St Aloysius P U College

Pre University education lays the foundation for all future possibilities in the life of students and is keen to ensure that the students get a thorough grounding in academic achievements and moral strength to manage their life well.

The long-awaited Musical Evening & Traditional Day was held on the 19th of September in the Pretorium. The program began at 12 noon. An air of enthusiasm and excitement filled the premises as students came on stage to display their talent, while their college mates cheered for them. The great music provided by our college band, the artistically done backdrop and stage-setting added its own glamour to the evening.

Later in the day, the other highlight for the evening- the Traditional King and Queen competition was conducted. Over 85 boys and girls dressed in various traditional attire came onto the stage and displayed their costumes. They were judged by four of our distinguished lecturers, based on their costumes and also how well they answered the questions posed to them. After a tough competition, suspense filled the entire place as the results were announced. Nikhil D’Souza (I PU, VIII Batch) Deepthi Pemmaiah (I PU, XI Batch) and were declared as the Traditional King and Queen respectively. Arun Kumar Shetty (I PU, VII Batch) and Linda Fernandes (II PU, VIII Batch) were ajudged the runners-up. The entire event was well - compered by Melita Pinto (II PU, II Batch), Jonathan Sequeira (II PU, IV Batch), Christopher D’Souza (II PU, I Batch) and Ashwini Bhat (II PU X Batch). The evening came to an end at 6 pm, with a rousing baila. Mrs. Judy Pinto and her team, toiled for months for the success of the event. Congrats on a job well done!

The sports meet of St. Aloysius P.U. College was a memorable event. Preparations started at least a week in advance, and a great deal of effort was put into it making it an absorbing day.

The inaugural function of Sports Day was held on 27th November, 2003. The students, as they marched in their respective class teams, were a picturesque sight. When they had taken their places on the ground the solemn ceremony of flag hoisting began. The flag was hoisted to the sound of the college band playing the College anthem.

Dr. Anand Kini of KMC, the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony, declared the meet open. Rev. Fr. Principal presided over the function. Inter-class matches were held in Volleyball, Basketball, Cricket, Football, Tug of War and annual Athletic meet. Throughout the day the students were unflagging in their effort as competitors and cheer leaders for their favoured participants in various events.

Prof. Mariadoss, Department of Mathematics, was the Chief Guest of the Valedictory function. The Rector Rev. Fr. Vijay Kumar Prabhu, S.J. and the Principal graced the occasion with their presence.

The closing ceremony was eagerly awaited, as the students anxiously looked forward to the announcement of the best March Past team and the group and individual championship of the 2003-2004 Sports Day.

Mr. Shodan D’Souza (II PUC, VII) and Ms.Vanessa Crasta (II PUC, VIII) received the individual championship
Mr. Anthony Samson and the Sports Representatives deserve our cheers for their efficient organistion.
The following are the results of the Inter-class team events:

“Every responsibility is an opportunity to learn new things and to grow to newer heights.”
Pre Unique, true to its name, has emerged a trendsetter for all inter PUC activities. Started in 2000 on a modest basis, this cultural and intellectual fest has gained popularity all over the state with new and more colleges participating in it with every successive year.

The planning and organization of this mega event began in the first week of October. Mrs. Vijitha Shenoy was appointed as the Asst. Convener and Mr. Manoj Lewis was requested to coordinate the finance committee. Brain storming sessions were held with student council members and staff members separately. Their ideas and suggestions were put together and deliberated on at length. Finally, the planning committee set down 28 competitions in 17 events. In addition, there was one competition exclusively for our own students on an inter - class basis. Two new events - Chef Connoisseur and Dissemination were added for the first time. The other events were Scientia, Aesthetics, Musings, Elicit, Sur Sangam, Minerva, De’battre, Veni Vedi Vici, Graffito, Noopur, Quick Silver, Ballyhoo, De-Sign, Loquacious, Melting Pot.
An attractive brochure listing the aims, all the events and rules along with a poster were prepared.

The thrust this year was to standardize the logo and theme. The theme of Pre Unique 2003 was Beyond the frontiers…. towards excellence. Colleges which had taken part in Pre Unique in the previous years and a few other colleges from all over the state, were invited to take part in this mega event. This was followed by the constitution of 30 various committees- 18 committees to conduct various events and the rest for the overall organization of the event. Each committee was headed by a staff member and was assisted by at least one other staff member. Student Council members were given responsibilities as student organizers and they worked along with the staff members in various committees. A total of 180 student volunteers and all non-teaching staff have worked tirelessly with the event organizers in making this event a memorable one.
Pre Unique 2003 which was held on November 28th and 29th witnessed the participation of 975 students from 45 colleges along with their staff in-charge coming from different parts of the state. Out of these, 9 colleges which had participated in the previous years expressed their inability to do so because of programmes in their respective colleges. In the Banner competition exclusively meant for our own students, all the 23 classes took part. 76 distinguished persons form D.K. and Udupi districts cooperated with us by spending time and energy to judge the various competitions.

