HEIGHTS Ateneo

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Patuloy na tatanggap ang HEIGHTS Ateneo ng mga akdang may temang Pagsuway hanggang Sabado, Setyembre 7, 11:59 ng gabi.

Iniimbitahang magsumite ng mga akdang pampanitikan at pansining ang mga Atenistang mag-aaral, g**o, alumni, at kawani ng Higher Education Cluster.

Basahin ang buong pahayag dito: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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The stars still shine brightly above you ✨

HEIGHTS Ateneo is extending their sign ups and keeping it open until Wednesday, September 4! 🤩

If you are still contemplating on whether you should apply to HEIGHTS, then this is your sign from above to join and become a potential HEIGHTSer! 💫

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COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, August 27–30, 2024 may be over, but in the name of the moon, art and literature will bring us all together beyond that! ✊



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Poster by Rocio Macasaet

In the name of the moon, we create with you! 💫

The deliberating and organizational arms of HEIGHTS Ateneo are in your reach this RecWeek 💖 Have another look at the splendid opportunities that await you as the people behind our publication face the year anew!

Come join in on the magic of art and literature with us here:

tinyurl.com/COARW-Heights
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No matter where you go or what you do, you will always have the space to passionately create in COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27 to 30, 2024 ❤️‍🔥



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“The future is always uncertain, but that’s what makes it exciting!” — Sailor Moon ✨

Curious to see what your destiny might hold? 🌙 Dive into your HEIGHTS Ateneo journey by discovering the deliberating and organizational arms, and let them help you navigate the fun-filled possibilities that rest at your doorstep. 🔎

Join us for COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27–30, as you step into our world and experience the magic where potential and opportunity meet. 🫧🔮

We cannot wait to see where the future takes you! 🌠



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Poster by Rocio Macasaet

There was something wrong in the world and theater has fixed it—you’re welcome! 🧪👩🏻‍🔬

MusicArtes, Inc.’s The Half-Life of Marie Curie begins with an expectation of gratitude, and deservedly so. The play, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed into the Filipino stage by Kiara Pipino, is a witty and vulnerable 90-minute dissection of sisterhood, sexism, and science in a not-so-distant past, the remnants of which remain in the DNA of today. 🧠🧬

Read HEIGHTS Online’s full review of the production here: bit.ly/MarieCurieReview

Written by Rome Saenz and Aidan Bernales
Photos by Jules Aranjuez and Aidan Bernales

“Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa?”
— Abraham “Ditto” Sarmiento Jr.

ISANG LINGGO na lang bago ang huling araw ng pagpasa para sa unang regular na folio na may temang, “Pagsuway”! Iniimbitahang magpasa ng kanilang mga akda ang mga Atenistang mag-aaral, g**o, alumni, at kawani ng Higher Education Cluster.

Basahin ang buong pahayag dito: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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"Oh, how I love being a woman." — Anne with an E

Witness this powerful storytelling of women in The Half-life of Marie Curie, a production by MusicArtes, Inc. Albeit set during the 1910s, the relationship, contributions, and impact of characters Marie Curie and Hertha Ayrton transcend time and remain relevant in today’s generation.

The Half-life of Marie Curie runs from August 23 to 31 at the Doreen Black Box in Areté.



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Photos by Jules Aranjuez and Aidan Bernales
Post-processing by Andie Basilio, Joie Ocampo, and Arizia Palomar

What’s in it for you? 🌙✨

Journey with HEIGHTS Ateneo and discover the flagship projects designed to elevate the local arts and literature scene. Whether you're honing your craft in workshops ✍️, nurturing children’s knowledge with Kuwentong Pambata 📚, or contributing to folio launches 🎨🌌, there's always something for everyone.

