Photos courtesy of Fatti Abinal.

Clockwise from bottom left: the very groovy Mass Comm faculty performs (also top left), Masculados, the photographer with Mr Elvert
Bañares, students with Best Costume Male Division winner - Elvis Presley aka Kian Ang, ‘Gerard Way’ times two, ‘Aretha Franklin’ aka Jay Em Morales - first runner up,
students with Best Costume Female Division winner - Lady Gaga aka Jovail Baldueza, ‘Taylor Swift,’ sexy showdown by a CMC student and a Masculado, and the night’s

INTENSIFIED AT SEVEN
guest Direk Maryo J de los Reyes.

College of Mass Communication held its 7 years of founding Masculados Intensifies! professors to dance with
anniversary with the motif “Intensity 7, Moving Forces Together. The all-male sing and dance group them, which intensified
Mass Communication professors, students and personnel celebrat- Masculados graced the CMC’s the spectator’s senses.
ed by their famous Groovy Night with the “Music Icons”, wherein Groovy Night. The group was
everyone was dressed to the liking of their music idols. The formerly known as the Masculados,
costumes and lights of the party made the University Activity but now they are called the Mascu-
Center, where the Groovy Night is held, roared with laughter and lados Dos. The group now presents
good times. fresher and younger members. Ronnie Rickets
Three original members are visits PLM
Each Mass Communication student, per year level and section, retained: Robin Robel, Lexter The new Optical media
presented dance and song numbers that featured hits by Michael Lazaroand, Enrico Mofar. While 4 board chairman Ronnie
Jackson, Madonna, Lady Gaga, etc. The presentation was a new members are being introduced Rickets visited the Pa-
success because everyone was having a great time. in Masculados Dos. And they are: mantasan ng Lungsod
Ozu Ong, Orlando Sol, Nico
ng Maynila to educate
The highlight of the party is when special guest Movie & TV Cordova and and Dart Kamboozia.
Director Maryo J. de los Reyes, came up to the stage and said his the students about pira-
warm gratitude and appreciation for the college’s inviation. After New member is Dart Kamboozia is cy. Action star Ronnie
that, he presented his performing group, Maskulados Dos, which a Bodyshots finalist and ramp/ Rickets together with
surprised the CMC people because of their singing and dancing commercial model, Nico Cordova, is comedian Dinky Doo
prowess. a Political Science graduate, Ozu talked at the PLM cat-
Ong, is an aspiring stuntman and walk about what piracy
Noted people who attended the event were Dean Gemma de la upcoming actor and Orlando Sol, is has done the movie in-
Cruz Duffy, College Secretary Yo Taylo Prof. Ludz Labagnoy, Prof. an upcoming actor and former lead dustry. They showed
Gina Lumauig, Prof. Jonah Lim, Prof. Abigail Enriquez, Prof. Neriz singer of M-Gage. the students on how
they break and dispose
They sang medley of their songs of the collected pirated
and showed their dancing prowess CDs by putting it in a
on the well lighted stage. Songs
shredder. Rapper (pa-
like, Ganda Ganda, Sexy, Sexy,
tanong kay aika kung
Jumbo Hotdog, Nakaka, and I Know
You Want Me. sino) also performed to
the students a song
Photos courtesy of Fatti Abinal and Didi Reprado. (Left) Friends ham it up for the photo They even ask students and the about piracy.
wall; (right) some of the Block 2 seniors proud of their Wave Olympic gold win. (Jess Kendrick Ibasco)

