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N E T W O R K N E X U S

ISSN NO. 2094-7852 A u g u s t 2 4 - 2 5 , 2 0 1 2

August 24, 2012, Friday the

Academic Competition for Debate was

held at the MSC AVR.

In the elimination round , Nexus

won through default, because their oppo-

nent, the Trojans was not able to meet

the time given to them. In quarter finals,

AVR was fully occupied with noise as the

team Nexus began to argue with the

opposing team Panacea. Nexus debat-

ers were very calm and concentrated as

the competition went on. The given topic

was “Resolve that Dolphy be confirmed

with National Artist Award.” At the end of

the round, Panacea got a total score of

412 points while Nexus gathered a total

score of 889 points.

As Nexus was joyous about

the good result, the moderator an-

nounced that one of the Nexus debaters

was disquali-

fied from the

team to pur-

sue battle between Matrix.. SAS stu-

dents got disappointed.

Presidents of English Society

and Communication Society decided to

have a quick signature campaign for all

students who believe in the Nexus De-

bating Team.

LadyMay Logatoc/Zaira Maac

Team NEXUS shouts for justice

NEXUS wins in Women’s Table

August 24, 2012, Wednesday is the

day of success for the Table Tennis player

(double). Two Nexus players Ronalyn Manlisis

and Michelle Ann Mayorga won in the semi-final

against Jenny Mañanita and Janice Manao of Blue

Flames. .

The semi-final round was facilitated by

Mr Reginald Vitto and Mr. Eric Maningas. Nexus

players moved like warriors with agility and tech-

niques during the game which led them to score

11 points against 3 points of the opposing team on

the first set. Ignoring pressure, perspiration and

thirst, Nexus won the second set scoring 11 over

7. On the third set, giving their best shots, they

again won the game with the score of 11 against

2.

- Rubelyn Cagape

Rafael Seño interpolates question from

a member of the opposing team.

Photo Courtesy of Ms. Cherie Ann E. Morales

The fewer rules a

coach has, the fewer rules

there are for players to break.

~John Madden

Thursday, August 23, 2012, at

9:30 AM at the MSC Audio-Visual room, 10

contestants from the different schools

namely Blue Flames, Matrix, Artisan, Agri-

Power, Seiners, E-nnovators, Panacea,

Nexus and Trojans took part in the Mathe-

matics Quiz under the Academic Competi-

tion 2012.

Before the competition started, Mrs.

Ma. Judith Cayabyab, Math coordinator and

Quiz Master explained the mechanics of the

game. The game was divided into four rounds

- easy, average, difficult and clincher

In the easy round, the Matrix got the

highest point the perfect 10pts, followed by

Seiners with 7 pts., Agra-Power, Warriors and

E-nnovators with equal 5 pts.,

Trojans with 4 pts., Panacea with 3 pts.,

Artisan with 2 pts., and the Nexus with 1

point.

Remaining unbeatable and still

on the top, Matrix gained 30 points followed

by Blue Flames with 15 pts., Trojans,

Seiners and Artisan with 9 points each and

the rest got 6 equal points.

Points in the easy and average

rounds were added together. Six contest-

ants were chosen for the difficult round.

They were the Matrix with 40 points, Blue

Flames with 20 points, Seiners 19 points, E-

nnovators with 17 points, Trojans 16 points

and warriors with 14 points.

For the difficult round, Matrix

yielded 25 points, E-nnovators and Trojans

5 points at tie and the rest got zero. The

first three competed in the clincher round.

The game ended up at 11:30 AM and John

Paul Malco from the Matrix was announced

as the Champion.

MATH QUIZ 2012 by Queenelyn Malagotnot

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EDITORIAL

In the beginning of Olympics, athletes, coaches and officials swore to an oath; a promise to abide before, dur-ing and after every game. The oath strengthens the imple-mentation of rules of every game because through this, athletes, coaches and officials committed themselves not to break any rule in any game.

But it is an inevitable fact that almost always these rules are meant to be broken. Officials themselves are the first ones to break the rules; the first persons who make irregularity in a certain event. When others find out these anomalies, they would just shrug their shoulders off. Offi-cials often break rules to pave the way for their bets; to ensure that their team would be the winning team even if they do not deserve to win.

This is what actually happens. At times when offi-cials see that their opponent is a way better than their team, they try to look for loopholes and do hideous acts only to disqualify the better team even if it means breaking the rules.

