Monday, August 9, 2010

USA Bags Third Place in PICE Quiz Bowl, Regional Eliminations

USA Bags Third Place in PICE Quiz Bowl, Regional Eliminations
by Elijohn S. Alcaraz

Each year, the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) holds its National Civil Engineering Students’ Quiz Bowl to encourage the competitiveness between different schools and universities all over the nation towards uplifting the course and profession of Civil Engineering in our nation and ultimately, the world.
This year, our University has once again received an invitation from PICE for this year’s quiz bowl. With the University always complying and submitting to these types of invitations, she sends Edward Joseph Sudario and Buena Gloria Amor Regino - both Fifth Year Civil Engineering Students - together with their adviser, Engr. Eryl Lazarte, to compete in the Regional Eliminations. Held in the University of Negros Occidental last October 7, 2009, the Regional Eliminations was divided into three categories: Easy, Average and Difficult. Composing of the common subjects in civil engineering, Math, Fluids, Hydraulics, Surveying, Transportation and Design are basically the mathematical problems that are to be tackled with during the quiz bowl.
Sudario won third place during the Regional Eliminations by scoring most points in the difficult level, as correct answers credit more during higher levels of difficulty. He could have won second place, if not for the barely credible, if not irrelevant, tie breaker which was a race to write down what the acronym PICE stood for. Unfortunately for Sudario, his opponent was a faster writer. But how that is a measure of intellect and competence, it’s really quite a blur. Sudario comes home with a trophie, certificate, cash prize of Php1,000, and ultimately, the honor he bestowed to the University.
When asked how he prepared for the quiz bowl, Sudario modestly replies he read notes during his vacant periods, and highly depended on his stocked knowledge for the event. Truly our College is capable of producing competitive individuals, and Sudario is but one of them.

1 comment:

  1. baw ah... naikta ko lang sa google.. hehe:D

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