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Over Dinner

“Uni’s been great, right?” 

General Sheltron had meant it as a mere small talk starter, between unpacking the take-out food to the plates. But to his surprise, Aster’s eyes and voice light up. “Dad, how could it not?!”

The occasional stutters and pauses to admire the meal did little to stop his excited chatter. The university pleases Aster, very much, and the boy is eager to go about life there. The club activities he might do (“They have a band, Dad!”); then the lessons he is to study－in this semester, in the semesters to come (“Third-year students might do an internship at a company’s lab－won’t Mama like the sound of that?”); the interactive moonbeam hologram presenters in his classes (“The molecule models would float about us－and we can tweak it with a simple wave－no goggles necessary!”)

The old general’s amusement increases at how Aster is even eager about the compulsory classes. “The lecturer’s nice, so that’s a plus point－and the lesson’s actually interesting－if you can pay attention long enough. But I think my friends already knew all about them when they were in high school…”

My little star, his mother had mused, adoration seeping through each word. He never failed to cheer me up－there’s always something exciting in his world. 

The three of them had been touring the General’s ship. They lingered in the steering room, and the crew were laughing at Aster’s little pun. General Sheltron hadn’t known how to respond, was still reeling at meeting the boy for the first time two hours earlier. He did suppose that his son was given a fitting name, or Aster himself had lived up to the meaning. 

Now the boy is quiet, chewing his dinner before speaking again, “There are so many fun things to do and try, I’m not even sure I’ll be able to do all that.”

General Sheltron smiles, “But you want to do them all?”

Aster’s eyes light up again, fingers snapping in agreement. “That’s the point!” he exclaims. “Sometimes I’ll think, maybe next year there’ll be another seminar or something. But at the same time, the other side would pester me, like what if there’s no other opportunity? And if there is, what if you won’t have time later?”

“Well, surely some will be more beneficial or interesting to you than the rest, Aster,” says the General. “Don’t want to be mopping in some miserable obligation, don’t we?”

“No, indeed,” Aster grins. “I’ll stress the neurons out of my brain trying to fulfill everything well.”

“Well then!” The boy chuckles at his father’s words.

“Of course, you’ll have greater worries and concerns at your age,” the General continues softly. “You can’t help it. But I’d prefer if you choose to do things responsibly.”

“Mama said the same thing,” Aster pipes. His tone is musing, yet far too lilting with the amused glint in his eyes.

“Well, I know she didn’t raise a brash young man,” General Sheltron retorts before he can overthink the allusion.

 “No, sir.” 

“You mind your studies well. Don’t worry about anything else－ money or food or lodging. Your mother made me swear I’ll provide for you, and I will.”

“You have, Dad. A great deal,” Aster acknowledges kindly.

“That’s why. Enjoy yourself, and gather your skills. You’ll survive the workforce well enough with those.”

Aster swallows then raise his right hand in a proper salute. “Yes, General Sir!”

“At ease, Corporal. Well, listen to me. An old geezer with his advice,” the General chuckles, turning to pick up the puddings set aside on the counter. 

“I don’t mind. I’m still a duckling to this world, looking for guidance.” There’s a pause as Aster chews his food, an intent look in his eyes. Then he leans forward, and says, “It’s not like you’re half a century old, Dad.”

His father stills, and his gaze turns sharp. Aster, being the little tease who knew he hit his mark, begins to snicker. General Sheltron is no old rickety officer, being in his late forties. Still, it is enough a gap between his comrades for them to tease him relentlessly.

“You should stop seeing your uncles,” the General sighs. Aster only laughs louder.

Author: Ruth Tirza Arina / 224214046

Editor: Cynthia Olga Handoko, Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)

Illustrator: Ajeng Suci Hati

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The Crescent Moon

It’s sunny outside, perfectly perfect weather to go on a picnic. She drives herself to a land full of white sands, a land where the waves excitedly greet her from the farthest horizon, a land where hermit crabs hide. She drives herself to a land where her dad is welcomed and peacefully rested. 

Taking out the carpet, she sits down, facing a rounded black-and-blue birthday cake with 18 candles.