They are called offi-cials and some of them do not even think twice about breaking the rules and guide-lines of a particular game; what do we call this? -unfairness and anomaly.

Unfair on the part of the athletes who compete with all their might, striving to achieve victory, but their vic-tory seems too far for them when officials get in the way trying to manipulate the events, favoring the team they handle.-a perfect exam-ple of breaking the rule, of lawlessness. If this would be the trend in this institution whenever we have Olympics then better not hold any event like this. We would only shame ourselves by breaking the rules imple-menting lawlessness just to favor teams which are threat-ened by the best ones who deserve for victory.

Anarchy in MSC

Intramural Inbox

STUDENTS REACTION ABOUT

THE FLOW OF THE DE-

BATE!!!

The disqualification of the NEX-

US debate team is really not fair.

Maybe they were just threatened

because our debaters’ are obvi-

ously the best.

It’s really unfair! NEXUS debat-

ers’ deserve to continue the fight

against their coward foe! Go

NEXUS!

Very much disappointed! We all

know that if there’s a team who

deserves for the title it is the

NEXUS. They have proven much

their worth and if ever

that NEXUS didn’t get the title,

we still know that WE, the NEX-

US have the right for the crown.

Yes! They were really threatened

because of the NEXUS debaters.

The unexpected thing that hap-

pened only showed that the real

debaters and real fighters were

seen from them.

I was really dissatisfied

on the result of NEXUS’ participa-

tion in the debate. It did not really

go into a fair play. The question is

bakit kung kailan lang nila na-

pansin na hindi kasama sa official

list ang isang kalahok sa grupo ng

NEXUS ay nang matapos na ang

kanilang laban. Isa pang bagay ay

ang mga “Committee” daw na nag

-ta-tally ng score na mga

“Estudyante” NA KABILANG DAW

SA OPPOSING UNIT! Isa pang

bagay ay ang paggamit ng CELL-

PHONE sa pagsasalita ng mga

kalahok. Nasaan ang real commit-

tee? Bakit hindi nila gamitin ang

pag-oras katulad na lang noong

ginanap sa Academic Contest?

Bakit hindi sila nag-release ng

Official List bago simulan ang

laban. Kasalanan ba ng NEXUS

lahat ng ito para ma-disqualified

silang lahat? Kung ganoon ang

rules, bakit hindi nila nalaman

noong una pa, noong bago pa

lumaban ang NEXUS, ano ang

point nila, na hindi nila alam?

SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN School of Arts and

Sciences students has gone

wild when the debate com-

mittee announced that the

team Nexus had been dis-

qualified from the competi-

tion. All of them were disap-

pointed for the decision

made by the event modera-

tor. SAS Organizations de-

cided to have a Signature

Campaign so that Nexus

Debating Team will be able

to compete again.

Annabel Matimtim

Nexus Debating Team submits

appeal on papers.

Photo by: Ms. Cherie Ann E. Morales

The trouble with

referees is that they just

don't care which side

wins.

A gem cannot be polished

without friction, nor a man

perfected without trials.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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E-nnovators drops

Nexus

August 23, 2012, Wednesday,

Nexus and E-nnovators competed for

Volleyball Women.

At the start of the game, the fight

was so tight and the scores of each team

exceeded at one point. Everytime the

opposing team got higher score, Nexus

regained energy and got again the point

until the E-nnovators had their chance to

deprive Nexus from winning. The 1st set,

the scores was 18 –25 in favor of E-

nnovators, for the 2nd set, Nexus

drowned, scoring only 16 to 25.

Carmela Huelgas

Molato gets her way to

championship

With the score of 11 - 3, Nexus won

over Blue Flames in the Single B Category in the

table tennis competition held at the STEd Bldg,

August 24, 2012. Ivy

Molato of Nexus, an Ab-English 4th year student

defeated Ms. Sadiwa of Blue Flames , a 3rd year

student. The game did not take long, however, both

competitors showed their skills a techniques in the

game.

Though the game consisted of five sets,

the committee came up into a decision. Molato had

11 scores consecutively in the first 3 sets of the

game, and was declared winner that made her way

to the championship round.

-Gleene Mae L. Naldoza

The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it's the opposition.

August 23, 2012, the

MSC Covered Court was

boomed by the game between

Nexus Volleyball Women and

Blue Flames, 8:30 am.

