October 31, 2020
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental — A champion is made of heart. - Liang Chow
At 6:15 p.m. of October 30, 2020, Lasallian Champions was held live in the Facebook page of the University of St. La Salle Student Government where five students introduced their advocacies.
Hosted by Coleen Awit and Anton Gensoli, the event was launched successfully as L-Days neared its end.
“Lasallian Champions is a reimagined competition where each champion from every college will be trained and taught on how to make or develop their project based on their advocacies or transformative agendas.” Coleen explained during the live.
The main brains behind the event that aims to instigate other student-led initiatives are the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Advocacy Programs.
Taking the spotlight of the event, five students were introduced. They are the champions who will actualize their advocacies into projects that will run for three months from November to February.
Coming from the Yu An Log College of Business and Accountancy is a first year Accounting student named Allyssah Andrea Angeles who takes her stand to speak for Child Protection.
“I am doing this for the children… We can give the good childhood that every child deserves.” - Allyssah Andrea Angeles
Brent Abadiano Alilain, a third year Social Studies student from the College of Education, speaks up to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of Mental Health Illnesses.
“Mental Health is not just my business as an advocate. It is everyone’s business.” - Brent Alilain
Another first year student, this time from the College of Engineering and Technology, Gil Garrick Rafael Dizon aims to be the voice for the suppressed and centers his advocacy on Gender and Identity.
“Stop seeing somebody as being a certain gender but instead see that person as a person.” - Gil Garrick Rafael Dizon
Havana Grace Clapano, a second year Political Science student from the College of Arts and Sciences, shared what she witnessed during this pandemic and advocates for Poverty Alleviation and Community Involvement.
“In this trying times, what we really need is to be united and form a group where solidarity will prevail.” - Havana Grace Clapano
Coming from the College of Nursing, Jewel Torres is a second year student who believes she has a heart for service and is an advocate for Self-love.
“Before we love others, we must love ourselves first. Making ourselves a priority at times isn’t selfish… It is necessary.” - Jewel Torres
The champions also showcased their talents such as singing and broadcasting during the live. This event accumulated a thousand views and hundreds of comments from Lasallians who were supporting their own colleges. Despite the end of the live, the number of views rose and have passed three thousand.
Lasallian Champions will meet its end with the project evaluation and awarding to be held on March.
Updates on the progress of Lasallian Champions will be regularly posted in the USG official Facebook page.
Screenshots by Marielle Villarosa from USG's official Facebook page live
Know more about the author:
Коментарі