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Rant and Rave: Prism

After four months of self-reflecting and a failed marriage, fans should not expect the same fluffy and cunning style like in Teenage Dream from the 28-year old pop icon. Instead, Katy Perry gives us a rather lukewarm and messy spectrum of songs but with still some standouts here and there (but not as much as…

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The Scenic Route: Tegan and Sara live in Manila

A long queue of people in plaid shirts tied around waists, faded jean shorts with the pockets spilling out the hem, bleached out pixie cuts accentuated by headwraps, and laced up Doc Martens wrapped around the NBC tent as early as 9 a.m. of November 25, 2013. Seeing people as upbeat on a Monday morning…

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Glimpse: Remembering the “Supremo”

The Philippines, in its rich and diverse culture, has produced a wide variety of heroes. There is the warrior-chief from Mactan, Lapu-Lapu; the three martyr priests, collectively called Gomburza; and of course, the nationalistic writer, Jose Rizal. Each of these heroes exemplified nationalism and love for country; however, none may have epitomized patriotism more than…

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Rant and Rave—’The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’

Fans join the rebellion with Catching Fire making its way to cinemas as the sequel to The Hunger Games back in 2012. The film takes off from the victory of tributes Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) from the 74th Annual Hunger Games, as they strategically defied the rules and survived through a…

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UAAP: Green Booters finally pick up first win

The third time was the charm for the DLSU Green Booters as they took their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over UP in FEU Diliman. Both teams entered the match as the only teams remaining in the league without a point and both teams hoped to avoid solo possession of last…

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University

Moreno discusses rationale behind Constitution amendments

In preparation for the coming Legislative Assembly (LA) sessions, University Student Government (USG) President Migi Moreno conducted a short discussion on the rationale behind the proposed amendments to the USG Constitution in the informal LA session held today, November 29, 2013. Moreno presented the grounds for Operation REFOCUS, a program initiated by the Office of…

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PRESS RELEASE: The prologue to real life and beyond

College is a turning point for everyone. It’s that time when you’re too old to be young, but too young to be old—a place of confusion, milestones, and decisions. Inspired by the moments that make up this memorable time in life, 19 students from the AB Multimedia Arts program of De La Salle-College of Saint…

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Just like old times

After an 11 month hiatus from boxing, Manny Pacquiao climbed back into the ring to face Brandon Rios in Macau. Reeling off two straight losses – a controversial split decision to Timothy Bradley and a sixth round knockout against Juan Manuel Marquez – many believed that the man known as Pac-Man was better off retiring…

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LSDC bags medals in Skechers, Crissa

Members of LSDC-Street pose with their trophy after the Skechers Street Dance Battle. It’s a continued winning streak for the La Salle Dance Company – Street (LSDC-Street) as they took home two more medals over the weekend after placing in the Skechers Street Dance Battle Year 9 and Crissa Digital Dance Synergy. Garnering a score…

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UAAP: Lady Booters shock UP, Green Booters drop opening match

The DLSU Booters had mixed results in the opening weekend of UAAP Season 76 Football action at the FEU-Diliman football field. Angge Metillo scored a late goal off a free kick halfway through the given four minute injury time after 90 minutes of play to lift the Lady Booters over the UP Lady Maroons with…