The year 2014 brought many changes to the Philippines. For the year ahead, there will be more challenges to face as the country readies itself for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and the looming 2016 national elections, among others. With this, The LaSallian presents some notable events and issues that may impact…
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Towards the end of each term, just in time for enlistment, the time slots of subjects to be offered for the upcoming term is released. Most Lasallians are eager to create their schedules as soon as the list of course offerings is made available. Not all students are able to enroll in the classes they…
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets leading from the Apostolic Nunciature along Taft Avenue to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City just to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Outside the arena, thousands more waited patiently in the parking lot, as delegates from all over…
For the third time in six academic years, the University Student Government (USG) opened a plebiscite to the students, proposing that changes, such as the number of elected officers and increased accountability of appointed officers, be made in the USG constitution. The voting period was originally slated during the first week of November, but a temporary…
Every enlistment period, students consider several factors when they create their class schedules. There are students who select classes based on the their time slots, while others choose them on the basis of their venues. Most students, however, are particular with the professors offered when they complete their schedules. With the expectation that their preferred…
Unlike most of its peer universities, De La Salle University (DLSU) follows a grading system with intervals of 0.5. In this system, a student can receive any grade from 0.00 to 4.00, with 4.0 being the highest possible grade and 0.0, which is considered a failing mark, on the opposite end. In a survey conducted…
A quick walk around the Taft Avenue area reveals a plethora of dining establishments available to students of De La Salle University (DLSU). Most restaurants offer food for cheap prices and offer a wide variety of options. While these may entice the budget-conscious Lasallian, many students still value the cleanliness and physical upkeep of these…
With reports from Althea Gonzales and Gabriel Hipolito With the more than 16,000 undergraduate students and a limited supply of faculty members, academic departments at De La Salle University (DLSU), especially those with interdisciplinary backgrounds, are forced to utilize human resources by outsourcing some of their courses to other departments. According to the Merriam-Webster…
Evaluating professors has become a common practice among Lasallians every term. In the middle of each term, Lasallians are notified by the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO) of the need to accomplish an online assessment of their professors’ performance in their My.LaSalle accounts. In case students have not accomplished the assessment by the stipulated…
Many Filipinos will welcome 2015 with high hopes, since the new year will start off with Pope Francis’ visit to the country from January 15 to 19. With the theme “Mercy and Compassion”, the main purpose of the visit is for the highest leader of the Catholic faith to comfort typhoon Yolanda and Bohol earthquake…