Title: Students as Gangs: Fraternity Violence at the University of the Philippines Speaker: Professor Patricio N. Abinales, Asian Studies Program/Center for Philippine Studies, The School of Pacific and Asian Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa Date: May 11 (Mon.), 12:00 – 13:30, 2015 Place: Tonan tei (Room No. 201), Inamori Foundation Memorial Building, Kyoto University Abstract: This talk is an initial historical explanation of why fraternities at the University of the Philippines engage in violent clashes throughout an academic school year. It will explore the causes of these conflicts, the main actors involved, and how these “rumbles” (as they are known) affect internal university affairs as well as UP’s relationship with outside […]