Ateneo De Manila Law School: ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008-2009

Ateneo De Manila Law School

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008-2009

First Semester

Start of Regular Classes June 10

Mass in honor of St. Thomas More 21

Back to School Party 21

Org Recruitment Week 23-28

Mass in honor of St. Ignatius July 30

Feast of St. Ignatius (NO CLASSES) 31

MID-TERM EXAMINATIONS WEEK August 4-12

Faculty Meeting 8

Community Sportsfest 17

ALS Bar Operations Send Offs September 6

FINALS EXAMINATION WEEK October 6-14

Semestral vacation begins 15

Deliberations 28

Release of grades 30

Registration Period for 2^nd semester

Seniors November 5

Freshmen 6

Sophomores 7

Juniors 8

Second Semester

Start of Classes November 10

Mass in honor of the Immaculate Concepcion December 6

Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion (NO CLASSES) 8

Law School Christmas Party 18

Christmas vacation begins 22

Classes/Offices resume January 5

MID-TERM EXAMINATIONS WEEK 19-27

Faculty Meeting 23

University President’s Day (NO CLASSES) February 2

Ash Wednesday 25

SENIORS’ FINAL EXAMINATIONS WEEK March 16-24

UNDERGRADUATES FINAL EXAMINATIONS WEEK 23-31

Summer Vacation begins April 1

Deliberations for Seniors 6

Release of Seniors’ grades 8

Baccalaureate Mass 18

Graduation Day 19

Deliberations for Undergraduates 28

Release of grades for Undergraduates 30

For: The Ateneo Law School Student Body

For: The Ateneo Law School Student Body

Re: Student Council Agenda at the Faculty Development Seminar (May 26 - 29, 2008)

Hello everyone!

We hope you're all making the most out of the remaining days of summer, and that you're all in good spirits (despite the recent release of (some) grades).

Going straight to the point. The Faculty Development/ Planning Seminar for this year will be taking place at Bangkok, Thailand on May 26-29. At this annual meeting, members of the Student Council are given an opportunity to speak before the members of the Law School Faculty and Administration regarding issues and topics which the student body, through the Student Council, feels should be brought to the attention of, or discussed with, the School Faculty and Administration. This year, the officers attending will be Jess Lopez (SC President) and Kira Ang (Sophomore Batch Representative) . As such, we would like to ask you, the student body, for your sentiments regarding which issues/policies you want the Student Council to discuss with the School Faculty and Administration. Kindly forward all suggestions to your respective Batch Representatives (Naealla, Nicka or Kira), or to any of the incumbent Student Council officers (Jess, Reg, Alex, McVer and Eunice).

Thanks and here's to an exciting and productive SY!

Ateneo Law Student Council SY 2008-2009

TAGGED: Ces, Haze, Yvie, Mel, Shem, Patty

The rules: The first player of this game starts with the "6 weird things/habits about yourself"and people who get tagged need to write a blog of their 6 weird habits/things, as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says ÿou are tagged"in their comments and tell them to read yours.

1. I ALWAYS get THREE sheets of Starbucks table napkin right after I get my drink from the counter.
2. I cannot study without my perfectly lined up highlighters.
3. If i feel intimidated / insecure... I rub my right eye.
4. It takes me a long time to get out of the shower... not because I give myself a total body scrub but because I practically sing an average of 6 songs inside.
5. I do not drink when there's food in my mouth I think it's gross. Even if i'm choking.
6. The men I fall for are usually the men I hate the first time I meet 'em.

What's Your Perfect Love Age?

Eunice, your perfect date is a Cultured Sophisticate

Sure, sweet dates are great, but you know a more refined mind trumps all. With your smarts and love of a quick wit, you should definitely date someone who can hold their own when it comes to worldly affairs. From spending time on Sunday morning with the NYT to talking about a newsworthy event, you're most stimulated by a mature date that can keep you on your toes.

Is there more to attraction? Of course! But while good looks aren't something to totally be ignored, it takes a beautiful mind to really make your pulse quicken. Now that's smart!

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Take the test

Quoting Eunice [PART ONE]

Because my birthday is just around the corner [ehem] , i decided to pay myself a tribute by posting some of my blog's quotable quotes... dagdagan nyo na lang pag may naalala kayo na sinabi ko ha...

"Maybe love really is just around the corner, I just haven't made the right turn yet." - "Of Gratefulness, Relief and Stopovers"4/23/2007 03:35:00 PM

"I'm in a place where other people would die to be in. I see life now not only as a journey but a journey filled with worthy stopovers. These stopovers are meant to enrich me with more stories that I can share with people who are not as blessed with my gift of odd experiences.

