Insulto sa Aking Kolehiyo

Not long ago, a discussion of ideas occurred between me and a friend of mine from DLSU-M. It was only in the spirit of voicing out our opinions over a subject which I believe was misunderstood by him. But I was surprise that, how do I say this, reason out that I too should be aware of the real dirt behind this subject since I am, what he implied, "an MMA student" of CSB

Although I'm not in a position yet to see the topic in the viewpoint of a multimedia arts student, I'm just being open-minded believing no good would come if we would go on criticizing our works in the field of media (TV, Radio, Movies, etc.) since what we have now is an ongoing improvement of an existing field in the TV arena.

But he, the DLSU-M guy, said that as a student of "De La Salle(-)[College of Saint] Benilde" I should see his point (him being an Advertising major), as he said so himself, " I mean, you are a CSB student. Make the words "De La Salle Benilde" mean the part that says "De La Salle.""

Medyo suntok sa buwan iyon, as I tried to understand his implication by what he just said. He may have implied that as a part of "De La Salle" my views "daw" as a Benildean should share the same viewpoint he has as a Lasallian. But then again I ask myself: Why does he think that these two distinct schools should share the same ideals and visions for its students? There are a lot of things that he does not know about being a student of CSB, nor do I know either about being a DLSU-M student. 

As I believe, La Salle-Manila is a traditional university, with most courses similar to others. Sure their Liberal Arts college is more or less an equivalent to CSB's own School of Design and Arts, but still, each takes a direction different from the other. CSB, is unlike DLSU-M in more ways than he could even imagine. Other than what CSB is being described as a "learner-centered" institution, the students of Benilde are more more colorful, unique, and more independent, even if the school has a dress code which prevents us to fully express our individuality.

Sure, during UAAP season, CSB as well as the rest of the Lasallian schools are always there to support the DLSU-M Green Archers especially whenever they are pitted against good ol' Ateneo de Manila. The college also look back at its roots and is forever grateful that they were once an integral part of the university but it doesn't mean that we have to be forever known as "that school from La Salle". CSB dares to be different, it doesn't allow itself to be identified soley as a La Salle school, but a school known only as "Benilde" with no De La Salle name needed for it to be recognized.  Heck, even in the NCAA where CSB took DLSU-M's place, we are known simply as "CSB" sans the DLS initials (a subject of technicality but that was what the school came to be known).

A common belief to all Benildeans is that "De La Salle" is just a surname, signifying CSB's past affiliation as a college within DLSU-M, but our first name is, and only will be, "Benilde". So why the need to share viewpoint with our "mother school", if CSB has a mind of its own, and doesn't have to agree necessarily to what it want us see in their eyes?

What was taught to him as an Advertising student doesn't have to be the same as what we are being taught as MMA students, right? He believes that I can't see what he's trying to point me but nevertheless he never tried opening up his viewpoint for a change as well as seeing every single thing being shown on media in general that he fails to see the good stuff being thrown at him. 

He judged them as if he had "high standards" yet I'm not convinced that he has such. He instead used the works of foreigners to prove his point nevertheless he's too biased to realize that he is.

There may be One La Salle, but there is also One Benilde!