De La Salle alumnus and renowned writer Dr. Cirilo Bautista receives this year’s Gawad Dangal ng Lahi award in the 63rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards. Continuing its tradition of promoting the Filipino cultural heritage through literary excellence, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) honors the authors of winning entries in this year’s…
Month: September 2013
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Green Pulse: Pre-finals rituals
Worrisome faces with knotted eyebrows and wrinkled foreheads of students start residing inside their favorite coffee shops, a venue that has become the intersection of home and school. A compromise of lifestyles fashioned through comfy attires, faithful hoodies, and tons of coffee cups is the usual go-to place in the unsought, prolonged week of agony…
In the first round, the DLSU Green Archers were heavily criticized for their lack of composure in the final minutes of the game. Yet, the second round has proved to be the complete opposite, as the Green Archers have been the more composed team in the clutch against their past few opponents, and today’s game…
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La Salle’s Jins prepare for battle
Will the kicks reach higher heights or will they be a sorry miss? The Green Jins ended last season with a bang and finished last season at second place, bagging three gold and two bronze medals. However, due to the new quotient rule implemented by the UAAP, they fell short and finished at first runner-up…
After seven games at the end of the first round, the DLSU Green Archers found themselves in hot water, winning just three games and dropping four in disheartening fashion. The critics were harsh and negative comments were a dime a dozen. They criticized Jeron Teng’s free throws, Almond Vosotros’ shot selection and even head coach…
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UAAP: Green, Lady Shuttlers break even
With the UAAP Season 76 shifting into full gear for the remaining first half sporting events, the DLSU Green Shuttlers and Lady Shuttlers start anew with their quest for redemption and the UAAP Badminton gold. Despite being locked at the third place tier for the past three seasons, both teams are expecting to breakaway from…
Under the bright lights of the SMART-Araneta Coliseum, and in front of the eyes of the thousands in the bleachers and the millions watching at home, two of the youngest DLSU Green Archers earned their stripes in one of the most heart-wrenching editions of the historic La Salle-Ateneo rivalry. With starting forward Jeron Teng saddled…
It seemed as if the DLSU Lady Spikers were being chased by their nightmare of last season wherein they failed to qualify for the finals. As a new tourney of UAAP Beach Volleyball begins, the Green-and-White failed to begin the season on the right foot and they lost their first two matches of the season…
With the game tied at 64 apiece, sophomore forward Jeron Teng had the ball at the top of the key. As the 15 seconds left on the game clock began to tick, he drove past Chris Newsome, spun, faked the shot, then went up for the tough floater. It was a tough game for the reigning…
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Rant and Rave: The Flashpoint Paradox
When it comes to superheroes published by DC Comics, the characters of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are clearly above the rest in terms of both popularity and familiarity. However, DC’s latest animated film shifts the spotlight towards a character who has not had as many adaptations to his name: Barry Allen, also known as…