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Enchong Dee: Diving under the limelight

When it comes to the waves of UAAP swimming, this former Green Tanker would always be the topic of conversation. Lorenzo “Enchong” Dee was one of the main guns of the DLSU Green Tankers during his swimming career, which spanned from 2007 to 2010. During his UAAP stint, the Naga Hope Christian High School alumnus…

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DLSU Dragon Boat squad surges once more

Last February 24, the DLSU Dragon Boat team participated in the Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation (PCKF) race held at Manila Bay and finished the finals at third place, fourth place and second place, respectively. The tournament was a mock and friendly race funded by the government. The race gave local teams an opportunity to compete.…

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Lady Tennisters win UAAP 75 gold; Green Tennisters 3rd

The 75th Season of the UAAP had new conclusions from the previous season as the DLSU Lady Tennisters successfully regained La Salle’s position as the champion of the Lawn Tennis competition. The team’s counterpart, the Green Tennisters, however, ended the season with heartbreak. After taking home gold in the 74th UAAP Season, the squad finished…

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Lady Booters settles for bridesmaid finish

For the second year running, the DLSU Lady Booters placed second in the UAAP Women’s Football Tournament after being overpowered twice by the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Championship’s best-of-three series held last February 21 and 24 at the Moro Lorenzo Football Field in Ateneo de Manila University. During the elimination rounds, the Lady Booters…

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Green Gallery: Carlos Muñoz

  For over a year, the DLSU Green Batters’ very own and former De La Salle Zobel standout Carlos Muñoz has been training with the Philippine Baseball Team while juggling his time with his collegiate teammates. It is a dream that he always wanted to realize as a child.  Muñoz is one of the Green Batters’…

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Green Gallery: Marinel Rudas

During the first game of the DLSU Lady Tennisters last month, ace rookie Marinel Rudas was missing in action. Apparently, the 18 year-old suited up for the Philippine Women’s Tennis Team, which embarked on a trip to Astana, Kazakhstan for the 2013 Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Division II Group B Round Robin Tournament. In her first…

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Boys to men: 10 resolutions for college dudes like yourself

For many boys out there, college is the time of their lives. It is when youths exit the shell of high school and have more fun. A typical male high school applicant to University would have many things at the back of his mind when he passes that application form: parties, alcohol, lots and lots…

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Greatness in failure

Here we are again… year after year, campaign period comes and goes.  Has it ever crossed your mind how many General Elections (GE) have taken place within the University? It was only last year when I first got a taste of the GE. It was a fresh experience to partake in what seemed to be…

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25 Centavos’ Worth: Nate’s Lent

Here I am again at this hiatus from the ruckus of a Taft life, at this momentary breather society calls Holy Week. I would call it the “break we badly need before finals week.” It is the break we Lasallians crave for just before the submission of all those final papers and projects. While other…

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Lounge: On the other side with Jaime Licauco (First of two)

When life takes a turn for the eerie, and events go beyond what we can explain, we are often at a loss for action, and unfortunately, Bill Murray’s real life day job does not include dealing with ectoplasm. Yep, it’s why we have parapsychologists. No, they do not suck in ghosts with vacuum-like guns like…