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Opinion

College complicacy

Last term, just before the academic year reached its conclusion, I overheard a simple argument about which college in DLSU is toughest. It was an interesting topic to argue about even if the clash was rather biased and devoid of reasonable facts. At the end of the squabble, I have to say that my ego…

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Sports

UAAP 75 Recap: A breakthrough season

As UAAP Season 76 manifests itself this coming June 29 with the theme “Greatness Never Ends”, De La Salle University will take on the league for the very first time as the defending general champions. DLSU will enter the UAAP season ready to defend its first ever general championship gold medal against top contenders such…

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Menagerie

Scenic Route: The Senate

A couple of minutes away from De La Salle University, just a moment’s strut along Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, lies the heart of the country’s legislative branch, the Senate office of the Philippines. Law Serves Peace, Let It Be Done: the Senate’s upholders couldn’t have said it any better, as its strict guidelines and rules bind…

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Sports

FilOil: Piatos leads Lady Archers past CEU

The DLSU Lady Archers extended their stainless record to 2-0 after slaying the CEU Pink Scorpions with a 63-52 victory in the FilOil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup held at the Arena in San Juan last May 4.   Trisha Piatos rallied the Lady Archers’ offense, shooting six out of 11 from beyond the arc,…

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General Elections University

Is this the USG? An interview with Saint Anthony Tiu

Back in 2003, Student Council President Saint Anthony Tiu drafted a then revolutionary idea: a University Student Government, with three functional branches patterned after the Philippine government. In an interview with The LaSallian, Saint shares his original vision, and sets it against the backdrop of the USG today. *** The vision of the USG back…

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Sports

A look back: First UAAP 3-Peat Volleyball Championship

History repeats itself as the Lady Spikers completed the team’s latest feat by winning the women’s volleyball championship in UAAP Season 75 to extend the team’s streak to a three time repeat. The recent feat does not only make the Lady Spikers the three time back-to-back champion of the league; it has also made the…

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Sports

Famous but non-existent in DLSU and in the UAAP

Boxing, bowling and billiards are just a few of the many sports Filipinos have excelled in. Because of their increasing popularity in the country, names such as Manny Pacquiao, Paeng Nepomuceno, and Efren Reyes have become news staples in many mainstream broadsheets. But despite their unquestionable popularity, these sports continue to remain in the sidelines…

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Sports

Lady Archers seeks to repeat FCBL Crown

The DLSU Lady Archers started the 2013 Filipino-Chinese Basketball League (FCBL) Dickies Cup on a bad note as the team recorded a 1-3 win-loss slate after the first four games in the single round elimination bracket at the Philippine Buddha Care Academy Quezon City.   Derailed Lady Archers The UAAP Season 75 bridesmaid suffered defeated…

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Sports

Green Jins and Judokas on a roll during the offseason

The second half of UAAP Season 75 started last November, but has shown no signs of losing heat as DLSU is gearing up for the university’s chance for a General Championship. The LaSallian takes a look back at two first half teams that performed from July to October last year.   Kicking it up a…

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Sports

Green Spikers succumbs to Bulldogs

The Green Spikers failed to give the NU Bulldogs the latter’s first defeat of the season despite taking a early, 2-0, lead in the match. The five set classic was held last January 27 at the Arena in San Juan.   Christopher Antonio led the Spikers, scoring 19 points while Red Christensen and Philip Cerveza…