Indonesian
Varsities English Debate, Preparation of the Prestige Event
Hi!
Do you know that on January, our university has a special event? Yap! That is
IVED. It was held on January 10th until 14th in Satya Wacana Christian
University (SWCU). What do you know about that event? English debate? Speech?
Competition? Yes! Those are right. IVED is an abbreviation for Indonesian
Varsities English Debate. IVED is a national English debate competition. Therefore, several universities and academies
in Indonesia will send their capable and trained students to join in the
competition. Mostly the topics are about
the recent issues happening in Indonesia. About the history, IVED was held
since 1998 and the founder is UI (Universitas Indonesia). Now IVED has become a
good and prestigious annual debate competition.
Last
Friday, the convener or the chairperson of IVED, Gregorius Sebastian Leonardi
from 2010, shared about the preparation of IVED. He said that becoming the
convener of this event is very challenging and also joyful for him to have this
opportunity. He can also build more relations with other people when he became
the convener. The convener is responsible for almost all the things in the
event, including committee recruitment, preparation, spreading the information
about IVED to all of the participants and also negotiating with universities
about the preparation and their support for IVED. “I must interview the
committee members one by one. It was too hard for me to prepare the committee;
at least I have 80 people who were separated into 16 divisions. It was not easy
for me to control them. Also, I must negotiate with the universities and spread
the information about IVED”. But luckily, Greg has a good team which helps him
to solve and make the event successful. “My vice, tournament director, steering
committee and all the divisions work very well”. He added that the committee is
not all from ED but some are coming from Social and Communications Faculty,
Economics and Business Faculty, Information and Technology Faculty etc.
One
of the participants, Kurnia from STAN, said that this event is good and has a
prestige. She also shared about her preparation for this event. “We started 3
months ago; some of our debater trainees became the champions in this event. So
they may expect more from us to become a winner in this event”. She and her
team usually meet after class until midnight to prepare everything they need
for IVED. She added, even STAN did not have an English faculty, but they have a
huge English Club because so many students join in this English club so, the
English Club made a competition to select the team for IVED. Thus, only the
best can join the STAN's team.
You
can see, all the committees and also the participants have struggling hard to
give their best for this IVED. Now you can see how prestigious this event is,
right? So we wish that IVED would succeed and make SWCU proud. We wish a
victory to our debate team. Mario ‘12
Carrying
the Spirit of Childhood,
LoVED and
Talent Night
are Well
Prepared
Within just hours LoVED 2014 is about to begin. Here
is some information gained from Chang Sese, the Chairperson of LoVED and Talent
Night 2014 a day before LoVED starts.
Chang Sese said that the theme for this year's LoVED
is Spirit of Childhood: Past Present Future. She further explained that the
theme is meant to let everyone recall again the spirit of childhood, our
innocence and our dreams, to the present and keep them with us to reach the
future. “Childhood is one of the most memorable moments in our live,” she said.
Under that theme, there are games that each angkatan
should participate in. The games are mostly the same as the previous year's
loved, like Icon, Costume, Integrated Challenges, Story Telling, Spelling Bee,
What's on Your Mind?, DJ Hunt, Dance, Drama, and ED Race. However there are
different formats in Integrated Challenges, What's on Your Mind, and ED Race.
This year's IC, the representatives of each angkatan is facing limbo to add the
fun of the game. While in What's on Your Mind?, the format is different with
the use of Host and Audience role-playing. In ED race, the challenges are
different with the Eat Bulaga (recently popularized TV show where someone
should guess a word by asking Yes/No Questions).
This year's Talent Night, which is scheduled on the
second day of LoVED, has its own specialty. It will have royal kingdom format
where each angkatan will be representing Northland Kingdom for 2010, Eastland
Kingdom for 2011, Southland Kingdom for 2012, and Westland Kingdom for 2013, in
the Royal Festival (the special term for Talent Night). The Talent Night itself
will also be dazzled with the Prince and Princess dress code when the awards
will be given to the champions of the Royal Competitions (LoVED).