“Dada, your little girl now meets friends in college, starts to have a crush on one of her classmates, stays up late at night doing homework, and is stressed about grades. Changes still feel awkward for me after you left. Often at night, when my day isn’t going well, I cry. But Dada, you know? Neither your fingers through my face nor your arms surrounding me, it is the pillow that holds my tears, it is my blanket that embraces me,” she whispers through the wind.

“I’m no longer a little girl, but I still need you day after day.” 

The candles have gone out, and tears are running down her cheeks.

I watch her from a distance. The last time I saw her clothed in tears was just a month ago. She was covered in black and hugged the frame of her father tight.

“Carla! Watch out! The waves are chasing after you, baby.”

“Vruhh,” she’s late. The waves had already kissed her knees, and she was losing balance, falling and kneeling on the sand. 

“Oh NO, Dada, please help me! I can’t get myself up. I’m stuck and covered in sand.”

A six-foot man in a light blue T-shirt rushed to approach and lift her daughter. Everyone could tell that he was a good father. You could never see his eyes while talking to his five-year-old daughter. His blonde hair was shining well under the sunlight. He carried Carla on his shoulder and ran to chase the wind. From afar, you could see that Carla also has a half-moon shape in her eyes while smiling. It’s probably passed down from her dad. Many would name it eye smile, a phenomenon of your eyes that would form an adorable crescent moon shape while smiling.

I smelled her happiness spread like a fragrance in the air that day. However, today, sadness goes really far and leaves a hole in her heart. I can’t stand this, so I do some magic for her. I let her see the scene from 13 years ago when she and her dad had a lot of fun in this place.

If you wonder how I may use my magic, here’s the secret—a leaf. I let one of my leaves flies onto her lap, transferring her to that moment. 

“Daddy, is that you?!” Carla is surprised to see her father. She tries to reach her father’s hand, but she can’t.  

“Hi, sweetie, how are you doing? I miss you a lot. I wonder if you have already forgotten me. But I know you will come to visit me one day, just like what you did today. Dear, life may not go as you wish, but just like the sun that rises every day, like the waves that would come endlessly, like footprints that will always follow your steps, my love would never let you be alone. Goodbye may never be easy. I trust and believe that I have already given my all to you. Now that you can survive in this world, I am proud of you,” her dad talks in silence, but Carla can listen to it clearly.

Shedding in tears, she replies. “Dad, it felt like you were going away and leaving me all alone. I am scared of changes. Just thinking I must go on my own. I am not confident yet without you by my side. I struggle more than I ever imagine. Thank you for letting me know that you would never let me go through my life alone. I wish you would always be there, just like my footprints. When I have new semesters, meet new classmates, and face a new society, I would challenge myself to be braver.”

“That’s my baby, Carla. You are doing great and always would. Dear, it’s time for you to live your dream. Though this pandemic can take me away from you, never let it take away your dream. Fight against it, and be ready to open a new chapter. It might be completely new and feels unfamiliar at first. Trust me. It may help and let you step out of your comfort zone. Child, here comes the time for you to let me go. This is the first chapter you need to close,” Carla feels her dad’s hand reaching hers this time, begging her. 

“When I see you later, I promise to tell you my exciting story, Dad! I promise to make you proud of me” Carla prepares her heart, and this time, she can let her father’s hand go.

“There’s a time when you must be brave and keep moving on in life.” I write so on a leaf and fly it once more onto Carla’s lap. As soon as she read it, I could finally see the crescent moon in her eyes.  

The End

Author: Fernisya Abellya / 214214025

Editor: Arih Oviana Putri Kusuma, Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono (QC)

Illustrator: Maria Angelica Chrysanti

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SMM Comes Back Stronger with Its Self-Produced Horror Short Movie “Elevator”

Yosi Brilianto (right), the Director of String Movie Maniacs’ “Elevator” Horror Short Movie, giving his opening speech before the screening.

