ANG SULO

BRIEFER




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WHAT I S ANG SULO?
Ang Sulo is the official student publication of the University of the Philippines College of
Education (UP CEd). It is an institution that publishes print and non-print materials funded,
managed and read by the students.


WHAT ARE THE OBJECTI VES OF ANG SULO?
(As defi ned i n the tentati ve consti tuti on, 2011- 2012)
1. to disseminate vital and relevant information that concerns the students and the
university;
2. to arouse and to channel students interests and talents into useful, productive and
relevant activities and endeavors;
3. to serve as training ground for campus journalists, creative writers and students
leaders of the university;
4. to defend and to assert the students and the peoples right and welfare;
5. to uphold the standards and ethics of journalism;
6. to serve as a medium of the students of the University of the Philippines College of
Education in voicing out their views and opinions regarding internal and external
issues affecting the studentry and the people as a whole;
7. to advocate social consciousness and to uphold the interests of the Filipino people;
8. to develop an alternative education and research on Philippine educational system
and;
9. to participate in the struggles of other campus papers and the mainstream media for
a free press.


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SO WHAT' S BEEN HAPPENI NG SO FAR?
Ang Sulo started out as the publ i cati on arm of the Col l ege of Educati on Student
Counci l ( CESC) .
During Academi c Year 2011- 2012, under the leadership of editor-in-chief Sue Quirante,
staff members considered becomi ng an i ndependent organ. A Consti tuti on was
drafted for this purpose. Moreover, this was also the last year hard copies of a 20-page issue
of Ang Sulo were published.
In AY 2012-2013, under editor-in-chief Shaira Ang, because of budget constraints, Ang Sulo
members decided to retreat to an online platform (sulongeduk.wordpress.com). The
Constitution was again revised, but due to membership issues, activities were put on hiatus.
Under editor-in-chief Mia Baygan in AY 2013-2014, members again were scarce, so Ang
Sulos activities were put on hiatus.
Ang Sulo is a member of Sol i dari dad, a system-wide alliance of college publications in the
University of the Philippines. From time to time, Diliman members convene at the Philippine
Collegian office. Ang Sulo members help in logistics and publicity concerns of Solidaridad
activities.

STARTI NG OVER AGAI N?
As of now, there are two official members of Ang Sulo. Nothing has been published, online or
offline, since 2012. We have yet to form an editorial board, and create plans for articles to be
published.
Havi ng sai d thi s, Ang Sul o i s need of members: WRI TERS AND ARTI STS!



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LETS SET OUR PRIORITIES! WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING?
CALL FOR WRI TERS AND ARTI STS! (Without them, we would be nothing.)
ORGANI ZE OURSELVES! (Conduct face-to-face meetings with the members, and hold a
PLACEMENT EXAM for an editorial board)
TRAI N AND PRACTI CE! (With the help of past members and through partnerships with
other publications like Tinig ng Plaridel, it would be best to train our young teacher-journalists
for the sake of quality content.)
PUSH FOR PRI NTED PUBLI CATI ON! (Provided we get over our money constraints)
PUSH FOR REGULAR, ONLI NE CONTENT! While we are short of money, itd be best to
do this. Why? Our former EIC, Ms. Sue Quirante, explains:
a) money is a serious constraint
b) you're still looking at developing skills
c) you're still looking at growing a readership
d) you're all busy
e) print is becoming pass
f) it enables you to use multimedia (pictures, pictures, video, pictures!)
OPTIONS: STAY on WordPress, or REVAMP and choose a new platform.
BEFORE YOU COMMIT, GET TO KNOW THE JOB.
EDI TORI AL BOARD

EDI TOR- I N- CHI EF
Serves as the overall head of Ang Sulo
Presides during official assemblies of staff members
Takes charge of external relations with outside organizations
Edits all articles after they have gone through all the other editors
Checks the final layout of the publication
May write a regular column

MANAGI NG EDI TOR
Reports directly to the EIC
Manages the staff
Sets up assemblies when needed
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Makes sure deadlines are followed
Makes sure content is brought out online, or offline
Edits all articles before the EIC
May write a regular column

ASSOCI ATE EDI TOR
Polishes the language of all articles before arriving to the EIC and Managing Ed.
Spearheads the brainstorming, or selecting of stories and articles of interest to the
publications audience
Coordinates with writers to develop their content
Collects the work of contributors (i.e. unofficial writers of Ang Sulo; students who
pass literary work to the publication)
May write a regular column

NEWS EDI TOR
Oversees the news writers of Ang Sulo
Edits all news articles before the Assoc. Ed.

FEATURES EDI TOR
Oversees the feature writers of Ang Sulo
Edits all feature articles before the Assoc. Ed.

SENI OR ARTI ST
Along with the Graphics Head, oversees all Ang Sulo artists (digital or otherwise)
Oversees development of artistic content
May create a regular editorial cartoon

GRAPHI CS HEAD
Takes charge of the layout for the printed version of the publication
Manages the aesthetics of the online platform
Oversees development of multimedia content for the online platform


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STAFF
NEWS WRI TER
Writes news articles on relevant happenings and issues in the UP CEd
- EVENTS: Writers are expected to cover a number of events held by the UP CEd
admin, the faculty, the staff, and the student council (e.g. the Christmas party,
lantern parade, forums and symposia, college elections, conferences,
assemblies, etc.)
- I SSUES: Writers may choose to write on issues that surface regarding facilities,
new policies, administrative concerns, the student council, etc.
- News articles would comprise a large bulk of the publication.
Attends the general assemblies along with the editorial board

FEATURE WRI TER
Writers feature articles concerning UP CEd activities; UP CEd culture; university
issues; Filipino culture; issues on education; etc.
- Feature articles would typically be longer than news articles, unless the news
article is a special report or coverage of events that merit a larger word count.
- Feature articles would require more time for writing than news articles.
Attends the general assemblies along with the editorial board

ARTI ST
Forms artwork on opinion pieces, feature articles, or literary work featured in the
publication
Creates art-based stories for the publication
Creates graphics to be printed or posted online (e.g. infographics on certain
statistics; publication material for Ang Sulo activities; etc.)
Attends the general assemblies along with the editorial board




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Al l of us i n Ang Sul o are vol unteers; meani ng, there i s no appl i cati on
process wherei n members wi l l be screened. Screeni ng wi l l be done onl y
to sel ect the edi tori al board. Thi s screeni ng wi l l be done by past
members, and a representati ve from the student counci l .

EXPECTATI ONS, EXPECTATI ONS.
1. Attend meetings: Face-to-face meetings will be pushed, but online meetings
may be more frequent due to time constraints.
2. Participate: Decisions for Ang Sulo will be finalized through a voting system.
Everyone has a voice. Also, everyone who is a member should of course be
compelled to produce content.
3. Write to the deadline: Without compliance to deadlines, we have no
publication. Without compliance to deadlines, we wont be able to organize
ourselves.
4. Communicate: If you have suggestions, by all means, bring them up. If you
have problems, dont hesitate to tell us.
5. SMILE: Were a family! A family of hardworking, dedicated, teacher-journalists.
Ang Sulo will try its best to make our work not feel like work at all.

ARE YOU UP FOR THE JOB? YES? YES. LET S GO!