The LaSallianDuring 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Perhaps you are now safely tucked away in the province, with the tale of Christ’s Passion blaring away in chant form from one of the bahay na bato situated near the poblacion. Droves of people are milling about the plaza from one basilica to the next in celebration of what is called a visita iglesia,…
Last March 11, the Security and Safety Office (SSO) contacted student Kristjan Bayle (II, AB-OCM) to inform him that the thief, who was caught in the act via a CCTV recording, had been caught. The theft incidence happened last March 6 at the Miguel Building. Bayle left his bag, which contained his laptop in his…
This academic year 2012-2013, The K to 12 Basic Education Program (K+12), which will add two more additional years to the current curriculum, is in the works of implementation. While many sectors such as departments in the collegiate level that may be affected by the reduction of the number of General Education (GE) subjects…
Last March 26, IDs of students who took the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO) exam last month started beeping instead of those that belonged to students who have not taken the exam. A College of Liberal Arts (CLA) student explains, “I took the ITEO test last time, but when my ID started beeping,…
DLSU formally received its first General Championship (GC) trophy in the UAAP Closing Ceremonies last March 23 at the SM City North EDSA Sky Dome in Quezon City. Vice Chancellor of Lasallian Missions and Alumni Relations (VCLMAR) Br. Bernie Oca FSC, DLSU President Br. Ricky Laguda FSC and DLSU UAAP Board Members Henry Atayde…