Yogyakarta (29/08/2022) – String Movie Maniacs (SMM) kicked the start of the fall semester of 2022 with its self-produced horror short movie “Elevator”. The screening was held on the Monday evening of August 29, 2022. In-room of S. 203, Gedung Sastra Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta, attend the representatives of three Student Associations in Sanata Dharma University’s Faculty of Letters, as well as the representatives of English Letters Student’s Activity Units and Lens Club.

During the two years of the pandemic, watching movies together through collaborative online platforms seemed to be the only feasible activity in SMM. “Elevator” is not only the first offline project that they produced. It is also the first project that enabled SMM’s members to meet face-to-face and get to know each other in real life for the first time. 

“I want to give my biggest appreciation because you guys (SMM) have been independently productive. Hopefully, this can be a good start since this is the beginning of the semester and our beginning of offline activities. Hopefully, there will be many more works coming, and expanding – not only internally in SMM,” stated Ma’am Sri Mulyani the advisor of SMM in her opening speech.

The hope for further collaboration between student’s activity units was also delivered by Mr. Simon Arsa Manggala the Vice Chairperson of the English Letters Department, “For the other student’s activity units, hopefully, this can be the event to get to know each other and work together. Who knows if it is possible to collaborate: SMM made a film about badminton, (Avis) Puppet Show play badminton, for example.

The introduction of the Cast and Crew of “Elevator” Horror Short Movie.

“This film was made within a relatively short time and with a limited amount of crew, and these limitations are not unreasonable. Because of the drawbacks in the online years, the process of making it was also faced with obstacles,” explained Yosi Brilianto, the director of the short movie. The process of script reading, shooting, and editing was all done within a week. The movie involved one director, one scriptwriter, 5 cast members, and 7 crews in total. What is more, is that the shooting process was done with only one camera and some additional equipment lent by Lens Club.

The cast also shared the difficulties that they had experienced in the shooting process. Especially, in the elevator scene taken at the elevator of Driyarkara Auditorium, Sanata Dharma University. On the day when the shot was planned to be taken, INSADHA (Inisiasi Sanata Dharma) was still ongoing and there were a lot of noises, creating an unconducive situation for the shooting.

This particular scene was also hard to take because of the height difference between Nasya and Goldy, the actresses who played Sandra and the ghost. They had to repeat the takeover and over again, even until they were scolded by the cleaning service in the auditorium due to the concern that the elevator may be broken if they use it too often without time breaks.

However, all these drawbacks did not stop String Movie Maniacs to amaze the audience with its horror short movie premiere. “Elevator” successfully crept on the audience, slowly, but surely. The thrill of the movie made some audience watch through the gap of their fingers. Some others even screamed when the jumpscare came. Once the screen went black, the room filled in total darkness, and the credit scene appeared, the audience loudly clapped their hands, both proud of SMM and relieved that the horror had ended. Click here to watch “Elevator” a horror short movie by String Movie Maniacs.

Journalist: Agnes Seraphine

Editor: Cynthia Olga Handoko (QC)

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Moon at Noon 2022 Honest Review: Exclusive Interview with Pakde Agathon Hutama

(Yogyakarta, 11/07/20) –  Performing a self-produced play, Moon at Noon 2022 was seen to receive many affirmative feedbacks from the audience. The musical performance was as thoroughly enjoyable as the dynamics of the characters. In this article, we are going to take a closer look at this year’s play performance review, mainly from our interview with the current advisor of Teater Seriboe Djendela, Mr. Agathon Hutama. 

Mr. Agathon, also commonly known as “Pakde”, started his theatrical journey in 2006. He began to actively join the student activity’s unit of Teater Seriboe Djendela in 2009 and became deeply interested in the field of literacy and stage production management. Being an alumnus of the English Letters Department himself, Pakde Agathon has also taken the course of Play Performance in his university years.

To begin with, Pakde expressed his appreciation to the committee of Play Performance 2022 as well as the English Letters Department of Sanata Dharma University. Regardless of the outcome, the willingness and effort to continuously create the literature work is worth the acknowledgement. He mentioned that the challenge of originality has been accepted bravely by the committee, knowing that they have to make the quality of the script more or less equivalent to the classical play performed in the previous years, namely Seasons of Love, Mamma Mia, and the Sound of Music. Not to mention, the process of recontextualizing songs and composing choreographies to the play is an extra effort worth noticing.

