Sands and Coral is the historic annual student literary journal of Silliman University, situated in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The 1970 edition captures a critical crossroad in both campus history and the broader national landscape, published on the cusp of a highly politicized decade in the Philippines. This volume reflects a unique intersection of local creative writing, theological thought, and global existentialism. It features contributions from a diverse community of writers, including notable fictionist Antonio Enriquez, the multi-talented non-violent activist and Golden Quill Award winner Noel C. Villalba, and international voices such as Korean writer Young Hee Yoo and American instructor JC Teague. Grounded in rigorous critical inquiry alongside its creative prose, the issue includes deep literary and philosophical analyses—such as Shirley Deiner's critique of Gerard Manley Hopkins and University Pastor Rev. Harry Y. Pak’s essay on Albert Camus's concept of the absurd. This volume remains an irreplaceable archival record of the academic vitality and evolving socio-political awareness that solidified Dumaguete's reputation as a premier intellectual sanctuary during a transformative period in Philippine history.
Sands and Coral, 1970