Mr. M. Veerappa Moily, Chairman, Revenue Reforms Committee and former Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, inaugurated the fest. He called upon students to adopt time management in their day to day activities and said, only those who believed in their strength could come up in their life. Mr. Aravind Srivastava, I.A.S., District Collector of Dakshina Kannada district gave away the prizes at the valedictory function. He lauded competitions of this kind and expressed the hope that the participants would certainly be richer in experience for taking part in the well-organised Pre Unique. Rev. Fr. Dr. Vijay Kumar Prabhu S.J., Rector, St. Aloysius Institutions presided over both the formal functions, complemented the organizers on the excellent time management. Rev. Fr. Dr. Eugene Lobo S.J., Principal, St. Aloysius College, was the Guest of Honour at the inaugural function. The overall winners of Pre Unique 2003 were Canara PU College, Mangalore and the runners-up were St. Philomena PU College, Puttur. In all, students from 22 different colleges secured prizes in various competitions.

The most wonderful part of the Pre Unique 2003 was the manner in which all the staff members, student council members and volunteers worked together as one well-knit team. Those two days were about seeing our months of hard work, countless sleepless nights, hopes and goals materialize into two days of perfectly organised programme. Everyone who either participated or watched the programme had nothing but praise and appreciation for the arrangements made. I am grateful to the Principal for the opportunity provided to me; my colleagues for their goodwill, total commitment and good humour; students for all their ever enthusiastic cooperation and selfless toil and the donors, for their generous contributions in organizing Pre Unique 2003. At the end of the day, I earnestly feel that Pre Unique 2003 has moved beyond the frontiers and has set new trends in its quest for excellence.

At this year’s inter-collegiate cultural fest our college team put up a good performance bagging four prizes they are,
Debate Competition : Supreetha II PUC VIII Batch (I place)
JAM Competition : Shruthi Suresh II PUC Ist Batch (III Place)
Group Singing : Linton Pereira & party (III Place)
Variety Entertainment : Pratham Lobo & party (III Place)

STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMME

A two days workshop on Total Quality Management was organised for the staff members of St. Aloysius P.U. College on 7th and 8th November, 2003. Prof. Ramesh and Dr. Murali from Mt. Carmel College, Bangalore were the resource persons. Prof. Ramesh took up the introductory session on ‘Quality in education, dimensions of source quality, benefits of quality, quality relationships, quality cycle and the need for quality.
The second session was on quality education, dimensions of quality, curricular and extra curricular aspects. In the noon session, teaching, learning and evaluation, teacher competency, communication in classrooms were some of the topics handled.
On the second day, evaluation methods and co-curricular activities were part of the practical sessions on planning. The participants felt that it was an immensely useful workshop.

DEEPAVALI CELEBRATIONS

Deepavali Celebration was held in the Pretorium of the college on 12th November, 2003. Dr. Ishwar Bhat organized the programme. He welcomed the dignitaries, staff members and students. Dr. Sripathi Rao, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry from St. Aloysius Degree College was the Chief Guest. Rev. Fr. Swebert D’Silva conveyed through his message the significance of Deepavali celebrations. After the formal function, the Kannada Sangha students performed a dance which was well-appreciated by all. Mr. Kishore Kumar Rai and Mr. Mahalinga Bhat helped in organizing the Deepavali celebrations and entertainment programme.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

Under the able guidance of Mr. Manohar Serrao, the AICUF students enacted a tableau on the birth of Jesus and sang carols to spread the message of peace and joy. Santa Claus entertained the students and distributed sweets to all. Rev. Fr. Denzil Lobo, SJ, Vice Principal , St. Aloysius College, was the Chief Guest.

FOUNDERS’ DAY

A celebration mass was offered at the Pretorium on the 12th of January, 2004 to mark the Post Centenary Silver Jubilee of the establishment of the first Jesuit home (in India) Rev. Fr. Ronald Prabhu, SJ, Provincial of Karnataka offered the Eucharistic mass, along with our Fr. Principal, Fr. Headmaster (of the high school) and others. Fr. Victor Machado delivered an inspiring homely on our motto, Lucet et Ardet - It Shines and Burns.

PU DAY CELEBRATIONS

14 January 2004: A day of varieties. A day of excellence, a day to remember. Colours of imagination, music-classical and pop, dances- western and eastern and ideas filled with creativity. All of these were proffered by the talented students of Aloysius P.U. College. It ended with speeches by our Rev. Fr. Swebert D’Silva and our Chief Guest, Dr. C. V. Raghuveer, Dean of K.M.C.