ACE THAT TEST!
Hey there, Freshmen! Gone are the days when teachers
would set aside a day or a class period to review for a
periodical exam. “To each his own” is the principle in
college (or well, at least to those who prefer the cheat-free
path).
On most subjects, you’d find that midterms/finals make up
the bulk of the grade. In that case, you wouldn’t want to fail You know, I sincerely hope you enjoy this next chapter of your life
it, right?
Here are tips to ace midterm/final exams (it is possible, you is snoozing at the wheel because he will descend upon you like a
know):
1. Be attentive during classes. ‘Stock knowledge lang
yan!’ is probably one of the most abused statements in
college. It has worked for me since high school but here’s a
disclaimer: stock knowledge only works if you actually put
an effort to stock up some knowledge on your head. And
how do you do that? Listen to the professor. Sometimes
you’ll find that you don’t even have to write notes if you
really pay attention to the lecture.
2
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One of the challenges you will be faced with is finding a job in our
depressed economy. In fact, the chances of landing a decent job
are about as good as finding weapons of mass destruction in the
Iraqi desert. Slim and none. And Slim just left the building. In fact,
the closest thing I found to looking like a weapon of mass
destruction is the turd that Dick Cheney left in the Oval Office
toilet about an hour ago. Man, that thing is a WMD if I’ve ever
seen one. On that note, God bless and happy graduation.
because it’s really going to be great, as long as you pay your
taxes. And don’t just take a year off because you think Uncle Sam
hawk from hell. Let’s just put it this way. After some past indiscre-
tions with the IRS, my take-home pay last year was $9,000.
I figured I’d leave you today with a song, if you will. So, Jeff, if
you could come up here. Jeff Heck, everyone. Please welcome
one of your fellow graduates. Jeff is, of course, from Eliot House.
You know what you guys? You guys at Eliot House, give your-
selves a nice round of applause because you had the head lice
scare this year, and it shut you down for most of last semester.
But you didn’t mind the tents they set up for you, and you were
just troopers. You really were.

2. Study groups. You can never go wrong with study

groups as long as you find a good group to study with.
WE DON’T JUST TALK
While most students prefer to review with friends, it is not
highly recommendable if everyone in the group has a short
attention span. You’ll all end up goofing around like any
other tambay moments.

3. Review days prior and rest the night before. Of

course we’re all guilty of overnight review sessions (yes,
welcome to college); but throughout the years, I discovered Photo courtesy of Peppetee.
that it’s more effective to review days before rest over the
The College of Mass Communication released its new
night. This way, you’re letting the lectures sink in slower but
college shirt after almost a year of not having one. The new
surer; unlike in overnight reviews wherein you cram to fit
CMC shirt is black in color and has a very colorful and catchy
everything in your memory. It’s a road less traveled by
design with the tagline of “We don’t just talk, we communi-
since students are afraid to forget whatever they review if
cate”. The students liked the new shirt that some of them
they start early. It’s quite the opposite, actually.
ordered two pieces for themselves and their friends. Stu-
dents from other colleges also approached the student
The night before a major exam, get a good sleep. It will
council president of mass communication, to order a shirt for
relax your mind and refresh your system. (Just don’t
themselves. The new shirt is available at P250 a piece.
oversleep, okay? You wouldn’t want to put your body on
vacation mode.)
(Jess Kendrick Ibasco)
And when you review, really try to understand what the
lectures are all about. There is a big difference between
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scanning and reading, just so you know.
The group was presented and managed by the multi-awarded
Some reminders for the exam day: filmmaker Maryo J. Delos Reyes, and has a new album called
1. Do not forget to bring a pen. Seriously. “Masculados Repacked” under Universal Records Their track
2. Come right on time or earlier. If you couldn’t make it list includes Baby Angkas Na, Hello Friendship, Good Boy,
on the day because of some emergency, notify your profes- Cellfone,Ganda, Ganda, Seksi! Seksi! The group already had
sor. a soft launching last December 2009.
3. Do not pick a fight with the proctor. Again, seriously.
4. Review your answer before writing it down. Most (Erika Martha Abad)
papers come with a ‘no erasure’ policy.