Your future in the humanities is bright, and it all begins here. Don’t miss this opportunity—join us at COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27–30. 🌟



Spiel by John Daniel Cancela
Frames by Bryce Tamayo

Why does our best friend and lover have to be separate people when they could be one and the same? 👫💕

The classic question of whether your best friend can also be your lover simmers beneath the surface of the beloved 90s Filipino film, “Labs Kita…Okey Ka Lang?” This Pinoy classic delves into the friends-to-lovers trope, a concept that thrives on the complications that arise when platonic affection blossoms into romantic feelings. Unlike love-at-first-sight stories, this trope unfolds gradually, taking the viewer through a gamble where the potential reward of love outweighs the fear of losing a friend. 🎲

Read a HEIGHTS Online staffer’s review of this enduring piece of cinema here: bit.ly/LabsKitaReview

Written by Haseena Montante
Photos courtesy of Star Cinema

The power of art and literature can conquer any obstacle. 🌠

HEIGHTS Ateneo would like to thank the attendees in the Mock Deliberations Event for their participation and insights, held last August 20 at the SEC B Foyer! 🌏

As art and literature are potent tools to defy conformity, we hope that you continue to courageously navigate this realm and sail through COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, August 27–30, 2024. 🌝



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Photos by Andie Basilio, Jules Aranjuez, and Brylle Principe
Post-processing by Joie Ocampo, Arizia Palomar, and Andie Basilio
Frame by Anya Imbuido

You have 8 DAYS LEFT to submit works for the first issue of HEIGHTS’ 72nd regular folio with the theme, “Defiance”.

Micah Rimando’s “Hubad na (Katotohanan)” confronts the current state of Philippine politics by portraying Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as a statue, with his face juxtaposed on the body of Michelangelo’s David. Using photo manipulation, it defies the historical revisionism done by our current leaders to attain their positions of power. It recontextualizes the image of David, who triumphantly killed Goliath with just a slingshot. Ironically, it does not exemplify Marcos’s fabricated image to the Filipino people as a hero; instead, it calls on the viewer to consider the truth stripped down and bare—defying how Filipinos should examine our own government leaders.

Atenean students, instructors, alumni, and staff of the Higher Education Cluster are welcome to submit their works until August 31, 2024. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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ICYMI: Last August 14, the Confederation of Publications (COP) transformed SOM 111 into a hub of storytelling power with their event, “The Power of Narratives: Combatting the Weaponized Pen”.

Celine Samson, head of VERA Files’ online verification team, delved into the pivotal role that narratives play in shaping public consciousness, sharing her experiences as a journalist and fact-checker in the current sociopolitical landscape.

Afterward, a roundtable discussion was conducted with HEIGHTS’ Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Ysabella Zureta, The GUIDON’s EIC Lourence Segovia, Matanglawin Ateneo’s Punong Patnugot Lance Arevada, and Samson. They emphasized the vital duty of principled and fearless campus journalism, addressing questions from a passionate audience of first-year students eager to grasp the essential responsibilities and challenges of reporting within the academic community.

To end the event, the COP moderated a workshop wherein the audience noted common misleading narratives of prevalent issues. Following this, they provided counternarratives to combat the weaponized pen, thereby witnessing the power of narratives.

This event was an activity organized by the COP for this year's COA RecWeek.

Words by Aidan Bernales and Jules Aranjuez
Photos and post-processing by Andie Basilio

COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, August 27–30, 2024

You have 10 DAYS LEFT to submit works for the first issue of HEIGHTS’ 72nd regular folio with the theme, “Defiance”.

“Frivolous Words and the World” by Lawrence Lacambra Ypil was originally delivered as a speech for the freshman batch of Creative Writing majors in 2006. In rejecting the common impression of writing as a passive and leisurely endeavor, Ypil advances his notion of writing as an act of rupturing the line between private and public life. Though almost two decades later, his words resonate deeply in a time when it is more difficult than ever to reckon with the world we live in and who we are in the midst of it. Art, particularly writing, when used as a means of engaging the private self with the social sphere, is inherently an act of resistance. The role of literature in society is challenged most in trying times. Thus, it is now that we must ask ourselves—how must language serve its duty?

If there was ever a time that we asked if we could write only for ourselves, the answer lies before us now. We have never, and can never, live in isolation from one another. In the same sense that writing is an act of defiance, it is just as much an offering. It is the means of uniting an ecosystem in which what matters to one, matters to all.

