By Taga Mindanao, on May 19, 2009
Cagayan de Oro City, Campus, Commentary, Controversial, Mindanaoan Update, News, Opinion
Tags: ateneo de cagayan, ateneo de cagayan university, Cagayan de Oro City, cagayan de oro university, depression, failing grade, iphraim dela cruz, magna cum laude, roldan bacadon, suicide, suicides, xavier university, xavier university nursing, xavier university suicide, xavier university suicides
So two students of Ateneo de Cagayan University (Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao) have committed suicide in the past few weeks.
Roldan Bacadon, who graduated magna cum laude no less, committed suicide last Black Saturday. He allegedly drank poison and was allegedly depressed.
A few weeks later, 20-year old Iphraim dela Cruz, a Xavier University Nursing student hanged himself to death. Again, it was allegedly because of depression. Dela Cruz allegedly got a failing grade.
Observers are now asking: is it high time for Xavier University to re-examine their standards? Is it high time for the school to re-evaluate their teachers? Or are these student-suicides just two unfortunate random incidents?
Is Xavier University to blame for these suicides?
What are your thoughts?
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i really dont have idea of xu’s system but this sounds alarming or should i say intriguing..
@jer – oo nga eh
I have a friend who tried to kill herself as well because of a failed accounting subject (in XU last 2 years ago). But i still dont think that XU’s strict academic policies can be fully blamed. This happens to students in UP, DLSU, ADMU or other schools. Failing a grade contributes to depression but factors such as family, peers, or emotional orientation should be considered as well. This is alarming and so sad to hear..
@paulx – it really is very alarming. I heard that XU now plans to come up with a “hotline” number where students can call in and talk about their problems
one of them was my classmate in a certain subject and i found him to be good in class and highly participative, the case might not be related to XUs system alone but rather it has to deal with other factors that triggered the suicide. XU is now coming up with group counseling, it is somewhat like peer discussions related to personal or academic factors in order to guide XU students.