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Don Bosco Arts & Science College will go to the polls on Friday, October 7, 2016, deciding the fate of 27 candidates contesting in various seats for the College Union of this academic year. The one-to-one campaigning by the candidates will end on Thursday, October 6, with a meet-the candidate programme in the afternoon. 18 candidates are in the fray for the eight major seats of chairman, vice chairman, general secretary, joint secretary, university union councilor, secretary of fine arts, student editor for college magazine and general captain. Sabio Baby Joseph from third semester B.Com Computer and Unais Parakkandy from third semester BBA are the candidates for the post of the chairman. The minor seats include the representatives of different batches. In the presidential form of elections, every student of the college will exercise their franchise.

In the Kannur University Intercollegiate Swimming Championship held at School of Physical Education and Sports Science, Mangattuparamba on 30th September, 2016, students from here left an indelible mark with their amazing performance winning four prizes. In 100 meters free style, Amal Tom from BA English Literature bagged the first prize. He won the second prize in both 50 and 200 meters free style competitions. In 100 meters relay, Renji Sebastian and Shermal Mathew from BBA and Vinil Sebastian and Amal Tom from BA English Literature secured second place.

About 800 Catholic students doing their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes here will participate in the four-day Inner Healing Spiritual Retreat, animated by the Sehion Retreat Centre Team, Attapady, the most sought-after spiritual renewal centre in Kerala. The retreat will be held from 9.35 to 3.30 from September 28th Wednesday to October 1, 2016. About 15 seasoned and gifted counselors from the Centre will be available for counseling. Confession will be arranged for students on Thursday.

About 300 non-Catholic students doing their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes here will undergo four-day Emotional Intelligence Proficiency Workshop, conducted by a leading Personality Development Training Team from Trivandrum. The workshop centered on Daniel Goleman’s bestseller “Emotional Intelligence”, will enable students to master the art of self-ascendancy and emotional balance. The programme will be held from 9.35 to 3.30 from September 28th Wednesday to October 1, 2016.

Akza Jose from First Semester M.Com Finance, and Alna Raj from First Semester BSW were in the final rounds of university level women’s intercollegiate badminton tournament, winning the third place in neck-and-neck contests.

Students of Don Bosco Arts & Science College once again proved their resourcefulness winning two intercollegiate quiz competitions held in Kannur University. Sabio Baby Joseph and Augustine Joshy from Third Semester B.Com Computer Application secured second place in commerce quiz contest at Mahatma Gandhi College, Iritty on September 7, 2016. They received a cash prize of Rs.2000. Alan Vincent and Nirmal Varghese, from Third Semester B.Com Computer Application bagged third place with a cash prize of Rs.1001 in business quiz competition held at S.E.S College, Sreekandapuram on August 3, 2016.

The First Semester B.Com Co-operation students made a difference in manifesting their concern for the deprived and the marginalized sections of the society, spending a day with the mental patients washing their clothes, bed sheets and blankets. The students accompanied by their class teacher Soorya Thankachan, and the Physical Education Faculty, Bibin Antony, were at ‘Sneha Bhavan’, the centre for the rehabilitation of about 100 mental patients at Koottupuzha on September 7, 2016. Students sponsored a sumptuous meal for the inmates. Students interacted with the inmates and entertained them with cultural programmes. “It was a unique experience, making us realize the many blessings that we need to thank God for and inviting us to identify with the have-nots”, said a participant of the outreach programme.

DC Books, the largest publisher in Kerala, the leading publisher of books in Malayalam, and one of the ten biggest publishers in India, will have a two-day book fair in the campus making available must-read books falling in the categories of academia, novels, collections of short stories, poems, biographies, personality development, inspirational literature, and competitive examinations, at a discount rate.

Jesus Youth here will organize a reach-out programme, ‘A Meal to Heal’, a day-long interactive session at Sneha Bhavan, the Old Age Home at Koottupuzha on September 24, empathizing with the less privileged and the marginalized senior citizens uncared by their family members. Jesus Youth Volunteers will sponsor a sumptuous meal for them, entertain them, and make them feel that they are loved and valued. Anila Thomas, the Staff Coordinator and Charly Joseph, the Student Coordinator have requested for voluntary donations to make the event a grand success.

Ajith Thomas, Bobin Lukose, Ajay Dinesh, Sanjo George and Abijith Bhaskar from BSc Mathematics, and Jeo Jose, Christo Jose, Akhil Baby, Anoop Devasia and Bennet V. from BCom Computer Application have emerged as best players among the winners in the Interdepartmental Chess Tournament. There will be a selection camp to finalize the candidates for the university level intercollegiate chess tournament.

Identifying with the mentally retarded inmates at Providence Home in Vilamana near Iritty, BBA Final Year students accompanied by their Faculty In-Charge, Ashams Philip, visited them on 01-09-2016, showing their concern by being with them lovingly and caringly contributed Rs.15,000/- gathered from their own batch.

‘The initiative was aimed at cultivating among students a sense of social responsibility’ A humanitarian gesture of students of the Department of Social Work at Don Bosco Arts and Science College at Angadikkadavu here has resulted in the construction of a house for a homeless family of a farmhand. Chacko Naduviledath, a native of nearby Vaniyappara, is a farm hand struggling to earn a living to support his family. The landless family living in a rented house started dreaming of a house of their own when local parish of Angadikkadavu gave it 7.5 cents land for house construction. Rs. 4 lakh collected The students of the college put in their efforts to collect Rs. 4 lakh and volunteer their time to join the workers to construct the house. The initiative of the students supported by Department head Fr. Joby Maniyanikkal and student co-ordinator Jimmi Joseph took three months to reach its fruition. The key of the newly built house was handed over to the family on August 17 which happened to be the first day of Malayalam month Chingam. “The initiative was promoted to cultivate among students a sense of social responsibility,” said Fr. Maniyanikkal. Built in 101 days The house was constructed in 101 days with students themselves joining the workers, he said. While the students pooled in total Rs. 1,20,000, the rest was collected as donation from others, he added. The construction of the house was a great relief for Mr. Naduviledath. “It is not possible for me to save money from my meagre income to construct a house,” he said adding that the students of the college turned his dream into a reality. His family comprises his wife, two children and his mother. The key was handed over to Mr. Naduviledath’s mother Elikutty by college Principal Fr. Francis Karakkat. College Manager Fr. K.O. Thomas and parish vicar Fr. Thomas Mundamattathil were among those present.

The students doing their postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in Third and Fifth Semesters here have their First Internal Examinations from August 16th Tuesday to August 23rd Tuesday. Classes will resume on 25th Thursday.

The students who joined for undergraduate programmes this year here are offered a Special Six-Day Full-Time English Proficiency Certificate Course. The bestseller Spoken English Textbook authored by Fr. Dr. Francis Karackat, the Principal of the College is used as the textbook for the course. Over 90, 000 copies of this 500-page book have been sold already and it is widely used across Kerala as a handbook to master English language effortlessly. English Proficiency Course has grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation as prime priorities. 15 teachers are trained to quip the students fully to speak English fluently, with practical dialogue sessions in pairs. Examination will be held on 23rd Tuesday. English Proficiency Certificate with Grade Point will be presented to students, based on their performance in the practical sessions and examinations.