The long wait is over! (hopefully)

Malapit nang lumabas ang July Tabloid! 

dahil nga sa mga recent issues na naganap sa ating publication this past few weeks,

mejo nadelay ang pagpapaprint ng ating July Issue.

gayunpaman, malamang next week ay meron na! 

LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM KAREN MICHELLE CALACAL (former LH EIC)

LH peeps!

I am Karen Michelle Calacal, former editor.  In high school we were repressed (LI/Usbong)… in College we pressed and were pressed… While we had our own issues before that we feel Campus Press Freedom was violated, more to say it’s more than Repression per se but we have suffered almost all forms (from ignorant and angry teachers, etc.) yet I cannot imagine the “self-control” that we have to condition and impose on ourselves- perhaps because of the idea of fear, prioritizing first our Education/graduating, and some other or personal reasons, etc. Though we have our own share and differences in opinions, I am one with the Lorma Highlights for a variety of reasons; that LH is the only organization that is brave enough to do moral and social responsibility as the YOUTH exercising their DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM in an Academic Environment - that should serve as a breeding ground for the purpose of exercising such RIGHTS. The role of the student paper does not have to reflect a distorted element of what is really happening to the Environment. This is just one manifestation of our Nation’s current status, a picture of a derailed Nation suffering from major crises in the face of weakened leadership and spiritual dilemma. When the questioning mind begins to untangle human constriction, it is inevitable to stop it; for it is human nature to search for answers, to infer and discern TRUTH. We cannot further question when such ideas are more than visible to the naked eye and what a BLIND man can see nor feel with his breath. A man will die but not his ideas.

Though it is undeniable that the publication fee is the lifeline of the paper; SUPPRESSING its distribution is more than a GESTURE of authoritarian power- a kind of leadership that could kill human spirit and hope; ironic to the mission and vision of LC as an institution where it boasts its humble beginnings from a quiet peaceful barrio. The Administration’s reaction is a pre-empted damage control.

We cannot deny the fact that CHANGE is inevitable and perfect TIMING is very important and crucial. This is a NEW WAVE of student Idealism taking its FORM. Anyway, there is more to this after College. The real world is not in Lorma and it is true that despite we see forms of injustices and sense of discontentment fired at us, we have to be reminded that this is not a PERFECT world… but at least they could have LISTENED. They should have listened using all their senses because we also CARE and there is a felt need for us to take action and work together. The article published is a clear picture of a desire to walk in a direction, a path to alleviate this sense of emptiness that the Educators and authorities have failed to fill-in because they too are in their own crises situations. The Student-Administration Dialogue is not enough to fill into the gaps; for democracy has no boundaries no matter theories have come out to define it. Lormanians are not IGNORANT and deserve to be respected. If the Academe is still in the DENIAL stage, let the STUDENTS move forward and take their step. Fight and stand up for TRUTH you believe in!

Why SUPPRESSION? Because Knowledge is Power so distort it. That’s the idea. Whether it could be rationalized as some other way… the TRUTH IS OUT THERE.

LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM KARL CASTRO (former editor of UP ’s Philippine Collegian)

Hi LH people,
I’m Karl Castro, a member of the CEGP and former editor of UP’s Philippine Collegian. I’m not a Lorma student, but I do share your view that the administration’s move to halt the distribution of your paper is repressive. This is a common campus press freedom violation.

The administration’s action shows that they do not respect the students’ views in general, and the Highlights as a publication in particular. If they find an article to be objectionable, the correct action would be to put their complaint in writing, and address it to the publication’s editors. In an academic environment, this exchange of ideas is only proper. Repressive moves like the halting of the publication’s distribution is tantamount to prior restraint, which the press is constitutionally free from. A landmark example in American jurisprudence is Near v. Minnesota, which says:

Public officers, whose character and  conduct remain open to debate and free discussion in the press, find their remedies for false accusations in actions under libel laws providing for redress and punishment, and not in proceedings to restrain the publication of newspapers and periodicals.

That the administration resorted to such a move shows that they do not respect LH enough to discuss their contentions in a civil and academic manner, and that they belittle the student body’s capability to discern truth from lies.

All the best for your campaign,
Karl

Anong Masasabi mo?

dahil sa mga nagaganap sa school lately, at sa pagpapatigil ng distribution ng tabloid kahapon, mas kailangan namin ngaun ang mga opinyon at comments niyo.

send them to sulatkamay_lh@yahoo.com

pwede ring bumisita sa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lorma_highlights 

o mag-iwan na lang kayo ng comments dito.

salamat.

for the students, LH. 

LH Tabloid release is temporarily stopped

Releasing of the June tabloid issue of the Lorma Highlights has been temporarily stopped for some reasons.

to those who haven’t got their copies yet, please wait for further announcements. 

in service of the students, LH.