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CONGRATULATIONS, BATCH 2024! ✨🖤💛
You survived the pandemic. Surely you'll survive life after UST.
Catch the highlights of this year's Baccalaureate Mass in this special production by The Varsitarian.
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Director: John Ezekiel J. Hirro
Video editors: Josh Nikkolai S. Bravo
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WATCH: Students from different universities stage a protest outside the office of the Commission on Elections in Manila City on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: College of Science student Kyle Viray has been expelled from the University after another complaint of physical abuse, the Varsitarian has learned. Story to follow.
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MARCOS IS NOT A HERO. NEVER AGAIN. NEVER FORGET.
It's been 50 years since the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law, which started a dark era in Philippine history marked by human rights abuses, tortures and killings.
#NeverAgain
#NeverForget
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THANK YOU, VP LENI!
Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo has completed her six-year term as the 14th vice president of the Republic of the Philippines.
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UST GOES 'NAMJOONING' 🐨💜
The UST Museum launches its interactive exhibit titled "UST Goes Namjooning: Capturing Moments on Campus" at the Main Building on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
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Marching band celebrates UST win vs UP and return to UAAP finals, plays “Eye of the Tiger” as students chant, “Walang pasok!”
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Asked to list the government agency they will first investigate for corruption, eight presidential candidates pointed at the Bureau of Customs. Sen. Manny Pacquiao said he would probe the Department of Health.
#CNNPHPresidentialDebate
#Vote2022
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BREAKING: The UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery will offer Innovative Doctor of Medicine program in 2019, a six-year medicine program that will not require a pre-medicine course, the dean's office of the faculty cofirmed to the Varsitarian. Details to follow.
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WATCH: Vice President Leni Robredo arrives at UST in pink moments before the
#CNNPHPresidentialDebate
#Vote2022
(Video by Renzelle Shayne V. Picar/ The Varsitarian)
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BREAKING: The University suspends synchronous and asynchronous classes from Nov. 16 to 21.
According to the University, the suspension was made "in consideration of requests from students and academic staff."
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NOW: Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena—in his SpongeBob SquarePants socks—will compete in the finals of the
#Tokyo2020
#Olympics
men's pole vault event for a chance at an Olympic medal in a few minutes. Follow
@varsitarianust
and
@VSportsUST
for updates.
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BREAKING: More than 400 UST faculty members have expressed support for the candidacy of Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo for president in the 2022 elections.
Source: Thomasians for Leni
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BREAKING: The UST Central Student Council is "encouraging" the Thomasian community to join an "electoral protest" in front of Comelec's NCR office in Manila.
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NOW: Thomasians gather at the UST Open Field to form “My Teacher, My Hero” to break the world record for the largest human sentence.
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BELLO GOES OFF AGAINST UNITEAM
Vice presidential candidate Walden Bello drops an F-bomb on live TV—and inside a Catholic university—and tells Filipinos not to vote for "dynasts" Bongbong Marcos and Sara Duterte.
#Vote2022
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YOU MADE US PROUD, EJ! 🐯🇵🇭
Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena narrowly misses a medal, finishing in fourth place at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This marks an improvement from his 11th-place finish in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
#Paris2024
#Olympics
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PASKUHAN SEASON IS HERE! 🎄
Christmas decorations in UST are illuminated today, Nov. 27, following the Anticipated Mass for the First Sunday of Advent at the Plaza Mayor. (Photos by Marvin John F. Uy/ The Varsitarian)
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PASKUHAN IS BACK! 🎄🌟
BREAKING: The Dec. 19 Paskuhan will be held onsite, UST Secretary General Fr. Louie Coronel, O.P. says. Details to follow.
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LENI, KIKO ARE UST STUDENTS’ TOP PICKS FOR PRESIDENT, VP
The tandem of
@lenirobredo
and
@kikopangilinan
topped The Varsitarian's 2022 elections survey conducted from Feb. 20 to March 20, 2022 with 4,401 respondents.
Margin of error: ±1.7%
FULL STORY:
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It's officially Paskuhan season! 🎄
The UST Christmas tree and other decorations on the campus have been illuminated in a lighting ceremony led by medical workers from the UST Hospital.
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WELL DONE, EJ!
You made the Philippines, UST and Bikini Bottom proud.
Tiger Power!
#Tokyo2020
#Olympics
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ROAR!
