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 Frontpage of December 2008 issue of The Varsitarian | |
| Type | Student publication |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | University of Santo Tomas |
| Editor-in-chief | John Ezekiel J. Hirro |
| Founded | January 16, 1928 |
| Language | English, Filipino |
| Headquarters | Rm. 105, Tan Yan Kee Student Center, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila |
| Circulation | 25,000 copies per issue |
| Website | www.varsitarian.net |
The Varsitarian (Varsi, The V, or V) is the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Founded in January 1928 by a group of students led by Jose Villa Panganiban, it is one of the first student newspapers in the Philippines. It is published fortnightly. The lampoon issue is called The Vuisitarian. Tomas U. Santos, the mascot of The Varsitarian, is a Thomasian who represents the students of the campus. He is usually seen accompanied by a talking, and quite cynical, T-square.
Aside from publishing the school paper, The Varsitarian holds the Inkblots national campus journalism fellowship, hosts the Cinevita Film Festival, and organizes the Pautakan, the longest-running campus-based quiz contest in the Philippines. It also organizes Ustetika, the country's longest-running university-based literary competition, and the Creative Writing Workshop, which celebrated its 10th year in 2014.
The Varsitarian also publishes other editorial supplements such as Montage, Tomasino, Breaktime, Amihan, and Botomasino.