SIMBA-SCAR
Oct 4, 2006, 11:09 PM
i know its kinda off to post this message under uaap. but since we are dedicated to this advocacy, please allow me to post it here. thanks
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Ladies/Gentlemen:
Below is an advocacy being championed by Ofrace Ocampo (GS 67 & HS 71) among Bedans to refer to our alma mater as San Beda or SBC instead of “beda”. Ofrace has written and called the attention of sportscasters and sportswriters re the appropriate way to refer to our alma mater. He has done the same in the Bedan gallery during the recent NCAA games.
Our small group is helping out Ofrace among the young alumni and making them aware of this tragedy-in-the-making. We request your active participation in this crusade by enlightening the young Bedans and their kin in your campuses.
Yours truly,
Alex Bernabe
GS 73 and HS 77
Atty. Rene / Luis / the Bedan: Please join this advocacy and educate your peers in the Manila Times, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN and the Bedan.
Banjo / Claro: Please solicit the help of Renie Reinoso in educating his peers in the Inquirer.
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eufracio ocampo <sitsirya@hotmail.com> wrote:
stardust,
This write up may be of some help in our campaign to HONOR OUR NAME...SAN BEDA. Please pass on to all your Bedan friends. Each day that passes May make or break our advocacy. Thank you for your understanding, support and unwavering Bedan spirit!
sitsirya
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Bedan Brother,
First of all, let me thank you for your support for our school. A lionhearted Bedan! That same passion will now be tested in a tempest, involving the school’s name, within the Pride.
The time has come, that we Bedans become PROACTIVE in eliciting respect for our alma mater’s name. A 105 year-old educational institution, named after the revered English saint, St Bede, being called “beda”, is not in good taste. It reflects the cavalier attitude that some of us have, vis-a-vis our school name.
The situation has worsened. Before it was Studio 23 who used “beda” in the halftime score flashed in the first round San Beda-Letran game. This was repeated in the pre-game analysis in the second round game vs. the same school. A sportswriter for Manila Bulletin has also used it in her report about our championship.
We are now reaping the whirlwind for allowing (by default) some of our alumni and students to blatantly corrupt the name of our school. Do we have to wait till we are better known for our bastardized name, than “SAN BEDA”?
We should not allow a scenario similar to what happened to San Sebastian, now known as BASTE – how pitiful!
Let’s look at some focal points:
The name SAN BEDA refers to our 105-year-old school and/or to St. Bede, the English saint, after whom our school was named. Hence, the standard honor and respect should be given, as a matter of protocol.
The words BEDAN and BEDISTA refer to us alumni, students, and other lay people who are connected with the school. Thus, no need for the honor title, “SAN”. (Probably, when we reach 105 years old or when we are canonized as saints, whichever comes first, then, we can add the “SAN”)
Regarding the Indian yell cheer, the “beda” there does not refer to the school per se, but used as sound bytes for musical rhyme and audio impact. Furthermore, the cheer is a musical composition, (a literary work), thus, it is covered by “poetic license”. Unless, you are reciting an ode or singing a ballad to your partner in your daily conversation, it is difficult to claim that you also have poetic license to use “beda”.
Traditions are formed and handed down through generations. All true Bedans have the responsibility to safeguard these traditions, since these define our lineage, heritage, even our collective identity. Let us not lose what we have built through the years, on the pretext of convenience, being “cool”, or “in”. Let us all be torch and tradition bearers.
One reason why evil succeeds in this world is because enough good men DO NOTHING! Our advocacy needs conscious effort and vigilance by ALL SECTORS of the Bedan community. And the time to do it STARTS NOW!
Basketball trophies are won and lost, but can be won again. Respect for the name of our school, SAN BEDA cannot be treated like a casual ballgame. Once it is lost, it is lost forever!
Let’s rally all red-blooded Bedans with this CLARION CALL. We will not lose this fight by default. CHAMPIONS WE ARE, and CHAMPIONS WE WILL STAY!
“When we encounter trials and hardships,
We shall give you HONOR and fame.
For nothing but these, show our loyalty clear
To OUR ALMA MATER’S NAME.”
Your Bedan brother,
Ofrace Ocampo
Elem ’67, HS ’71, Bedan Forever!
GO, SAN BEDA, FIGHT!
