“Do you want to go to Vietnam?”: How A Single Question Birthed the First ASEAN AI Hackathon Champion — CIT-U’s Team Shane-nanigans
By Willa Obial Cebu Institute of Technology – University, the home of topnotchers and first placers, topped again as Team Shane-nanigans brought home the championship title with their project LUWAS, competing against 240 teams across 9 ASEAN countries, representing CIT-U and the Philippines. This feat goes down in history as the first ASEAN AI Hackathon…
Unveiled Glamor
Captions by Thomas Jacob Danas & Cartoon by Stephanie Miramon The United States-led coalition Pax Silica hides an intentional naming choice. Splitting the term into two parts, “silica” refers to silicon, one of the key minerals widely used in the hardware that powers the technological revolution across all forms of artificial intelligence (AI). On the…
Retracing the Fault Line: The Unshaken Spirit of the Teknoy Community
by Prince Abdul Cortes & John Urvie Papelleras Still was the night on the 30th of September. The blaring noise in the streets was thinning out into a lullaby, and the evening air was on its course to welcome the first minutes of October. Then, like a crack running down a wall, the night changed…
THE EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER RUNDOWN
By John Urvie Papelleras, Malt John Vianney Solon On the nativity of Mary, developments on the ongoing probe of “ghost” flood control projects took a sharp turn. Contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya revealed a list of names during a Senate hearing, tagging high-profile lawmakers and DPWH executives in the billion-peso scam. Meanwhile, the Senate has undergone…
From Colon to N. Bacalso: A Walk through Tatay Carlos’ Empanada Peddling
By John Urvie Papelleras Each pedestrian walks a different path, even on the same street. For some, the streets are just someplace to pass by, a mere passage towards a bigger destination. For others, a spot for a quick purchase along stores with vandalized facades. For many, a route on the way to school or…
Honoring Stephien: A Creative Soul Behind the Lens and Canvas
There comes a point in everyone’s lives where we get the chance to walk the journey with someone who quietly leaves their mark–without fanfare, without trying–with the sheer brilliance of their talent, passion, and warmth. Stephien Perez–a creative visionary, imaginative storyteller, and a kind soul–needed only the rawness and rarity of his artistry and selflessness…
All Tail, Maroon and Gold: The Not-So-Secret Life of Teknoy Cats
by: John Urvie B. Papelleras True to their name, CIT University is home to thousands of strong- and bold-hearted “Wildcats.” The ones who keep on chasing their dreams along the hallways of SAL, into the endless lines in RTL, and up to the eighth floor of GLE. Amidst this fast-paced Technologian life, an idle world…
Engineering the Stars: A Woman’s Mark in Robotics
By Anthony Bruce Cabuenas In the vast empty space of our deep universe, an amplified voice of change echoes. A sudden surge of power far greater than any asteroid damage or comet impact, and an intergalactic force unbeknownst to man, even bigger than he. The first footsteps of change, a tremor of a legacy throughout…
Direct Hit or Just Smoke? Sara Might Survive Impeachment
By Malt John Vianney Solon Backed by the articles of impeachment, the House of Representatives (HOR) impeached VP Sara Duterte last February 5, after 215 out of 306 lawmakers supported and forwarded the impeachment case to the Senate. With the case now in their hands, they are tasked to determine Duterte’s conviction or acquittal. However,…
Quest for the Crown: The Rise of CIT-U’s Esports Athletes
By Angela Jahziel B. Encabo “Wa kay makuha anang sige’g duwa-duwa nimo diha!” – is a typical line many hear when they are caught spending their leisure time on online games. Often seen as a mere distraction, gaming is sometimes dismissed as an unproductive habit, a waste of time that could be spent on “more…
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