HOPING FOR HOPE

Flipping through old issues of Matanglawin, one of Ateneo's student publications, I came across a cool artwork by a freshman. I asked my editor, Pol, if that freshman was still around. He said no. "He (the freshman) didn't re-apply this year." "Why?" I asked. Pol replied, "He's not around Ateneo anymore. His family can't pay for his tuition for his sophomore year."

It's a really sad situation and that's the second person I know that stopped their education due to financial constraints. The first one is a close friend of mine. He's doing fine now, working part-time.

Education should be a right, not a privilege.