(Rose Danielle Austria)

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CIRQUE DU FREAK:
THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT
Director: Paul Weitz
Writers: Paul Weitz, Brian
Helgeland
Producer:
Universal Pictures
Genre: Adventure,
Comedy, Fantasy
A traveling freak show
opened the world of
vampires and freaks to
small-town high school
boys Darren (Chris
Massoglia) and Steve
(Josh Hutcherson). A
vampire named Larten
Crepsley (John C. Reilly)
and a series of unfortu-

DEAN’S
nate events later, Darren
finds himself transformed
into a bloodsucker and
surrounded by freaks. CORNER
He makes new friends in interesting characters such as The Dean’s name
Madame Truska the Bearded Lady (Salma Hayek), Evra the
Snake Boy (Patrick Fugit), and Rebecca the Monkey Girl
(Jessica Carlson). Darren later discovers that he and his best
friend-turned-frenemy Steve broke a 200-year old truce
between Vampires and the Vampaneze. With tensions rising,
Darren is apprehensive to find a way to stop the impending
war that could destroy his life – or well, what’s left of it.

Chris Massoglia might have had the biggest highlight in the

movie posters but its John C. Reilly’s performance that steals
the thunder in the big screen. Salma Hayek and Patrick Fugit
are both equally amusing even with the limited exposure that
their supporting roles allow. Someone to look forward to is
Josh Hutcherson.

The story is interesting in such a way that it presents a differ-

ent culture of vampires. It shows that vampires: 1) do not really
turn into bats; 2) ‘blood’ in an unusual ‘bromance’ manner; 3)
can sip instead of sucking blood to keep humans alive; 4) don’t
need fangs and 5) are capable of finding love with desirable

BEAT BULLETIN
women – bearded and tailed alike.

The climax isn’t as climatic as it should be for an action/thriller

movie. The fight scenes look more like catfights than brawls. I submitted to:
could not imagine a vampire war without bloodbath and Professor Gemma de la Cruz
fang-to-fang action. The PG-13 rating must have limited the
director’s creativity in execution. submitted by:
Abad, Erika Martha
The progression of the movie is dragging at some parts and a Austria, Rose Danielle
little too fast at some. The ending is premature. What’s obvious
is that there will be a sequel. What’s disappointing is that this
Ibasco, Jess Kendrick
movie seems too incomplete for a part two. It’s entertaining but
not satisfactory. I left the movie house thinking ‘that’s it?’ March 4, 2010

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FRANKLY SPEAKING
A world where your acting coach, Bob Leslie-Duncan -- yes, the Bob
Leslie-Duncan -- tells you time and time again that you will never,
ever be considered as a dramatic actor because you don’t play
Hollywood comedian Will Ferrell’s speech for the 2003 things real, and are too over the top. Amazing! Simply amazing!
graduates of Harvard
I’m sorry, graduates. But this is a world where you aren’t allowed to
use your cell phone in airplanes, during live theater, at the movies,
at funerals, or even during your own elective surgery. Apparently,
the Berlin Wall went back up because we now live in Russia. I mean
just try lighting up a cigar in a movie theater or paying for a dinner
for 20 friends with an autograph. It ain’t that easy. Strong words, I
know. Tough talk. But more like tough love. Because this is where
my faith in you guys comes into play, Harvard University’s graduat-
ing Class of 2003, without a doubt, the finest, most talented group of
sexual beings this great land has to offer.