14th January was a memorable day for Merit Card holders. The students were awarded Merit Certificates for academic performance and excellence in sports and various association activities. Chief Guest, Dr. C. V. Raghuveer feliciated all Merit Card holders and stressed the need for excellence. The programme ended with the much anticipated the baila dance wherein students were danced for one hour with gusto.

COLLEGE DAY

On the 24th of January, St. Aloysius P.U. College celebrated 124 years of its existence in grand style. It was marked by the presence of such eminent personalities as Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda, Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University and alumnus of the College, Provincial for Karnataka Jesuit Province, Rev. Fr. Ronald N. Prabhu, S.J., and Rev. Fr. Rector, Dr. Vijay Kumar Prabhu, S.J. lauding the achievements of St. Aloysius, the Chief Guest predicted a brilliant future for the talented citizens of this proud nation. His inspiring words, delivered with true oratorial aplomb, drew frequent applause from parents and students. The Provincial and Rector, once again, reminded students of the selfless spirit and devotion to service and excellence that the institution wishes them to imbibe . Teachers who had been awarded their doctoral degree were also honoured. Students who had excelled in academics and proved their abilities to work tirelessly for the welfare of their alma mater and fellow - students were given due recognition. The evening ended with an hour of entertainment which included music, classical dance and drama - the last was a first for the P.U. College. Under the direction of Mr. Victor Vaz, Lecturer in English, the students staged Robert Brooke’s “Lithuania” heartrending and dark psychological drama on the desperation of a poverty- stricken family that drives them to commit an act of unspeakable horror.
Three cheers for Mr. John Sherra and his team of organizers!

KANNADA SANGHA

As a part of Depavali celebration a Rangoli competition was conducted. The Competition “Kamana Billu” and “Kannada Habba” which consisted following competitions drawing and painting, pick & speak, folk song, film song, elocution, semi- classical, essay, folk dance, handicraft and rangoli. Many students participated in the competitions and bagged prizes.

HINDI SANGH

The Hindi Sangh, this year, as always, was vibrant with a lot of activities and competitions. ‘ Hindi Saptha’ was organized from 9th September 2003 to 16th September 2003. In the connection with ‘Hindi Saptha’ celebration inter-class and individual competitions like essay, elocution, creative ads, antakshari and folk dance competitions were conducted. The valedictory of the Sangh was held on 16th September, 2003. Rev. Fr. Swebert D’Silva presided over the function and spoke on “Relevance of Hindi as Our National Language”.
The Hindi Sangh continued its tradition of advertising creative writing talent this academic year also. Poems, essays and many relevant articles, information on literary figures were displayed on the notice board to motivate students.

MUSIC ASSOCIATION

President : Mrs. Veronica Judith Pinto
Mr. Ricky Santhosh Rebello
Secretaries : Chandni Pinto II PUC I
Linton Periera II PUC IV
The Music Association of the college was especially active this year. A voice test was conducted in the month of August 2003 above 150 participants exhibited their singing talents, 76 students were selected for the Musical Evening. The Music Association conducted an inter-class patriotic song competition on 14 August, 2003.
The annual mega event was held on 19th September 2003 and it was followed by the baila. There was an over whelming response to the event. The college choir lent their melodious voices to the prayer every morning and also on auspicious occasions. This year, the unique achievement of the association was the troupe of 125 students who sang the prayer song on the inaugural of quasquicentennial silver jubilee which was graced by the most Rev. Dr. Alphonsus Mathias Arch Bishop Emeritus of Bangalore, Mr. George Fernandes, the Honourable Minister for Defence, Justice Michael Saldanha, Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.

PHYSICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

The Physical Science Association was inaugurated formally by Prof. Ronald Pinto of St. Aloysius Degree College. The association had a core committee consisting of joint secretaries from all the science batches in addition to the office bearers. Student coordinators were appointed for various activities.
To begin with, there was a quiz competition conducted under the guidance of Mr. Anil Mascarenhas (Lecturer in Physics), Bharath Kamath of I PUC I batch was coordinator of this programme. 22 teams participated in this competition. A science seminar competition followed the quiz competition. This was conducted under the guidance of Dr. Ronald Nazareth with Supreetha as the student coordinator. Special mention must be made here of the science model competition held during the Pre Unique 2003 under the guidance of Prof. Prakash Kamath. As many as 35 teams from our college participated in this competition. Vishwesh Prabhu of II PUC, VI batch was the coordinator for this competition. Along with activities, we had a regular wall magazine which carried excellent science articles compiled by our students. The frequent wall magazine quiz was an additional attraction. Justin Joseph and Keith Rodrigues of II PUC VI batch were the editors of the wall magazine. This year a number of opportunities were provided to budding scientists through the association.

