Sports Articles
𝗖𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗸 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀
Central Luzon State University continued to show its supremacy against other State Universities and Colleges in Region III as the Green Cobras added three additional golds with six silver and eight bronze medals on the fourth day of SUC III Olympics in Tarlac Agricultural University.
Continuing their great start from the morning Individual Kata session, CLSU Karatedo team snatched three silvers and three bronzes in Women's and Men's Team Kata, respectively.
Jessecca Casallo of the Taekwondo team also contributed one silver medal on the Heavyweight Division, two bronzes from Flyweight Ehjaila Hipolito, and Featherweight Ernani Wycoco.
On the other hand, CLSU Lawn Tennis team concluded their group categories with a podium finish as the Rigos-Feliciano duo settled at second place in Women's category, while the Men's Bernabe-Marquez pair brought home two bronzes.
CLSU Baseball team also clutched third after overcoming BASC in a nail-bitter match, 8-7, to battle for third.
Hopes are still up for the Sepak Takraw Team as CLSU Cobras defeated TSU yesterday in two regus to advance to the semi-final match today.
𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹
CLSU first-year stringers from the College of Education Ramil Nera and Patrice Lowelene Venturina finished fourth place in Men's and Women's Long Jump Final at Tarlac Agricultural University Field Oval, February 20.
Nera recorded his 6.15 m final record on its fifth attempt to take fourth place.
On the other hand, Venturina landed behind two BulSU delegates and a TSU athlete with 4.40 meter final best record.
The action will continue tomorrow in athletics at 7 a.m.
𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝟰 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗔 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗹𝘁, 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁’𝗹 𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗔 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁
Her expectations before coming to the regional event were, “Kahit bronze lang maiuwi ko, okay na ‘yon.”
But she proved herself otherwise.
Fourth-year student from the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), Jerline Ruth Rabe, unleashed her dominance in the State Universities and Colleges (SUC) III Olympics 2023 Swimming Competition as she grabbed four gold medals for Central Luzon State University (CLSU) Green Cobras.
Despite having no proper training for four to five years, the Pangasinan-native tanker still persevered and cruised past two more silvers and one bronze - securing her spot in the roster of region’s delegates for the upcoming National State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) starting on October 1.
“My physical preparation was very short because of the availability of the pool in CLSU. The only time we had proper training was when the pool was filled with water a month before SCUAA.” said Rabe.
She added that she used to go to her hometown to practice her form to have decent training on her own.
Her rigorous commitment eventually helped her take post in Women's 100m Back, 200m Free, 200m Back, and 400m Individual Medley, and snatch a bronze medal in 50m Back in individual categories.
In group categories, Rabe also helped place her team second in 4x100m and 4x200m Free Relay.
During the two-day swimming event, she shared, “That time when I was in the starting blocks, my mind had to be clear, and I made myself think that I have to be the fastest swimmer that no one can rob my spot for first place.”
Rabe also expressed her sentiment of how the Institue of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation (ISPEAR) should provide swimmers a minimum of one year of training, as well as proper trainor and financial support to some gears needed by the team.
She said that Von Antolin, an alumnus swimmer, helped their squad to train their form with Sir John Agaton during the three-week training for SCUAA III.
Aside from Rabe, third-year Biotechnology major Alessandra Espiritu also contributed two silver medals in 100m and 200m Fly, while Angelica Lacuna, a BS Psychology student, snatched a bronze in 100m Free.
Green Cobras captured four second-place group finishes in Women's 4x50m Free Relay, 4x50m Medley Relay, 4x100m Free Relay, and 4x200m Free Relay while also earning four bronze medals in the Men's 4x200m Free Relay with an 11:59 record time.
CLSU Green Cobras swimming team recorded a total of four golds, 18 silvers, and six bronze medals.
Noting the year 2017 when CLSU bagged 20 golds in the event alone at Baliuag, Bulacan, Rabe expressed that she wants to be a part of an era of champions and bring back supremacy for the CLSU Swimming Team in her athletic pursuit this year.
Alongside Rabe and Espiritu are Venus Antolin from the College of Education, accompanied by Glenn Erika Orodio and Andrea Dei Peñaloza from the College of Science who will fortify the regional line-up for the upcoming national bid.
Opinion Article
Kulang na Solusyon
Hindi maidadaan sa samu’t saring virtual kumustahan at mga kaugnay na programa lamang tungkol sa mental health ang pangangailangan ng mga estudyante na magpahinga paminsan-minsan.
Sa loob ng halos dalawang taon na pandemya, naging matunog ang mga usapin na may kinalaman sa mental health. Maraming audio podcasts at YouTube videos ang naglipana sa social media na tumatalakay sa kahalagahan ng pangangalaga sa ating mental health. Maging ang Office of Student Affairs (OSA) ay gumagawa ng mga content at mga programa sa Facebook para maging accesible sa karamihan. Matatandaan na gumawa rin ang OSA noong nakaraang taon ng seksyon sa Google Classroom sa bawat kolehiyo sa kaparehong layunin, subalit kakaunti pa rin ang mga estudyanteng bukas na lumalapit sa kanila.
Problema din sa mga programa na tumatalakay sa mental health tulad ng webinars ang mga generalized approach sa mga hinaing ng mga estudyante, at iilan lamang talaga ang nakapagpapatuloy na makinig sa mga nasabing plataporma. Mahirap bilang estudyante na mapagsabihan ng isang pangaral na hindi naman akma sa kinahaharap niyang problema. Sa ganoong sitwasyon, mas mapapaisip pa ito kung may tulong o solusyon pa ba na maaaring makuha.