FIRST LOOK: The new UST block letters and bengal tiger statue at the Plaza Mayor are finally unboxed to end today's onboarding activities for first-year students.
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NOTHING COMPARES TO UST PASKUHAN 🎄
Over 51,000 Thomasians attend the first in-person grand Paskuhan concert amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Dec. 19.
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'HINDI PA TAYO TAPOS. NAGSISIMULA PA LANG TAYO'
Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo addressed her supporters on Tuesday midnight to tell them the push for good governance had just started and would not end after this election season.
#Eleksyon2022
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'TINULOG KO LANG'
Humanities and Social Sciences applicant Charles Obra says the USTET was a bit difficult. He says the only preparation he had was sleep.
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GOLDEN YEAR FOR UST 💛
For the first time since Season 73, the UST Golden Spikers and Golden Tigresses are both headed to the UAAP finals.
#GoUSTe
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Here are the results of The Varsitarian's 2022 elections survey conducted from Feb. 20 to March 20 with 4,401 respondents. The survey used a randomized cluster sampling method wherein students were randomly selected based on the determined sample size for each academic unit.
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#Editorial
: UST Senior High School is a disgrace to Philippine democracy. It’s a disgrace to UST.
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BREAKING: The UST Faculty Union has requested for an "academic freeze" until April 11 due to the surge in Covid-19 cases and the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in the NCR-Plus bubble.
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THANK YOU, TIGRESSES! 🐯💛
A silver-medal finish caps UST's memorable underdog tale in UAAP Season 86.
#GoUSTe
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GO FOR GOLD, EJ!
Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena advances to the
#Tokyo2020
#Olympics
men's pole vault final.
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WATCH: Thomasian student activists march in solidarity with other progressive groups en route to the
#MartialLaw50
program at UP Diliman later this afternoon.
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BREAKING: UST students—even non-Manileños—are now eligible for vaccination at the UST Practice Gym, Medicine Dean Ma. Lourdes Maglinao tells the Varsitarian.
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BREAKING: UST registered a 100-percent passing rate in the June 2019 licensure examinations for nurses. Story to follow.
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UST alumna Mary Angelique Manto is the second runner-up at the
#MissUniversePhilippines2023
.
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STRAIGHT TO THE BRONZE LIKE WOAH, WOAH, WOAH! 🖤🩷🥉
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe bags BRONZE for the second straight season with its BLACKPINK-themed routine in the
#UAAPCDC2023
.
#GoUSTe
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BREAKING: The Office of the Medical Director confirmed that two patients in the UST Hospital tested positive for Covid-19. Story to follow.
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NO MORE WISHING!
LOOK: UST has barricaded the tiger statue at the Plaza Mayor with stanchion barriers and removed the coins placed in its mouth after it became a make-believe wishing well for Thomasians this prelims week.
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BREAKING: In a rare move, nearly 400 UST faculty members have endorsed Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo for president, saying she was the leader who embodies UST’s “3Cs” (compassion, competence and commitment).
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For those asking, the tiger is here, too. Not the “Tiger of the North,” former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, though. He’s absent. He’s in Pangasinan as of Saturday for campaign purposes.
#Vote2022
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LOOK: Letter from abuse victim’s mother sent to the College of Science in April, prior to disciplinary proceedings against biology student Kyle Viray. Story to follow.
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BREAKING: UST was hailed top-performing school in the November 2018 licensure exams for nurses with a 100-percent passing rate. Eleven Thomasians landed in the top 10. Story to follow.
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'WHY ARE YOU NOT HERE?'
Walden Bello calls out Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for skipping CNN Philippines' vice presidential debate at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion on Saturday.
#Vote2022
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TIGRESSES WIN ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼
The UST Golden Tigresses hand the NU Lady Bulldogs their first loss since April 2019.
#GoUSTe
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Empty podiums will be left on stage during CNN Philippines’ presidential and vice-presidential debates for the “UniTeam” tandem of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who have decided to skip the event.
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LOOK: The Office of the Medical Director debunks the news circulating in social media of a Novel Coronavirus patient admitted in the UST Hospital.
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EJ OBIENA IS FINALS BOUND 🐯🇵🇭
Overcoming an early scare, Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena is advancing to the final round of the men's pole vault event at the
#Paris2024
#Olympics
.
