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Taft 4 Dead: Surviving the apocalypse

Zombies have been showing up everywhere—on our TV screens, through hit TV show The Walking Dead, on our computer monitors, through the cute little game Plants vs. Zombies, and apparently, even on our own campus. The zombies in Taft aren’t going away anytime soon, it seems, what with the continued popularity of Taft 4 Dead.…

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Failure to turn over lost and found items, a major offense

Instances of students posting photos of lost and found items on Facebook groups have become increasingly common in this age of social media. Students reason that lost and found items posted online facilitate easier return of the items to their owners, as circumventing protocols stipulated by the University’s Student Discipline Formation Office is often thought…

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Students, professors weigh in on “DLSU Profs to Pick”

The DLSU Profs to Pick group is one of the most active Facebook groups comprised primarily of Lasallian students. It was originally created as an avenue for students to ask for a certain professor’s grading system and teaching style, but due to the popularity of Facebook, the Profs to Pick group has also expanded its…

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A look into DLSU’s student exchange programs

Since the early 2000s, the number of student exchange programs between the University and its partner universities abroad has increased, primarily due to the current trend of globalization. DLSU International Center (IC) Global Education Specialist Reodel Masilungan shares that back in 2000, most exchange students would come from Japan, Canada, or South Korea only. “Now,…

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Martial Law Chronicles forum held at DLSU

Susan Quimpo, co-author of the book Subversive Lives: A Family Memoir of the Marcos Years spoke as the main resource speaker in the Martial Law Chronicles Forum held last March 15 at the Verdure, Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Organized by the Office of Student Leadership Involvement, Formation, and Empowerment (SLIFE) and the Center for Social…

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Analyzing the QLY course and prerequisites for ‘majors’

DLSU offers a variety of degree programs for which it screens applicants through an entrance exam conducted by the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office. Based on the results, applicants may be accepted, waitlisted, deferred, or denied, depending on the qualifications for the degree they applied for. Once accepted, an applicant becomes a student under that…

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The evolving goals of the Freedom Film Festival

A cold and silent theater, a friend (or just yourself if you’re more into that), and a movie that tries to dismantle the usual views on Filipino cinema. That’s the life. Nowadays, independent films are garnering attention as they tackle different facets of human nature. These indie films do not stick to one popular genre…

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LA discusses manifesto on electoral processes, approves appointed DAAM chairpersons

The University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) held another regular session last March 4 at the Emilio Yap Jr. Case Room to discuss the release of a manifesto on the improvement of the Philippines’ electoral processes and the approval of two recently appointed University Student Government (USG) Department on Activity Approval and Monitoring (DAAM)…

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Student leaders assemble at second COLE

The second Convention of Leaders (COLE) for the academic year was held last March 4 at the Natividad Fajardo Auditorium to discuss campus development and services, student representation, University Vision-Mission Week, the tuition fee increase, and new organization De La Salle Red Cross Youth. The resolution calling for amendments to the COLE manual was earlier…

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Long lines, poor maintenance among students’ top complaints over DLSU’s photocopying services

Since the start of this academic year, the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services (AVCCS) has received various complaints from students regarding the photocopying services within DLSU. Among these involve the photocopying machine being unattended and the poor quality of photocopied materials. AVCCS Karen Hebron also notes that the sales from photocopying…