Category: Opinion

REACHING deadlines is a struggle for everyone, and every college student knows it. The cycle of academics, extracurriculars, and other personal ventures may have some of us buried under piles of neverending backlogs and activities—often making us desperate for an easy way out. With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the arena of academia comes a new contender, ChatGPT, who’s lately been notorious for enabling academic dishonesty and students’ half-baked effort. But is it really that big of a concern?

THERE are two sides to every situation. Left and right, rich and poor, small and big, and so on. The coin has its head and tail. The world is also filled with good and bad people who live through day and night. However, when and how is it right to use your own power to tell a story?

AS someone who has been reading a lot of books since I was five years old, it dawned on me how much of a privilege it was when I was in Grade 9. We were required to read two books for the school year and make a book report on them. I vividly remember my English teacher telling us how to do the book report, and she laid down three approaches and assigned it to us. I wanted to make the third approach so bad as it was the hardest and the most interesting take, in my opinion. I wanted to challenge my mind on how I could proceed with reading the assigned book. I was assigned to the second tier. That perspective was also okay, but it seems too easy for me to do.

SOCIAL media personalities are no exception to controversies or scandals that could sabotage their career. Many of them may result in public apology or brace their ego for exposure. Recently, a Filipino motivational speaker and life coach was under fire for overpricing and creating “motivation” from his plain rice: Rendon Labador.

THE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has officially entered the election season. Aspiring student leaders for the A.Y. ‘23-’24 were announced by the Bedan Electoral Committee (BELCOM) last Apr. 5. It is quite alarming because all positions, from Presidency to Level Representatives, only have one candidate running. Essentially, students choosing to abstain is their only rivalry. Last year, the vote quota was unmet; thus, student leaders from the Student Executive Council (SEC) were appointed. This scenario is not out of the possibility during this year’s election. Hence, now more than ever, your votes matter.

IN this day and age, what does a blue checkmark mean to you? For some, it could be a badge of honor or perhaps a sign of fame, but ultimately it is a mark of accountability — a symbol that verifies who is behind the screen. However, as we enter the era of Twitter 2.0 with Elon Musk’s acquisition of the application last October 27, the mark may just be given a new meaning, with a new free speech landscape to boot.

LOOMING before us is a darkness that makes us feel restless and uneasy. Perhaps, it’s due to the rainy season ahead, or maybe it’s because of the big elephant in the room — the Marcoses, a notorious political dynasty, are back in the Malacañang Palace.

“WHAT are your plans after graduation?” Truth be told, Batch 2022 will set its foot in the real world in just a few months. But what is the real world? Is it a social construct passed down to us or is it the reality of life the way it is. With that, they are clouded with rhetorical questions, left and right, from the people that surround them about what they are going to do after they graduate. Raise a family? Review for the board exams? Become a corporate slave? Rest for a while? The possibilities are endless for young adults like us but why does it seem like there has to be the next route after we finish our journey?

AS the month of February comes to an end, reminiscing the joys of spending Valentine’s Day with your loved one will truly be remembered every year. Whether single or taken during Valentine’s Day, each of us has their own standards when it comes to choosing their partners whether they are the exact epitome of our ideal types or they are just lovable that you tend to ignore your standards because you don’t want to waste your chances on falling in love. And that’s fine, because we must never settle for less.

LET’S be honest, Axie Infinity and other NFT-based online video games are taking the world by storm right before our eyes. NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens are digital “tokens” that represent real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos commonly bought and sold online. These NFTs are now being used in blockchain games like Farmers World, Splinterlands and the popular game of today, Axie Infinity. Founded by a Vietnamese studio called Sky Mavis, Axie Infinity became popular almost instantly due to its “play to earn” mechanism which made everyone curious to try.