ED Dance, ED Voice, and the always-waited Lecturers'
Performance will also entertain everyone in Talent Night 2014. As always,
Lecturers' Performance theme will be kept secret before their spectacular show.
Chang Sese proudly stated that the committee had been
working very well in preparing this year's LoVED and Talent Night. With the
forty three people in the committee and the external partners, Chang Sese
seemed to be content and confident that LoVED and Talent Night 2014 will be
going wonderfully.
Indra ‘10
Amazing
Profile,
Amazing
Inspiration
Hello powers a
holic! In this part we have an inspirational profile that we inform to you so
that maybe you can be inspired by this person.
She is a student of
ED 2011.Her name is Ruth Silke J Fangidae, some people call her Uthe. She said
that she likes to learn about languages because language is her passion, so she
decided to study in FBS. She really loves her parents. She told that her
parents are the people that have been a big part of her life.“I am the daughter
of Edwin R Fangidae and Rachel A. Fangidae Hoema, they are my amazing parents.
They always support me, they give me a reliance to know about social and politics “. She likes to join the
organization since she was in junior high school. She told that she joined a
lot of organizations such as; Osis (
Organisasi Siswa Intra Sekolah) ,
Generasi Muda peduli HIV/AIDS, Drum band
and also youth community organizations in the church and Forum Anak Kota
Kupang. “ I focus on the social organization, especially on the organization
that is associated with children's issues . I have joined for eight years in
that organization” she added. She likes
to have the social relation to other people, so that she joined the social
organization like that.
These are some
achievement which she has reached:
1. Duta pariwisata NTT tingkat
SMA/SLTA 2009
2. Duta Anak 2009
3. Duta im3 2010
4. Konselor Sebaya UNICEF 2008
5. Mayoret Favorit tingakat Prov. NTT
2009
6. Fasilitator Anak Nasional 2012
7. Runner Up Duta Pangan Lokal NTT 2013
She also is be
trusted as the leader of some organizations like;FORAP (Forum Anak Provinsi NTT
2008) and FAKK (ForuM Anak Kota Kpg 2009-2012). Her highest achievement when she got
from the Pemberdayaan Perempuan Perlindungan Ank RI as the first
Facilitator of Anak Nasional in last year,2012.
She has a quote
that she wants to let Powers a holic know ” My principle is life is how much
kindness and positive changes that you transmitted to all of people around
you”.
This profile is
inpirational enough to make you know about the succsessful achievement , So we
hope this information will make you have more passion to through your life
Primadinar'12
Two
Majors? Why Not?
In this
Inspirational Section, PoWers would like to present a gentlement from world in
the era of 2010. A month ago, he was popular as a chair person of IVED
(Indonesian Varsities English Debate), one of the greatest events that our
beloved faculty joined in. Moreover, four years ago, he got a chief position.
Until now, that status, commonly known as Ketua Angkatan, is still occupied by
that English Department (ED) student from year 2010.
On account of his
credibility, maybe we have already known who the guy is. Yups... He is
Gregorius Sebastian Lionardi, usually called as “Greg”. Last Thursday, an
inspiring story was flowing from his ordinary look. So check this out!
Greg is an ED's
student of the year 2010. Now, he is doing his thesis. Almost 4 years studying
in ED, he gets many good experiences that can develop him to be better person.
He is not only studying many lectures in Faculty of language and Learning
(FLL), but he also is joining in many events and extracurricular activities. He
believes that he can get more experiences and also that he can practice his
ability of working in groups from those. Until right know, he is enrolling in
five to six events all at a time, which do not become a barrier in his study to
achieve good marks.
Surprisingly for us
who do not know much about Greg, he is not only studying at English of Economic
and Business (FEB). But for this year, he is in recess of it because he wants
to focus on his English thesis first.