Ranked world No. 2, Obiena, who placed 11th in the Tokyo Olympics, aspires to become the first
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VP LENI ROBREDO ➡ ATTY. LENI ROBREDO
LOOK: The Facebook page of former vice president Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo undergoes a name change as she returns to civilian life following her six-year term as vice president.
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LOOK: Maintenance staff clear the UST Open Field of puddles in time for this year's Baccalaureate Mass and other festivities. More than 8,000 candidates for graduation are expected to attend.
Photos by Deejae S. Dumlao
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LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND TO SATURN 🌕☪
LOOK: The moon, burning red, is seen from the UST campus during the total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night.
(Photos by Marvin John F. Uy/ The Varsitarian)
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MOTHER
@eyalaureee
‼️‼️‼️
The UST Golden Tigresses become the first team to overcome the Lady Archers in
#UAAPSeason85
after stopping the DLSU freight train in four sets. As a result, this season's Final Four will be held in a traditional format.
#GoUSTe
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NOW: The ground breaking of the UST campus in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
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JUST IN: PPCRV media director Agnes Gervacio says they have already received 2,689 election returns from the archdiocese of Manila, Cubao, and Novaliches as of 12:32 p.m. They say election returns from Negros Occidental, Cebu and Iloilo are on the way to UST.
#Eleksyon2022
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BREAKING: UST was hailed top-performing school in the November 2017 nursing licensure exams with a 100-percent passing rate.
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SALINGGAWI RETURNS TO THE UAAP PODIUM AFTER 5 YEARS
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe secured its first podium finish in five years after being named second runner-up in the UAAP Season 85 cheerdance competition on Saturday.
#GoUSTe
!
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IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE SUFFERING IN UKRAINE 🇺🇦
The UST Main Building, Benavides Garden, Arch of the Centuries, and the UST Chapel are lit up in blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, on March 2, Ash Wednesday.
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8-PEAT FOR UST COLLEGE OF NURSING
BREAKING: UST recorded a 100-percent passing rate in the November 2022 nursing board exams with 35 (!!!) Thomasians in the top 10.
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LOOK: The architectural design of the 23-storey building that is expected to house the UST Senior High School in 2019.
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UST IS NOW A VACCINATION SITE!
According to the city government of Manila, 800 Covid-19 vaccine doses for priority groups A1 to A5 will be available in the initial rollout at the UST Practice Gym tomorrow, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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LOOK: UST landmarks light up in red on Friday night, ahead of the 52nd anniversary of the Martial Law declaration tomorrow, Sept. 21.
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BREAKING: Opening of classes for the Second Term of A.Y. 2021-2022 has been moved to Jan. 25, the Office of the Secretary General announces.
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BREAKING: The University posted a 100-percent passing rate in the March 2019 licensure examinations for physicians.
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FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES ARE BACK!
For the first time in 15 months, the University on Wednesday opened its gates to clinical clerks from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery for limited face-to-face classes and clerkship.
(Photos from Michael Cuevas)
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Rector: Taylor Swift’s single “Only The Young” captures the spirit of the times and speaks directly to the youth: “Don’t say you’re too tired to fight / It’s just a matter of time (so run) / Up there’s the finish line / And run, and run, and run.
#USTRoarientation2020
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BREAKING: CNN Philippines' presidential and vice presidential debates will be held at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion, the Varsitarian has learned. The presidential debate will be on Feb. 27, while the vice presidential debate will be on Feb. 26. More details soon.
#Vote2022
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THANK YOU, TIGRESSES! 🐯💛
UST's memorable season comes to an end after falling to the DLSU Lady Archers in four sets.
(Art by Christine Angelie P. Orines/ The Varsitarian)
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BREAKING: CSC officers Steven Grecia, Gabriela Sepulchre, Daveson Nieto and Richard Javier have resigned from their positions -OSA director
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FACE-TO-FACE GRADUATION, BACC MASS OFFICIAL
BREAKING: The University Crisis Management Committee has approved the conduct of face-to-face graduation ceremonies, including an in-person Baccalaureate Mass, for Batches 2020, 2021 and 2022. Details and story to follow.
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JUST IN: The University posted a 100-percent passing rate in the November 2019 licensure exams for nurses, to clinch top-performing school honors for the fifth straight year. 16 Thomasians entered the top 10. Story to follow.
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REMEMBERING MARK WELSON CHUA
On this day 22 years ago, the dead and decomposing body of Mark Welson Chua was fished out of the Pasig River.
