Ignatius Brings Jesuits Together

31 July. Wonder what Jesuits do when not teaching in College or taking care of institutions, social works, and the like? Well, they take time out!

That is exactly what they did at SAC on the feast of their Founder St Ignatius Loyola. After a hectic day of celebrations with their Staff,Students and friends during the day, all the Jesuits of SAC, Loyola House (Candidates aspiring to be Jesuits), Asha Kiran (Brothers in Formation who are doing their Undergraduation), Fatima Retreat House (Senior Jesuits involved in Retreat and Counselling work), and Kalmady (new Jesuit Parish near Udupi) came together to celebrate the feast.

They began the day with an inspiring talk by Fr Stany D’Souza. He spoke on the Mind of St Ignatius Loyola. Is St Ignatius relevant today? or How does St Ignatius make US relevant today? that is the question. The talk was philosophical and thought provoking.

The Jesuits joined their hearts together in prayer and then, should we say, in a sumptuous dinner! Deo Gratias!

Feast of St Ignatius Loyola Celebrated

31 July. The Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus popularly known as the Jesuits, was celebrated with a Eucharistic Celebration on 31 July, at PUC Loyola hall.

[The Main Celebrant Fr Joe Tauro is seen at the centre]

Rev. Fr. Joe Tauro, former Provincial of Carmelites, was the main Celebrant at the Holy Mass. Rev Frs. Francis Serrao, Eugene Lobo, Swebert D’Silva, Stany D’Souza, Denzil Lobo, Vincent Pinto, and Melwin D’ Cunha were present on the altar on this auspicious occasion.

The celebration began with a brief introduction about the life history of the Saint. During the sermon, Fr Joe Tauro highlighted the Ignatian Values. At the end the audience was entertained with an enlightening skit by the members of the CLC (Christian Life Community).

Reported by: Sindhu M V and Sandhya D’Souza., II Yr Journalism

Feast of St Ignatius Loyola Celebrated

31 July. The Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus popularly known as the Jesuits, was celebrated with a Eucharistic Celebration on 31 July, at PUC Loyola hall.
Rev. Fr. Joe Tauro, former Provincial of Carmelites, was the main Celebrant at the Holy Mass. Rev Frs. Francis Serrao, Eugene Lobo, Swebert D’Silva, Stany D’Souza, Denzil Lobo, Vincent Pinto, and Melwin D’ Cunha were present on the altar on this auspicious occasion.
The celebration began with a brief introduction about the life history of the Saint. During the sermon, Fr Joe Tauro highlighted the Ignatian Values. At the end the audience was entertained with an enlightening skit by the members of the CLC (Christian Life Community).

Reported by: Sindhu M V and Sandhya D’Souza., II Yr Journalism

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It was a holiday (or rather non-working day) at SAC on account of the Feast of St Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Thanks to him, we have St Aloysius College!

I was out in Mumbai, and am back now. Hope to spend time with you, fellows!

Errata

Please note a correction: In our report on 23 July we had reported that Humanities Association Inaugurated. It is should be read as Fine Arts Association inaugurated. Thanks to the alert students / visitors. The error is regreted; it will be corrected when things go right with the editor page.

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Students Visualise Humane Electronic Era

July 26. Computers reading palms? Doormats identifying visitors? It might sound chimerical. Believe it or not, these were the pictures presented by the students during a manqué competition conducted by the Electronics Club. This competition is the first of its kind to be held in the College.

This competition gave the students an opportunity to wear their creative caps. The participants spoke about a variety of gadgets and devices. They also came up with innovative ideas on how the present day machines may look like in the future.

Students Sing Their Own Tunes
26 July 2006. It is necessary to identify good singers in our college, said Prof. Ratan Mohunta to the students who had assembled for the voice test conducted by the Music Association.
Nearly 35 students presented their musical talents to the audience. Prof. Ratan Mohunta, President Music Association and Ms.Prajwal Lobo, Lecturer Chemistry Department were the judges for the function.
Report: Mahima & Sajma, II Yr Journalism

AICUF & TUKANAASAM…

AICUF springs to Action

July 25: The activities of the All India Catholic University Federation (AICUF) were formally inaugurated in the Teletorium at 4:15 pm.

[On the stage are seen Fr Eugene Lobo, Mrs Corine Rasquinha, and Prof Manuel Tauro, with the Secretary]
Mrs. Corrine A. Rasquinha, Head of White Doves, was the Chief Guest of the function. Mrs. Rasquinha emphasized virtue of charity. The Head of White Doves, which provides home for the destitute was speaking at the inauguration of AICUF.