Kumbaga, nagpunta lang ako sa Bora pero imbes na mag-plane o mag-ship, nilangoy ko. Yun na." - "Of Gratefulness, Relief and Stopovers"4/23/2007 03:35:00 PM

"Sometimes, you feel like that thing you've always wanted is right in front of you, you recognize it, you feel happy, excited and contented. But you suddenly realize that you can't have it... It's the saddest feeling, it's the most painful thing. You smile knowing what you want, but you cry alone knowing its impossibility. You get into thinking of whether you're better off not knowing that he exists. You hate yourself for feeling regret for something that simultaneously brings you to heaven and hell. You are faced with the dilemma of letting the days pass by just craving or of moving on to chasing a new rainbow. You feel confusion, you start to write to clear your head...

You start to write to analyze your emotions. You are hit with the reality that the one thing you're scared of is back and suddenly... you start to FEEL again." - "Tinkerbell", 01/2707

"Sabi nga ni Patty, look at the good/ happy things that are happening and don't dwell on the panaka-nakang "sad parts". That's the best atttitude, but when these "few sad moments" parade themselves in front of you with a full band and really colorful costumes, you can't help but notice diba?" - "Last Hurrah", Jan. 31, 2007

"The wind reminds her of him, of how he can instantly make her smile while making a mess out of her carefully organized desk. The wind insensitively sweeps off everything on her table of solitude with that romantic glamour that makes her feel special and loved. She used to not mind the wind, she knew that it comes and goes unapologetically while she is left trying to reorganize what's left of her organized life. She just got out of a storm and at the back of her mind, she's baffled by the presence of a synonymous fate that's waiting for her." - "Peter Pan" 1/27/2007 12:55:00 PM

"I hide from you because I seek you." - "SHADES" 1/27/07

"There are moments when you're there but I don't feel you, i'd rather really that you hurt me and be there than leave and bring with you my ability to feel and be felt. Don't ever mistake
me for sadness, for sadness is my friend." - "BREAK" 3/08/2007 05:41:00 PM

"We will never admit it, but after everything...we chose to play hide and seek.I bump into you, you bump into me; BUMP? More like a crash I guess.I know that you know. Don't hate me if I don't.It's not that I don't want to. It's more like I want it too much that I have to constantly remind myself to stop.

I never loved you. I was in love with the idea of loving you." - "I Want to Quit You Too" 2/25/2006 03:58:00 AM

"I may have started from behind but I am more rapidly catching up, I may not finish first but I will finish the race with pride. You don't have to run, Eunice. Just walk. You will get there." - 1/02/2006 02:49:00 AM

"It just made me think of how I really have grown as a person and how i managed to train myself to have high tolerance for pain. In my opinion, it just takes a li'l focus and then you're all set. It's like training yourself to endure a REALLY COLD shower back when the heater's not working. Until now I can stand a cold shower without the usual jumping around attitude. I think it's always the same with pain. At times you feel the urge to cry and wallow in pity, you have to give in once in a while but you also have to know how far you can go before breaking down. Parang derma lang yan, sabi nga ng dermatologist ko, "Mataas daw talaga ang tolerance ko for pain." - "Pain My Love" 12/03/2005 03:10:00 PM

"Ayoko na sana magsulat tungkol sayo pero kung di ako magsusulat ngayon, baka dumating ang panahon na di ko na maalala ang mga nararamdaman ko at di ko na mabigyan ng buhay ang mga salita." -

"Rhyme with me. We'll sing-song
our way to happiness -- together."
- Rhyme, 10/31/2006

"Bakit nga pala ulit di tayo pwede? Dahil ba may iba kang mahal o dahil di lang talaga ako ang gusto mo? Magkaiba kasi un. Un may iba kang mahal masosolusyunan pa sana. Kasi ang pagmamahal pwede naman ibaling, lalo na kung di naman sa ayaw mo ako. Pero un pangalawa, ung di lang talaga ako ang gusto mo... un ang mas mahirap at mas masakit. Ibig sabihin ako un problema. Katulad ng dati." - Untitled 12/23/2005 08:00:00 AM

