THE ELBI FILES: LIBERTY IN ANONYMITYCharlotte V. Hernandez

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ABSTRACT

With the growing number of Facebook users in the Philippines,

Facebook page administrators introduced the new fad of anonymity

patterned from PostSecret.Com. Following the new trend, The

University of the Philippines Los Baños has also launched its own

anonymous confession Facebook page called The Elbi Files

containing an array of confessions ranging from sex confessions

to administration confrontations. These topics are often tainted

with stigmatization due to the hampering of the need to adhere to

societal norms. However, applying the SIDE Model (Lea et al 5),

through the aid of both visual and nominal anonymity, the

likelihood of conformity to societal norms decreases. Thus, the

focal point of this research is centered on the notion that The

Elbi Files unleashes the taboos of society particularly the UPLB

community through the service of anonymity. In the process of

research, these topics are revealed to be the taboos found in the

University: admission of violence, confrontations to the

administration, intra-organization conflicts, rants against

imposition of religion, angst against preference of degree

program, disembowelment on the notion of virginity and sex

confessions. These forbidden topics reflecting the taboos in

Philippine culture appeared to be repeatedly seen in the

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INTRODUCTIONLike, type, share—three

simple steps can turn a simpleconfession into a widespreaddiffusion. From coffee shops,fast foods, malls, and even upto public modes oftransportation, the free useof Wi-Fi has now been handilyoffered, granting moreFilipinos the privilege toaccess the Internet. Accordingto The Philippine Starcolumnist, Lawrence Agcaoili,internet usage in thePhilippines had risen to 35%(The Philippine Star).Recently, in a surveyconducted by ComScore (qtd. inVisconti), Philippines baggedthe recognition of having the‘second highest Facebookpenetration rate’ with 92.2%users following Brazil with92.6%.

Nowadays, anonymity gainspopularity. Just last year,anonymous online confessionsites had a sudden boom,continually earning more pagelikes, thus, more readers.Patterned from The IItianInsider of the Mindanao StateUniversity, The University ofthe Philippines-Los Baños haslaunched its own anonymousconfession page, The ElbiFiles. Reaching thousands of

students with 22, 015 likes,this page brought up numeroussocietal issues inside thecampus that were written byanonymous students andadministered by anonymoususers as well.

From sex confessions toUP System rants, theseFacebook posts reflect theissues and concerns of the newgeneration of “Iskolar ngBayan”. Generally, the postsare divided into themes givenby the administrators weekly.However, some posts were stillpublished despite theincompatibility with thetheme, for these posts tacklethe currency of the situationwhich needs to be adheredimmediately. From criticizingagainst the notion of annualevaluation of students toprofessors to attacking thelaude-standard of becoming aninstructor, these publishedissues share the same core—toquestion the system thatgoverns the University.

In line with this, thispaper aims to identify thetaboos found in the Universityof the Philippines Los Bañosthrough analyzing the contentof the confessions rangingfrom sex confessions toadministration confrontations

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posted in The Elbi Files.These taboos include repressedopinions that are commonlyregarded with contempt by thenorms of society. Also, thispaper seeks to weigh thesocietal judgment placed aftera confession post.SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

Grounding the research inthe University of thePhilippines Los Baños, thispaper intends to cater onlythe forbidden themes forstudents of tertiary level.The societal context of thecreation of this paperdictates how these taboos aresuppressed and its need to beunleashed. Thus, the role ofUPLB as the setting ofconfessions plays a vital rolein assessing the confessions.However, this does not includethe confessions posted in thepage having insignificantamount of contribution to thetopic of this study.REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Secret confession sitesground their service toanonymity in order to offertheir users a window ofopportunity to expressthemselves freely. Theanonymity on the Internetenables people the opportunityto take on various personas to

express facets of themselveswithout fear of disapprovaland sanctions by those intheir real life social circle(Bargh et al 34). Proving theclaim of Collins and Berge(qtd. in Bernstein et al 51),anonymity elicitsparticipation seen in theincreasing number of secretconfession sites that hadspread from an onlineconfession website in theUnited States, PostSecret, tothe individual Facebook pagesof universities from differentcountries.

Another factor thatexplains this increasingnumber is that the majority ofInternet users are teenagers.As studied by Timothy Jay andMike Thelwall (qtd. in Jay156), swearing or tabooutterance occurs on all ageranges, but peaks on teenageyears. More and more teenageideas are repressed; thus,escalating the number of theseconfession sites which act asan outlet to release thesuppression of ideas.

Tracing the roots oftaboo back to the late 1800s,Wundt identified taboo as athing to be avoided due to its‘impurity’ (qtd. in Steiner128). This abstraction leads

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to a validation which is inneed of culture verification.Since culture and society areindispensable, taboos areoutcomes of the societalaffirmation of which the‘good’ or the ‘evil’ is. Dueto the impurity of taboo,these concepts are oftenidentified as the ‘evil’force, making it forbidden,and are usually frowned uponby society. Often times, theseconcepts are not done in thepresence of ‘others’, for theinevitable presence of‘interhuman’ dictates that onevalues ‘others’ over his/herown will (Buber 2). These‘others’ may refer to theinstitutions of power such asreligion and media which playa significant role inidentifying and sanctioningthe taboos in society (Jay153).

