The old world is dying, and the new world order struggles to be born.  Dissent remains the fitting response in the face of the state’s monopoly on structural violence and the continuation of class-based inequalities. Marked with dialectical contradictions, students worldwide, such as in Indonesia and the Philippines, are spearheading the conveyance of one certainty:

An iced matcha latte in hand, a tote bag slung over the shoulder with a feminist literature reading list, and wired earphones blasting Clairo’s Immunity album. Apparently, these are the prerequisites for fitting into 2025. Originally popularized through social media, the lifestyle of this new archetype is saturated with trendy keychains, books, albums—going along with

It’s 2:00 AM. You are doomscrolling through videos, occasionally tapping twice when a 12-second video makes you laugh. You’re tired and your eyes begin drooping, yet you power through the exhaustion as you restore yet another lost streak on TikTok. Didn’t you say you were going to sleep an hour ago?  With an endless stream

Once entering cafes, the restless hymn of coffee beans awakens as it is being ground, attuned with the sound of every click of one’s finger on the keyboard. The stir of every whipped cream on top of a cup of iced latte harmonizes with every jolt of a pen on paper. The sweet aroma of

Part of Ateneo de Davao University’s (AdDU) lifeblood is the scholars, composed of 1,132 (12.73%) of the 8,891 enrollees in the first semester of Academic Year 2025-2026.* From the 2024 edition of the AdDU Student Handbook, scholarships and financial aid have been available to “deserving students based on their academic potential and proven financial need.”