"Ung kakiligan na alam mong may basehan. Un kakiligan na di galing sa pagpapantasya mo sa isang lalaki sa TV o sa pelikula.. ito un pagkakilig na nararamdaman mo pag inakbayan ka na sa sinehan, paghinawakan na ang kamay mo, pag hinahawi na un buhok sa mukha mo, pag inaalalayan ka sa laglalakad, un binibigyan ka ng bulaklak, un tinatanong ka kung-- kumain ka na, ano kinain mo, bakit ka kumain, may pambili ka pa ba ng pagkain, gusto mo ba sya kainin este gusto mo ba kumain kasama nya -, kapag pinapakilala ka na sa magulang, kapag hinahatid ka na sa bahay, kapag gumagawa na sya ng mga- tula, sulat, kanta, work of art, website - para sayo. Ito ung pagkakilig na nakakapagpabilis ng tibok ng puso mo. Ito un kilig na nakamamatay." -Pakshet Kilig Moment, 11/07/2005 12:56:00 AM

"I want to know how people will write their eulogies for me. I want to find out how i lived my life in the eyes of those I lived for. I want to write a eulogy for me too. It will have words that revolve around happiness, how i sought it and managed to get a glimpse of it." - Suicide, 11/10/2005 12:33:00 AM

"Sure. Well nothing really much has happened to me. I'm now in law school and I'm having a hard time. If you wanna know if I finally found someone who made me feel special, I'd say yes. A lot of 'em. But everything was short-lived. I am pretty much screwed up these past few days and this is the perfect time for us to catch up. That's beside the fact that i saw your picture and that you're hot and that you are not dating anyone right now. It will be like slapping my face for letting you go because I AM JUST ONE SCREWED UP woman who continues to be undecided."
Then it will start the whole process of me getting hurt again and that sucks. BIG TIME." - Loose Screws, 11/25/2005 01:07:00 PM

"I wish I could go back to sleep and dream my way to happiness. I can't. The pain's unbelievably deep. Deeper than the last time. This is rock bottom. I just know. I will go up. I will go up. I will go up. Or maybe I'll just lie on rock bottom and wait for it to tranform into a mountain. It's gonna be a long process... a long process." - "I WAS drunk... and that made it easier."1/26/2005 07:37:00 AM

"Sometimes, a hug really means a lot of things. It bridges the communication gap and sorta gives the assurance that things'll be alright. Human warmth says a lot about the relationship. I think people can kiss all the time but hugs are more meaningful. But then again, it's just me." - "Season Ender" 11/30/2005 12:15:00 AM

"Now that lawschool's just around the corner, panic's slowly creeping in. No one's gonna hold my hand when i feel helpless. No one's gonna say, "I love you kiddo." when i feel like im running out of luck. Loneliness really is lethal." - "Senti-sentihan"5/09/2005 02:35:00 PM

I AM SO CLOSE...

drawn by Eunice when she was ten years old

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The last time i posted these pictures was in 2006 with a poem entitled An Inner Child's Melancholy. I wasn't sure if law school's really for me back then.

Now, I am reposting them to remind myself that I AM SO CLOSE.

"Hold on, Euns. You're nearing law school's end of the road. You can finally say, GOOD JOB!"

BAKIT? BAKIT GANUN?

Secret-keeper: Ganito na lang, palitan na natin. Pag sinabi mo ung sa'yo, sasabihin ko kung sino ang kaisa-isang minahal ko sa law school.
Secret-keeper's "Twin": Kung ako sa'yo pumayag ka na. Sobrang complicated at juicy nun offer nya.
Secret-keeper's "Sister": Worth it un ng sobra.
Secret Keeper's "Iskolar": Ung ino-offer na nya, minahal nya. Ano ba naman ang panama nun crush sa love?
Secret-finder: Pero un na nga, un minahal nya, willing sya i-reveal... pero un crush na ang tagal-tagal ko na siyang kinukulit, ayaw nya sabihin. BAKIT? BAKIT GANUN?

My [POST]SECRET of the WEEK

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image from POSTSECRET

ATTN: ALS GRADES APPEAL

Hi!

For those who intend to appeal their grades, please follow the procedures below:

1. Print your Grade Breakdown and submit it to your SACREP for CERTIFICATION. (see attached list of SACREPS and their contact numbers)

- To print your grade breakdown, click on the subject you intend to appeal to view the BREAKDOWN. Click "PRINT SCREEN" OR Click File, then Print.

- Make sure to LABEL the printed breakdown with your Name, Student Number, Subject, Professor, Year and Section, Semester.

NOTE: The breakdown to be submitted should be the EXACT COPY of the breakdown as seen on the screen.

