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| NATURAL LOOK. The picture shows the entrance to the Computer Room of the USA Publications Editorial Office. Using natural lighting, the office can save up to 60 kWh of power per month. (USA Publications Photo / Ray Adrian C. Macalalag) |
THE 84-YEAR-OLD official student press corps of the University of San Agustin launched various developments in the first semester of this academic year.
Environmental initiatives including saving of electricity in their office by using natural lighting at daytime and publishing an online web newscast aiming to reduce use of paper, were launched earlier this August.
“As campus journalists of the University, we already helped out developing communities. We wanted to work as eco-friendly writers. That is why we chose to come up with paperless alternatives.” USA Publications editor-in-chief Ray Adrian Macalalag said.
The web newscast according to Macalalag was the first ever to be done by a student paper in Visayas.
As an effort to further minimize paper use, the size of the newspaper was reduced by half an inch on both the height and width; thus, making the newspaper both “handy” and “paper-saving”.
“Minimalist fonts were used this year so that the text is small but very clear for the eyes to read.” Macalalag added.
Overall, the USA Publications will continue to establish innovations so that the press corps will not only publish papers but also help and advocate.
“We are not just an organization who publishes articles of advocacies. We do what we can.” Macalalag concluded.
Online copies of The Augustinian Mirror, The Augustinian, Irong-irong and other publications including the web newscasts produced by the press corps are available online at their website, www.usa-pub.blogspot.com.
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