“The main appeal of Moon at Noon is in its musical performance,” said Pakde. He further explained that although the singing part was impressive, it ironically distracted the committee from building further depth into the play itself. Pakde, on the other side, also agreed that it was a good strategy for the play, as the English Letters Department has not yet provided a long term learning medium with acting at its center while the majority of actors and actresses also did not have prior experiences in the field of theater. In other words, the lack of the depth in the script actualization might have been caused, saved, and over-charmed by the musical show. 

This case is commonly found in musical plays due to the duality of elements which needs to be performed in one show. To improve this, Pakde suggested that the songs are exploited more as a form of interaction between characters instead of a solo performance “isolated” from the script. This means that the characters should do more realistic gestures related to the story while singing instead of gestures which evidently show that they are singing at that moment.

Moreover, Pakde described how the depth of the play was problematic. Firstly, the number of focus in the story is too many. Thus, it creates confusion about which main message was supposed to be received by the audience. It is comparatively better to just take one main topic and break it down into several perspectives in the play. Secondly, the timescope of COVID-19 was shown by so few setting indicators aside from the dialogues. Details such as backsound of ambulances going around or people wearing masks were still missing from the play. 

For the next Play Performance, Pakde Agathon suggested that the topic of the play focus more on the issues that the society around us are struggling through. By this, students of the English Letters Department are expected to be more susceptible, compassionate, and critical toward the social occurrences around them. 

“What if next year’s Play Performance is not made into a musical?” added Pakde at the end of the interview, proposing a new challenge for the English Letters students should they also want to perform an original play next year. He explained that this proposal can be a way for the committee to take more of their time on constructing depth into the script and for students to get bigger opportunities on becoming great actors and actresses without being held behind by their ability to sing. From this, Pakde reminds us that musical play is not the peak of play performance, yet one genre among many others to be explored.

 

Journalist: Agnes Seraphine

Editor: Cynthia Olga Handoko (QC)

 

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Celebrating Post Pandemic Situation through Play Performance: Moon at Noon 2022

The cast of Moon at Noon in the prologue scene singing “Another Day of the Sun” (taken by Ina Galuh Susetyawati)

Yogyakarta (28/06/2022) – “After two years separated by the pandemic and (also) all the virus issues, we’re finally coming back with a self-produced play performance, titled Moon at Noon 2022,” said Adriyan Frediyanto as the Head of Production in his opening speech.


Play Performance is an annual student project of the English Letters Department Sanata Dharma University initially conducted in 2016. Several titles have been performed ever since, including The Sound of Music, Mamma Mia, and Rent: Seasons of Love.


Unfortunately, last year’s play, Rock of Ages, was canceled due to the pandemic. This brought a great disappointment at that time and extra excitement for Moon at Noon 2022 as the audience had been waiting for a play performance comeback.


Mainly composed of the English Letters students batch 2018, Moon at Noon captured the experience of university students’ life during the COVID-19 pandemic. It aimed to raise the issue of mental health, togetherness, respect, and acceptance.


Through the self-liberation journey of Paul (Yohanes), Aryo (Yoga), Nadine (Shelitta), and Ms. Frida (Raffa), Play Performance 2022 encouraged the audience to be okay with being unique or “misfits” among other people. This is also shown in the title of the play itself, Moon at Noon. Accordingly, the Head of the English Letters Department, Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. mentioned that this was the possible reason why the performance was conducted in the afternoon, while it was usually held in the evening in previous years.


After approximately one year of preparation by the whole committee and the dilemma of whether or not to actually conduct the performance on-site, Moon at Noon 2022 was a huge success. A total of ten songs from Broadway and musical movies were performed by 14 talented actors and actresses. It was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. The plot twist at the end of the story also made some gasp with surprise and excitement.


The sound of handclaps from more than 450 audiences filled the Driyarkara Auditorium of Sanata Dharma University as the show ended. The performance also received affirmative responses from live chats on its Youtube stream, where some spectators said that Moon at Noon was way beyond their highest expectations. Another even requested for its casts’ version of songs to be recorded and published on Spotify.


