• No Patagonia for Me:
  Gen X and the Presidential Elections
What role does the youth play in the national elections? Why should WE vote?

Warren del Mundo, the ever-popular columnist of the Philippine Collegian says it all: "Now that Da King [referring to Fernando Poe, Jr.] is hell-bent on being president: I'll leave for Patagonia... and live among the penguins." (Kule, 2 Dec. 2003) more

• Fighting Homesickness in U.P.
U.P. is the melting pot of people away from home. Here are some ways to avoid homesickness.

Studying in U.P. can be a rather lonely experience, especially if you come from a far-flung province where you seem to be the only one to have passed the UPCAT. But lo, you are not alone! If you try to ask any of your seatmates... more

• Caught in the Crossfire
A personal story about how it is to be caught in a crossfire at the age of four.

On a normal day in the late '80s and early '90s, Hayanggabon, a remote coastal barrio in the northeastern tip of Mindanao, is a quiet place. While fisherfolks set out for the sea, women tended their chores, exchanging snippets of gossip... more

• Images of Martial Law
A story about a Martial Law detainee and the state of political prisoners during that time.

Until recently, these images would occasionally fill the thoughts of University of the Philippines Prof. Monico Atienza. Not once had he been awakened in the dead of the night by memories of a dark past-marred by violence, fear and loneliness... more

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