Protection of anonymityis primarily used for tworeasons: (1) to decrease thesocial risks of tacklingunpopular perspectives andtopics considered as taboo,and (2) to assume differentpersonas apart from theiroffline identity (Kang et al2). These personas are oftenproducts of suppression whichcreate an avenue for a

formation of new self. SherryTurkle (qtd. in Bargh 34)mentioned that “the Internet,as a kind of sociallaboratory, explores thecurrently possessed,alternative inner conceptionsof self.” This type of self,the inner self, digs downone’s deepest and darkestideas which often receivederogatory response fromsociety. It is similar to CarlRoger’s conception of “trueself” (qtd. in Bargh 34). Asone finds an outlet of taboodefiance through the Internet,internet exploration oftenleads to the formation of trueself due to its concealment ofactual identity.THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORK

Social Identity andDeindividuation Effects Model,commonly known as the SIDEmodel, is a theory developedout of social identity theory(Tajfel & Turner) and selfcategorization theory (Turneret al). Reicher (qtd. in Leaet al 527) argued that SIDEModel aims to explaincognitive and strategiceffects of visibility andanonymity in both intragroupand intergroup contexts withina single theoretical

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framework. This theory hasbeen developed to counter thedeindividuation theory, butboth were grounded on the sameassumption thatdeindividuation enables theindividual to indulge in formsof behavior in which, whenalone, they would not indulge(Festinger 382).

This study is hooked onthe core of the SIDE Model asit expresses that anonymityreduces interpersonal basisfor social comparison, self-awareness and self-presentation (Lea et al 582).Confession sites often containthings which are hardlyuttered in everyday living dueto the liberty offered byanonymity. Self-awareness isdirectly proportional to self-monitoring; thus, the lesserself aware an individual is,the lesser he monitors hisbehavior as well.

SIDE Model also claimsthat anonymity decreases theattention of oneself to othersthrough removal ofinterpersonal cues—leading tothe removal of concern to bepositively evaluated by others(Lea et al 528). This claimwas used to strengthen thispaper to reflect the tabootopics in the society through

the content of the confessionposts. Using the theory, thebasis of the indifference tosocietal stigmatism reflectedin the posts is found in theabsence of the observation ofphysical cues, liberating anindividual to express thoughteasily.

Applying the strategicconsequences of SIDE Model,the variables that are neededto be considered are the in-group which consists of thecommunity within the Facebookpage of The Elbi Files and theout-group, holding more powerthan the in-group, consists ofthe norms of society. The in-group does not match with theout-group due to clash ofnorms. In The Elbi Files, thenorms to be followed areboundless. The people withinthe page can say anything theywant provided that they submittheir confessions to theGoogle drive of the page.However, if a person is notinformed with how thecommunity in The Elbi Filesworks, he/she will questionthe credibility of the pagedue to the tackling of taboosin society. Thus, in examiningthe comments after aconfession, an array of variedreactions occurs. Also,

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anonymity highlights thecapability of in-group toexpress his/her thoughtsfreely (Lea et al 13). Thisclaim supports the system usedby The Elbi Files with regardsto submission of confessionand page administration.METHODOLOGY

Fortifying the claim ofusing anonymity to defy taboosin society, the Facebook page“The Elbi Files” was examinedthrough discourse analysis.The Facebook posts, rangingfrom the highlighted postsfound in the Timeline of thepage gathered on the 15th dayof March, 2014, served as theartifacts analyzed, and thecomments were related to thereaction of public in suchforbidden confessions. Theseartifacts identified theresistance of proscribed normsin the society.

This paper used aqualitative data analysiswhere the artifacts weremeasured and organized intoseven types of taboos:violence, administrationconfrontations, intra-organization conflicts, angstagainst preference of degreeprogram, sex confessions,rants against imposition ofreligion, and disembowelment

on the idea of virginity. Ingauging the public opinion onthe confession, the thread onthe comment box was alsoexamined. These comments wereessential in determining theacceptance/rejection of ataboo confession in today’ssociety.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Verifying the claim thatThe Elbi Files serves as aninstrument to express taboothemes, the outcome of thecollection and analysis ofconfessions was bridgedthrough themes which center onexpression of angst againstthe normative of society. Intwenty analyzed confessions inthis research, the taboo themewhich got the highest numberwas confrontations against theadministration with sevenposts.

Directly attacking theadministration of the officeswithin the University, theseconfessions contained rantsagainst the university’sdormitory policies and fees,the system of picking laudeinstructors, scheme ofteachers’ evaluation, andabhorrence against professors(See Appendix A). Instead ofaddressing these concerns tothe right authority, these

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rants used the Elbi Files asan outlet to express dismay onthe current system.

Supporting to this claimis the discourse made by TheElbi Files as a separateentity to its like page whichcontains the stand of studentsregarding the rule inapplication process toorganization. This issuesparked when a confessioncontaining revulsion againstthe physical and verbal abusein the application process oforganizations in UPLB waspublished. The reactions tothis post were divided intotwo: hatred and concurrence.The reasons for their loathingtowards the confessors werebound by the concern that thegrowth of this issue attractsthe students not to join anorganization; hence, taintingthe reputation oforganizations which have beenbuilt for years to train thestudents for their futureworkplace. This concern hasbeen intensified by the postssupporting the distaste to‘pangungupal’ or ‘harshtreatment during application’,especially when graduatesthemselves posted theirinexperience to such treatmentin the workplace. This

discussion sprouted after theOffice of StudentAdministration released thememorandum of three-dayapplication process whichgarnered violent reactionsfrom students withorganizations (See Appendix B).

In relation to this, twoconfessions containingviolence was also observed.These confessions containedterror against people ofcontrol—people left unnamedfeared by people unnamed.These posts criticized theseen violence executed bygroup of people through amedium grounded with anonymity(See Appendix C). The risk toviolence was observed to reachits peak during childhood andadolescence (Federal Ministryfor Family Affairs, SeniorCitizens, Women and Youth 9).As explained by the audienceinhibition effect (qtd. inMadon), in a situation whereone’s safety is beingthreatened, the likelihood ofan individual to helptremendously decreases. Thisclaim was reflected on theconfessions relating toviolence. Assisting theintensity of the witnessedsituation, the release of atopic entailing fear becomes

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unleashed only when theservice of anonymity isoffered.

