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La Salle bows down to Ateneo, ends championship bid

The De La Salle Green Archers ended a championship bid, suffering a 63-66 loss against the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles last September 29 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in the their Final Four semifinal matchup. The defeat ended the Archers’ promising late season, which saw the team barge into the top four after finishing…

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Rant and Rave: The King and I

Rating: 3.5 What happens when a Broadway musical and an all-star Filipino cast are thrown in together? An absolutely sensational performance, I have to say. Despite stiff competition from the other Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera, The King & I has definitely held its own in a stage as large as the Newport…

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Rant and Rave: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’

Rating: 4.0 Whoever said that the writer was dead? Stephen Chbosky proves that statement wrong in the film that he not only wrote, but also directed and executively produced The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a novel which he himself penned down. Perks is the story of a troubled young man named Charlie and his…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Nine’

Rating: 3.5 The tagline of this particular show says, “Be Italian”, and while some of the dialogue is indeed in Italian (and sometimes even French), one does not need to have an understanding of these foreign languages to appreciate Nine, produced by Atlantis Productions. The play is headlined by a powerhouse cast who prove to…

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Challenge accepted: Archers-Eagles semifinals preview

The beginning of a possible end starts on Saturday, September 29, 4 pm at the Araneta Coliseum. After a year of drought, the De La Salle Green Archers managed to prove doubters wrong as the team has reclaimed its seat as a UAAP Men’s Basketball Championship contender. The team won against two-time bridesmaid, FEU Tamaraws,…

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Archers prevails against Tamaraws

The DLSU Green Archers routed the FEU Tamaraws, 69-66 last September 26 to grab the final spot in the Final Four. With the win, the squad has set a duel with the ADMU Blue Eagles this coming Saturday, September 29 at the Araneta Coliseum.   Rebounding feast Norbert Torres and Arnold Van Opstal manned the frontline…

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Green Archers back to the Final Four, drops Tamaraws

All it took was one win, and the Green Archers has bridged its way back to the Final Four. DLSU’s Green Archers grabs the last Final Four spot with a 69-66 victory, after a thriller game with the FEU Tamaraws on September 26 at the Mall of Asia Arena.   “We just refused to lose.…

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Playoff for fourth: Now or never

One win is all it takes; one win would determine whether this season will end with another disappointment or a triumphant return; and one win will make or break the Archers’ Final Four bid. With a three-way tie at 9-5 between the National University Bulldogs, De La Salle University Green Archers, and Far Eastern University…

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University

How green is DLSU? La Salle’s sanitation procedures

As one might be able to promptly observe, Taft Avenue could be one of the most polluted areas as it is also one of the busiest in the Metro. Inside De La Salle University, however, many expect the community to be spared from the trash of its outer surroundings. But within the four walls of…

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DLSU QS ranking reveals research strength, areas for improvement

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings has already released the list of 700 esteemed universities across the world for this year. Four universities from the Philippines made it to the recognized list, but none made it to the top 300. University of the Philippines (UP) remains the leading university in the country, followed by…