**for those who are interested, pls copy this msg and email/send this advocacy msg to your friends. thanks
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Ladies/Gentlemen:
Below is an advocacy being championed by Ofrace Ocampo (GS 67 & HS 71) among Bedans to refer to our alma mater as San Beda or SBC instead of “beda”. Ofrace has written and called the attention of sportscasters and sportswriters re the appropriate way to refer to our alma mater. He has done the same in the Bedan gallery during the recent NCAA games.
Our small group is helping out Ofrace among the young alumni and making them aware of this tragedy-in-the-making. We request your active participation in this crusade by enlightening the young Bedans and their kin in your campuses.
Yours truly,
Alex Bernabe
GS 73 and HS 77
Atty. Rene / Luis / the Bedan: Please join this advocacy and educate your peers in the Manila Times, Philippine Star, ABS-CBN and the Bedan.
Banjo / Claro: Please solicit the help of Renie Reinoso in educating his peers in the Inquirer.
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eufracio ocampo <sitsirya@hotmail.com> wrote:
stardust,
This write up may be of some help in our campaign to HONOR OUR NAME...SAN BEDA. Please pass on to all your Bedan friends. Each day that passes May make or break our advocacy. Thank you for your understanding, support and unwavering Bedan spirit!
sitsirya
------
Bedan Brother,
First of all, let me thank you for your support for our school. A lionhearted Bedan! That same passion will now be tested in a tempest, involving the school’s name, within the Pride.
The time has come, that we Bedans become PROACTIVE in eliciting respect for our alma mater’s name. A 105 year-old educational institution, named after the revered English saint, St Bede, being called “beda”, is not in good taste. It reflects the cavalier attitude that some of us have, vis-a-vis our school name.
The situation has worsened. Before it was Studio 23 who used “beda” in the halftime score flashed in the first round San Beda-Letran game. This was repeated in the pre-game analysis in the second round game vs. the same school. A sportswriter for Manila Bulletin has also used it in her report about our championship.
We are now reaping the whirlwind for allowing (by default) some of our alumni and students to blatantly corrupt the name of our school. Do we have to wait till we are better known for our bastardized name, than “SAN BEDA”?
We should not allow a scenario similar to what happened to San Sebastian, now known as BASTE – how pitiful!
Let’s look at some focal points:
The name SAN BEDA refers to our 105-year-old school and/or to St. Bede, the English saint, after whom our school was named. Hence, the standard honor and respect should be given, as a matter of protocol.
The words BEDAN and BEDISTA refer to us alumni, students, and other lay people who are connected with the school. Thus, no need for the honor title, “SAN”. (Probably, when we reach 105 years old or when we are canonized as saints, whichever comes first, then, we can add the “SAN”)
Regarding the Indian yell cheer, the “beda” there does not refer to the school per se, but used as sound bytes for musical rhyme and audio impact. Furthermore, the cheer is a musical composition, (a literary work), thus, it is covered by “poetic license”. Unless, you are reciting an ode or singing a ballad to your partner in your daily conversation, it is difficult to claim that you also have poetic license to use “beda”.
Traditions are formed and handed down through generations. All true Bedans have the responsibility to safeguard these traditions, since these define our lineage, heritage, even our collective identity. Let us not lose what we have built through the years, on the pretext of convenience, being “cool”, or “in”. Let us all be torch and tradition bearers.
One reason why evil succeeds in this world is because enough good men DO NOTHING! Our advocacy needs conscious effort and vigilance by ALL SECTORS of the Bedan community. And the time to do it STARTS NOW!
Basketball trophies are won and lost, but can be won again. Respect for the name of our school, SAN BEDA cannot be treated like a casual ballgame. Once it is lost, it is lost forever!
Let’s rally all red-blooded Bedans with this CLARION CALL. We will not lose this fight by default. CHAMPIONS WE ARE, and CHAMPIONS WE WILL STAY!
“When we encounter trials and hardships,
We shall give you HONOR and fame.
For nothing but these, show our loyalty clear
To OUR ALMA MATER’S NAME.”
Your Bedan brother,
Ofrace Ocampo
Elem ’67, HS ’71, Bedan Forever!
GO, SAN BEDA, FIGHT!
**for those who are interested, pls copy this msg and email/send this advocacy msg to your friends. thanks