Setting the ground of theresearch in a university, tworelated taboo themes wereobserved: intra-organizationconflicts and dislike on theimposition of degree program.These themes are said to bepart of taboos, for theyutilized anonymity inarticulating their rantsagainst their orgmates andparents. As brothers andsisters in an organization,people looking from the bird’seye point of view expects thatthe people sharing the samegoal would jive together andhelp each ither in times ofneed. However, through TheElbi Files, the deficiency oforganizational unity shelledout, manipulating the chanceof anonymity of self to othersand anonymity of others toself (Lea et al 3). Theseconfessions all took advantageof nominal anonymity includingtheir college identity toconceal the organization frombeing identified (See AppendixD).

There were alsoconfessions revealing theirabhorrence to the impositionof degree program on them (See

Appendix E). In a science-oriented community, it isinevitable to seestigmatization on arts-relateddegree programs. The saidconfessions refelected thebinary opposition between artsand science—having arts-related degree programs beingoutshadowed by the science-related courses. Repressingthe notion of the unificationof arts and sciences leads tothe discrimination of minorityagainst the majority, in thiscase, arts receiving prejudicefrom ‘the’ science. Throughthe service of anonymityrendered by The Elbi Files,the battle of the few clashingwith the dominant becomespossible. Relating thetheoretical framework of thisresearch, SIDE Model explainsthat visual anonymity reducesthe basis for ‘interpersonalcomparison and self awareness’in order to achieve groupbelongingness and attraction(Lea et al 5). In achievinggreater group attraction, therelease of repressed thoughtsaccumulated in everydayinteraction becomes possible.

Church is considered tobe one of the most powerfulinstitutions in the Philippinesociety. In fact, the

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Philippines, the churchprojects a unified stand“affecting political, social,cultural vicissitudes ofFilipinos (Bautista 30)”.However, in The Elbi Files,the mantle protecting thispower seemed to be undressed.Containing dismay againstmembers of this culturalinstitution, The Elbi Fileshad published confessionswhich assail members with lackof manifestation through theiractions rooted from theirdetachment to their ownteaching, criticize the systemof a church-relatedorganization of having themembers pay cash in exchangeto accord of having a romanticrelationship, and assault themembers of the church and‘godly’ organizations whostigmatize people of noreligion and force people totheir bible study session. Oneconfession even suggested thatthe growing trend of biblicalsharing within the Universitymust be a ground forharassment and be punishedlawfully (See Appendix F). Insuch case, the reduction ofconcern to be evaluated andcritically judged by othersdue to the disalignment totraditional viewpoint of

cultural conformity becamevisible through the aid ofanonymity in confession (Leaet al 5).

As shaped by the culturalnormative of Philippinesociety where premarital sexreceives disgrace, people whohad experienced such oftengoes meek about this issue.However, due to the anonymityoffered in The Elbi Files,virginity and premarital sexconsistently persisted in thetopic of discussion amongcollege students. The issue ofvirginity tackled from peopleexpressing envy to thosepeople who practice sexwithout fear of societaljudgment to people revealingpregnancy (See Appendix G). Thisissue sparked the interest ofreaders which led to ananonymous poll started by TheElbi Files administratorsasking if the students had anintercourse already. Out of1166 respondents, 40.2%admitted that they hadexperienced sex already (SeeAppendix H). This alarmingpercentage opened an avenuefor the discussion of SexuallyTransmitted Diseases (STDs)such as AIDS.

Confessing actualexperience from the first-

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person point of view, AIDSreceived a special attentionfrom both the administratorand the readers whicbrotheheven reached the attention ofthe authorities. There werethree highlighted AIDSconfessions, each admittingtheir disease and informingthe public with thefeasibility of AIDS regardlessof age. These confessions wereborn after the increase in sexconfessions; however, theconfessors themselves offeredvaried attitude towards thisissue—some expressed theirregrets and warned the publicto stop making out, whileothers offered positiveattitude on such issue andwarned the public of thepossibility of viraldispersion. The said issueeven alarmed the UPLB GenderCenter summoning the confessorwith the pseudonym SunCityGirlto submit himself/herself tothe authority for appropriateaction to make. In the threadcontaining the search for thereal identity of SunCityGirl, anarray of reactions wasunleashed. Through the commentbox of the said thread, somereaders had violent reactiontowards the search for thesaid confessor, for the reason

of hampering his/her libertyto express without judgmentrendered in an anonymousconfession page. However, somereaders were convinced thatthis issue must be addressedand sent to authority—instigating the normative ofoutside world to the normsfollowed within the Facebookpage of The Elbi Files. Inthis variety of reactions, theimposition of cultural normsof Philippine society acts asthe normative of real world towhich the behavioralexpectation of majority isanchored on. Applying SIDEModel (Lea et al 13), thisexternal normative clasheswith the internal normative ofliberty in nominal anonymitydominating the said Facebookpage.

Concealing their realidentities through pseudonyms,two confessions stirred theattention of the viewers asseen in the comments added byreaders. Having sex with anauthority, or in this case,with a professor is highlydegraded by the mores ofsociety. Actually, it wasstated in Republic Act 7877,or commonly known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995,

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Section 3 (House ofRepresentatives) that:

“Work, education ortraining-relatedsexual harassment iscommitted by anemployer,employee,manager, supervisor,agent of theemployer, teacher,instructor,professor, coach,trainor, or anyother person who,having authority,influence or moralascendancy overanother in a work ortraining oreducationenvironment,demands, requests orotherwise requiresany sexual favorfrom the other,regardless ofwhether the demand,request orrequirement forsubmission isaccepted by theobject of said Act.”

