By Tatiana Onofre
As another semester winds down and we trade our written notes for nostalgic sighs, there’s at least one show in Silliman University (SU) that never gets old—the sunset.
Let’s admit it, no matter how topsy-turvy your midterms and finals week get or how many shots of coffee it takes to survive, when the sky starts smearing itself in strokes of gold, purple, pink, and crimson, you pause. You breathe, and you remember; endings can be beautiful too.
Here’s a roundup of the finest Silliman sunset spots that remind us whenever the sun clocks out, it leaves the horizon, glowing with a “to be continued…”
Amphitheater Facing SU Church
Sit on the amphitheater benches, past the cross-topped silhouette of the SU Church, and you’ll swear the heavens are giving you a standing ovation after every long day. Add a soundtrack of bells ringing and it’s pure cinematic gold. It’s where peace coalesces praise without needing words.
Hibbard Hall’s Side
As the pale light kisses the columns and climbs up the century-old walls of Hibbard, it feels like time slows down just enough for you to finish that one last reflection paper (in your head, at least).
Silliman Hall Facing the Boulevard
Old soul meets ocean glow. The oldest American structure in the Philippines watches the sun dip into the sea like it’s done for decades—like a graceful bow of a performer. The sea breeze makes your existential crisis feel rather poetic; a melancholy from a heartbreak you never experienced.
Ravello Field
There is nothing quite like watching the sky burn orange while sprawled on grass that’s witnessed every type of campus drama—PE drills, Hibalag flings, picnic dates. It’s sunset with space to breathe (and maybe cry just a little). It’s a front-row show experience of “you’ll be okay.”
Katipunan Hall Steps
There’s something poetic about watching the day end on the same steps where student leaders and scribes have passed through for generations. Especially when the light hits the old wood almost like a scene in a soap opera. With trees gently framing the sky and the occasional cat passing by, campus life is kissed by the ghost of nostalgia.
Near the Alumni Hall Fountain
Catch the sunset reflecting off the fountain water, and suddenly, it’s giving mirrors and metaphors. It’s all vibes, exceptionally when the campus quiets down and the sky does all the talking. People always talk about the horrors and whispers from ghosts but here, it all sounds like “you made it.”
As the days grow quieter and the halls start to empty, take a moment to soak in the last few brushstrokes of light painting the campus before it fully darkens. These skies won’t wait, the world will spin, and before you know it, they’ll be on pause—tucked away until the world turns back to August.
Let the glow remind you that you’ve weathered the whirlwind. You’ve prospered in ways that don’t always make it to your transcript, and the story is still and will always be unfolding.
So snag the light while it lingers—this chapter’s closing, but the horizon’s just getting warmed up.