Greg said, “I like
English and Economics, so it is the reason why I take those majors. I think, if
I study Economics I can know more about business life that can continue and
expand my family's business. And for studying English itself, I hope my
business could expand until abroad and I think English is the best key to build
a good connection with foreign colleagues.”
Sometimes, just
taking one major and joining some events will make us feel that those have made
us stressed and down, until we want to give up. So, how about Greg ? He also
said that sometimes he feels stressed and down like us, but he keeps optimistic
with all of the things that he chose. “Being stressed must be prevented in my
life”, Greg said. Then, he gave some tips to avoid stress in our college life.
The first is not to think our duties till we are in under pressure. Thus, if we
have many assignments, do them calmly. Second, spare your time to relax even if
it just one or two hours in a day. You can try, either playing games or hanging
out. And the third, if we have many problems, we could share them with our
family, girlfriend/boyfriend or close friends.
In conclusion, Greg
said that there are 3 keys in his life if it sometimes feel hard: be Patient,
Optimistic, and Humble. So guys, what about your keys in life? Avinda ‘12
IVED 2014 was
Held in SWCU
This year, Indonesian Varieties English Debate (IVED)
was held in our beloved campus, Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU). IVED
is a national debate competition which is followed by almost
all of the
universities and academies in Indonesia. The opening ceremony was led by the
head of SWCU, Prof. Pdt. John A Titaley, Th. D. The chair person of the event
is Gregorius Sebastian Leonardi. Beginning on Friday (10/1) in Balairung
Universitas of SWCU, the real competition was starting on Saturday (11/1) until
Tuesday (14/1). There were many universities which joined in IVED, such as
University of Indonesia (UI), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Bandung Technology
Institute (ITB), Padjajaran University (UNPAD), Sanata Dharma Universities
(SADHAR), and many more.
The theme of IVED 2014 was “Respecting Diversity,
Creating Unity”. The form of competition was Australasian Parliamentary. The
Adjudicator-Core a.ka. A-Core of the competition was Rizky Akita from
Diponegoro University, Alris Alfharisi from Bandung Technology University,
Thoriq Murtadho from Gadjah Mada University, and Elghafiky Bimardika from
University of Indonesia. There were 52 teams from 30 universities that joined
in IVED 2014. SWCU itself sent two teams to join in the competition. Team A
consisted of Dewi Ratoja, Yuandhika Wijaya, Frenky Batunan, and Astrid L.N
Ledewara. Whereas, team B consisted of Aldy Pratama, Aurelia Melinda, Herta
Puspita, Rian Isdianto Salean and Wiga Vivaningtyas. Unfortunately, team B only
could struggle until the semi-final in the Novice Category.
The
grand finale of IVED was held on Tuesday (14/1). The result was Gadjah Mada
University became the first winner of IVED 2014 in the main category, after
battling with University of Indonesia. The third winner was ITB and Binus
international. In the novice category, the first winner was Perguruan Tinggi
Technokrat, and Jendral Soedirman University (UNSOED) became the second winner.
There were 10 best speakers in the main category and 5 best speakers in novice
category.
So,
IVED in this year gave a great experience for SWCU. Although the two teams from
SWCU didn't win in the competition, but they would try to be winners in the
next IVED which will be held in University of Indonesia next years. Ika ‘12
LoVED Memorabilia
 |
The Best Angkatan of LoVED 2014 (2010) |
After long,
long fight among angkatan (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013) to get the “best
angkatan” title in LoVED (Loading Via English Department), an English
Department annual event, finally on Friday January 24th, Tenners (ED student
with year 2010) went home with glory and victory in their hands. They had won
seven competitions out of ten which are Mini Costume Carnival, Icon, IC
(Integrated Challenge), Spelling Bee, DJ Hunt, Dance Performance, ED Race. Not
only by winning those competitions, Tenners was deserved to win because of
their solidarity. When being interviewed, Gregorius Sebastian, Tenners' ketua
angkatan, said “Our angkatan solidarity is unique because we gain it through
gaps and conflicts. For those things have united us after we went through the
process and solved the problems together by communicate it openly and try to
understand each other.”
