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Poll: Is the charging of six percent interest on... →
The Office of the Vice Rector for Finance issued a memorandum last month, charging six percent interest on unpaid tuition upon enrollment because of the “unpaid accounts reaching up to P85 million every year,” the Central Student Council said. The policy, though, was deferred until the next academic year.
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Selected classes to be suspended for int'l...
Nov 13, 4:12 p.m. - CLASSES in selected year levels and colleges will be suspended from Wednesday to Friday to “decongest the University from heavy foot traffic” for the Quacquarelli Symonds Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (QS-Apple) Conference and Exhibition to be held in UST. (read more)
UST is 'publisher of the year'
Nov. 13, 3:41 p.m. - THE UST Publishing House was again hailed “publisher of the year,” while two of its published books were awarded as one of the most outstanding Philippine books of 2010 at the 30th National Book Awards held at the National Museum last night. (read more)
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Civil Law is sixth on list of top 10 law schools
Nov. 9, 12:35 p.m. - THE FACULTY of Civil Law, the country’s oldest law school, is only sixth in the latest ranking of law schools in the Philippines, but will still be awarded as an “Outstanding Law School” by the Legal Education Board (LEB) this Friday.
By the LEB’s reckoning, Civil Law is No. 6 on the list of top 10 law schools based on bar examination results in the...
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Campus tightens security for bar exams
“A Supreme Court security personnel stands on-guard inside a barricated area in UST to ensure peace and order for today’s law bar exams.” Photo by Jilson Seckler C. Tiu.
Nov. 6, 4:27 p.m. - AUTHORITIES tightened security in and around the University as 6,000 examinees trooped to the campus to take the bar examinations today. (read more)
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Tiger Spikers gun for 5th straight title; Lady...
“The towers of Espana make a solid wall to boost their bid for the UAAP volleyball crown last season.” Photos by Josa Camille C. Bassig (left) and Isabela A. Martinez (right)
Nov. 5, 2011, 11:12 p.m.: THE TIGER Spikers are out to defend their title while the Lady Spikers seek to reclaim theirs. In any case, the UST volleyball squads can’t wait for the UAAP hostilities to...
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UST improves in electronics engineering board exam
Nov. 4, 11:22 p.m. - UST RECOVERED in the recent electronics engineering licensure examination, with 64.58 percent of the Thomasian examinees passing the test. (read more)
October 2011
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Tiger Spikers bow to Tamaraws in Unigames finals
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 29) - The Tiger Spikers settled for a runner-up finish after losing to the defending champions Far Eastern University, 21-23, 28-30, 27-29, in the finals of the 16th Philippine Sports Commission-Unigames at the Panay Civic Center here this afternoon. (read more)
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Lady Spikers place fourth in Unigames
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 28) – The UST Lady Spikers were upset by an unheralded duo from the Foundation University, 21-14, 19-21, 12-15, in their semifinal match to end up at fourth place in the Philippine Sports Commission-Unigames beach volleyball tournament at the Villareal sandcourt early this afternoon. (read more)
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Lady Booters get runner-up finish in Unigames
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 28) – The UST Lady Booters settled for a runner-up finish after losing to the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 2-1, in the 16th Philippine Sports Commission University Games women’s football championships at the Villareal Stadium this afternoon. (read more)
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Tiger Spikers barge into Unigames finals
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 28) – The Tiger Spikers clinched the first finals berth in the Philippine Sports Commission-Unigames at the Panay Civic Center this afternoon after defeating the National University in five sets, 26-24, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 15-8. (read more)
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Lady Booters dominate La Salle; enter finals
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 27) - The UST Lady Booters had to go through a rough road before ending De La Salle University’s bid for a back-to-back title in the semifinals of the women’s football competition in the 16th Philippine Sports Commission University Games. (read more)
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Tigers Spikers ready to claim Unigames crown
ROXAS CITY, Capiz (Oct. 27) – The UST Tiger Spikers are set to claim the crown after dominating De La Salle University in a 25-19, 25-20, 25-16 affair in this year’s Philippine Sports Commision-Unigames at Filamer Christian University court early this afternoon. (read more)
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Thomasians to compete in SEA Games
Oct. 27, 7:27 p.m. - SIXTEEN Thomasians will don the national colors with 506 other delegates in the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from Nov. 11 to 22. (read more)
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College of Science gets Level 4 accreditation
Oct. 27, 1:23 p.m. - The College of Science has obtained Level 4 accreditation, which means autonomy for academic programs for the next five years. (read more)
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Supreme Court bans 'bar ops'
Oct. 24, 10:58 p.m. - The Supreme Court has banned bar operations — activities like putting up streamers, holding sendoffs, and forming cheering squads — in the vicinity of the University during the bar exams this November. (read more)
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Nobel laureate opens UST's international sci-tech...
