The UP Parser

By Dino Paolo Lacdan [razerz_14@yahoo.com]

CS students always have something to ask to their beloved department. And as the freedom board reveals, it can be…well anything that pops out of a student’s mind. A CS student’s stay in the college is not without issues, problems or concerns. There’s always something to ask because there’s always something that happens.

Most of these questions are of course academic related. Issues such as laboratory fees or the problem of seasonal subjects never failed to bother students. Yes, some issues just refuse to die. Maybe part of the reason why is because some student’s never had the chance to ask them to any of our department’s faculty members in the first place. They were either too shy or too afraid to ask them. That could be the reason or maybe, it could only be just because they haven’t attended a Student-Teacher Dialogue yet.

Last September 7, it was proven that CS students were not shy and afraid at all, as they asked away with their questions during the Student-Teacher Dialogue (STD) that was held at the NEC AVR. Students from all levels listened as issues such as the usual – public-access laboratory, were raised and questions such as “When will we learn how to develop a game?� were asked which could have only come from a freshmen student.

The emcees for the event were Dino Paolo Lacdan and Kristine Marie Dario. Dr. Cedric Festin took over the first half of the program. He gave out an informative talk which was focused primarily on learning. On the other hand, the second half of the program was dedicated entirely for the open forum. In this part of the program, students were given the chance to ask anyone in the DCS faculty about some issue that concerns them. The STD is a perfect venue for such discussions. At the end, the discussion proved to be fruitful for students were rather satisfied with the answers they got.

Given the academic load that students and teachers have to put up with during the semester and the seemingly invisible solid wall that exists between students and teachers, it has become a common notion that the STD is the only venue wherein students can ask questions concerning the department. It is important for students to realize that this is not true. The DCS faculty’s show of support in the STD proved this.