“I hope this performance will be a starting point again for our yearly agenda,” expressed Mr. Hirmawan proudly in his speech.

 

 

Journalist: Agnes Seraphine

Editor: Desca Geovani Kristi & Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)

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In English Letters Classmeeting 2022: Be Warrior, Not Worrier

This year, the English Letters Department held a class meeting with the theme “Be Warrior, Not Worrier”. The event in which submission was opened on 16 April 2022 had both online and offline competitions. The online competitions consist of Song Cover, Poetry Writing and Reading, TikTok Creative Look, and Photography. Meanwhile, basketball, soccer, and badminton were the offline competitions. 

After a series of competitions, the Awarding Night was held on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 6 PM to award the winners of the competitions. This event was held offline at Sanata Dharma University’s Student Hall Campus 1 and it was also broadcasted online through @el_classmeeting’s Instagram Live. 

After the opening speech of Sir Simon Arsa Manggala as the Vice Chairman of the English Letters Department and Valentino Eko, the Vice Chairman of the event, the MCs announced the winners of each contest. In Poetry Writing and Reading Contest, with poem titled “A Message for Hidden Warriors”, Agnes Seraphine won first place, while Jihadani Fillahi became the runner-up with “Corner” as the poem’s title. In the second competition, Song Cover, Reyna Qutrunnada became the winner with her cover of “Nat King Cole’s Route 66” and the runner-up position was awarded to Benedict Nerel Urie and Samuel Aristo who sang “Story of My Life” by One Direction. In the photography contest, Maria Tiara Ovi Kristiana was placed as the winner and Maria Virda Pramasari Putri was placed as the runner-up. In the Tiktok Creative Look, Ridho Atmo Saputra won first place with his video of outfits that make him feel powerful, while Angeline Libert became the runner-up with her glow-up transformation video. 

For the offline competitions, Alexandro Traviata won first place in the badminton competition and Ricky Pratama Fanly won second place. In basketball competitions, Dying Lungs became the first winner, whilst Twenty’s Letters became the runner-up. Lastly, in the soccer competition, SixOneNine (619) was awarded as the first winner, and EnamSembilan was awarded as the second winner. 

Since the Awarding Night was held offline, some winners could not attend the event. However, the committee displayed videos of gratitude sent by these winners. 

Before the event ended with Elmo’s performance as the guest star, the MCs sent their congratulations to the winners and hoped that students of English Letters of Sanata Dharma University can look forward to English Letters Class meeting in 2023.

 

 

Journalist: Atalya Zarah Septirina

Editor: Cynthia Olga Handoko & Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)

Pictures: @el_classmeeting (instagram)

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Faculty of Letters’ 29th Anniversary: Literature Continues to Thrive Alongside Digital Transformation

In celebrating its 29th anniversary, Sanata Dharma University’s Faculty of Letters held a festival seminar with “Literature and Digital Transformation” as its theme. The first day of the festival was held on 4 April 2022 from 11.00 to 13.00 WIB and was followed by the second day on 11 April 2022 at the same time. 

In the first session, Dra. Theresia Enny Anggraini, Ph.D. as the first day’s main speaker shared her paper titled “Digital Transformation in Children’s Literature in the United States of America”. Unlike the ordinary topic in which people tend to focus on how the authors impact the readers, Dra. Theresia Enny Anggraini, Ph.D. tried to focus on how the readers and their situations affect the author and their works. 

