ISSUE 01 AUG 2010
UPDATES
Achievements since June 2010
 2nd Best Freshie Pair, Fierce
Degree Burn Fashion Show, UP
College of Engineering Centen-
nial Opening Week, June 25,
2010 with models: Marc Limpiado
and Shane Golo
 2nd Best Block, UP College of
Engineering Centennial Opening
Week, June 21-25, 2010
 91 out of 171 members: US/CS
for last semester
 Highest org GWA as of March
2010 with 1.95
June-August Events
 Lab Tour: L@B at First Sight
(June 21, 2010)
 Marketing Workshop
(July 23, 2010, MH301-303)
 College Entrance Exam Review
Series (CEERS)
(All Saturdays of July 2010)
 Visual Arts Workshop 1st Ses-
sion: Wordpress (August 16)
 Sports Clinic (August 9 and 23,
2010)
September and October Events
 EDIFY (September 11, 18, 25,
2010 & October 2, 2010)
 Inter-Committee Overall Champi-
onship (ICOC)
(August 31 – September 4, 2010)
 Visual Arts Workshop 1st session:
Photoshop (September 6, 2010)
Issue 01 August 2010
ICOC 2010: The Battle for Supremacy Begins
It is once again that time of the year
when each committee sets aside their pa-
pers and pens—for a while—as they stretch
those muscles, hit the field and see who
really reigns as the Ultimate Committee, at
least in the field of sports.
The annual Inter-Committee Overall
Champion (ICOC) consists of games de-
signed to promote camaraderie, improve
team building skills, and above everything
else, cause enjoyment between committees.
For this year‟s ICOC, there are many new
games, like Marshswallow, Pinoy Henyo XD
World News: Energy
Amidst the earth‟s apparent energy crises
and the multitude of
alternative sources,
where exactly do we stand
in the search for more sustain-
able and environmentally friendly
option? Scientists and engineers all
over the world are in deep search of the
golden solution like National Geographic’s
The Great Energy Challenge. Here is one of
the latest innovations in the energy industry.
Trash Talk
California, USA- Literally, German
gas refiner Linde has found a way to trans-
form landfill garbage into liquid natural gas.
and Squabble, which will surely challenge
everyone. While among the most anticipated
games are Command and Conquer, Dodge-
ball and for the first time, Ultimate Frisbee.
The games, with schedules posted
below, will be held at the Beta Way Lawn
and at the Tambayan. And, to further entice
members, there are many exciting prizes to
be awaited, aside from the bragging rights of
being the Supreme Committee, of course.
-Claridge J. Gamboa
There is an estimated 45 million tons of
waste in the area‟s Atlamont Landfill and
Recovery Facility and from all these trash,
the team extracts naturally occurring meth-
ane from bacterial decomposition and refin-
ing it to be „biogas‟. The products from these
processes are currently being used fueling
some 350 converted garbage trucks, all of
which are fully operational.
The extraction technology is nothing
new to us. It is as simple as obtaining the
gas filled up within the garbage piles and
processing it to fit the automotive specifica-
tions such as removing the undesirable
gases like carbon dioxide and nitrogen then
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World News: Energy right kind of waste.” Conditions of the landfill Blind item #1:
cooling it to -162˚C then transporting them to are major considerations in applying this tech- Love on the dance
the fuel stations. nology.
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However, it may still be too early to In the end, it is still one of the indige-
expand the scope of this process. University nous ideas engineers can work on in the con- Sino mag-aakalang
of Oklahoma chemical engineering professor tinuing search for energy alternatives. ma y mabu buong
Richard Mallinson explains that this technol- -Richard C. de Guzman p ag t itin g in an sa
ogy requires further studies before being used dalawa? Deny pa ng
to the public automotive industry since the Reference: Curry, Andrew. "A Fuel that Doesn't
Go to Waste (National Geographic News)." 16 August deny kahit na ilang
transport and storage of super-cooled meth- 2010. National Geographic. National Geographic Society. beses nang nakitang
ane has its own limitations. Ken Lewis, the 19 August 2010 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/
director of the landfill operations in Atlamont, news/2010/07/100716-energy-landfill-biogas-powers-truck
magkasama at mag-
adds that “You need a lot of waste, and the -fleet/>. katabi lagi sa klase.