Thus, professor-studentrelationship is punishable bylaw. However, through The ElbiFiles, the bending of this lawsurfaced. A confession wasposted containing the

admission of a student havingsex with the professor to acehis/her major subject (SeeAppendix I). Similar to this, aconfession reflected an affairinvolving a politician and astudent (See Appendix J). In thePhilippine context, adulteryprotrudes demoralization.Actually, Republic Act 9292 orcommonly known as An ActDefining Sexual Infidelity(qtd. in Yahoo! NewsPhilippines) states thatadultery or sexual infidelitybecomes a ground for legalseparation entailing thepunishment of being jailed fora maximum of six years. Thesaid two confessions arecommon in one aspect: affairwith an authority. However,they differ in the context inwhich they belong to—for theformer, within the walls ofUniversity, and the latter, ina wider scope involving apublic servant. Theseconfessors took advantage ofthe liberty of expressionoffered in The Elbi Filesusing the claim of anonymityas a tool to avoid theexperience of rejectionthrough reduction of the needto norms conformity (Lea et al15).CONCLUSION

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Combining these points,it is conclusive that The ElbiFiles offers an avenue toliberate an individual fromsocietal stigmatizationthrough the combination ofnominal and visual anonymityreflected on the service ofcomputer-mediated confessioninvolving the disembowelmentof societal norms. The studyalso highlighted the taboosfound within the Universitynamely: admission of violence,confrontations to theadministration, intra-organization conflicts, rantsagainst imposition ofreligion, angst againstpreference of degree program,disembowelment of the notionof virginity and sexconfessions, which are alsomirroring the taboos in thePhilippine culture. It isimportant to note that theresearch had explored the aidof anonymity with itscorresponding effects to theconformity of an individual totraditional norms of theirculture. To sum up the resultsof the study, the likelihoodof an individual to succumb tothese norms decreased when thenotion of anonymity waspresented—revealing thecultural taboos found in a

specific group of peoplesharing a common ground. Inthe focal point of this study,the assumption that The ElbiFiles was utilized by studentsor even professors residing inthe University to confessideas and situations that areforbidden in usual everydayconversation due to thehampering of societal norms onits blatant admission.

The researcher proposesthat this study can beextended if the administratorsas well would be interviewedon how the selection ofpublished confessions wasmade. Also, this study can befurthered if the relationshipbetween the time interval ofthe confession and itspublication on the Facebookpage was determined andstudied. The relation ofanonymity and tabooconfessions can also beexplored through examinationof social networking sitesgrounded on anonymous askingof questions such ashttp://www.ask.fm orhttp://www. formspring.me anddifferentiate its effects onthe aid of anonymity toconfession sites.

APPENDIX

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A. Administration confrontations1. Buhay Men's dorm.

Nakakamiss rin pala.

Ang dami na palang nagbago simula noong lumipat ako galing Men's dorm,

Dati, kilala ko lahat ng nasa wing namin, pati ngayung taga ibang wing nakakausap ko rin.Yung ang daming tao sa TVarea kaya nakakaingganyo manood kahit hindi mo alam yung takbo ng istorya.

Kapag alas-diyes na ng gabi kailangan mo nang bumalik sa kwarto dahil may magchecheck ng attendance.At kung kelan ang dami mong exam kinabukasan tsaka naman magbro-brown out kahit hindi umuulan. Langya. Wala ka pang kandila.Kapag umulan naman, kailangan mo nang mag-igib ng pampaligo kasi panigurado mawawalan din ng tubig kapag nagbrown-out.Yung may pila sa CR kahit

alas singko ng umaga ka nagising para maligo.Uso pa noon yung intercom. Isang pindot lang pwede mo nang awayinkung sinuman ang nasa office.Kapag papasok ka ng unit,akala mo may freedom wallsa dami ng nakapaskil na mga nawawalan ng mga damit.

Totoo nga na masaya ang buhay dorm. Dati. Nagbagona ang lahat.

Tanggap ko naman ang pagmamahal ng bayad sa dorm. Ngunit, ang pamamalakad ngayon ay ibang-iba.Dati, okay lang magbayad ng closed-locker fee kaysa naman iuwi ko lahatng gamit ko na halos isang jeep ata sa sobrangdami dahil naipon na rin.Halos limang oras pa naman ang byahe pauwi sa amin tapos ilang sakayan pa yun.Ngayon, kailangan nang magbayad para lang makapag-iwan ng ISANG BOXna gamit. Takte, ano kayayun?Dati, nakakausap pa namin

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yung mga naglilinis sa dorm. Nakakakwentuhan. Ngayon, tuwing lalabas ako ng kwarto, mapapatingin na lang ako sa nagwawalis dahil bagong mukha na naman.Dati, may silent hour. Ngayon, ang ingay na sa dorm dahil kung sinu-sinona lang ang nakakapasok.Dati, wala na akong babayaran sa huling buwandahil ibabawas na yung ""reservation deposit fee"" namin. Ngayon, hindi na raw pwedeng i-refund yun dahil yun ang nasa Cons titution.Kaya pala, minsan, dapat ding baliin ang nasa Constitution para sa ""welfare"" ng karamihan.Noong mga panahon naman na nasa OSA pa ang housing division, okay naman eh. Mas masaya nga.Kahit naman mas maganda ang mga CR ngayon, mas maraming shifts ang mga nagbabantay, mga bagong pinturang kwarto at locker, iba't ibang taongnaglilinis, mas ""at home"" ka dati sa dorm.

Napagtanto ko, may mga hindi magagandang dulot

pala ang pag-rarally. Ayan tuloy, mas napasama ang kalagayan ng dormers dahil sa pagpilit na sundin ang nasa Constitution.

Buhay Men's dorm, nakakamiss ka rin pala.

