Wednesday, January 16, 2008

In the beginning… (The First Batch of the Varsitarian)

BEFORE “80,” there were 22.

They were the students whose deep passion for the written word gave birth to the Varsitarian. Led by Jose Villa Panganiban, they wanted simply to have a “paper to write on.” But what was released on Jan. 16, 1928 was to become an institution in the history of campus journalism in the Philippines.