Upcoming U.P., ADMU UAAP 73 Men's Basketball Games from August to September 2010

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Schedule for the second round of Men's Basketball games.  All UP Games will be held in Araneta Colloseum, Cubao, Quezon City)

(Source: Facebook page of  I will stand by the UP Fighting Maroons whether they win or lose.)

The U.P. Fighting Maroons: Or would a Rose by any other name smell just as sweet?

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1600:

JULIET:
      'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
      Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
      What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
      Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
      Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
      What's in a name? that which we call a rose
      By any other name would smell as sweet;
      So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd,
      Retain that dear perfection which he owes
      Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
      And for that name which is no part of thee
      Take all myself.

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Announcement from the Facebook Page of  U.P. Diliman Name your Team

NAME YOUR TEAM CONTEST

Naming Rights for the New UP Mascot

BACKGROUND OF THE CONTEST:

➢ The “UP Fighting Maroons” is the name carried by all UP Varsity Teams.

➢ Based on the symbols however, the UP Seal bears an eagle probably because it was the first university established by the Americans in the country.

➢ The eagle, as we all know is a common American symbol.

➢ Another symbol familiar to UP Alumni is the Parrot which was often used on car stickers and the cover of notebooks. The parrot however doesn’t seem an appropriate symbol for UP as al it does is imitate its’ human master. Some sectors claim it was used to represent UP students because they “talk too much”.

➢ The last and most famous symbol of the university is the “Oblation”, the nude statue located at Quezon Hall which is suppose to symbolize freedom and service to the nation.

➢ In the course of participation in various sports competitions, it was necessary to have a team mascot. In absence of such, the color “maroon” was instead selected.

➢ The color maroon has no personal qualities. In some instances, a pun on the word especially if the team loses, ends up as the “UP Morons”.

SIGNIFICANCE OF A NAME:

➢ A name is very important because it identifies a person/group of people.

➢ A mascot – is a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially (informally) includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school.

➢ It also becomes a brand name that may be used collectively for many purposes

➢ The choice of a mascot is suppose to reflect a desired quality, a common example of this is the “fighting spirit”, in which a competitive nature is personified by warriors (archer and Igorot warrior of DLSU and UE) or predatory animals.

➢ Since UP joined the NCAA and later the UAAP, it could not use the eagle as the Ateneo de Manila which was established ahead of UP by 50 years had already used it for its’ own team.

➢ UP had no choice but to choose something else. Probably due to the lack of time, it thus resorted to using the university’s colors – maroon to call its varsity athletes.

➢ The goal of this contest is to choose a moniker that is probably original or, at the very least historical and appropriate for the team and the university it represents.Eligibility: Open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni of the University of the Philippines. The contest will be system wide, however the winning entry shall be the property and exclusive use of the U.P. Diliman Varsity only.

CONTEST DETAILS:

Limit: As many entries may be submitted.

Entry procedures:

1. All entries will be submitted online.

FACEBOOK ACCOUNT: U.P. DILIMAN NAME YOUR TEAM (GROUP)

2. The Logo of your team should be submitted in .jpeg file and the write up describing the name and logo of the team should be typed in 2003 Microsoft Word Document.

3. The entry should have the contestant’s name and student/staff/faculty number to confirm the contestant’s identification in the UP Diliman campus.

4. Send your entries online to nameyourt@yahoo.com. DEADLINE IS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

JUDGING CRITERIA:

➢ Appropriateness of the mascot for a sport setting

➢ Reflects the desired qualities of a varsity team in particular and UP in general.

➢ Name Recall

➢ Originality

➢ May be used as a brand name

➢ Five of the best entries will be presented to the public for online/text voting

PRIZES:

The winner of the contest will receive:

➢ Cash award of PhP 20,000 for the winning entry

➢ Plaque of recognition for submitting the winning entry

➢ 2 season passes to all UP Men’s Basketball games for UAAP Season 73

➢ 1 Varsity Jacket

DATES TO REMEMBER:

SEPTEMBER 3 (FRI) - DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

SEPTEMBER 6-9 - ONLINE AND TEXT VOTING

SEPTEMBER 10 - JUDGEMENT DAY

SEPTEMBER 12 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNING ENTRY AT THE UAAP CHEERDANCE COMPETITION

CHEERDANCE COMPETITION.

EMAIL YOUR ENTRIES AT:
nameyourt@yahoo.com

TEXT YOUR VOTES AT:
0916-492.1314

U.P. Fighting Maroons: Another try for Glory

By Katherine Verances Marfal

Three years ago, University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons experienced their worst nightmare by having a winless season. Joe Lipa was relieved from duty in the following season and Aboy Castro took over the tactical choirs. In his two seasons, Castro compiled a dismal 6 wins and 22 loses. But, are they going to be forever distinguished as whipping boys? This year, Migs De Asis, Kevin Astroga and Arvhin Braganza are only key losses for them. Fighting Maroons will attempt again to end their 13-year final four drought with the strongest lineup in 5 years inarguably.


On their final year, the triumvirate of Woody Co, Martin Reyes and Magie Sison are the men who will be expected to carry the load for them. Plus the help from other guys who made significant contributions last season like, Mikee Reyes, Alvin Padilla and Mark Lopez. Co and Sision definitely assumed the job in operating and protecting the paint. Mikee Reyes finally gets the starting job at the point while Martin Reyes will help the flow of the offense of the Maroons through his outside snipping ability.

Padilla and Lopez are the men who are very eager to breakdown the defense and do some dirty works at will. However, the most interesting pieces in their campaign right now are their new recruits which will be very vital in their campaign and to the future of the team. One of them is former Jose Rizal University light bomber and scoring sensation Joshua Saret. He was remembered by most of his fans when he exploded with 89 points in a single game. Aside from that, Saret also proved that he is a versatile cager by posting 14 assists, 13 rebounds and 11 steals in that game. Another first year player who is on the watch is Filipino-American Michael Silungan. 6 foot 4 forward is being noted in one of their pre season matchups by scoring 35 points.

For coach Aboy, he guaranteed a different outcome this year.

His team is very different, more make up and more solid. He believes that they have already the tools to make it to the final four.

Let us see if the UP Fighting Maroons can finally move up to the next level, which they have never accomplished in more than a decade.

(Katherine Verances Marfal is a freelance writer. Among the publications she writes for are the Manila Bulletin, Sports Digest, Panorama and Pilipino Star Ngayon. She is also a Web Content Writer and teaches Pre-school at Philippine Normal University).