At the elite Clark University, student life is dictated by the M.E.R.I.T. system, an algorithm that rewards good performance and punishes bad behavior-controlling everything from campus privileges to sought-after scholarships.
Enter Wysiwyg Watson...
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WYSIWYG
"Nabasa n'yo ba 'yong posts tungkol kay you-know-who?"
"You-know-who?"
"Si Sir JC! 'Yong manyak na prof!"
"Ah, oo! Nakakadiri siya! Mabuti't hindi natin siya naging prof, 'no?"
"Pasalamat siya! Yari siya sa 'kin kung nagkagano'n!"
MY EXPOSÉ of the pervert Julio Cesareo was the talk of the town this morning. My UniVerse feed was flooded with posts condemning the lewd professor. Every time I scrolled down with my mouse, I saw at least one post about him. Some students even shared their hair-prickling experience with him and how they luckily dodged the bullet.
Did I deserve the credit for exposing him? Not really. I merely unlocked the door and left it open for other allegations to start pouring in. I wounded him badly, but it was his victims that finished him off.
But Cesareo wasn't my main target. He was nothing more than a step on the staircase I needed to climb to reach my goal—dismantling the MERIT system. The journey to that destination wouldn't be easy or fast, but as long as I was taking one step at a time, I would eventually get there.
The outrage about Cesareo wasn't exclusive on social media. Even beyond our screens, the disgust and disappointment was overwhelming. I was on my way to the ICT building when I happened to pass by a group of students calling for the administration to fire toad-face. Huh? Weren't they the same bunch that I saw a few days ago?
"Cesareo, dapat nang patalsikin!"
"Oras na para siya'y panagutin!"
On the side-lines, I observed some members of the student executive committee, the errand boys and girls of the University Student Council. Unlike the last time there was a protest here, they seemed hesitant to approach the rallyists and deduct merit points from them. It wouldn't look good if they penalized students calling for the termination of an immoral professor. It might be misconstrued as them protecting and siding with Cesareo
Just as I walked in the building lobby, a long table instantly caught my attention. The hot-off-the-press release of Clarion—our official student publication in the university—were piled up on top. Not everyone on campus was interested in checking out the latest news. Not many cared about the passing rate or the new classification system in the university library. So most students normally walked past these stations.
But today was different. Their new copies were selling like hotcakes!
I walked back a few steps and grabbed my own copy of the Clarion. We had already paid for these in a subscription basis through our tuition fee. The banner headline read:
MERIT SYSTEM UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER PROFESSOR EXPOSED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
