The official student publication of the University of the East.
Editor in Chief: Gillian Q. Mortera
News Editor: Joshua B. Molo
Sports Editor: Piolo S. Almoite
Features Editor: Janae P. Ammugauan
Filipino Editor: Mikhaela P. Lladones
Chief Photographer: Almira Joy D. Cerda
Art Director: Edgin Kristoffer S. Angeles
The Dawn is the official student publication of the University of the East. Tracing its origins back on 1947— which is a year younger than the University itself, it is considered as one of the pioneers in serving as the students’ voice and in delivering reports constructed from substance over form.
The Business College Journal spearheaded by PCCBA Manila student Howard Dee was conceived and conceptualized in 1946. Dee handled the journal as it began to publish term papers, literary works, and faculty profiles. It was an ordinary newsletter until it made a new amendment during 1950, when then Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration was renamed the University of the East.
A name embodying the perseverance of night-owl writers who work and constantly beat the dawn just to publish an issue, Accountancy student Vicente Mangawang gave the winning name: “Dawn.”
The Dawn thrives as years fly by, protecting its values and dignity despite facing the most alarming chapters in the country’s history. being one of the few newspapers allowed to operate during the repression of student councils and publications. During the 1970s, the Dawn became the most circulated student newspaper in the Philippines. Eventually, in 1981, it joined a campaign to aid its fellow publications that were shut down in the orders of the Marcos Administration.
For over seven decades, the Dawn continues to witness the journey of the studentry and the fate of the country by producing proud journalists, public servants, and in the case of one, even a national artist. Truly, the road it follows is no exemption from rocks and hurdles. However, the footprints left behind of its predecessors remind the Dawners of their purpose to keep the dawn rising in the East.
(The history of The Dawn was printed in its 70th-anniversary magazine’s article entitled, "The Chronicles of The Dawn.")
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