Oct. 22, 1:12 p.m. - A NOBEL winner opened the University’s conference on ethics and science and technology at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex Thursday by explaining that truth should not be pursued for truth’s sake without considering the ethical implications. (read more)
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Classes open November 8
October 21, 2011, 11:00 p.m.: CLASSES will start on November 8, Malacañang has announced. (read more)
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Thomasians top Interior Design, CPA boards
Oct. 21, 9:22 p.m. - THREE Thomasians entered the top 10 list of passers in the recent Interior Design licensure examination, while the University was again declared the second top-performing school in the recent board exam for certified public accountants (CPAs), results released by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) this week showed. (read more)
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Thank you to everyone who attended Inkblots 2011!
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Tiger Paddlers get UAAP crown
October 9, 2011, 9:48 p.m.: UNDERDOGS Tiger Paddlers overcame adversity after sweeping Far Eastern University, 2-0, to snatch a back-to-back title in the UAAP table tennis tournament at the National University gymnasium this afternoon. (read more)
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Family Rosary Crusade launches world peace...
Oct. 8, 8:51 p.m. - THE FAMILY Rosary Crusade has launched a 200-day campaign for world peace, in line with its 60th anniversary, on campus today.
The campaign dubbed “A Million Roses for the World” aims to enlist one million Filipinos in the country and in all parts of the world to pray the rosary every day for 200 days. (read more)
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Tiger Paddlers trump La Salle, enter finals
Oct. 5, 11:16 p.m. - THE UST Tiger Paddlers barged into the finals of the UAAP table tennis tournament after a come-from-behind win against De La Salle University, 3-1, 3-2, at the Blue Eagle Gym early this afternoon. (read more)
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UST ranks fifth in Mechanical Eng'g boards
Oct. 4, 8:28 p.m. - THE UNIVERSITY placed fifth among top-performing schools in the recent mechanical engineering licensure examination and emerged as the only private institution to place in the said list. (read more)
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Campus hosts Gawad Kalinga anniversary
Oct. 1, 8:11 p.m. - THE UNIVERSITY opened its doors to different Gawad Kalinga communities in the country earlier today in the celebration of the foundation’s eighth anniversary.
Because of heavy rains brought by Typhoon Quiel, some programs of the event scheduled at the Grandstand and open field were transferred to the UST Sports Complex, which is still under construction. (read more)
September 2011
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International cooperatives present models in UST
Sept. 30, 3:00 p.m. - DIFFERENT countries presented models of student cooperatives in a recently concluded two-day international conference on student cooperativism at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex. (read more)
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No classes still Wednesday
September 27, 7:33 p.m. - IN A TEXT message sent by Secretary General Fr. Florentino Bolo Jr., O.P., classes are still suspended in all level in the University tomorrow, Sept. 28, due to the inclement weather condition. (link)
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Classes suspended Tuesday
September 26, 10:30 p.m. - THE OFFICE of the Secretary General has announced that classes will be suspended in all levels tomorrow, Sept. 27, in anticipation of the unlikely weather to be brought by typhoon ‘Pedring.’ (link)