Dormer, 20**, ChemEngg, CEAT

2. Bakit ganun? Pag laude kakaagad parang mas pinaprioritize sila na tanggapin sa instructor. Eh halos lahat nga ata sila eh matalino lang, wala namang binatbat sa pagsasalita sa unahan. Naalala ko sa isang subject ko, may presentation kami about sa topic na in-assign. Tapos ang gagaling nila magturo, then in the end sasabihin nila, gusto nila magturo sa University pero hindi nila gusto tumuloy kasi hindi naman daw sila matalino.

discrimination, 2010, BSMATH, CAS

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3. Hello guys. This post isfor the UPLB Admin. Kasi yung evaluation,hindi siya effective andaccurate. Like me, ooserious ako magevaluateng teachers, kaso minsanparang may time limit atnapepressure akongmagshade na lang ngmabilis ng hindinagiisip. Kasinagmamadali yungnagpapaevaluate,Suggestion po:

Sana po online na langang evaluation. Para dikami gahol sa oras. Onetime bigtime na sa lahatng profs. Then assured pana lahat ng profs naminevaluated. Gets nyo po?Kesa naman lagi kamingnagmamadali. Tignan nyo,meron diyang mga prof nadeserving for better evalpero hindi naman magawakasi mali ang sistema.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTECHNOLOGY, UPLB.

- Evaluator, 2009, CEAT

4. This sem, 15 units ako(with PE 2), and onprobationary standing(kasi bobo ako lol).

Anyway, lima yungacademic classes ko(three units each) andout of those fiveclasses, isang klase langyung palagi kaminginuupdate tungkol sastanding namin.

The rest? Isa o dalawangbeses lang magpapakita ngstanding, tapos di paupdated. Then yung isakong klase di talaganaglalabas, as in, wala.

Yung totoo? Paano komalalaman kung papasa baako o hindi kung yung mgaprof ay di maglalabas ngstanding? Wow. Ayokongma-dismiss dahil may mgabagsak ako na di konagawan ng paraan dahildi sila naglalabas o nag-uupdate man lang ngstanding. Seryosohinnaman sana nila.Sineryoso ko angevaluations this sem sodapat ganun din yung mgaprof.

Naniniwala ako na walaakong ibabagsak ngayongsem, pero kung meron man,at least man lang dapat

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nagrerelease/nag-uupdateyung mga prof ng standingregularly. Tanong ako ngtanong sa standing na yanpero puro "next week" nadi natutupad ang mganaririnig ko.

FearOfDismissal, 2012, BSCS, CAS

5. dun sa prof namin sa hum2na nagparequire namagsuot kami ng formal nadamit nung guitarconcert, tapos sabi moichecheck mo mga suotnamin bago pumasok ng DLUmali at pauuwiin ang dinakasuot ng formalattire,

alam mo po ba na umutang payung magulang ko paramakapagrent ng formal nadamit kasi wala kamingmahiraman tapos WALA KANAMAN PO PALA SA ENTRANCENG DL PARA ICHECK YUNG SUOTNAMIN?

NAKAKAINIS. KASI YUNGINUTANG NG MAGULANG KO AYDAPAT NA IPINANGBAON KO NALANG SA MGA SUSUNOD KONGMGA KLASE SA UP!

-nakakabwiset, 20**, CDC

6. Dear Ma’am,

Gusto ko lang po sabihin nawag naman po puro laktaw ngslides sa powerpoint nyo.Di nyo na nga ineexplain,tapos sinasama nyo pa saexam?! Tapos yung iba,binabasa nyo lang sa amin.Watda. Nagbibigay nga kayong handouts tapos kulangkulang naman.Anobanamanyon!? Ni hindinga kami makapagnotes dahilang bilis nyo magpalipad ngslides, lalo na pagmagtatime na (next na langng next). Mas naeemphasizenyo pa nga yungachievements nyo nungcollege kayo kaysa salectures. Wag ganun. Alampo naming magaling talagakayo. Sana maituro nyo posa amin ng maayos yung mgadapat namin matutunan.Magaling kayo e. :)-PengengYellowPad, 20**, CAS

7. Mabuti na lang dumatingang Gab Youth sa class kopara mag discuss on womenin preparation for March8, International Women’sDay! Nagtanong sila saakin: “Nire-require nyo

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ba silang sumama?”Bulalas ko: “Kahit namani-require ko sila walanaming pupunta. Dahilwala na kong maaasahan samga students kongapathetic.” They can’tmake sense of these bravewords of Lakambini ngKatipunan, Gregoria deJesus: “Nang ako’y kasamang mga kawal nanaghihinmagsik ay walaakong pangiming sumuongsa anumang kahirapan atsa kamatayan man,sapagkat wala akong naissa panahong yaon kundimawagayway ang bandila ngkasarinlan ng Pilipinas.”Asan na ang kaluluwa niGregoria de Jesus sa mgaUP students? Heto nangayon ang sabi nila:“Sapagkat wala akong naissa ngayong gawin kundiang "lumafang" ng J. Co.at magpakalasing sa RedHorse habang winawagaywayko ang bago kong Ipadkung saan naka-save dunang selfie namin ngboyfriend kong hunk!” -Gerry Lanuza

He is Prof. Gerry Lanuza.Alam ko namang maramingnakakakilala sa kanya. I

really admire him kasinapaka insightful atsociological ng mga postsnya.

Kaso lately, ung mgaposts nya na patungkol samga kasalukuyangestudyante ng UP aytalagang nakakainsultona. Kesyo puro landi,puro selfie, puro kavain-an ang nalalaman sabuhay. At di na nagaaral. Lagi nyang kino-compare sa kapanuhunannya Ang ngayong UPstudents sa mga upstudents dati na sobrangmagagaling at mgaaktibista. Ngayon dawkasi, puro mgabourgeoisie na lng at diganong matatalino atwalang pake sa pag aaralang nasa UP.

Medyo tinamaan ako dun.At nag agree din ako.Pero nakakainis na din.