Atenean students, instructors, alumni, and staff of the Higher Education Cluster are welcome to submit their works until August 31, 2024. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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Parenthood is the art of turning life’s chaos into a beautiful story. 🖼️

The child who creates pictures on the wall is also the child who destroys their parents’ hard work by leaving hard-to-remove marks everywhere. Thus, parents have learned to be wary of their children’s creativity, limiting it to paper and canvas. “Color inside the line,” they tell their children, and their children obey. 🖍️

Read more about how a HEIGHTS Online staffer reconnected with her childhood through Pam Yan-Santos’ artwork here: bit.ly/MakingALivingRoomReview

Words by Joie Ocampo
Photo courtesy of Pintô Art

“The future is always uncertain, but that’s what makes it exciting!” — Sailor Moon ✨

Curious to see what your destiny might hold? 🌙 Dive into your HEIGHTS Ateneo journey by discovering the deliberating and organizational arms, and let them help you navigate the fun-filled possibilities that rest at your doorstep. 🔎

Join us for COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27–30, as you step into our world and experience the magic where potential and opportunity meet. 🫧🔮

We cannot wait to see where the future takes you! 🌠



Spiel by John Daniel Cancela
Poster by Rocio Macasaet

May 12 na araw pa upang magsumite ng mga likha na may temang Pagsuway!

Marubdob at tahasan ang naging pagsuway ni Dina sa kanyang direktor sa Pagluha 101 ni Joven Angelo Flordelis. Nagsilbing instrumento ang kanyang luha, o ang kawalan nito, upang magsiwalat ng isang matalas na komentaryo tungkol sa kasalukuyang kalakaran ng showbiz. Mula sa mahigpit na pagtutol na gamiting pamalit sa kanyang luha ang patak ng Eyemo, ipinapamukha sa atin ang banta ng huwad at manipuladong realidad na ating dinadama.

Habang patuloy na lumalaganap at nagiging katanggap-tanggap ang mga pagkukunwari, lalong umiigiting ang panawagan na manindigan at panghawakan ang tunay: suwayin, basagin, at buwagin ang mga panlilinlang.

Bukas lamang sa mga Atenistang mag-aaral, alumni, g**o, at kawani ang panawagan. Basahin ang buong pahayag dito: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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“The stars above remind us of the limitless possibilities within ourselves.” — Sailor Mercury 💫

HEIGHTS Ateneo is the artistic and literary publication and organization of the Ateneo de Manila University. For its 72nd year, HEIGHTS is committed to igniting social action. 🪑

Housing identities who indulge in the awe and creation of art and literature, its staffers devote themselves not only to one another but also to the wider Ateneo community and beyond. 🖋️

As you traverse the red brick road, may it remind you of the boundless potential within you and the opportunities that await you at COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, August 27-30, 2024. 🌠



Spiel by Jules Aranjuez
Poster by Anya Imbuido and Ren Santos

“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” — Bertolt Brecht

HEIGHTS Ateneo is calling for submissions for its first regular folio with the theme, “Defiance”. Students, instructors, alumni, and staff of the Higher Education Cluster are welcome to submit their works.

The last day for submissions is on August 31, 2024.

Read the full statement here: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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The stars, they align because… 🌟

HEIGHTS Ateneo’s Mock Delibs Event is still open for registration! The Ateneo community is invited to explore how literary works and art pieces created by the Higher Education Cluster are hand-selected for HEIGHTS' folios. 🪐🔍

Register here to join us on August 20, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the SEC B Foyer: bit.ly/MockDelibsInviteRSVP 🌌

May the stars light your way as you journey through COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27–30, 2024 🌙



Spiel by John Daniel Cancela
Poster by Isabel De Silva

“There’s something so special about a woman who dominates in a man’s world.” — Rihanna

Delve into a realm of women uplifting women as MusicArtes, Inc.'s The Half-life of Marie Curie play graces the Philippines with themes of women’s suffrage, scientific achievement, and female relationships.