The change of the readers’ generations plays a big part in the development of literary works. The readers who are part of the baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y are used to traditional books. On the other hand, with the development and innovation of technology, the readers from Generation Z, Generation Alpha, and digital natives are accustomed to e-books. Moreover, in America, the development of Children’s Literature can also be seen through the model or the form of literary works such as multimodal books, radical change books, and wordless books. After the first session ended, the event was followed by the panel session which was divided into 5 breakout rooms. In each breakout room, two papers were delivered by the Faculty of Letters of Sanata Dharma University’s lecturers. Some of the papers are Sony Christian Sudarsono, S.S., M.A. with his paper titled “Hiperkoreksi pada Google Document”, Adventina Putranti, M.Hum. with “Tantangan dan Peluang dalam Pengajaran Penerjemahan di Era Google Translate”, “The Purpose of Sarcastic Utterances in Nigel Ng’s Comedy YouTube Channel: Uncle Roger Works at Food Truck” by Anindita Dewangga Puri, S.S., M.A., Drs. Hirmawan Wijanarka, M.Hum. with “Cinderella Formula: The Romance Begins”, “Penggunaan Kata Anak dalam bahasa Indonesia dari Perspektif Ekolinguistik” by Prof. Dr. Praptomo Baryadi I, and etc. Through this seminar festival, Sanata Dharma University’s Faculty of Letters hoped that literature will continue to thrive alongside digital transformation.

 

 

Journalist: Atalya Zarah Septirina

Editor: Baby Lois Augustine Nabasa & Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono (QC)

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Faculty of Letters’ 29th Anniversary: Redefining Literature Study in the Era of Digital Transformation

In the series of its 29th Dies Natalis celebration, the Faculty of Letters Sanata Dharma University hosted the second “Literature and Digital Transformation” webinar via Zoom Meeting on April 11, 2022, at 11:00-13:00 WIB.  The webinar was held in collaboration with Petra Christian University and was attended by more than one hundred participants. Similar to the previous webinar, this event was divided into two main sessions.

The first session of the event saw Mr. Sony Christian Sudarsono as the moderator and Mr. Setefanus Suprajitno, M.A., Ph.D., a lecturer from Petra University, as the main speaker. In this session, Mr. Setefanus presented his paper under the title of “Transformasi Digital Pembelajaran Sastra: Studi Kasus di Prodi Sastra Inggris Universitas Kristen Petra”.

To begin with, Mr. Setefanus explained that over the years, the internet and digital technology have become an important necessity. The era of digital transformation has given a massive impact on every aspect of our life, including education. Thus, there is a shift of focus in educational institutions where scholars are expected to adapt to the demand for modern skills compared to conventional learning.

“The development of digital skills is a challenge and an opportunity for the faculty of literature,” said Mr. Setefanus. For this reason, he conducted the Sandbox Project in the English Letters Department of Petra University where students were divided into small groups to collaborate, experiment, and create a digital literature product in the form of interactive performances or games. As an outcome, the project successfully enhanced their digital skills, collaborative strategies, and self-learning methods.

The presentation from Mr. Stefanus was welcomed with great curiosity from the audience. Here are some of the most interesting discussions during the Q&A session.

Q: Every student has different financial capacities and levels of accessibility to technological tools. Wouldn’t this project create more gaps between the students?

A: There is no need to worry because the course is accessible for every student. The only requirement is that they have internet access.

Q: How did Petra University prepare its lecturers to teach the young generation about digital skills, while lecturers (older generation) are usually the ones who got left behind?

A: The lecturers of the UK Petra’s Faculty of Letters were given digital training in advance so that they could first develop innovative teaching methods and provide the students with a wide range of credible learning resources.

Q: If we follow the digital transformation era, how will the fate of classical literature (e.g., Shakespeare, Jane Austen) be?

A: Indeed, sacrifices need to be made. The reality is that our young generation prefers to learn about creative writings with lesser length and complexities. That is why Petra University decides to prioritize the skills on demand in the current literature industry even though other big universities are still persistent to prioritize the teaching of traditional literature.

After the Q&A session was closed, a certificate was given to Mr. Stefanus as a form of appreciation for being the main speaker of the webinar. 

In the second session, a parallel seminar was held in seven break-out rooms. In each room, there was one moderator and two speakers who were the lecturers of the Faculty of Letters at Sanata Dharma University, ready to present their papers. The subtopics varied from #Instapoetry to the digitalization of theatrical art in Indonesia. Participants could choose to join any break-out room whose speakers and subtopics won their interest.

In the end, the second webinar, “Literature and Digital Transformation”, leaves us literature students with a big question: what meaning does literature hold for you in the midst of the digital transformation era?