Sir:Alam mo po sir,as asociologist, dapat openminded kayo. Nagbabagoang panahon. Hindi nyo pomaintindihan na iba anghenerasyon ngayon sa

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henerasyon noon dahilibang dekada na po ito.May facebook ba dati?wala. May dictatorialshipba ngayon? wala. May ipadba dati? wala. Pero i'msure na iwiniwagayway nyodin yan kung meron datinyan, tulad ng pagtakataknyo sa typewriter nyodati. Pareho lang nmntayo ah, your type writerwith our ipad. Parehonating ni u- utilize kungano man ang technology napresent. At kasalanan banamin kung di kamiaktibista? Kayo na dinnagsabi, mga estudyantengmay kakayahan lamang magbayad ng 1500 per unitang nakakapasok sa UPngaun, pero taliwas po saassumption nyong lahatkami ay sobrang yaman,may mga estudyante pongmay mga magulang nakelangan pang gumapangpara maipasok kami dito.Magpapaka aktibista pa poba kami? Sasayangin pa banamin ung 1500 per unitna un para di pumasok atmag rally sa labas? Hindina, mas mabuti pang pagusapan sa klase at gawanng paper ang mga issuesna yan. Baka mag

excessive pa ako at dimaka graduate.

Saka sir, you shouldunderstand that ourvalues are not dictatedby UP alone. We aremembers of differentinstitutions and groupswhich instill to usvalues that you don'tregard as significant,but not to us. You can'tmake a homogenized groupof UP students whose onlyconcern is the welfare ofthe country. We have tothink of ourselves tooand later on find our ownway to help the societyin a way different fromyour way (roaming thestreets and shoutingdemands). Ang nais ko lang sir aymag iwan kayo ng puwangdyan sa isipan nyo parasa idea na ' Modern UPstudents are not as badas I think they are'.

Yun lamang po sir.Gayunpaman, lubos poakong humahanga sa inyoat umaasang balang arawako ay maging katuladnyo.

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B. Comments about applicationprocess in organizations

C. Confessions on violence1. Important confessionLast friday(March 14) gabina noon mga 11:30pm na atahabang naglalakad ako pauwi ng apartment may nakitaakong dalawang lalaki namay binubugbog na masmaliit na lalaki sa may F.ONakakainis lang yungmagbabarkada na lalaki nakasabay ko andami dami niyoni hindi niyo manlangtulungan.Bilang babae wala akongmagawa kundi sumigaw atbuti naman umalis yung mganambubugbog.Agad kong nilapitan sikuyang binugbog perotinakbuhan niya ako. Gustoko lang sabihin na kuyakung nagbabasa ka ng TEFsana isumbong mo saauthorities yung may gawaniyan sayo. I think uplbstudents din yung gumawaniyan sayo and they need tobe punished.Maria, 2012, CDC

2. Maraming salamat saanonymity na ibinibigay ng

Elbi files kasi siguradongmatitira ako dito.Ang ganda ng pinaglalabannila, pero ang lakas-lakasnilang sumigaw ng""demokrasya"" pero di monaman magawang batikusin oikritisa nang hindi nag-reresort sa mga bulong-bulong at pseudonyms. Ni dimo nga maaring banggitinyung pangalan nila at kungano mang pasaring mo.Kasi naman, kung maybatikos, may kaakibat napagbabantang pisikal.I'll give the benefit ofdoubt. Alam kong hindinaman lahat sa kanilaganoon. Pero, itong hinaingko ay base sa nararanasanko. May naririnig akong mgadi kaaya-ayang kwento. Atmay ilang pagkakataon namay mga kasamahan akongsumisitsit sa akin natumahimik kapag lumalakasang boses ng pagrereklamoko.Bakit ganoon? Yung ibanggrupo, free game naikritisa. Hindi akopinapatahimik; hindi akosinisita. Pero sa kanila,""Uy! Ano ka ba! Hinaan moang boses mo!""Parang ""ironic"" ano? Ako,kapag demokrasya, naiisip

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ko kalayaan, pero di kanaman malayang magsalita.Ha, tignan mo na lamang angconfession na ito, puropahiwatig lang ang kayakong gawin.(dahil natatakot ako samaaring mangyari sa akin)

-HindiDemokrasyaAngNaiisipKo2010 CEAT

D. Confessions involving intra-organizational conflicts

1. Sobrang kailangan ng perang org namin.

Tapos yung iba ayaw patumulong magraise ngfunds. Sobrang hirap na.Akala kasi ng mga kataas-taasan at taas-taasan,lahat kasing yaman nilana kayang basta bilhinyung pinapabenta o kasinggaling nila magbenta. Naokay lang magbenta ngkung anu-ano mula satubong lugaw na stik ohanggang sa lunch na sasobrang lamig e parangkahapon pa inorder.Minsankaya nakakahiya. Nag-aaral nga ako para di komaexperience magbenta ngtingi e. Sana nagsarisaristore na lang kami sabahay. Tapos para saan pamapupunta yung pera? Sa

walang katuturang pageantat cheering. Sana kasimay major fra tayo paradi tayo mukhang puchupuchu. Masaya mag orgpero sana maayos yungnamamalakad.

P.S. PERAM NG COLLEGE

WagKasingMagbilangan,201*, BS Sales Managementmajor in tubong lugaw, CA

2. Dear sis.. Walang masamakung every now and thenay magpost ka sa Facebookng mga status/pictures ngmga bagay na pang-richkid. Pero putangina pwedebang magbayad ka muna sautang mo samin?!Naghihirap kaming humanapng pang-bayad sa mgarequirements pero ikawnagpapakasasa sa peranamin. Tsaka please langwag mo kaming tawagingHATER mo kasi hindi namankami maiinis sayo kungwala kang ginagawangmasama!

