Student Publication
SIRMATA is the official publication of the college students of Mariano Marcos State University. It is the oldest existing student publication in region 1, founded by Dr. Sosimo Ma. Pablico.The first Editor in Chief was Rodelio Lumbo(1987-1988), followed by Lloyd Ruben Castro(1989-1990).In 1990-1991, the first woman EIC was Maria Jesusa G. imperio from the College of Nursing. She was selected again the next year (1991-1992). Others who followed were:
Donald Galacgac (1992-1993) Jollybird Gusto (1993-1994) May Richelie Mata (1994-1995) Roxanne Lee Castro(1995-1996) Ryan Dean Sucgang (1996-1997) Roger Cacayorin (1998-2000)Students who wants to become members of the editorial team must take a qualifying exam administered every academic year. A selection committee is created, as per pertinent provisions of Republic Act 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act of 1991, who evaluate the applicants based on their written exams and group or one-on-one interviews. During the past years, SIRMATA has almost disappeared the editorial staff failed to come out with regular issues.
In academic year 1998-1999 SIRMATA was reinvented when Roger Cacayorin, a BS Development Communication student, assumed the paper's highest post as editor in chief, after serving as college correspondent during the previous year. At that time, the paper became witness of many student-centered events, on top of which was alleged sexual harassment by a top university official to an agriculture student.
When academic year 1999-2000 came, Cacayorin was still the paper's chief editor; the editorial staff decided to pick a new publications adviser. They unanimously selected Emile Kathleen Aguilar, a journalism professor at the Department of Development Communication of the College of Agriculture and Forestry. She is a graduate of BA in Mass Communications at the UP College of Baguio in Baguio City.
In 2010, the publication conducted its 1st SMAP Journalism Workshop in honor of its founder and is an annual gathering of student journalists.
There are also existing publications of the different units.
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