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Change or status quo?

Business cases are normal in the College of Business. However, there are some case analyses that leave you with a certain type of feeling. It leaves you with a lingering question, or maybe with an impression that you have a mission to fulfill. In my Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance class, we were assigned the…

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Laws and morals

“What is legal may not always be moral.” Those were the words that kept echoing in my mind while I was heading back home from school. As my parents picked me up, It felt like it would be another ordinary evening for the three of us. My mother would ask how my day was and…

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Can anybody find me somebody to love?

This is not about my love life or lack thereof. Rather, this is the story behind my biggest insecurity: my faith. All my life, I attended Catholic schools. My educational environment was conservative; I went to church every week with my parents, said grace before meals, and thanked the Almighty before going to bed. It…

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Old and bold

Imagine finally achieving your wildest dream. You’re in that moment; you hear people’s cheers, their claps, all while they congratulate you. They’re celebrating you and you see their smiles, feel their joy. You’ve attained success. I remember experiencing such when I was able to achieve my dream in college. When I was in my first…

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Vox populi: “What is your ideal student representative?”

Every year, the focus is on the candidates and their platforms. The LaSallian went around campus asking students for their ideal student representative to give them an avenue to voice their concerns. STEPHEN ARGENTE (IV, AB-CAM) My ideal student representative is someone who listens to the students, listens to their feedback, their complaints, their comments,…

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Preserving my pride

My whole life, I was convinced that it was only I who knew myself completely. All the necessary forms of conviction and affirmation came from my own words, my own thoughts. With this in mind, I expressed myself in ways that I thought were comfortable and most definitely real. However, there was a time when…

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Love will always win

Back when most of us were younger, we were taught that marriage was a union between a man and a woman. Today, this notion has been challenged several times already, especially now with the LGBTQ+ community pushing for the legalization of same-sex marriages across the globe. The Netherlands was the first country to allow same-sex…

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Stand your ground

Recently, the news of mandatory ROTC or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps made rounds on social media. The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on May 20; however, the Senate’s version of the bill is still pending. The controversial bill would make military training under ROTC mandatory for all senior high school students in…

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Faith and toxic love

It’s that time of the year again—as how it should be everyday—for the LGBTQ+ community to celebrate and parade their true colors. People of different races and ages gather together to walk side by side with their friends and loved ones who support and embrace the community. Pride marches are extravagantly filled with rainbow flags…

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Young Journalism

They say that high school is the perfect time to find your identity. When I was in high school, I figured my desired career, I met my closest circle of friends, and I eventually found my passion—taking photos. High school is a training ground before going out into the real world. It offers ample opportunities…