REM 2-1 (Philippine History and Rizal)

College of Arts Orientation

The College of Arts held its Freshman Orientation last July 10 at Bulwagang Balagtas, PUP NALRC.

(clock wise: Mam Agustin, Sir Jayson, Mam Anna, Sir Pascual)

Dr. Josefina Parentela, Chair, Dept. of the Humanities; Dr. Nenita Buan, Dean, College of Arts;
Dr. Armand Torres, Chair, Dept. of Psychology; Prof. Angel Duque, Chair, Dept. of History

Faculty Members of College of Arts


Dr. Juan C. Birion
VP for Student Services

The audience and (top right) CA Pep Squad

Ang Baler, Bow.

West and South Asia: Meeting of Leaders

An activity initiated by yours truly to ABH 2-1. The class was divided into several groups, each of which had to select a leader from the pool of political leaders. Each group had to make posters containting information of the chosen political leader as well as his stand on the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict.

Moderate Palestinians

• Yasser Arafat, leader of Palestinian Authority
• Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian leader, former minister of education
• Sari Nusseibeh, Palestinian intellectual
• Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas, director of the Jerusalem Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counseling

Extremist Palestinians

• Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi, leader of Hamas
• Ramadan Shallah, leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
• Marwan Barghouti, lieutenant of Yasser Arafat
• Sheikh Ahmad Yasin, spiritual leader of Hamas

Moderate Israelis

• Shimon Peres, current foreign minister of Israel
• Ehud Barak, former prime minister of Israel
• Tzali Reshef, leader of Peace Now
• Terry Greenblatt, director of Bat Shalom

Extremist Israelis

• Ariel Sharon, current prime minister of Israel
• Benjamin Netanyahu, former prime minister of Israel
• Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a leader of Gush Emunim
• Eli Yishai, leader of Shas party

U.S. Leaders

• George W. Bush, current president of the United States
• Colin Powell, current U.S. secretary of state
• Bill Clinton, former president of the United States
• Edward Said, Palestinian-American intellectual

Arab Leaders

• King Abdullah of Jordan
• Bashar al-Asad, president of Syria
• Hosni Mubarak, president of Egypt
• Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Photos:

Representing Yasser Arafat

Representing Ehud Barak

Representing Ramadan Shallah

Representing Bill Clinton

Representing Hosni Mubarak

Representing Eli Yishai


The Moderators

The Audience