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:

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.”

Kadaghan ba ani? Kapoy na. Tama na! As Ateneans approach the end of the semester, these words have probably been said more times than ever. Slowly, every task given feels like a rock placed on our shoulders that keeps on getting heavier and heavier as our workload as students increase and the deadlines get nearer.

When the Ateneo de Davao University implemented the “total ban” against single-use plastics (SUPs) in 2018, there was a brimming sense of hope and a stubborn tinge of defiance in heeding the tall order of combating our “throwaway culture” outline by Pope Francis in his Laudato Si encyclical. Why there was such a prevailing sense

If you’re a student, you may have much to say about the things happening around you. You may want to share strong opinions on social issues, raise school-related concerns to the student body, or–as mundane as it may sound–you’re experiencing the nerve-wracking dilemma of whether to confess to your longtime crush. At the same time,