WALL MAGAZINE SOCIETY

The society, better known as Thinker’s Corner, conducted an inter-class wall magazine competition, which extended throughout the academic year, with a total of 14 classes participating.
The entries themselves were left to the creativity and imagination of the classes, but were judged based on the number and quality of the articles and the creativity of presentation.
The competition was a grand success with over 30 charts and articles being displayed. The judging was done on PU Day and four classes were declared winners.
In the II PU category, V batch, I batch and VI batch were judged First, Second and Third respectively. The I PU, III batch were declared winners of the I PUC category.
The Society also conducted a short story writing competition during the Christmas vacation. Students were asked to write on the topic “ Turning Over a New Leaf” as part of New Year Celebration. The winner was, Justin Samuel Alva (IPU, IV).

WOMEN’S FORUM

The Women’s Forum serves as a platform for the lady students of the College to join together in conducting constructive activities to voice their opinions and express themselves. The Women’s Forum began its activities this year with an Orientation Programme for all the I PU lady students on the 3rd of July to orient them to the College environment and set-up. Senior lecturers of the College addressed the girls on various matters like ‘Relationships and Conduct’, ‘Why Good Conduct is Essential? etc.
The popular and much -awaited Al-Cuisine Competition (cooking competition for the boys) was held on the 9th of July. As usual, boys in large numbers participated in the three categories: snack, sweet and salad dressing and presentation.
On the 6th of September, the Women’s Forum organized an educative and interesting programme titled ‘Understanding the Media’. This lecture cum interactive session was conducted by representatives of ANWIC (Asian Network of Women in Communication) from Manipal Institute of Communication. The three-hour programme analyzed the role of the media in portraying stereotypes and reinforcing ideas and influences. The session created awareness amongst the students in perceiving and understanding the media. The Women’s Forum with support from all lady staff members has also been regularly monitoring and regulating the activities and the discipline of the lady students in the College.

COMPUTER CLUB

President : Mr. Santhosh Rebello, Dept. of Computer Science
Secretary : Mr. Gautham Pai, II PU, X Batch
Joint Secretaries : Ms. Sunitha Pai, II PU, VII Batch
Mr. Jerome Mascarenhas, II PU, VI Batch
Computer and Info- Tech is the fastest growing industry. There is a rapid change in this field. To be aware of this change the club is a forum for all those young talents who are interested in the IT field to come together and have frequent discussions.
The club has conducted the following activities:
• The club has conducted a series of Techno talks with the cooperation of some companies like UTI bank on “Functioning of ATM”, Touchtel on “DSL technologies”, Arena on “Projects in Multimedia” etc.
• The club has conducted e-art, a computer-based art competition, e-games, a computer game competition, Wall Magazine Quiz etc.
• The members participated in “LitRock IT-Quest 2003” held at Little Rock Indian School and Runner- Up. Sudhakar Mallya and Vinayak bagged the I place in Web designing competition.
• Our members participated in Software development competition at zonal level in Bharathi Institute of Computers, Nanthoor. Our students bagged the I place and were selected to represent Dakshina Kannada zone at the State level.
• Mr. Sanjay Karanth and Mr. Rohan Mascarenhas, who represented the zone, bagged the I place at the Karnataka State-level Software development contest held in Bangalore.
• The club has conducted state level IT fest “Elicit-2003” as part of Pre-Unique. BITWISE, ANIMATOR and WEBMASTER competitions were held. 17 colleges participated from different parts of Karnataka.
The association plans to come out with new programs in the coming years to be in phase with the changing technology.

LAURELS

Ashwini Bhat of II PUC, X Batch has excelled in dance and elocution. Her dancing and elocution accomplishments have brought her numerous accolades.

1. Passed the Bharatanatyam Vidhwath Examination in the year 2003 with first class and thereby achieved the ‘Natya Vidushi’ title.
2. Filmy dance- 2nd Place ?? Yuvavedike
3. Classical dance- 2nd Place
4. Elocution- 2nd Place- Youth Association
5. Elocution (Kannada)- 1st Place-District level Cosmo 2K3 (NITTE)
6. Sharada Vidyalaya- Classical Dance-1st place.
7. Elocution (Kannada) -1st Place- District level Yuvavahini Sridevi Damodar of II PUC, V Batch was awarded the ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak’ award on the 20th of November, 2003 at Raj Bhavan, Bangalore. The award was presented by Shri. T.N. Chaturvedi, the governor of Karnataka.