15 glorious years and SANGAATH SUVAALO

There are very many ways of celebrating anniversaries- cake cutting, spending time with friends or a grand function. The konkani Association of the college came up with a very different way -Inter-Collegiate Konkani Competition ‘Sangaath Suvaalo’ to celebrate its 15 years of active existence.

From right- Mr Edwin J.F D'Souza, Ms Concepta Fernandez & Rev.Fr Francis Almeida

Mr Edwin J.F D’Souza,Exective Director of Konkan Institute was the chief guest for the inaugural along with Ms Concepta Fernandez the Program Manager of Akashvaani, Mangalore as the Guest of Honour. Fr Francis Almeida presided over the function.

The competitions planned for the day were group song, group dance, comedy talent hunt and collage making.  A specila exhibition by the students of Konkani Sangha added glitter and glamour to the celebrations.

An august audience witnessed the inaugural and exhibition arranged for the day.

Report and photographs by-

Prasanna V, Anzil Fernandes & Sangeetha Gopi of Master in Comunication and Media Studies.

Sarang 107.8 FM is declared Open

Today was yet another glorious day in the history of St Aloysius College that marked its leadership in innovation and professionalism in the field of education. St Aloysius College launched its latest venture, community radio Sarang 107.8 FM-which is also the only community radio station in Dakshina Kannada.This programme was conducted by St Aloysius College in collaboration with the Mangalore branch of SIRC of ICAI.

His Excellency inaugurating the radio studio

 The occasion was made special with the presence of His Excellency H.R. Bharadwaj, the Governor of Karnataka and other dignitaries- Dr. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister of Law and Justice and Dr. V.S. ACharya, the Home Minister of Karnataka State.Mr. Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP and U.T Khader, MLA, Ullal constituency, were also present.

Their Presence was a Present

 Most Rev Aloysius P D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore blessed the gathering.

A Holy Beginning

Rev Fr Francis Serrao SJ, the Provincial of Karnataka Jesuit Province also graced the occasion.

Rev Fr Francis Serrao Blessing the studio

 The official launch of Radio Sarang was a much awaited event for the local community.

The golden moment

Radio Sarang was launched by the Governor, Mr H.R .Bharadwaj. The radio was officially launched as the jingles of Sarang was aired and the voice of the Governor went on live to the audience.

All tuned into Sarang 107.8 FM

The audience ecstatically hailed the arrival of its one and only community radio. This event also merged with the inauguration of the radio studio and TV studio of the Department of Mass Communication in the college.

Dr Veerappa Moily addressing live on Sarang

The radio studio was inaugurated by the Governor and it was blessed by Most Rev Aloysius P D’souza. The First Lady of Karnataka, Mrs. Prafullatha Bharadwaj inaugurated the TV studio and it was blessed by Rev Fr Francis Serrao SJ.

First Lady Sets Foot in the TV Studio for the First Time

 Mr.H.R. Bharadwaj addressed the gathering on the issue of Mass Media and Social Responsibility. The audience responded actively to his encouraging words. He appreciated the college and its contribution to education while placing it in the lines of Cambridge and Harvard Universities. Due to official demands on his time, the Governor and the First Lady took leave of the gathering with a regret of not being present for the complete event.

Words of Motivation

 DR. Veerappa Moily spoke at length on the Challenges to Law in the 21^st century in the context of cyber countries. He encouraged the youth to utilize the potential of the cyber space to its fullest. He likened the latest technologies to riding a tiger- you either increase your speed or be eaten by the tiger.

Words of Wisdom

Dr. V.S. Acharya envisioned a great future for Karnataka in his talk on Karnataka –Vision 2020. He spoke on the importance of developing infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, ports etc. He also added that the great strides taken by the State in milk production is the pride of Karnataka.

Vision 2020 for Karnataka

The occasion was also an opportunity for the college to felicitate the dignitaries and the people behind the show. Mr. Dinesh Rao, the studio engineer of Sarang 107.8 Fm was also felicitated on the occasion.

The Man behind the Radio

Rev Fr Dr Richard Rego, the Director of Radio Sarang, a silent spectator on the dais was the man who made it possible.

Team MCMS

 Report and Photographs By:- Sajna Aravind, Harsha Raj Gatty and Sandhya D’Souza

“Ailo Ailo Sarang Ailo”

St Aloysius College radio, ‘Sarang 107.8 MHz’ will be launched on September 23. ‘Sarang’, the only community radio of Coastal Karnataka serves for the betterment of Mangalore communities. The launch will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Law and Justice, veerappa Moily and Home Minister V.S Acharya.

‘Sarang 107.8MHz’ broadcasts programme in many languages, English, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Malyalam and Beary for four hours. The Director of the Radio, Fr. Richard Rego said that the hours of broadcast will be extended to eight hours very soon.

Its range is up to 60km and hence reaches to Puttur, Moodbidri, Haleyangadi, Padubidr and many such interior places in Mangalore. 

The radio offers a chance for local communities, colleges, schools, Non Governmental organisations, Anganwadi centres and artists to give programmes.

