe and is known as the father of the theory of optimum currency areas. He has established the foundation for the theory which dominates practical policy considerations of monetary and fiscal policy in open economies. His contributions to monetary dynamics constitute the core of teaching in international macroeconomics.

Professor Mundell will speak on “Economic development by fitting globalization into the national development strategy” on

November 16 at 2:30 pm at Ateneo de Davao University in Davao, further information and free tickets via phone (082) 227-8771, fax (082) 226-4116 or email jse@addu.edu.ph.

We hope you could join Professor Mundell’s events in November 2007 or any other upcoming “Bridges” events with Nobel Laureates for Economics, Peace, Physics, Chemistry and Medicine and with former World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn which will be continuously held in Ateneo de Davao University from November 2007 to April 2008. The detailed schedule of all “Bridges” events and further information is available a t the website www.peace-foundation.net.

We thank you for your kind attention and consideration and would be delighted to personally welcome you at some of the upcoming “Bridges” events in the forthcoming weeks.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

More Wifi Access Points in Ateneo

Good news, the technical people just finished installing wifi access points in the campus.

BellarmineAP: it covers the gazebo, University Library, American Library and Wieman, Thibault, Canisius Halls facing the gazebo.

CanisiusAP: it covers the Canisius Hall and part of Finster Hall facing the covered courts. It reaches up to the covered court, Mitchel Hall, Chapel and Jesuit Residence.

As of the moment, these access points are open for public. Come second semester, students and faculty should register their wireless equipment with the Technical Services Office (6th Floor, Finster Hall).

COMING SOON: Food court access point and Law School library access point


Film Appreciation and Basic Photography Classes

I'll have my film appreciation class on Tuesdays, starting later afternoon until evening (3 hrs). My photography class schedule will be the same, Saturday afternoon 1-4PM. Registration starts on 25th October 2007.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Glorietta Bombed

This is really devastating, one of the premier malls in Makati district being bombed. Hay naku, kailan pa kaya tayo aasenso sa Pilipinas kung ganito lagi tayo. Nakakainis!


From disneycute.multiply.com, a blogger who happened to be in the vicinity.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Second Semester

Second semester has not yet come and I am overwhelmed by the request to teach (again!) Basic Photography (MC310) and Film Theory/ Film Appreciation (Hum3). Almost all of the philosophy faculty will join the Saturday afternoon class on photography, begins at 1:30PM.

I am still contemplating where to place the Film class, it may be Thursday evening or Monday/Friday evening (3 hours straight!). I opted to have once-a-week class for Film Theory/ Appreciation so that I could finish a full feature film in one session with discussion and lecture. I have a new collection of foreign films, aside from the usual films I have used since 2001.

See you. =)

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

New Schedule for Second Semester 2007-2008 (For ADDU students only)

After some deliberations of University administrators this morning due to the coming local elections, the following will be the new schedule:

October 2007
19 - Submission of Final Grades (for faculty)
25 - Early Registration for all regular students (with no academic deficiencies)/ Registration for 3rd/4th Year BSN
26 - Early Registration for all regular students (with no academic deficiencies)/ Registration for 3rd/4th Year BSN
27 - Early Registration for all regular students (with no academic deficiencies)/ Registration for 3rd/4th Year BSN
29 - Barangay Elections (not yet declared as holiday)
30 - 1st/2nd Year Registration
31 - 1st/2nd Year Registration

November 2007
1 - All Saints' Day
2 - All Souls' Day
3 - 1st/2nd Year Registration (cont.)/ Transfer Students Application Processing
5 - 3rd Year Registration
6 - 4th/5th Year Registration/ Transfer Student Enrollment
7 - START OF CLASSES
8-22: Adding/ Dropping of Courses

For more information, please email psspdvo@addu.edu.ph or admissions@addu.edu.ph. Please disseminate information to your classmates and friends. Thank you.

JEREMY ELIAB
Asst. to the President

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Cine Europa in Davao

For those who are cinema buff and non-Hollywood fans, you may be interested to watch some contemporary and critically-acclaimed films EU at Gaisano South Citimall (Ilustre):

12 October 2007 (Friday)
12nn: Summer with the Ghosts (Austria)
1:45pm: Dead Man's Hand (Belgium)
3:20pm: The Kiss (Belgium)
5:20pm: Kolya (Czech Republic)
7:30pm: Jalla! Jalla! (Sweden)

13 October 2007 (Saturday)
12nn: Summer in Berlin (Germany)
2:10pm: Just Sex and Nothing Else (Hungary)
4:00pm: Inside I'm Dancing (Ireland)
6:00pm: Facing Windows (Italy)

14 October (Sunday)
12nn: Meeting the Enemy (Slovakia)
2:15pm: Carol's Journey (Spain)
4:15pm: Ellis in Glamourland (The Netherlands)

15 October 2007 (Monday)
12nn: You am I (Lithuania)
2:00pm: La Mome (France)