Mr. Ezra C. Macaraeg , the former College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) Governor for the Academic Year 2003-2004, and CASS General Assembly Guest Speaker, encouraged Arachnids to unite as one and shared advice in living and sustaining the ‘Arachnid Spirit’.
The Arachnid Spirit is our own concept of the Fighting Spirit. As CASS students, you have to possess the mindset that you can do it,
Macaraeg was the guest speaker during the 2022 CASS General Assembly and Acquaintance Party (GAAP) held on October 14 at the MSU-IIT Gymnasium. Previously a lecturer at MSU-IIT’s Department of History, he is also a CASS Alumnus who finished a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 2004 and completed a Master’s in History in 2010.
Unite in decision-making. Take the initiative and be innovative,
Macaraeg proceeded to offer several pieces of advice to the students in empowering their ‘Arachnid Spirit.’ He first highlighted the importance of communication which he described to be ‘the key to survival.’
It doesn’t matter what language you use to communicate with the people around you as long as you do it effectively,
Building on that, he stressed on his second advice, ‘speaking the language you are born and raised in’. Macaraeg told Arachnids whether that language is Cebuano, Maranao, Espanyol, or even French, what is important is that they are able to convey the message well.
If you know your history, you know who you are. That is the only way you can sustain your identity,
Macaraeg deepened this further with his fourth advice where he shared the relevance of being fully-informed of the activities of the state pertaining to social, political, and even religious matters. He asserted that with the world advancing the way it is, people are often overwhelmed with keeping its demands and it is important that they know when to take a stand on something they believe in.
You need to be emotionally strong and understand society’s demands for social order,
He also encouraged Arachnids to develop their self-expression and self-love in manners that they would prefer most notably in clothing.
If you have confusion about what is right and wrong in certain situations, remember to be just,
This year’s CASS GAAP was held face-to-face for the first time since the pandemic. Led with the theme #Spooktober, the afternoon was dedicated to a series of events including the Oath-taking of Society Officers and competitions such as a Dance Showdown, Spooktober Icon 2022, and Acoustic Jam.
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Andrea Ross L. Sedero
Andrea Ross L. Sedero, first year BS in Psychology, is one of the News Correspondents for the MSU-IIT CASSayuran Publication. Born in Clarin, Misamis Occidental, she is currently 18 years old and is someone who watches romantic comedies and reads manhwas in her spare time. Andrea first became involved in Journalism back when she was in Grade 4. After joining her elementary school's press organization, she competed yearly in the Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC). She was a Copyreader for three years in elementary and a News Writer for four years in junior high school. Her proudest achievement in the field was when she placed 4th in News Writing during the 2019 Regional Schools Press Conference held at Gingoog City. Today, she aspires to continue her craft and hone her writing as face-to-face classes resume.
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