Exploring Talents

St. Aloysius B. Ed College organized folk dance competition which is a part of its three day Talents Competition.

Perfect Show

Mr. Mahesh, Junior training officer of ITC and Ms. Manjushri, Associate Producer of Big FM were the judges for this competition.

Keeping an eye on every move

 The three day talents competition which commenced today is a package of exciting competitions such as Singing, Dancing, Skit, Mono Acting, Mehendi, Bhavageethe, Fancy Dress etc.

Keeping Culture Alive

Report By:- Sofiya D’Souza, Amritha Rao and Sandhya D’Souza

Grandmaster’s in making

The three day Mangalore University Inter Collegiate Chess Tournament, hosted by St. Aloysius College (Autonomous) commenced today at Arrupe block basement in the college premises.

Checkmate

Dr. H. Nagalingappa, Director of Physical Education Mangalore University was the chief guest for the inauguration. Mr Derick Pinto and Mr. Prasanna Rao, Administrators of Dericks Chess School, Mangalore were the Guests of Honour.

Inauguration Ceremony

Principal of St. Aloysius College, Rev. Fr Swebert D’Silva SJ, delivered the presidential address.

Thus Spake the Principal

Students from different colleges participated in this tournament with a lot of enthusiasm.

Calculating Moves

Report By:- SofiyaD’ Souza, Amrita Rao and Sandhya D’Souza

Exams Over – Meetings and Activities In Place

12 Sept. It was just waiting to happen: internals. And meetings! There was the inauguration of Biochemistry laboratory in the morning, by Fr Principal. Then there was a staff committees for Community Radio SARANG 107.8 MHz, chaired by Fr Richie. Newer ideas towards making it a more meaningful function on 23rd September.

Al-Care Association organised a screening of To Sir With Love for its members. Cooperative Society had its AGM; Analytical Chemistry its Board of Studies metting. It’s full of activities.

Exam Season Comes to an End

11 Sept. Second internal examinations for the Under Graduates at St Aloysius College (Autonomous) came to an end! You could see students relaxing after answering their exams!

After these exams, the students get back to their regular schedule of classes, co-curricular and extra curricular activities. Hardly two week, and then they will be completing their odd semester. And exactly a monthh from today, sitting the odd semester exams!

SARANG 107.8 FM to be Launched Soon

7 Sept. Community Radio SARANG 107.8 MHz, will be launched soon. As soon as in the last week of September. After a long trial run period, we will officially launch the radio at a public small-scale program. For now, community radio SARANG 107.8 FM is the only community radio station of south canara and Mangalore.

MCMS (Master of Communication and Media Studies) has been contributing substantially to SARANG 107.8FM – in fact the mass communication students, along with their juniors (B.A. journalism) are at the heart of Community Radio SARANG. Then the local communities around have been a part and parcel of this College venture.

While St Aloysius College students have done a good job of it, other college students and staff also been making it use of this forum to be in touch with the communities. Perhaps, SARANG is becoming a meeting ground for the local communities and  a prestigious institution like St Aloysius to encounter each other!
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On the Origin of Species @ SAC

7 Sept. The St. Aloysius College PG Department of Biotechnology celebrated the Darwin Day on 5^th September 2009 with a guest lecture by Dr. P. Dayanandan, Professor Emeritus of Madras Christian College. The year 2009 is Charles Darwin’s birth bicentenary and marks 150 years of the publication of his path-breaking book On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection. World over celebrations are going on and have been planned. 765 events have been planned in 45 countries. Ours is the 4^th institute in Karnataka and the 1^stcollege to celebrate Darwin Day according to the official website. Dr. Dayanandan took the 250 life sciences fraternity of UG and PG students and faculty who were present through a picturesque journey into the origin of life and humankind’s own past. He traced the journey that Darwin made on the Beagle that led to the many observations he made on the uniformity and diversity of life forms on the earth. The highlight of the talk was Dr. Dayanandan expounding the ‘out of Africa’ thesis and tracing migration of early man to different parts, including India. The event was organized by Dr. Monika Sadananda, President of the PG Biotechnology Association. Ms. Ashwini welcomed the gathering; Secretary of the Association Ms. Annu Maria Joseph introduced the speaker, while Mr. Cedric Miranda, the Joint Secretary delivered the vote of thanks.

Teacher’s Day Quiz’09

Teacher’s Day Quiz’09 

The Quiz Association conducted the teacher’s day quiz on September 5 at the Arrupe Block Teletorium. After a short preliminary round 5 teams were short listed to take part in the finals. Each team consisted of three members, two students and one lecturer. Rev. Fr. Richard Rego (HOD, Dept. of Mass Communication & Journalism), Rev. Fr. Francis Almeida (campus minister), Mr Alwyn D’sa, Mrs Namratha Hegde and Mrs. Shreya Mitra (all from the Dept. of English) were the faculty members who participated.

The teams were asked questions ranging from general knowledge, science, history, current affairs as well as cinema. After an hour and half long time of fun quizzing it was finally team ‘Sarang 107.8’, consisting of Rev Fr Richard Rego, Bibbish of II B.Com and Gopi Krishnan of BA, who bagged the first place.