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Student activism v. 2010 Are the rabid ‘Makibaka’ days of the ‘70s back on our campuses today? By RACHEL C. BARAWID April 21, 2010, 12:37pm Many in the academic community condemn the violent protests that took place recently at their campuses and at the CHED office but student activists justify their acts as a last resort to air their grievances. Chair burning. Paint throwing. Effigies set on fire. Slogan screaming. Unadulterated violence. No, these are not scenes created by adult dissidents, but by radical Filipino students of today. Last month, people witnessed violent on-campus protests that led to the destruction of property at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and the paint bombing of University of the Philippines Los†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Forms of protests like that are relegated to the most rabid, and to a certain extent, sinful persons. We’ve done it against Gen. Esperon in 2006 during the time two UP students were abducted. He went to UP to justify abductions and human rights violations of the regime. Tinapunan siya talaga ng itlog. Chancellor Velasco was pelted with paint bombs to express outrage for the years of repression and vilification of student organizations. In the last two years, I think he suspended the UPLB Student Council and the student publication, delayed the appointment of the Student Regent, and is also now responsible for the ousting of that particular Student Regent from UPLB precisely because he was sitting on her registration request papers,† Ridon laments. He also accused Velasco of being responsible for the vilification campaign against progressive organizations, student councils and publications, alleging they are fronts of the communist party at UPLB. Chancellor Velasco vehemently denies any of these charges, saying these were totally baseless and irresponsible statements. According to Velasco, he was not responsible for the ousting of Student Regent and senior UPLB Comm Arts student Charisse Baà ±ez. He says Baà ±ez had pending cases with the Student Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) that prevented her from graduating in April 2009. Baà ±ez also reportedly failed to file a Leave of Absence (LOA) for the second semester of 2009, despite reminders by the CAS dean, the CAS Office of theShow MoreRelatedStudent Activism/Social Apathy1924 Words   |  8 Pagesof social action. College students seemed lit up with the passion to create change and reform the way things were in society. Across the nation, there was a liveliness on college campuses, an energy of relentless revolution which that generation is still revered for. On the modern-day college campus, there are no grand riots, protests, or strikes. It is hard to tell if this is an indication of social apathy or if young people have found new outlets for social activism. 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