Now I know I blew some of your minds with my depiction of what it’s
really like out there. But if anyone can handle the ups and downs of
this crazy blue marble we call Planet Earth, it’s you guys. As I stare
out into this vast sea of shining faces, I see the best and brightest.
Some of you will be captains of industry and business. Others of
you will go on to great careers in medicine, law and public service.
Elise Amendola/AP. Four of you -- and I’m not at liberty to say which four -- will go on to
magnificent careers in the porno industry. I’m not trying to be funny.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Faculty, Administrators, That’s just a statistical fact.
Friends and Family and, of course, the graduating Class of 2003, I
wish to say hello and thank you for bestowing this honor upon me One of you, specifically John Lee, will spend most of your time just
as your Class Day speaker. After months of secret negotiations, hanging out in your car eating nachos. You will all come back from
several hundred secret ballots, and a weekend retreat with Vice time to time to this beautiful campus for reunions, and ask the
President Dick Cheney in his secret mountain bunker, a Class Day question, “Does anyone ever know what happened to John Lee?” At
speaker was chosen, and it was me. You obviously have made a that point, he will invariably pop out from the bushes and yell,
grave error. But it’s too late now. So let’s just go with it. “Nachos anyone?!” At first, it will scare the crap out of you. But then
you’ll share a laugh with your classmates and ultimately look
As most of you are probably aware, I didn’t graduate from Harvard. forward to John jumping out of the bushes as a yearly event.
In fact, I never even got a call back from Admissions. Damn you,
Harvard! Damn you! I told myself I would not get emotional today. I’d like to change gears here, if I could. Talk a little bit about
But damn it, I’m here, and sometimes it’s just good to cry. “Saturday Night Live.” Now, during my 18-year stint on the show, I
had the chance to play or impersonate some very interesting
I’m not one of you. Okay? I can’t relate to who you are and what people, none more interesting than our current President, Mr.
you’ve been through. I graduated from the University of Life. All George W. Bush. Now in some cases, you actually have contact
right? I received a degree from the School of Hard Knocks. And our with some of the people you play. As a byproduct of this former
colors were black and blue, baby. I had office hours with the Dean situation, the President and myself have become quite good friends.
of Bloody Noses. All right? I borrowed my class notes from Profes In fact, I might even call him a father figure of sorts, granted a
sor Knuckle Sandwich and his Teaching Assistant, Ms. Fat Lip Thon dim-witted father figure who likes to take a lot of naps and start
Nyun. That’s the kind of school I went to for real, okay? wars, but a father figure nonetheless.

So my gift to you, Class of 2003, is to tell you about the real world
through my eyes, through my experiences. And I’m sorry, but I
refuse to sugarcoat it. I ain’t gonna do it. And I probably shouldn’t
use the word “ain’t” during this day in which we celebrate education.
But that’s just the way I play it, Homes.
Graduates, if you will indulge me for a moment, let me paint a
picture of what it’s like out there. The last four or, for some of you,
five years you’ve been living in a fantasyland, running around,
talking about Hemingway, or Clancy, or, I don’t know, I mean
whatever you read here at Harvard. The Novelization of the Matrix,
I don’t know. I don’t know what you do here.
But I do know this. You’re about to enter into a world filled with
hypocrisy and doublespeak, a world in which your limo to the airport
is often a half-hour late. In addition to not even being a limo at all;
often times it’s a Lincoln Towncar. You’re about to enter a world
where you ask your new assistant, Jamie, to bring you a tall,
non-fat latte. And he comes back with a short soy cappuccino.
Guess what, Jamie? You’re fired. Not too hard to get right, my
friend.
Make no mistake, Harvard University is one of the finest in the land.
And its graduates are that fine as well. You’re young men and
women whose exuberance exude a confident confidence of a
bygone era. I believe it was Shakespeare who said it best when he
said, “Look yonder into the darkness for knowledge onto which I say
go onto that which thou possess into thy night for thee have come
with only a single sword and vanquished thee into darkness.”
I’m going to be honest with you, I just made that up. But I don’t know
how to delete it from the computer. Tomorrow’s graduation day
speaker is former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo. Ernie’s a
good man, a deeply religious man, and one of the original members
of the Latino boy band Menudo. So listen up to Ernie. He was at the
beginning of the whole boy band explosion.
As you set off into the world, don’t be afraid to question your
leaders. But don’t ask too many questions at one time or that are
too hard because your leaders get tired and/or cranky. All of you
sitting here have the brightest of futures ahead. Many of you will go
on to stellar careers and various pursuits. And four of you -- and I’m
not at liberty to say which four -- will go on to star in the porno
industry.
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