Ilang beses ka nangnapagsabihan pero walalang sayo. Yung totoo,saan ka humuhugot ngkapal ng ""maganda"" mong

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mukha? Paki-explain.Walang LABYU. Leche ka.

Pissed Off Sis, CAS,20**-*****, BS GE

E. Confessions revealing dislike todegree program

1. Hobby ko ang mag paint atmag drawing simula noongbata pa lang ako. Kayafine arts talaga anggusto kong kuhanin, kasoayaw ng mga magulang kopati na rin ng lola ko.Wala daw akong mararatingkapag related sa arts angkinuha kong course. Ilangsem pa lang ako dito saUP, madami na akongtagilid na grades. Hindiko alam kung paanosasabihin sa kanila napakiramdam ko, habangnasa uplb ako at hindi kogusto ang ginagawa ko,mas walang patutunguhanang buhay ko.

batang naliligaw, 201* ,CA

2. Frustrated ako. Filmmaking lang akointeresado, kaya eto angpinili ko na course. Boboako sa pagsusulat at wala

akong alam na isusulat naworth ipublish.Nahihirapan ako, wala ngaako masubmit alam komasisinco ko ito. Hayyy, tinatamad natalaga ako. Alam ko sapagsusulat talaganakafocus ang course ko,at dapat sobrang galingnamin doon. Pero, kaya kokinuha ung course na tokasi sobrang gusto kolang ng AV (Audio Visual)part neto.I'm Fucked. Halos purosulat daw ang bagongcurriculum namen Ayoko naicontinue kaso medyomatanda na ako. Ayoko angpagsusulat, ang bobo eh.Epic fail na ako.Obvious naman course kosiguro, sorry sa collegeko. Hindi ko din namanalam kung paano sasabihinto, at takot ako sa inyohahah

Dahil takot at weak ako,paheram nalang ngcollege.

MOS, 2012, CASF. Confession suggesting thepassage of law against ambushbiblical sharing within the University

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“Para dun sa isang batch'12 na AMath na miyembrong isang Godly (sasabihinko sanang religious kasosabi niya hindi naman DAWsila nagpopromote ngkahit anong religion) orgor kung ano mang samahanyon, pakyu po.Ganto kasi yung nangyari.Nananahimik kami nung isakong kabarkada sa benchesmalapit sa SU nangbiglang lumapit yungisang kuya. Sabi niya,kung okay lang daw namahiram yung ten minutesnamin. Alam ko namagbabahagi lang siya ngsalita ng Diyos atmanghihikayat na mag-bible study pagkatapos,yung tipikal na style ngmga miyembro ng "Godly"na samahan na nabanggitko. Dahil isang oras pabago yung next classnamin, pumayag kami nagawin niya yung gustoniya samin. Hehe.So ayon, nagshare siya ngGospel, tinanggap ko ulitfor the nth time angDiyos para sa ikaliligtasng kaluluwa namin mula sa"lawa ng kumukulongasupre", all the usualstuff, tapos nagdasal

kaming tatlo. Expected kona yung susunod nagagawin niya, which isaalukin kaming mag-biblestudy.NV:"Guys, hindi akonamimilit, pero aalukinko sana kayong mag-biblestudy. Nasa inyo namanang desisyon kung saan orkailan eh. Mga 30 minuteslang naman yun per week,which is sobrang liit naoras kung ikukumpara niyosa 24 hours naipinagkaloob satin ni Godaraw-araw."Sabi nung kabarkada ko,may church na siya sohindi na siya kinulitnung kuya. Usually naman,ang sinasabi ko pag ganonna yung tanong sakin,"Pag-iisipan ko pa po,"para hindi masyadongharsh. Kaso this time,dahil natakot ako sasinabi earlier nung kuyana ang mga makasalanan aymapupunta nga sa "lawa ngkumukulong asupre," atang pagsisinungaling ayisang kasalanan, naisipankong sabihin ang tunay nanilalaman ng puso ko.Haha.

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"Hindi po akointerested."

Ayon akala ko titigil nasiya at aalis. Diba ganonnaman dapa? Kaso hindi.Inulit niyang hindi DAWsiya namimilit, tapostinanong naman ako kungbakit hindi akointerested mag-bs. Akonaman, bilang si medyotanga at napepressure na,ang sinabi ko lang,"Basta hindi po akointerested." Medyonahaharass na ako sapuntong yon, at nakayukona lang ako. Kaso hindipa rin nakuntento yungkuya sa sagot ko,sinamahan na ngpangongonsensiya."Alam niyo guys ang orasna ginugugol natin ditosa lupa, hindi talagasatin yan. Ipinahiramlang yan ni God sa atin.Guys 30 minutes lang yon!Inuulit ko hindi akonamimilit, ha. BAKITHINDI KA INTERESTED?"Matagal akong nanatilingtahimik lang at nakayuko;walang maisagot. Gusto kosanang sabihin naKatoliko naman ako atnagsisimba naman linggu-linggo so tingin ko'y

hindi ko kailangang mag-bible study, kaso ayonnga, tanga ako. Hahaha.Inulit ko lang yung sagotko.Siguro napagtanto nungkuya na hindi niyamatitinag ang firm stanceko, so tinigilan niya nayung "hindi pamimilit"niya. Bago siya umalis,may sinabi muna siyatungkol sa impiyerno nadi ko na maalala,nagbigay ng leaflet saamin ng kabarkada ko, atnagpasalamat.Ayon. Pakiramdam konaharass ako nung kuya sapagyayaya niyang mag-bible study at wala manlang akong nagawa nungpanahon na yon. Gusto kona sanang itaboy nungpadulo na kaso feeling kokasalanan sa mata ngDiyos ang pagtataboy samga taong nag-aalok ngbible study eh. Ayaw kongang mapunta sakumukulong lawa ngasupre. =)))Para sa mga kabaro nungkuya na yon, please lang,kapag sinabi ng tao nahindi siya interestedmag-bible study, ibigsabihin non, hindi niya

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pa alam ang tamang daan,at gustung-gusto niyatalagang mag-bible studykasama kayo.Siyempre sarcastic yon.Pag sinabi niyang hindisiya interested, PUTANGINA wag na kayongmangulit. Yun lang naman.