2. Request and Pay for your bluebook through your SACREP

3. Put the following requirements in a long brown envelope:

1. Appeal letter (see attached sample letters for: 1. mathematical error; 2. manifest oversight; 3. mathematical error AND manifest oversight)
2. Appeal form (printed in LONG BOND PAPER, see attached)
3. CERTIFIED Breakdown
4. CERTIFIED Bluebook (with highest bluebook)
5. CERTIFIED Questionnaire (will be prepared by your SACREP)
6. Authorization from the owner of the highest bluebook

NOTE: Please use a paper clip and not a stapler in compiling all the documents

4. LABEL the envelope and submit it to your SACREP within the DEADLINE. (The deadline will be announced through your SACREPS)

- PRINT and attach at the upper LEFT hand corner of the envelope, using VERDANA 14 font the following details: Name, Student No, Year and Section, Subject, Professor, Semester, Ground for Appeal.

5. In case you are appealing on BOTH grounds for the same subject: (i.e. Manifest oversight AND Mathematical Error), please observe the following rules:

a. Use SEPARATE envelopes for manifest oversight and mathematical error.

b. For the mathematical error, use the attached sample appeal letter for mathematical error. However, IN THE APPEAL LETTER FOR MANIFEST OVERSIGHT, the corrected figures should already be reflected, use the attached sample appeal letter for MANIFEST OVERSIGHT WITH MATHEMATICAL ERROR (not the sample letter for manifest oversight only).

This means that in the appeal letter for manifest oversight, the figures at the bottom of the letter should already reflect the corrected figures.

If you have questions, please contact your block SACREPs.

Good Luck!

Diana Uy

SAC Chair

KUNG SANA

Kung hindi
ako, ako.
Kung hindi
ikaw, ikaw.
Kung
hindi ko sya
kilala,
kung hindi nya ako kilala.
Kung nasabi ko na gusto kita,
Kung sinabi mo na gusto mo ako.
Kung di ako pinaasa.
Kung di na lang ako umasa.
Lahat ng KUNG ay SANA.
At ang SANA ay higit pa sa salita.

Student Council Plan Sem

[Girl Talk sa Girls' Room sila B. Nicka, Reg, Jess, Euns]
Jess: Nun una nyo ba ako nakita, alam nyo na agad that i'm gay?
Reg: Ako? Nung una kita nakita ang sabi ko, "O ayan, bakla."
[laughter]
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[During Dinner, habang tinitingnan namin ang menu]
Euns: Bakit kaya mas mahal pa un Iced Tea sa Mango Juice? Weird.
Reg: Kasi siguro diba, mas mura lang un fruits dito. [Mahabang explanation to that effect]
Alex: [silent]
Euns: Ah, oo nga.... Tapos un Iced Tea sa Manila pa nanggagaling...
Matapos ang ilang sandali, dumating ang mga drinks... IN CAN.
Euns: I can't believe nag-discuss pa tayo kung bakit mas mura.
Alex: Nagmarunong pa kasi kayo e.
Reg: Nag-agree naman si Eunice.
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[After dinner]
Jake: Grabe, busog na busog ako.
Reg: [pabigla-bigla] E ang dami mo kinain eh!
[Walang preno! haha.]
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[Habang naglalaro ng Never Have I Ever na ang rule ay iinom ka pag nagawa mo na]
SC Officer 1: Never have I ever had sex.
SC Officer2: [kampanteng uminom]
BUONG COUNCIL ay nabigla.
SC Officer 2: Bakit? Di ba iinom pag sumasang-ayon ka?
SC Officer 1: Mali ka.
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AWARDS:
KULELAT sa PUSOY DOS: Alex
KULELAT SA 123 Pass: McVer
"BUMPER" Award: Kira [winks at everyone]
JOBERT SUCALDITO Award: Jess [dahil sa mga blind items nya]
CONFUSED Award: Reg
POSH OWL Award: Jake [Laging may araw na kung matulog!]
VIDEOKE Masters: B. Nicka, Euns, McVer, Kira at Jess
YOU CAN DUET Award: McVer and Euns
HIBERNATOR: Alex
TAGA-AYA Award: Kira [nagyaya magkwentuhan ng ghost stories, unang natakot; nagyaya manood ng Chuck, tinulugan kami; sya din ang nagyaya na maglaro ng kung anu-anong card games]

BEST GAME EVER: the CHENES Game [variation ng larong "SHIT" kung saan mamimili ng number at ang multiples nun at ang mga numbers na nage-end dun ang cue para sabihin mo ang CHENES.

PRICELESS MOMENTS: Ang marinig si Alex, McVer at Jake na magsabi ng CHENES at CHENES CHENES pag-reverse.

Just in case may makasalubong kayong SC Member, itanong nyo na lang kung ano un steps sa nabuo namin na routine para i-summarize un mga kalokohan na nagawa ng mga tao sa Tagaytay. [winks at Alex]
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It was a very productive weekend. Ehem, mag-upload na ng pictures un iba jan!