This event
will not be great if there was no committee who made this event successfully
came one way. Successful because all participants were excited to follow this
event and the goal to unite all angkatan and bring an unforgettable memory to
all ED students had been reached. “I hope that the next LoVED will be more
spectacular than this year, what has been good maintained and improved what was
lacking,” said Chang Sese, the chairperson of LoVED 2014.
As
conclusion, LoVED will always be a memorable experience ever. It was not only
for the winner but also for all of the people related into that event, including
the participants, the committee and the lecturers too. Every year LoVED
definitely happens, brings up the joys and cheers. ED students must have been
longed to wait for the unexpected scene before, during and after the LoVED
because every moment is worth to be captured and cherish altogether. Hana’12
2013 Kaleidoscope
Hello PoWers readers! We're back with the review of
amazing activities in English Department (ED). We will present the amazing
stories in 2013. So, let's check these out.
On Friday, September 6th, EDFM (English Department
Film Making) presented a horror movie (The F) that was played and created by ED
students. Starring Belinda'12 as Annie (the ghost of F Building), the movie was
played in F515 at 4pm.
The next activity came from ED Venture that had an
adventure in Rong Mountain in Tuntang on Saturday, September 28th. That
activity was the meeting from MAPALA (Mahasiswa Pecinta Alam) that shared the
knowledge about reforestation and to build the togetherness amongst the
members.
After the activities on September, we will look at the
activities in October. The first activity that came in October was EDWP
(English Department Welcoming Party), which was held on October 12th &13th.
That activity was created to welcome the new students from 2013. EDWP was held
in Graha Wisma, Isep-Isep (LP3K) the same place as the previous EDWP.
The next event is still in October, this activity was
a unit of SWEDS, ECC and POWERS. That unity was called SDDED. The first
activity of SDDED was Debate Exhibition, held on Friday, the 3rd and Saturday,
the 4th. There were 2 topics of that Debate Exhibition; the first day about
Vickysisasi Should be Punished and the second day was When Social Media Goes
Bad. On Friday, 18th, a Public Speaking Seminar was held. The speaker came from
ED's lecturer, Brandon Donelson-Sims. He explained about how to be a good
speaker everywhere you are, whether it's in class or in public. Then last but
not least was the Literary Exhibition with Unexplored Indonesia as the theme.
It required the participants to write an article (Short Story or Poem) that
included the unexplored stories in Indonesia. That event was held on October
25th in F515 at 11am. The following activities were held on November. The first
was SHED (Shema at English Department) Orphanage Visit on November 9th. There
were 35 participants (ED's students) visited in Panti Asuhan Darma Bhakti,
Salatiga.
The next event still comes from November which was EDO
(English Department Olympic) that was held on November 19th – 22nd. The Best
Angkatan was still kept by the previous champion: 2010.
The last event in November was the International
Seminar which held on November, 20th and 21st. The theme of the 7th seminar was
Language Policy and Planning: What are Issues? The speakers were coming from
three different universities; Prof. Hywel Coleman (University of Leads, United
Kingdom), Prof. Richard Baldauf (University of Queensland, Australia), and
Prof. Fuad Abdul Hamied (Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia).
The last activity comes in December. It was EDLT
(English Department Leadership Training), with the theme Be The One Be The
First Be The Leader. It was held from December 7th – 10th, in the three
different places; Kampus Kartini, F Building and Rumah Kaca Gua Maria, Kerrep
Ambarawa. The required participants are 70 students from 2013, 60 from 2012, 10
from 2011, and 20 from 2010 and Old Angkatan.
So
guys those were the amazing events that happened in 2013, still not enough? So
let's make another more amazing events in 2014!
Luky ‘12
