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In the eyes of music artist Joey Ynion

Joey Ynion, like many of us, is a just regular college student. Currently on his third year in De La Salle University majoring in Advertising Management, he’s also an officer in AdCreate Society, actively promoting and assisting in many of the organization’s activities and events. Similar to us, Joey is trying to be the best…

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Fighting abuse with the Philippine Animal Rescue Team

For three days, you’ve been tied down, severely injured, and bleeding. People have been walking by, but not a single one decides to do anything. Under the heat and the rain, you’ve been stuck in a hopeless situation without anything to eat, waiting either for somebody to actually help you, or for death to come…

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K-12 program could jeopardize DLSU’s faculty count

With the responsibility of teaching more than 16,000 undergraduate and almost 4,000 graduate students, De La Salle University (DLSU) satisfies the demand of tertiary and graduate education by hiring qualified professors to teach the different courses that it offers. According to the DLSU website, there are 1,129 faculty members employed by DLSU, 479 of which…

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Accounting and Biology programs undergo AUN assessment

Following last year’s assessment of four of De La Salle University’s (DLSU) undergraduate programs, the BS Biology and BS Accountancy programs underwent the 33rd ASEAN University Network Quality Assessment (AUN-QA) at Programme Level last November 10 to 12. The two departments have been preparing for their respective accreditations since the start of the academic year.…

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More work to be done at DLSU-STC

  Along with the University’s commitment to provide a learner-centered scholarship to its students, it is also committed to provide campus facilities that are at par with international standards. Given the limited space in the Taft campus, the administration opted to erect two research facilities at the De La Salle University Science and Technology Complex…

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Scholarships at DLSU: Probing, evaluating additional funding sources

  “A leading learner-centered research university, bridging faith and scholarship in the service of society, especially the poor” — thus reads De La Salle University’s (DLSU) Vision-Mission. True to its mission of making Lasallian education accessible to all, especially for those economically challenged, the University continually finds ways to generate more scholarships for its students.…

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Tracking the best and brightest of DLSU

  Out of the approximately 50,000 takers of the annual DLSU College Admission Test (DCAT), the top 100 scorers are offered an opportunity to be a recipient of one of the most prestigious and generous scholarships in the country — The Star Scholarship. After a series of interviews facilitated by top University administrators, the top…

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Plebiscite on USG constitution amendments gets go signal

  Last academic year, the University Student Government’s (USG) constitution was opened for amendments. Through the Legislative Assembly (LA), elected officers discussed the possible revisions that could make the current structure if the USG more efficient. The constitution that had not been updated since 2009. After consulting both the judiciary and executive branches, and holding…

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Stratcom clarifies new policy on fee to be collected

Student groups, from professional organizations to University Student Government (USG) units are allowed to conduct fund raising activities (FRA) to generate funds for day-to-day operations, ad hoc activities, and future projects. These organizations most commonly utilize selling of merchandise, such as shirts, as their FRA. Before the merchandise can be released to the public, however,…

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Office for Campus Services defends ‘commercialization’

In light of the recent opening of the Power Mac Center (PMC) and the announcement of the opening of Yoga+ and 7-Eleven branches at De La Salle University (DLSU), stakeholders have expressed their concerns on the mushrooming of retail stores inside the campus. On July 22, 2014, an email was sent by the Campus Services…