 

 

Journalist: Agnes Seraphine 

Editor: Vivi Julianti & QC Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)

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A Process to Thrive: Integrity Registers to Get ISSN Number

Integrity, the monthly online magazine of the English Letter Department, has been working on getting an ISSN number for the past few months. ISSN (International Standard of Serial Number) is an eight-digit number that identifies a publication, whether it is through printed media or electronic media. ISSN works similarly to ISBN (International Standard Book Number), but ISSN is used for periodical publications such as magazines, websites, newspapers, and journals.

An ISSN number is not compulsory for a publisher. However, having an ISSN number is significant and could benefit the publisher. First and foremost, an ISSN gives the publication credibility. ISSN provides a unique way to identify publishers, and it enables the publication to be recognized globally regardless of the country and the language it is written. Since ISSN works uniquely to identify a serial publication, it is easier for the publisher to track down and distinguish the same published title between serials.

Although obtaining an ISSN number is relatively easy, several requirements and files must be prepared before application, depending on the country. “We’re still trying to file the documents because our main concern is the Integrity website’s design. We need to adjust it with the regulations,” stated Alma Anindita, the Editor-in-Chief of Integrity, regarding the latest progress of getting the ISSN number.

Alma hopes that the people working behind Integrity could have higher credibility when entering journalism by obtaining an ISSN number and receiving the certification. Obtaining an ISSN number will open up the chances for the members to get paid as well. Alma also hopes that with this step, Integrity could be more known by the public and recognized by the government and the country.

Journalist: Yohana Satvika Wahyuvenda

Editor: Arih Oviana Putri Kusuma, Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono (QC)

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LCYA Reading Club’s 4th Online Book Discussion

Literary for Children and Young Adults (LCYA) Reading Club held the 4th online book discussion on 12 March 2021. This discussion raised a book by Katherine Applegate titled “Wishtree” as the discussion material. This discussion was held in Zoom and attended by 40 participants.

This discussion talked about the topics contained in the book. The event, which was attended by members of the LCYA club and several lecturers, discussed the opinions and views of all participants on the events or moments that occurred and was told in the book.

The discussion flowed smoothly. Participants expressed their views on the questions posed by the Moderator. The question itself was a critical question about the events that took place in the book.

One of the participants, Rr. Arielia Yustisiana, lecturer at the Faculty of Communication Studies, English Language Study Program, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya, said that holding this discussion was a very good event for students and other people to explore their thoughts and interests in reading literary works, such as children’s literature.

“This event invites us to read more extensively, in my opinion, because we inevitably want to participate in analyzing the books that we want to discuss at the event. I agree if this event continues,” said Mrs. Arielia.

Mrs. Enny Anggraini, as the supervisor of the LCYA Club, said that this event could be a means for students and lecturers, who are often busy and don’t have much time to read, to have the opportunity to enrich their reading.

“This reading club event can be a means to enrich our reading with discussion, so we are “forced” to read and make time for it. The book that is the subject of discussion is also the book of choice, good in quality, so you don’t have to bother looking for books to read,” said Mrs. Enny Anggraini.

She also hopes that in the future, more and more people will join this event, both inside and outside the USD, and will be more active in joining this discussion.

To ensure the quality of the discussion, the selected book must also go through a selection process. The selection of books that became the material or topic of this discussion was carried out carefully. The PIC team from LCYA made the selection by proposing candidate books that would be the subject of discussion.

“We, from the PIC reading section, select the candidate books that will be used as material for the book discussion, and then we continue with the discussion and voting on which book to use,” said Cherry Larissa, the PIC Reading of LCYA club.

The book, Wishtree, is written by Katherine Applegate and was published in 2017. This book tells the story of an oak tree called “Red” from which people in the city hang their dreams, hopes, and dreams by hanging ribbons, scraps of paper, and others. “Red” has a friend a crow named “Bongo”. The story of this book revolves around a boy named Samar, who comes from a Muslim family who recently moved to the neighborhood. Several difficulties and problems began to roll and became the core of the story of this book.

 

Journalist: Vincensius Radhitya

Editor: Desca Geovani Kristi, Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)