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Lessons from Nobel Prize-winner Edmund Phelps

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 20, 2006 - 12:00am

Congratulations, Professor Phelps!" We barged into the room, each grinning madly as we paused in front of our teacher, stopped to shake his hand, shook our heads in awe, and then slowly settled into...

Seeing stars at the US Open

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - September 15, 2006 - 12:00am

New York – There weren’t any decent tickets available at the time my mom, my cousin Marc, and I decided to watch the US Open. Admittedly, I was at fault for not planning ahead. But the fact that I come...

Jessica Agra: Tennis champ at 14

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - August 18, 2006 - 12:00am

If I weren’t a tennis pro, I’d want to be a lawyer when I grow up." Unsurprising coming from a kid spouting out random plans for the future; but amazing coming from a 14-year-old girl who has gone...

It’s not about the bike

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - March 24, 2006 - 12:00am

I was maneuvering my way through the crowd, trying not to get wine on my dress, listening to yet another introduction by fellow students in my course. I was groggy from the activities older residents at our dorm...

Falling for autumn

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The nights are growing cold. For one such as me who spent an entire lifetime in tropical paradise, the autumn season is coupled with an odd sensation of excitement and melancholy. The...

Falling for autumn

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am

Where is home?

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 21, 2005 - 12:00am

PAROS, Greece – I am a morning person. Mornings have never been a problem for me – not when I was a child, neither when I grew older and realized the power of the alarm clock. I’m not the lightest...

Greece lightning

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 14, 2005 - 12:00am

PAROS, Greece – Many of you have probably read Love Story, that sentimental tear-jerker by Erich Segal. Remember how he started the novel with his main character, Oliver Barrett IV, struggling to find words...

A chronicle on human life

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 7, 2005 - 12:00am

ROME – History. The chronicles on human life. It is so much a part of us; it is our reason for being and growing. It is in every beat of our hearts, every pulse of our veins. But it is as easy to pass off as...

Confused state of MY religion

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - September 30, 2005 - 12:00am

Europe adventure, week two. Time is moving so much faster than I’d expected. My stay in Italy has been glorious. We spent a wonder-filled three days in Venice, a land where time stands still and which offers...

Buon Giorno! A European adventure

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - September 16, 2005 - 12:00am

I am sitting on my bed, nursing cuts and bruises on my legs as I type this. Amazingly, these wounds don’t hurt at all. Instead, I feel the sweet rush of pain mingled with pride. After all, I have accomplished...

And always, there is hope

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - July 8, 2005 - 12:00am

I’ve been lucky in many aspects; one of which is that I’ve been untouched by almost any form of discrimination while outside the Philippines. I’ve always been able to raise my head high and declare...

Leaving my heart in Shanghai

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - July 1, 2005 - 12:00am

Disclaimer: This article does not seek to provide information about studying Mandarin in Shanghai, nor does it give an entirely objective view of life in the city.

Leap of faith

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - March 18, 2005 - 12:00am

December marks the end of the year and the culmination of many of our plans; January signals new beginnings and hope. The months in between are exactly that – in-between periods of waiting and working that at...

Dare to choose

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - September 10, 2004 - 12:00am

(This short article is dedicated to all my friends who have written me complaining of how difficult it is to choose which path to take in life...and to all those out there who share the same sentiments.) While...

Wanna study in Singapore, lah?

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - July 23, 2004 - 12:00am

I’m all for studying close to home. I spent a good part of my university education at the Ateneo and I loved every bit of it immensely. My being a true-Blue Eagle fan has led many to question my decision to...

Dean Rudy Ang: Educating future men for others

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - February 13, 2004 - 12:00am

For many young people, there are so many decisions to make – for the high school student, the question: Which school should I go to? looms in his mind. For the college student, the question "what job will...

All the world’s a cinema to Mother Lily

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - January 30, 2004 - 12:00am

It has repeatedly been said that Lily Yu-Monteverde, more popularly known as Mother Lily, is a one-of-a-kind movie producer and businesswoman. I have been able to witness this one-of-a-kindness of Mother Lily —...

Wilson Lee Flores: A passionate writer

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 24, 2003 - 12:00am

There is one childhood memory of mine that I distinctly remember. It happened some 10 years ago, around the time when I had just read The Story of My Life by Helen Keller. Back then, to the mixed amusement and frustration...

Nicole Lim: Life at Harvard

by YAHOO By Stephanie Tanyu Coyiuto - October 17, 2003 - 12:00am

The great crimson walls of Harvard have always intrigued me. I’ve spent hours and hours wondering what it would be like to study in a place where some of the most wondrous minds and ideas are molded. Leonard...

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