- NopeHindiPoAkoYungMark,CVM, 2013”

G. Confessions tacklingvirginity

1. I'm discreet.I have been discreet inmy whole life about mytrue attitude. Peopletend to look up on mebecause i have the skillswhich can lead people andthey often judge me 'goodgirl' but hell i dontwant this life anymore iwant to smoke, drink, andhang out with strangers.Ive been envious to myfriends who can make outwith their boyfriends andhave sex anytime theywanted. I dont knowwhat's wrong with me,among my boyfriends noone tried to kiss me olay me down. Mamamatay naba akong virgin.SAKLAP TALAGA!-milktea 2012 CAS

2. Ako po ay isang isko.Ilang beses na akong na-singko gawa ng groupprojects/activities (namajor requirement saibang subjects).... Ilang beses na din akongnapapahiya sa jeep lalona kapag may ngpapaabotng bayad/pamasahe.....Ito ay sa kadahilanangsobrang nangnginginig akosa takot o kaya namannagugulat kapagnahahawakan ako,nakakalabit o kahit anopang physical contact nagawa ng ibang tao.Madalas din akongkinukutya gawa nito kesyonag iinarte lng daw ako okaya naman nilalait nabakla (na totoo namandahil isa akong closeta).Marahil naging ganito akodahil nabiktima ako ngRAPE noong bata pa lamangako. Noong maliit pa ako,ang naiiwang mag-bantaysa akin ay ang tito ko(na kapatid ng tatay ko),nung mga panahong iyon ayparehas nag tatrabaho angnanay at tatay ko kayakapag wala sila ay kamilang ng tito ko ang nasabahay. Nung una ay

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pahalik halik lang angtito ko sa akin(ang akalako noon ok lng yun dahilganoon din naman angtatay at nanay ko saakin) hanggang sa isangaraw na lang habangpinapaliguan ako ng titoko ang sabi niya aymaglalaro daw kami habangsinasabayan nya akongmaligo. at doon nanagsimula ang impyerno sabuhay ko, ilang besesakong pinag laruan atbinaboy ng hayop na yunhanggang sa manhid na angkatawan ko. akala ko noonmanhid na ang katawan kosa mga pinag gagagawaniya sa akin hanggang sapinasok na niyaako(arrrggghh!!! GUSTUNGGUSTO KO SIYANG PATAYINNUN KAYA LNG WALA AKONGLABAN) Natigil lang itonoong nagka trabaho nayung hayop na yun saibang bansa. Hanggangngayon ay hindi ito alamng mga magulang ko. Hindiko din alam kung ito baang dahilan kung bakitako closeta. ang alam kolang ay sa tuwingnahahawakan ako ng ibangtao ay nanginginig ang

buong katawan ko satakot.Kasalanan ko ba na nagingbiktima ako ng rape?Kasalanan ko ba na ganoonna lng ang reaksyon kokapag nahahawakan ako ngiba?Kung totoong may diyos,bakit hinayaan niyangmangyari sa akin ito?Ano ba ang dapat kong

gawin?

Suicidal_Isko , 200*, BioMajor, CAS

3. Matagal ko nang alam nabuntis ka pero inilayo moang loob mo pati na angsarili mo sa akin. Gustokong malaman mo na hindimo kailangang magtago saakin. Dahil bestfriend moako at lagi akong handangtanggapin ka at tulungansa lahat ng problema mo.Namimiss din naman kitakahit papano. Nandyan karin naman at di mo akoiniwan nong aminin kosayong bi-sexual ako.Hayaan mo naman akongbumawi. Sino pa bangdadamay sayo, alangannamang si Justin Bieber,siyempre ako..

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- Kulangot, CEAT, 200*

4. Di makipag make out sakingf ko,di daw akomarunong. :|

Newbiergin, 2011, BSAP,CAS

H. Chart showing the virginitypercentage of UPLB Students

Figure 1: Chart revealingUPLB’s percentage on virginity

(The Elbi Files, 2013)

I. Confession about an affairbetween a professor and a student

“Straight ako.Alam ko may girlfriend

nga ako.Pero hindi ito tungkol sa

girlfriend ko.Prof ko sya sa isang

major,

At alam kong nilalandinya ko.

Kaya sinasakyan ko lang,Mabait sya wala namankaming ginagawang masama.Pero nakokonsensya na ko.Sir, kung alam nyo langginagamit ko lang kayopara maka-uno.Hirap kaya magkabisa ngscientific names.Kaya sorry. Survival of

the fittest lang.Pahiram ng college.

-darwin, 2013, devcom,CDC”

J. Confession about an affairinvolving a politician and a student

“Dati akong kabit ngisang politician. I know,iba ang tingin sa akin ngkaramihan. I'm used toit, pero 'eto lang angtanging paraan parabuhayin ang mga kapatidko Ulila na kaming lubosat ni hindi man langnagpaparamdam ang mgakamag-anak namin Well,okay na ang buhay naminngayon. Malayong malayona sa dati. Sa mga brodsand sisses ko na walangmagawa kundi i-judge ako,SORRY NOT SORRY, sa mga

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panahong kailangan kokayo, nasaan kayo? Akalako org tayo, parangmagkakapatid, yun palakayo din ang unangmaninira sa akin. Well,sa mga bagong miyembro,don't worry. Mag so-solicit naman ako sainyo. #sorrynotsorryMisguidedGhost, CAS,

2005, BS Bio”

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