Selected coverages, Lenspeak layouts and tear sheets from 2018-2020 for The Varsitarian, the 92-year-old official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila.
ABS-CBN Shutdown Protest
Media practitioners and other civic groups gather to protest against the ABS-CBN shutdown threat along Sgt. Esguera, Quezon City, Feb. 14. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/ The Varsitarian)
Articles: UST throws support behind ABS-CBN amid shutdown threats, ABS-CBN grateful for UST’s support amid franchise controversy
Full album: ABS-CBN Shutdown Protest
Print banner photo for the Varsitarian's 5th issue
Read The Varsitarian's online issue: issuu.com/varsitarianust/docs/v_5th_official
Traslacion 2020
Millions of devotees join the annual Traslacion, the grand procession of the image of the Black Nazarene, in Manila on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/The Varsitarian)
Articles: Tagle: ‘True devotees face, fulfill mission like Christ’, Traslacion cancelled for the first time amid Covid-19
Full album: bit.ly/2020Traslacion
Rappler album: #StoryofTheNation: Traslacion 2020
Rappler album: #StoryofTheNation: Traslacion 2020
Maintenance staff are now setting up chairs and stage props at the UST Field for tomorrow's Baccalaureate Mass, May 13, 2019.
The University's send off ceremonies will include the graduates' exit through the historic Arch of the Centuries, which marks the end of their journey in UST. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/The Varsitarian)
UST sends off 10,186 graduates of Batch 2019
THE UNIVERSITY sent off 10,186 graduates in this year’s Baccalaureate Mass and exit through the Arch of the Centuries. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/ The Varsitarian)
Full album: UST sends off 10,186 graduates of Batch 2019
Print banner photo for the Varsitarian's 10th issue
Read The Varsitarian's online issue: https://issuu.com/varsitarianust/docs/10th_issue_1129e66cd9b1c5
Ash Wednesday 2020
Prior Provincial Fr. Napoleon Sipalay, Jr., O.P. leads the University Mass for Ash Wednesday at the Plaza Mayor, marking the beginning of the Lenten season. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/The Varsitarian)
The traditional putting of ashes on the forehead is replaced with sprinkling due to the threat of spreading the Covid-19, Feb. 26, 2020.
Lenspeak: Hope and solitude found in the time of the pandemic
The Varsitarian’s photographers documented different situations of hope and solitude during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read their stories here: https://varsitarian.net/lenspeak/20200525/lenspeak-hope-and-solitude-found-in-the-time-of-the-pandemic
As I write this, my batchmates and I are supposed to cherish our last few moments in the University, eating in our favorite food spots while reminiscing our college lives and reaping the fruits of our labor. When the “enhanced community quarantine” or ECQ was implemented last March 16, I knew our most-awaited graduation rites would have to be delayed.
My “love language” comes in different forms: touch, tight embraces and a few words to spare. These have been replaced by gloved interactions and midnight video calls. My batchmates and I show each other the food we eat online instead of sharing our baon. These have kept us sane in this pandemic, as we finished our thesis requirements together. It has been a mentally rough experience thinking of all the uncertainties we face, but I am always grateful for my friends.
When I stay away from the online life, I cope with the music my brother plays every afternoon, watch the calming sunset, watch my mother cook, and make a faux disco floor to dance my anxieties away. They have been effective so far.
The previous months were indeed a financial challenge from a student who was eerily shy to ask for allowance from her parents, and made ends meet from personal savings. My printed materials and supposed-to-be coffee table book will probably never see the light of day.
CFAD seniors will no longer have an online defense and everything will be evaluated online. The thesis defense is probably one of the most terrifying moments that we will never be able to experience. I am both thankful and regretful.
The rosary, candles, marker and a special dedication uniform were all set. After five years of study, we were supposed to finally run out of the historic Arch of the Centuries. But I guess waiting a little longer will not be terrible, since staying at home will help our frontliners. “These can wait, our moment can wait,” I said to myself. Our moment now involves helping flatten the curve for the safety of everyone.
The studio that shot our graduation photos notified us in February that our frames were ready for pickup. No one got the frames because of our school deadlines. This was probably a sign that it was not yet time to see ourselves in a toga. For now, I will settle for a self-portrait in my uniform and patiently wait for the day when my parents come up with me on the stage, the Rector turns the tassel, and I can finally call myself a graduate.
In the meantime, I will just relive the years I covered the Baccalaureate Mass for the Varsitarian. We will have our moment too. We will just have to wait a little longer.
Read their stories here: https://varsitarian.net/lenspeak/20200525/lenspeak-hope-and-solitude-found-in-the-time-of-the-pandemic
Jared Duana, 13-years-old, a resident in a condo village in Cainta, Rizal, flies his kite to pass the time, March 29. (Photo by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/ The Varsitarian)
A security guard does his rounds and opens the lights in a condo village in Cainta, Rizal, March 29. (Photo by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/ The Varsitarian)
LENSPEAK: Quarantine Period
Photographers of The Varsitarian capture the current state of living during the quarantine period in different parts of the Philippines and Thailand. (Photos by Nadine Anne M. Deang. Jean Gilbert T. Go, Renzelle Shayne V. PIcar. Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena, Camille Abiel H. Torres, Arianne Maye D.G. Viri and Marvin John F. Uy/ The Varsitarian)
Full album: LENSPEAK: QUARANTINE PERIOD
Christmas is ‘universal’: Diversity showcased in 16th UST Christmas Concert
The Conservatory of Music showcased its homegrown talents through a performance of classical Christmas hymns in the annual UST Christmas Concert at the Santisimo Rosario Parish on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (Photos by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena)
Full album: UST Christmas Concert 2019.
Holy Week Coverage 2019
Holy Wednesday
Solemn processions are usually observed by Catholics all over the country. However, all traditions and celebrations transitioned online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/The Varsitarian)
Solemn processions are usually observed by Catholics all over the country. However, all traditions and celebrations transitioned online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena/The Varsitarian)
Lenspeak Layouts
(Photos and text by Nadine Anne M. Deang, Jean Gilbert T. Go, Renzelle Shayne V. Picar, Camille Abiel H. Torres, Mary Jazmin D. Tabuena, Arianne Maye D.G. Viri, and Marvin John F. Uy/ The Varsitarian)
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