On May 12, a year before the 2016 national elections, De La Salle University (DLSU) hosted a forum on leadership dubbed #PHVote: The Leader I Want at the Natividad Fajardo-Rosario Gonzalez Auditorium. The event, organized by social news network Rappler and the Building an Inclusive Democracy (BID) Consortium, and endorsed by the Philippine Political Science…
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Lasallian Gregg Louise Tolentino (BSMSECO, ‘15) was named one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) from the National Capital Region (NCR) during the program’s regional awarding ceremony held last May 9 at the Asian Institute of Management. Tolentino shares with The LaSallian that he is thankful for being part of the finalists…
The Legislative Assembly convened for a final time this academic year (AY) on their last regular session, held last May 8 at the European Documentation Center Conference Room. The legislative body passed two resolutions on the release of two manifestos during the session. The first manifesto approved by the body calls for the youth’s participation in…
“Cartooning for Peace Manila 2015,” a joint project organized by Alliance Française de Manilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Liberal Arts (CLA), and the International Studies Department, was held last May 7 at the European Documentations Center, Henry Sy Sr. Hall to discuss the role of editorial cartoons in various…
The University Student Government (USG) Special Elections, which was slated to take place late into this term, has been cancelled as declared by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in an announcement released last April 16. According to the statement, the said elections were found to be unconstitutional through investigations done by the Judiciary.
An unannounced fire drill took place on the morning of April 14, simulating the procedure that would occur in the case of a sudden fire within DLSU campus buildings. In various buildings on campus, students and teachers were asked by security guards to evacuate and gather at the Cory Aquino Democratic Space (CADS). Knowing…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) held a special session last April 10 at the University Student Government (USG) Conference Room to decide on a resolution calling for the approval of the resignation of College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Magistrate Harold Pasion. This came after Pasion submitted a resignation letter last April 7, stating that he had…
Better luck next time. Just six of the 75 seats in the University Student Government (USG) were won in this year’s General Elections (GE), according to the list of official winners released by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) last April 7. Only the candidates from Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) who vied for the positions…
The DLSU contingent that represented Gabon to the 2015 National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference held in New York City, USA bagged the honorable mention delegation award. The award was lauded during the closing ceremonies held on April 2 at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters. The NMUN is one of the largest of its kind,…
After the dismal turnout of this year’s University Student Government (USG) General Elections (GE), the Legislative Assembly (LA) has decided to approve a resolution that calls for another round of elections in a session conducted last March 27. As stated in the resolution, Special Elections will be held to fill the vacant seats in the…