Handurawan 2009/ TN Magazine

Timeline

March 23- Conceptualization
March 2-April 11- Gathering; Screening; Finalization of Handurawan/Magazine Articles, Artworks and Graphics
April 13- Meeting (Evaluation of Articles and Planning)
April 13-25- Editing
April 27-May 9- Layouting
May 11-16- Proofreading; Finalization
May 18-23- Output assessment

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No Summer Vacation for me. I will be definitely be staying here in Dumaguete until May to work for the Literary and Art Folio which is scheduled to be released on the First Semester of the coming School Year.

Not much of a problem with the Folio actually since we have contributions for it but the problem now is the Magazine. The TN Magazine (With no Official Name yet), which is also targeted to be released at the same time as the Handurawan, is the publication's first.

The Magazine has been in planning stage for three years already and is supposedly released in time for our 25th anniversary last 2006 but because we never really got the time to make it, the plans never materialized. Last year, the Editorial Board and Staff decided to push through with the Magazine in addition to our Weekly Newspaper and the annual Literary Folio.

Plans were already made and articles were gathered yet we were not able to release the Magazine during the school year. Why?

Reason Number 1: The magazine is not really part of the Annual Publication budget and we need to ask for an increase for the Magazine to be published.
Reason Number 2: We never had the time because of so many problems that plagued the publication this SY.
Reason Number 3: Very few of our writers passed their contributions for the Magazine and most of the submitted articles were rejected.

I will elaborate on the third reason.
Our writers are used to writing for newspaper and writing for a Magazine requires a different approach. The Staff does not have an inkling as to how to write for a Magazine or what topics to include because we have never done this before. That is why, the Editorial Board decided to look at different Student Publication Magazines for inspiration.

And so we will be working on these two babies for the whole summer and I can't see any light in sight (not for the work but for me). I hope the budget we asked for the working committee will be approved so we could lessen our expenses here.

Well, I need to look for a job also because, though the publication will shoulder our meals, it will not of course shoulder our boarding house payments. Huhuhu...Of course, I also need pocket money and I can't just ask for money anytime I want from my parents. Hello! It's summer and I'm supposed to stay at home and they are supposed to relax from the payments for two months...But then, duty calls and we have to face our responsibilities.

I don't know how this summer will be like but I do hope somebody will have pity on us and send us food here.=)...And also pay for our lodgings...it will greatly help a lot.

I hope we finish the work on time. We're just waiting for Carla Mae to return from her vacation so we could start with the planning.=)

So help us God.

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Incidentally, if you are a student of Negros Oriental State University (past or present) or an alumnus of the University, you may pass your Handurawan contributions (essay, short story, poems, art works, photographs) to editors@thenorsunian.com or log on to THE NORSUnian Interactive and submit your articles in the forum.

You may also visit our office and personally pass your contributions. We are located at the 2nd flr. Balay sa Alumni, Negros ORiental State University, Main Campus I, Dumaguete City.

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Enjoy your summers Guys!