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UP HELL WEEK is now showing, Iskolar! Ready na mo? Source: Judah dela Cruz Yes, we’re exaggerating when we refer the remaining weeks of each semester as ‘UP Hell Week(s)’ but during these times, we see a lot of changes within the UP Cebu community. On another post, I’ve already created recommended tips to survive UP Hell Week and feel free to read it by clicking the link provided. Today, I’ve decided to write another post about this significant time of the semester wherein students exert all efforts remaining to save the sinking grade! Here are signs you see in UP Cebu every time the UP Hell Week season kicks in!  1. Surveys, experiments everywhere. Mostly conducted by the Psych students (and sometimes we’ve got some from Management and Mass Communication students), we see a lot of posts in "Speak UP, Iskolar" and "Overheard at UP" asking for help to answer their surveys. Our friends greet us with messages in our Facebook and Tw

UP HELL WEEK. Ang tulog nababawi. Ang singko hindi. Yes, that's true, Iskolar! Source: Judah dela Cruz Iskolars, last hunat na lang! In the next few weeks before this semester officially ends, you need to exert all efforts to save your dying grades. In UP Cebu, seeing zombies in the campus from time to time is slowly becoming a normal sighting. This will go until the end of the semester since some postponed exams are now finally scheduled and you have no choice but to take them. In the next few weeks, unsay tips sa mga freshie and feeling freshie nga wala kahibawo unsay buhaton to survive this UP Hell Week(s)?   After asking my friends what tips to recommend to the UP Cebu students, I have compiled 7 chronological steps you may want to take to survive this UP Hell Week happening every semester's end. (Warning: I am not liable to any physical, emotional, spiritual or mental damage if you decide to follow these steps.) 1. Prepare. Before anything el

Trick or treat? Monsters are around the corner of your dormitories. Read to find out! Source: firstaidforeveryone.ie Halloween season is just around the corner. If you have horror stories in UP Cebu, feel free to share your #UPCebuAfterSunset   to us and we will publish it. To know more about this Zuprome project, just click on this link . (UPDATE: We've posted the collection of  ghost stories in UP Cebu  already. Click the link provided.) Did you know that for college students, there are untold horror situations happening in their day-to-day living in their respective dormitories, apartments and boarding houses? I’ve personally collected situations they feel to be horror stories when these happen to them. Yes, I’m redefining horror in this list. These are 13 seemingly horror situations that you don’t want to experience while living in your respective second home. Especially if you are a UP Cebu student. Feel free to read: Source: Squarespace.com 13.

Is everyone excited to attend the most anticipated annual event in UP Cebu ?  UP Cookout 2014 will be held in the  University of the Philippines Cebu on October 24, 2014 from 6pm to 6am the next day. It’s a 12-hour non-stop party plus something every UP student is known for—social relevance.  I’m hearing clamor from the Freshies and the rest of the community who have not yet attended the event to get a list of the things you should know to fully enjoy UP Cookut 2014 . From my point-of-view, here are some of the tips that everyone should be aware of : 1. UP Cookout 2014 is free for all UP Cebu students. You just have to be enrolled this current semester and you’ll be fine. No money to get an entrance pass to this awesome event of the year. 2. Tickets are sold at P100 only. Tickets are sold on the event night. You can also buy tickets before the big night. Tickets sold before the day will only be P80. For more information, contact the UP Cookout 2014

After four long months of summer, University of the Philippines Cebu will officially start the academic year 2014-2015  2015-2016 this mid-August after the academic shift took effect and improvements have been done to the UP Cebu campus .  After writing the dos and don’ts in UP Cebu for freshies, I’ve decided to create this blog post containing tips that every Freshie Iskolar entering UP Cebu should be mindful about .  Iskolar, here are the 10 tips every UP Cebu Freshie should read: 1 - Form 5. Invoice. Bring it on your first few weeks each new semester. Your Form 5  Invoice will be your ticket to your classes. This serves as your proof that you are enrolled in that semester. Some teachers prefer to sign your  Form 5  Invoice. If you decide to join an organization, it may require you to submit a photocopy of your  Form 5  Invoice and ID picture for org recognition purposes. Scholarships will also require you to submit a photocopy of your  Form 5  Invoice.