[Mrs Corine Rasquinha is the head of White Doves, an organisation helping the destitues]

Rev. Fr Eugene Lobo, Principal, who presided over the function, stressed the value of love and kindness towards the poor and underprivileged. He observed that the number of youth attending the Church is gradually decreasing.

The main attraction of the the program was a power point presentation depicting the significance of mercy and compassion towards humanity.

The others present for the function were Prof. Manuel Tauro, President and Clinton Rodrigues, Secretary of the Association.

TUKANASAM – Tulukoota, Kannada and Naataka Samgha
July 24. Being in Karnataka, it is our duty to protect Kannada language, said Rev. Fr. Francis D’Almeida, the Chief Guest of the programme. The former Principal of St. Josephs College, Bangalore, spoke on our duty towards our mother tongue.
[Prof. N.D. Shetty, Dr Vishwanath Badikana, Fr Vincent Pinto (in Cassock) and Fr Francis Almeida lighted the lamp. Dr Saraswati is not seen the picture]

The president of the function, Fr. Vincent Pinto, Principal, St. Aloysius Evening College insisted on students cultivating reading habits.
[Dr Vishwanath Badikana is the President of Tulukoota]

The other dignitaries on the dais were Prof. N.D. Shetty, Head, Kannada Department, Dr. Viswanath Badikana, President, Tulu Koota, Prof.Ligoury Mendonca, Dean, Arts Faculty and Dr. Saraswathi, President Dramatics Association.
Reports and Photos: Mahima Bhat & Sajma II Yr Journalism

Double Century for SAC MSW…

MSW Scores Double Century!
24 July. SAC. It is celebration time at St Aloysius College Institute of Social Work. All the sweat, toil, labour of the students, hard work of the staff and initiative of the College Management has paid rich dividends.

The University results of the MSW semester examinations held in April – May 2006 have been declared by the University. SAC has scored an enviable 100% results in both the second and fourth semester examinations.

Out of the 56 students appeared for the examination in the second semester 11 students have scored distinction while 41 have scored first class, and four second! Similarly, of the 60 fourth semester students nine have bagged distinction, two second class and the rest have scored first class! Congratulations to all the students, staff and Principal!

The distinction students in the second semester: Renita, Keerthan, Little Flower, Mark, Pearl, Rakesh, Rekha, Smitha, Venkat, Vineetha, Vishmitha, with Keerthan scoring the highest (382)

Counselling Ventures into New Domain
24 July, St. Aloysius College. A new counseling room has been set up for the convenience of the students of St. Aloysius Degree College. This initiative was taken by Ms. Judy Pinto, Lecturer, Hindi Department.
The purpose of this venture is to provide counseling services in the campus. The counseling room, A 310, is located on the second floor of the College administrative block. It provides a private and comfortable environment for those who would like to avail these services.

[In the picutre are seen Fr Principal Eugene Lobo SJ blessing the Counselling Room. Along with him praying are Ms Qudsiya Begum, Ms Apoline, Mr Michael Cutinho (behind), Sr Simi. Ms Judy Pinto is not seen in this picture]
The room was blessed at a simple ceremony with the prayers and blessings of Rev. Fr. Dr. Eugene Lobo, Principal, St. Aloysius College.

Mr. Vinod, Lecturer, Hindi Department, Ms. Apoline, PRO, and Mr. Michael Cutinha, Maintenance Officer were also present for the event.

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Dhwani seems to make my journalism students forget their hunger and fatigue! Have a peek into their student life at the Dept of Journalism, at St Aloysius College Mangalore! You would love it!
[They teach one another and are happy to learn from, too; Abrar with Valene and Kevan]
Come on, let’s do it…
[Sr Irene seems to have got it under her thumb! Kannada editing]

You would be excited at the camaraderie in the Journalism Staff Room…
[They are caught unawares!]

It’s my second home,” say students. No doubt, learning atmosphere has been that!
[It's fun, Arron Menezes tells the new-comer Loyan]

Dhwani Foto Feature

The Final Year Journalism students are working day in and day out to publish their bilingual practice journal dhwani.

Dhwani means ‘voice’ or evocation. It is published biannually. Completely conceived and produced and published by our students. Just imagine students who study three optional subjects with two mandatory languages at BA level bringing out this professionally done, published and circulated journal on their own!

And for this, they sweat it out – day in and day out – literally! Will you expect a student to stay back till 10.30 PM in the College Staff room to work on this project? Will you expect a whole group of students to spend their entire Saturday and Sunday to spend in the staff room just to work on their journal?

Well, there is one thing that can describe this madness: they love their subject, they love their teacher, they love their work! Here is wishing them the very best…