Talk about DEDICATION!
In the middle of the ongoing UAAP craze; supporters, students and alumnae from the Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University flocked to the MOA Arena and Araneta Coliseum to support their schools last Saturday and Wednesday, respectively.
The two schools, known for their fierce rivalry in Philippine sports, made their back to back appearance in the UAAP Finals, where the Taft-based school clinched the championship last year.
With finals and major deadlines and requirements coming up, fans dare not miss the sports in action for the highly anticipated basketball finals. At the same time, fans who are current students are reminded of their roles and priorities in meeting deadlines. OPMTV VJ Aryanna Epperson is one of them.
Epperson was spotted completing her thesis while watching the recent UAAP Finals match of the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the De La Salle Green Archers, where she was supporting the latter team.
When ball is life… BUT THESIS IS LIFER 😭 Anyway, congrats DLSU on winning Game 2!! 🏆🏀 ANIMO 💚 pic.twitter.com/CbwQ20Micz
— OAS Aryanna (@aryannaepperson) November 29, 2017
WHEN IN MANILA has reached out to Epperson for further details.
“I just came from my internship with 3 of my other thesis mates and right after work, we went straight to watch the game. Our thesis is due on December 4, Monday so we really need to finish it ASAP! I just ended up working on it in between each quarter.
As seniors, we couldn’t possibly miss an epic ADMU/DLSU finals game so we were very game to go and support our school, DLSU!”
Epperson is a BS Marketing Management student and will be graduating in February 2018. She figured that it would be a great “happy ending” if La Salle wins the championship game happening on Sunday, December 3.
“We really hope we win Game 3. It’ll be the cherry on top!”
Editor’s note: Epperson wishes to acknowledge her thesis mates Aeesha Afable, Celena Aquino, and Carl Umali for taking her photo.
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