Noong ika-30 ng Oktubre 2021, naging usap-usapan ang nakaaalarmang bilang ng mga nagpakamatay na estudyante ng Saint Louis University (SLU) sa Baguio dahil sa dami ng mga akademikong gawain. Dahil dito, lumitaw ang maraming estudyante na naghahangad ng academic break na nagsagawa ng pagtitirik ng kandila sa harap ng SLU Administration.
Kaugnay nito, naging maingay din sa social media ang mga estudyante ng CLSU na humihiling din ng academic break. Hindi ibig sabihin na walang nagsasalita o nagrereklamo ay walang problema. Kahit hawak ng mga estudyante ang oras nila sa pag-aaral, pagsusuri at pagsasagot sa mga problem sets, lab reports, quizzes, exams, at iba pa, hindi pa rin sapat ang isang linggong academic break sa loob ng limang buwan na semester na hindi naman lubusang nagagamit para makapagpahinga.
Talagang patuloy na nasusubok ang bawat isa sa atin sa panahon ng pandemya at karamihan ay darating sa punto na mabibigo ang ilang mga plano. Kung magkakaroon ng angkop at karagdagang estratehiya sa pagpapa-abot ng tulong pangmental health ang OSA, mas dadami ang mga estudyanteng magiging bukas na ibahagi ang kani-kanilang dalahin na problema. Mainam rin na magkaroon ng regular academic break sa loob ng isang semestre na pwedeng ilaan ng mga mag-aaral upang magpahinga at bigyan ng oras ang kanilang sarili. Ang layuning ito ay mangyayari lamang kung masisiguro na walang propesor ang magbabagsak ng mga gawain sa panahon ng academic break.
Makabubuti rin na gawing holistic ang approach para mabigyan ng personal na payo ang bawat estudyante. Maaari rin na isingit at pahapyawan ng mga propesor ang pagtalakay sa mental health o hindi kaya naman ay sinserong kumustahin at bigyan ng payo ang mga mag-aaral upang kahit sa kanilang mga klase ay natututunan pa rin ang importansya nito.
Malaki ang gampanin ng OSA pagdating sa pangangalaga sa mga mag-aaral sa iba’t ibang aspeto kaya kinakailangan na magkaroon ito ng angkop at epektibong plano upang lingapin ang mga ito lalo na sa lumalalang isyu patungkol sa mental health.
News Article
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CLSU falls to 701-750th place in QS Asia Ranking
Internationalization needs to be improved, capitalized - Campus QS Data Provider
Central Luzon State University (CLSU), in its third year being qualified to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia ranking, went down from its 601+ record in 2021 and 2022 to 701-750th place out of the qualified universities in Asia.
ON THE RECORD
Overall, CLSU received marks from the following indicators: academic reputation, 7.3%; employer reputation, 3.5%; faculty-student ratio, 9.0%; papers per faculty, 3.5%; citations per paper, 1.3%; international students, 1.5%; faculty staff with Ph.D., 1.0%; international research network, 1.3%; inbound exchange, 6.8%; and outbound exchange, 7.0%.
Based on the latest data, the university received a decrease in ratings this 2022 on academic and employer reputation, and faculty-student ratio, which mirrored the performance of CLSU last 2021.
According to Dr. Eden David, CLSU QS Data Provider, said ratings, specifically the academic and employer reputation, were accredited via survey of academic opinion across all universities in the world on how an institution is well-known in the international arena.
Meanwhile, for the faculty-student ratio, David inferred the decrement in the imbalance of the number of students enrolled in 2021 to the faculty members.
As a solution, CLSU was already implementing the revised merit system for faculty members to hire more highly qualified faculty to cater undergrad and post-grad students.
She added the team from QS were also responsible for giving ratings to research-related criteria on campus (papers per faculty, citations per paper, and international research network) based on published papers and academic citations from faculties in online databases.
To improve the rating for citations and papers for faculty, Renato Reyes, Vice President in Academic Affairs (VPAA)enforced more continuous training and workshops about research publications, especially to encourage non-science courses to conduct research in their field.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
After receiving the announcement from QS, David said that Dr. Edgar Orden, University President, was shocked and disappointed when he saw the ranking.
“Hindi dapat tayo mag-rest on our levels kasi every school ay humahabol [sa rankings], so dapat dire-diretso lang tayo,” said Orden to assess where the institution needed to change and progress.
Ever since CLSU took part in the international ranking during the pandemic, the OVPAA proposed actions and devised necessary steps to improve our rating for QS.
David admittedly said that the institution has to work on Inbound and Outbound Exchange, where CLSU needed to attract more foreign students to study on campus and endorse CLSU students to study abroad.
On the other hand, the campus struggled to hire international faculties since there are existing policies in the Philippine Law that restrict hiring international professors.
As an alternative, the institution hired adjunct foreign professors and lecturers, and so far, CLSU had improved the number of these part-time faculties from two to 24 professors.
The Office of Student Affairs also helped by having Job Fairs and Openings, and a website for Career Advisor Appointment Systems for graduating students.
Other improvements also include CLSU websites, College and Department social media accounts for online engagements, and school email addresses for students and faculties.
As of the moment, the institution is in the process of renovating buildings to turn into smart classrooms, and internationalizing the curriculum and establishing programs for international students and affairs.
INTERNATIONALIZATION
David emphasized in an interview, “Because we are already known in the Philippines, we need to go international to target foreign audiences to be recognized.”
CLSU is part of the roster of universities that receives national recognition in QS Ranking from the Commision of Higher Education (CHEd).
Despite the decrease in ranking, CLSU remained the top university in Central Luzon with 16 other universities in the country and also managed to land at the 118th spot in Southeast Asia.
QS World University Rankings rates institutions all around the world annually to signify the commitment of universities in facilitating quality education, as well as research and development, to develop into a global top-tier institution of higher education.