by Krisa Marisse Provido and Jim Carrell De Los Reyes
As part of the University Week celebration, West Visayas State University (WVSU) welcomed their alums during the homecoming. WVSU graduates from as far back as the 1960s walked down memory lane with a sense of jubilation and pride.
An alumnus from the College of Communication expressed the excitement of reconnecting with his former classmates. Mr. Novie Guazo, a 45-year-old graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication Major in Broadcasting Batch ’98, expressed the excitement of reconnecting with his former classmates.
According to him, he felt happy and nostalgic when he first heard about the upcoming alum homecoming and saw his classmates and friends after 25 years. He stated that this was a milestone for them.
“Happy and Nostalgic. Makita namon liwat ang amon classmate and friends,” said Guazo. “And knowing nga in the next 25 years kay 25th year kami subong and we will be 70 years old already. So this is a milestone for all of us. Kay base at that time may edad na kami tanan so importante gid nga dapat present gid kami subong”.
Going back to WVSU made him feel like his younger self, an ordinary student going through the challenges of college life. He thought that his batchmates did not age and was glad to know that most of them are healthy and doing well.
Guazo shared that they were the first batch under the College of Arts and Sciences when it became a separate unit. He fondly recalled that it was during his student days when DYWV Radio West Visayas acquired their first mixer, television, audio visual equipment, and chair.
Now a successful and popular broadcaster, he said that WVSU has taught him lessons that helped him strive in the real world. He mentioned that there was a disparity between classroom lessons and real ‘battles’ that happen in the media. WVSU somehow bridged that gap with the right balance of theory and practice.
“Dako gid ang desparties sang ginatudlo sa eskwelahan kaysa sa actual nga battle field sa media practice,” said Guazo. “May mga bagay kong kaisa nga ginatudlo di in theory nga pag abot mo sa real world its totally a different world, pero ang imo theory di amo na sya ang mangin back up mo sa paminsaron mo nga kun daw mejo strange nga lain ang real world, ma guiding light mo sya nga maka adjust kalang nga amo ni ang baseline sang imo media practice nga gintudlo diri sa aton sa west”.