Explore the power of female friendship in HEIGHTS Online’s press release here: bit.ly/MarieCuriePressRelease



Words by Jules Aranjuez
Posters courtesy of MusicArtes, Inc.

“‘Pag dumating na yung oras na sinusubok na tayo ng panahon, sana mas piliin natin ang lumaban kaysa sumuko.” — Napz Cherub Pellazo

Nananawagan ang HEIGHTS Ateneo sa pagsusumite ng mga akda para sa unang regular na folio na may temang, “Pagsuway”. Iniimbitahang magpasa ng kanilang mga akda ang mga mag-aaral, g**o, alumni, at kawani ng Higher Education Cluster.

Sa ika-31 ng Agosto, 2024 nakatakda ang huling araw ng pagsusumite.

Basahin ang buong pahayag dito: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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A journey through time concludes with lasting memories! 🕰️

💌 HEIGHTS would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who came to experience the incredible artistry of the AHAW 14 and AHWW 29 fellows through Artifacts! 🪄

We hope you carry these memories with you and until then, let’s keep celebrating the arts and literature in our community! 💡



Spiel by Haseena Montante
Photos by Vaughn Ramos, Joie Ocampo, and Jules Aranjuez
Post-processing by Arizia Palomar, Andie Basilio, and Joie Ocampo

Re: Connection towards collective action

With the incoming 2025 Senate elections, HEIGHTS Ateneo’s 72nd Editorial Board underscores the necessity for defiance in an era of false information and propaganda while also establishing the capacity of art and literature to move individuals and communities into action.

Examine HEIGHTS Ateneo’s plans, initiatives, and thrust for this academic year here: bit.ly/EB72Article

Words by Aidan Reuel Bernales and Jules Aranjuez
Photos by Tumi dela Cruz and Zeb de Leon (ZOOM — Loyola) and Arizia Palomar (HEIGHTS)
Graphic by Brylle Principe

There’s a new world to explore! 🌌

HEIGHTS Ateneo opens the Mock Delibs Event as an opportunity for the Ateneo community to dive into the intricate realm of curating artistic and literary works for HEIGHTS Ateneo’s folios! 🎨🔍

Join the experience on August 20, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the SEC B Foyer and channel your greatness in navigating through Art, English, and Filipino pieces. 🫧✨

Register to fulfill your destiny: bit.ly/MockDelibsInviteRSVP

Let the moon guide you through COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27–30, 2024 🌙



Spiel by John Daniel Cancela
Poster by Isabel De Silva

The MUST-Attend event of August is almost over 😱!

Join us for the last day of HEIGHTS Ateneo’s culminating exhibit: Artifacts. Browse through the 🌟 spectacular 🌟 works of the last batch of our AHW 71 fellows at SEC B Foyer from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM tomorrow!

We are so excited to see you there 👀!



Spiel by Joie Ocampo
Poster by Ianna Balburias and Bianx Del Rosario

Stroll down memory lane with Artifacts! 🚶‍➡️💭

Be sure to stop by SEC B Foyer from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for Day 3 of HEIGHTS Ateneo’s Artifacts Exhibit! Each work draws you into a journey through time ⌛, inviting you to connect with the stories and experiences crafted by the AHW 71 fellows! 🎠



Spiel by Haseena Montante
Poster by Ianna Balburias and Bianx Del Rosario

In the name of the moon, I invite you! 🌕

HEIGHTS Ateneo scouts you to participate in its Mock Delibs Event on August 20 at the SEC B Foyer from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM 🖋️! Dance in the moonlight as you wander through COA RecWeek 2024: Wonder, from August 27 to 30, 2024 💃🏻.

Immerse in the power of art and literature here: bit.ly/MockDelibsInviteRSVP



Spiel by Jules Aranjuez
Poster by Anya Imbuido

Why do you defy? What do you defy against?

HEIGHTS Ateneo opens its call for submissions for its first regular folio with the theme, “Defiance”. Students, instructors, alumni, and staff of the Higher Education Cluster are welcome to submit their works.

The last day for submissions is set on August 31, 2024.

Read the full statement here: bit.ly/HEIGHTSTomo72Blg1CFCs



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