Malay mo sabay nag-
enroll sa CRS para
Road Trip pareho ang elec-
tives!:) Tanong ko sa
Her window is rolled down as she watches the She suddenly turns her gaze to him, “There! girl “oy may love life
scenery pass by. The cold wind plays with her hair, mak- Got ya! I felt it again!” She tells him, catching him off
ka na daw?” ngiti
ing it a black, dancing flame, reflecting the moonlight. guard. His face is in shock, but slowly it turns into an
She inhales deeply the ethereal smell of the world at the awe-stricken look as she gives him that captivating smile lang sinagot sa akin.
other side of the window, then looks at the star-studded instead of her usual mocking face whenever she catches Hay naku Aladdin at
night sky with those beautiful, dreamy eyes. She feels him stealing glances at her. He smiles back, that genu- Jasmine, umamin na!
the chilling breeze embracing her and she enjoys it. She ine happy sweet smile he used to give me when I was
closes her eyes and drifts into the serenity that the rural the one sitting at the passenger’s seat beside him.
landscape offers. Blind item #2:
I watch the scene, yes, the scene, not the Nobita got talent
He sits beside her, having a hard time concen- scenery, in front of me from the backseat while singing
trating on the steering wheel. A sweet smile plays on his the song silently in my head, the same damn song that
face. He rolls down his window, turns up the volume of he and I used to sing together while staring at the same Akala mo mahinhin,
the stereo and chooses an R&B song. He silently looks damn landscapes while riding on the same damn car yun pala hindi. akala
at her. before I dumped him and asked him to be my bestfriend mo seryoso, yun pala
instead. I wish I could sit there again, and he would give loko-loko. Sinong
She slowly opens her eyes and looks at him, me those stolen glances once more. magaakala na ma-
she asks “What?” galing pala gumiling
But hey, there’s still this one thing that we itong si Nobita? Ke-
“What what? I didn’t do anything.” He answers used to do that they haven’t done yet. It’s when we used lan lang, kami ay na-
innocently. to stargaze together while lying on the grass. Maybe I
can still assume that for him, I’m more special than her. I
mangha at kulang na
can smile to the mere thought of it, it gives me warmth lang ay tumaob sa
“Yeah? I can feel you gazing at me you know.” somehow and makes this stupid ride less worse. aming inuupuan dahil
She tells him, mocking his innocent look. sa ipinakita ni Nobita
A couple of minutes have passed; he suddenly na talent sa pagsa-
“I did not look at you.” He answers back defen- pulls over and tells her, “Hey! I’ve got an idea. Why don’t sayaw. Meron palang
sively with an obvious guilt on his face as he struggles to we stop here for a little while, it’s a good place for star- maibubuga itong si
search for something else to look at. “I was just looking gazing.” Fuck you. He gets off the car and opens her not-so-bigaten Nobita
at …. the landscape outside your window!” He says as door, he reaches for her hand, and together they search
he quickly turns his eyes onto the mountain range out- sa indakan! I'm sure
for a comfy spot to lie. magiging proud sa
side. “It looks….” His voice trailing off as he slowly turns
his gaze back at her, “…..beautiful,” he says softly. kanya ang teacher na
He turns around and asks me, “Aren’t you favorite sya..si
going with us?”
She feels her blood streaming into her face. teacher OW. Kaya
She then blushes and feels embarrassed. She quickly nobita, ipagpatuloy
looks away from him and goes back to her sightseeing. “No thanks, I don’t really feel well right now.”
mo lang ang iyong
She sings unconsciously as one of her favorite songs pag- giling para
started playing on the stereo. He unconsciously sings “Okay then,” he says with a smile. makatagpo ka rin ng
the song’s chorus with her, but all too conscious of her
presence beside him as he dreamily stares at her radiat- partner tulad ng nan-
Alone in a car, I watch the scenery outside my gyari kina Aladdin at
ing beauty, like a moon goddess giving off light on a window. And with each passing moment, I feel my chest
dark night. Jasmine.
being devoured by pain more and more.

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