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Faces of DLSU: Lives of passion

Disney movies remind us time and time again about the importance of chasing our dreams and pursuing our passion. Some of us have already figured things out, while others are still in the process of discovery. Either way, we all aspire to spend the rest of our lives doing something that makes us truly happy.…

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The art of lying

Remember that one time you told your friend that you couldn’t join the outing because your mom didn’t allow you, to cover the fact that you simply weren’t feeling it? Or that time when the professor asked the class if there was any homework due, and everyone simultaneously denied it because most of the class…

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A childhood of fairytales and technology

It’s your average family lunch in the 21st century. Phones are hovering above the table. In place of a colorful plate and spoon on your little cousin’s high chair, an iPad rests with its very own freestanding case, playing Frozen on repeat. Instead of sitting on a foam puzzle mat flipping through The Berenstain Bears…

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The old is the new: A revival of trends

‘Oldies but goodies’. The saying has always held true, but maybe never more so than these past few years. Nowadays, the young generation has been making fads and trends of old—or to use more hip terms, retro—things, be it music, movies, clothing, or anything in between. There are many possible reasons as to why today’s…

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Writing for others: Joel Griffith’s process of self-creation

It was in the early months of 2015 that Joel Griffiths (III, ADV) started writing a screenplay about two friends on the cusp of change. Flipping through Facebook, he came across a poster for Crossroads 12, a festival of student theater production in DLSU-College of St. Benilde, with the theme Autopoiesis, auto meaning “self” and…

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The depressing state of depression

“They said I was crazy,” shares 18-year-old Erica, her gaze focused on her lap where her hands have been resting for the past half hour, as if proclaiming an internal apology. She is one of the many who have been slapped with vapid labels—“over dramatic”, “paranoid”, “too emotional”—just a few words among a myriad of…

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Of Barbies and bleaching: Our notions of beauty

Before my older sister went away for college, she left me with her makeshift box of Barbie dolls in a moment that felt rather ceremonious. When she came back that first summer, she found that I had already split the legs apart, displaced the head from the body, and removed the left arm from its…

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The path of many forks

It’s odd whenever someone asks me what my religion is. Quite frankly, I don’t know the answer to that myself. I was born and baptized a Catholic—and once in a while, I attend mass, enjoying the homilies and the lessons that Christ and his Church wish to impart onto their followers.  But due to my…

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Leaving the limelight

“When you feel like you’re on cloud nine, and you think you’re invincible, and all your problems go away. When, out of nowhere, you just feel like smiling, and feel like it’s the perfect day.” This is how Marie Bernadette Tuason (II, MEM-BME), a former member of LSDC-Contemporary, describes the feeling of performing. The shot…

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The finals week routine

One of the downsides to having a trimestral school year is that finals week gets to sneak up on us thrice each year. It’s something that we Lasallians didn’t realize when we decided to study in Taft. But no worries, we at The Menagerie have made a comprehensive cheat sheet for all of you panicking…