Posts by Jyska A. Kuan Ken

South Korean president sits down with Ateneans

By , on January 3, 2012

DESPITE TIGHT security measures and the formality of the event…

Vergara impeachment a first in three years

By , on October 22, 2011

AFTER BEING found guilty on charges of “gross negligence” during the 2011 Freshmen and Special Elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara is the first student official to be impeached in three years. The Student Judicial Court (SJC) found him guilty in a 5-1 decision last September 1, replacing him with second-in-command [...]

Comelec chief impeached for “gross negligence”

By , , on September 27, 2011

IN A rare occurrence, the Student Judicial Court (SJC) voted 5-1 to impeach Ateneo Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara for “gross negligence” after a trial held last August 26. Vergara was charged with two instances of failure to fulfill his duties during the last freshman and special elections, in an impeachment [...]

Comelec Chief impeached

By , , on September 2, 2011

ATENEO COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chief Commissioner Jon Andre Vergara was impeached by the Student Judicial Court (SJC) for “gross negligence” during the recent freshmen and special elections. In a decision released September 1, the SJC found Vergara guilty of failing “to facilitate the logistical need of the election leading to the delay [sic] opening [...]

Freshman and special elections dogged by problems

By , , on September 1, 2011

DESPITE A successful turnout for this year’s freshman polls, complaints on the lack of information dissemination and faulty record keeping plagued this year’s freshman and special elections. With regard to the turnout, Ateneo Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ray Lacsamana said that the freshmen this year showed great eagerness in voting. In contrast, he said [...]