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READ: More than 3,500 UST alumni endorse the tandem of Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo and Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan in the 2022 elections, citing the two's track records, platforms, integrity and "transformational leadership."
(Source: Thomasians for Leni)
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BLACK GOLD, BLACKPINK! 🖤🩷
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe performs a BLACKPINK-themed routine in the UAAP Season 86 cheerdance competition at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, Dec. 2.
(Photos by Josh Nikkolai S. Bravo and Valere Jane R. Callorena/ The Varsitarian)
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'WHAT HAPPENED WAS CENSORSHIP'
In an interview with the Varsitarian, newly resigned TomasinoWeb adviser Leo Laparan II, a desk editor at The Philippine Star, said the "7-Eleven" controversy was an insult to him as a journalist and a form of censorship by the Office for Student
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CONGRATULATIONS, BATCH 2023! 🖤💛
The University sends off 9,473 graduates comprising Batch 2023 during the Baccalaureate Mass held at the UST Grandstand and Open Field on May 30, Tuesday.
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GET THAT BAG, TIGER! 😅
LOOK: The new tiger statue at the Plaza Mayor has seemingly become a wishing well for Thomasians this prelims week as test takers fill its mouth with coins.
Good luck with your exams, Thomasians!
(Photos by Joselle Marie B. Reyes/ The Varsitarian)
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LOOK: Three of UST's National Cultural Treasures lit up in red in support of the Red Wednesday campaign which commemorates all Christians persecuted for their faith.
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LOOK: Ankle-deep flood brought by Tropical Depression
#MaringPH
submerges the campus grounds today, Sept. 12.
Photos by Rhenwil Santos
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BREAKING: The University is considering conducting face-to-face (F2F) graduation ceremonies for the first time in two years at the end of Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022.
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FIREWORKS? FIREWORKS! 🎇🎆
BREAKING: The UST Grand Paskuhan Concert on Dec. 19 will feature a pyromusical show, the Varsitarian has learned.
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Labor leader Ka Leody de Guzman has conceded. He is eighth in the presidential race with 90,965 votes as of the moment, per the partial, unofficial count.
#Eleksyon2022
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BREAKING: Manila police says no stabbing incident occurred on España tonight. Video circulating on social media is of an earlier incident which details could not be disclosed because of an ongoing investigation.
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IT'S OFFICIAL: USTET TO MAKE COMEBACK
BREAKING: The UST Entrance Test (USTET) will be used for the admission of new students in Academic Year (AY) 2023 to 2024, the Varsitarian has learned. Details to follow.
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IN PHOTOS: Facilities inside the 22-story Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P. Building, the highest among UST buildings.
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STREAK BUSTERS. GIANT SLAYERS. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 🐯🏆
The UST Growling Tigresses put an end to the NU Lady Bulldogs' seven-year reign in UAAP women's basketball and capture their first championship since 2006.
#GoUSTe
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How's everyone holding up?
It's been a year since UST last held face-to-face classes.
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RT
#UAAP82
Remedies to sorrow, by St Thomas Aquinas: the truth, sympathy of friends, crying, sleeping, a nice bath.
#UAAPSeason80
#UPFight
#taaskamao
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THANK YOU, TIGRESSES!
The UST Golden Tigresses end their
#UAAPSeason84
campaign after bowing down in straight sets to the defending champions, the Ateneo Blue Eagles, in their do-or-die stepladder meeting on Tuesday.
#GoUSTe
(Art by Athea Monique Z. Gala/ The Varsitarian)
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Dagohoy: My graduating Thomasians, stop being "ghosters." I know that you are bright, beautiful and handsome. But this is not the kind of love that Jesus wants.
#USTBaccMass2019
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BREAKING: The Central Student Council along with 15 other student leaders of different universities and youth groups file a petition at the Supreme Court to declare provisions of the Anti-Terror Law as unconstitutional. Story to follow.
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MARCOS IS NOT A HERO. NEVER AGAIN. NEVER FORGET.
Late dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law on this day in 1972, which started an era in Philippine history marked by human rights abuses, tortures and killings.
#NeverAgain
#NeverForget
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BREAKING: There will be no on-site classes in UST from March 6 to 12 due to the week-long transport strike to be mounted by jeepney drivers.
(Source: Office of the Secretary-General)
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Several UST faculty members have noticed a decline in students’ test scores after conducting preliminary examinations face-to-face for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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