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COMELEC, political parties gear up for GE

A candidate from the last General Election delivers his Miting de Avance address. This year’s GE campaign period is set to take place sometime in the first weeks of March. Halfway into the third term of this academic year, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as well as the two political parties have busied themselves with…

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DLSU Eco Car team bags 2 awards in Eco-marathon

The DLSU Eco Car Team’s entry in the UrbanConcept Battery Electric category of the Asian leg of the Shell Eco-marathon maintained its lead and ended the race at 2nd place. The car, named Archer, bested 14 other cars fielded in the category. The Archer posted a 66.38 km/kWh record. The entry of team ITERBO3 from…

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UAAP: Green Fencers grab second place, Ladies fall to fifth

The DLSU Green Fencers have capped-off their UAAP 76 run with a second place overall finish, with one gold and one silver, while the DLSU Lady Fencers ended the competition at fifth place overall with two bronze medals in the bag. The Green Fencers, who have steadily climbed the ranks in the previous years, finished…

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University benches, tables now open to naming rights

Beginning the third term of AY 2013-2014, the University has developed a new scheme to generate support for its activities—the sale of tambayan spots around campus.

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Research centers to rise in STC, Taft campus up for facelift

In line with the University’s goal to develop world-class facilities for its students, constructions and renovations will be on full-scale this year with progress in the Campus Renewal Plan in the Manila campus, and with the development of two new research centers in the DLSU Science and Technology Center (STC).   STC research centers Two…

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Fraternity hazing around DLSU

Despite De La Salle’s requirement of a signed and notarized non-fraternity contract from all of its students, fraternities remain at large around the University premises given recent cases attesting to harmful fraternity activity. In early December, The LaSallian received a report that a freshman from DLSU was beaten by members of a fraternity, purportedly from…

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Classes out on Feast of Black Nazarene

  Attracting millions of devotees year after year, last year’s traslacion lasted roughly over 22 hours, the longest in the procession’s history. Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has declared the suspension of classes in all levels in Manila in anticipation of the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this Thursday, January 9, 2014. Estrada said in…

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The Year Revisited: 13 Things to watch out for in 2013

Before 2013 began, The LaSallian brought you 13 exciting things to look out for in 2013 from the entire DLSU Sports Program. It was a year of ups and downs, but in the end, it seemed like no other UAAP school had a better year than DLSU in the world of sports. Now, as the…

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Constructions in DLSU campuses announced for 2014

The 15 year old Conservatory buildings being demolished as part of the campus renewal plan. Entering into a new year, students, administrators, and staff can expect a number of structural changes in both the DLSU Taft and Science and Technology Center (STC) campuses in the next and succeeding terms. In the main campus, the Pearl…

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Project REFOCUS shifts political parties’ focus

The University Student Government (USG) is currently considering major revisions to its constitution, which last saw big changes during the USG’s first year of adoption in 2009. Having spearheaded the bulk of these changes, USG President Migi Moreno introduced Operation REFOCUS in an informal Legislative Assembly (LA) session last November 29. Moreno aligns the project…