In the first set, Blue

Flames headed up with the score

of 25-13. Nexus team gained

more scores but in the second

set, Blue flames still surpassed

the game with the score of 20-

25.

Nexus lost within two

sets.

Jenny Asuque

Blue Flames sweeps

up Nexus Volleyball

Women

GOLD and SILVER for NEXUS

Taekwondo one of the

much awaited games during the

MSC Olympics was held yester-

day August 23, 2012 at MSC Cov-

ered Court at 8:30 am..

Each of the respective

schools has its peculiar players and

bets to win in the said competition.

The offense and intense

kick of Louie Mar Constantino

brought him to be the champion

in the men’s category. Gained by

his effort, he received the gold

medal and recognized as champi-

on.

Apple Agdamag was

declared champion in women’s

category for Nexus. On the other

hand Renato Rodelas and Paul

Adrian Mancia brought the bacon

from the competition with the

silver award.

These four players of

teakwondo were a big contribu-

tion for Nexus.

Venus Alojado

Nexus Teakwondo Team

Photo by Venus Alojado

ARTISAN knocks down NEXUS

August 23, 2012 at Boac Covered Court,

Basketball Men of Nexus competed with Artisan at

1:00 pm.

Nexus rebounded assists harder and faster

defeating Artisan where both thought they would win

the game. Every quarter counted minutes that ran for

gaining scores.

The game ended with the score of 89-65 in

favor of Artisan. Nexus was defeated but there were

still other games they were hopeful to win.

Archelyn Matimtim

Most games are lost, not

won.

~Casey Stengel

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Show it off NEXUS! Friday night, August 24,

2012 at 6 pm. at MSC Covered Court,

contestants in each department had

shown their prepared talents before

tabulators and audience.

In the female category, con-

testants were from Blue Flames, Arti-

san, SETED Warriors, E-nnovators,

Trojans Boac, Panacea, Matrix, Lex

Coercitor, Trojan Sta. Cruz and the

Nexus where most of them performed

interpretative dances, singing and act-

ing

Nexus bet Faye Salazar

presented a dance interpretation of the

song entitled “Piliin mo ang Pilipinas.”

In the male category, the

contenders were from Blue Flames,

Artisan, SETED Warriors, three repre-

sentatives from E-nnovators, Trojans

Boac, Panacea, Matrix, Trojan Sta.

Cruz and Nexus.. Ricky Pereda of

Nexus comes from AB-Political Sci-

ence at Sta. Cruz MSC Campus. he

interpreted the song entitled “Inang

Bayan.”

-Ailene B. Estoya

L I T E R A R Y Creed of Coward

Jessica Barado

If I’m only chivalrous

I will pursue mr desires

Ignore someone else

Arise once topple

If I’m only powerful

I will achieve my plans

Force all my missions

Reveal reality in times

If only I’m study

I will not fall in bait

Smiled at once

Laugh against wicked one.

My Brain

Ma. Loriene Ardales

My brain, my brain I’ll say it again

Controls all things I can do

Without my big brain, I couldn’t be me

And really, you couldn’t be you

When I’m feeling some pain

I’m using my brain, just like I do

When I think

And brain is controller of all other

things

Like breathing and beating my heart…

And blinking my eyes, it’s really my

critical part

Prize fighters can sometimes read and write when

they start - but they can't when they finish.

~Martin H. Fischer

The following were the winners:

Mr. MSC Olympics 2012– E-nnovators

Mr. MSC Olympics 2012 1st runner up– Blue Flames

Mr. MSC Olympics 2012 2nd runner up– Artisan

Mr. MSC Olympics 2012 3rd runner up– E-nnovators

Mr. MSC Olympics 2012 4th runner up– Nexus

Ms. MSC Olympics 2012– Panacea

Mr. and Ms. NEXUS bag 4th Runner-Up August 25 2012 6 pm at the MSC Covered

Court held the Coronation Night for the Search for

Mr. and Ms Olympics 2012.

The pageant was joined by different

schools in the college, in the male category: Blue

Flames, Artisan, SETED Warriors, E-nnovators (with 3

participants), Trojans (Boac and Sta. Cruz), Panacea,

Matrix and Lex-Coercitor. In female category: Blue

Flames, Artisan, SETED Warriors, E-nnovators, Trojans

(Boac and Sta. Cruz), Panacea, Matrix and

Lex-Coercitor