The LaSallian is recruiting!

The bastion of issue-oriented critical thinking invites the next generation of fearless and tenacious student journalists, photographers, artists, videographers, social media managers, and website developers to join our advocacy for truth and change. Applications are open from September 18 to 23.

Be there when it happens.

About Us

Of the students

As De La Salle University’s official student publication, The LaSallian is accountable to the students.

By the students

The LaSallian, as a completely student-run publication, is a training ground for professional, competent, and responsible journalists.

For the students

Through its news, stories, photographs, illustrations, and perspectives, The LaSallian represents and fights for the rights and welfare of the students.

Writing Sections

University

The University section is The LaSallian‘s news arm, serving as a gatherer, amplifier, and defender of truth within and beyond the Animo realm. From covering news and events to shedding light on DLSU and national issues through in-depth features and commentaries, expect the University section to be there when stories happen.

Menagerie

Grounded in Filipino culture and society, the Menagerie is the publication’s features section that delves into the mundane and the peculiar. We write about stories of people and phenomena celebrated and forgotten, from the margins of society and at the center of communities. Our stories strive to provide readers with a critical understanding of the news information we consume. 

Sports

The LaSallian‘s Sports writers go beyond the eye of the casual fan, diving deeper into the story behind collegiate and national sports alike. We help bring the La Salle community closer to the action and the grind of the teams and athletes who proudly represent the Green and White.

Vanguard

Vanguard inspires curiosity and connects everyday people with the brightest minds in science. But apart from reporting the wonders, hypotheses, and data, we uphold the duty to examine the role of money and politics in science, review science-related public policies, and dissect the murky underbelly of the field.

Multimedia & Technical Sections

Intermedia

Intermedia is the youngest section that aims to expand inquisitive campus journalism through video and animation. We are the people behind the cameras, video timelines, and animations meticulously working to provide an audiovisual experience of the life stories we need to tell and questions we get to raise.

Photo

Photo is the section with the masters of visual storytelling, capturing life’s relevant moments through our camera lenses. We provide visuals for the publication’s articles, news, events, and sports coverages, as swift as the blink of an eye.

Art & Graphics

Art & Graphics is the creative heart of the publication that breathes life into complex stories through the visual mastery of colors and line work. This section takes on the responsibility of crafting captivating visuals for articles, event highlights, comics, and editorial cartoons. 

Layout

Layout combines creativity and precision to ensure that news is presented in an informative, engaging, and accessible way. The section enhances the publication’s delivery of information through eye-catching visuals and well-structured layouts.

Web

The Web section, composed of copywriters, designers, and developers, is at the forefront of the publication’s digital presence. They are the creative architects behind our content strategy, while also skillfully designing and developing websites to elevate the storytelling experience.

FAQs

  1. Sign-ups: Applicants may fill up the form at bit.ly/TLS63T1Apply. A confirmation email will be sent containing additional instructions.
    Open from September 18 to 23.
  2. Exams: Applicants will take a general exam composed of a grammar test and an essay prompt. Section-specific and take-home exams will also be given.
    General Exam Sessions: September 27, 29, & 30—from 8 am to 12 nn or 1 pm to 5 pm
  3. Section Editor Interview: Applicants will be screened by the editor of their chosen section.
  4. Executive Editor Interview:  Shortlisted applicants will proceed to an interview with the executive editors of the publication, which will determine if they will be accepted or not.

Undergraduate students from the Manila and Laguna campuses are allowed to apply; senior high school students are not allowed to apply. 

You may apply for two sections, but there must be a preferred one. You are also allowed to back out from one of your choices.

For all applicants, please prepare a laptop or any digital device together with a paper and pen.

For Art & Graphics and Intermedia animator applicants, please bring your drawing materials, whether digital or traditional. For Layout applicants, bringing a laptop with your preferred layout software is required.

Experience is neither needed nor required. The application process will be used to gauge your mastery, skill, and potential as the basis for your acceptance.

Yes. If your skills and experience seem to be more suited for another section, you could be redirected in the middle of your applications.

No. As per our University schedule, we will also open applications in Term 3.

Yes. You may reapply if you do not get accepted this recruitment week.

For writers: 

  • Expect monthly article pitching and assignments that entail contacting, interviewing, and drafting the articles.
  • Event coverages, extra assignments, and news bites are also given as responsibilities.
 
For technical staffers:
 
  • Monthly and online assignments are given depending on the section
  • Artists and photographers provide visuals and also have monthly section-creative outputs.
  • Layout artists prepare the broadsheet and infographics.
  • Web managers and developers handle the publication’s social media accounts and website.
For multimedia staffers:
 
Assignments are given depending on the role in the section, but monthly general storyboard meetings are to be expected.
  • Scriptwriters prepare the overall direction of the video essays and sometimes aid in voiceover recordings.
  • Videographers shoot footage for the video essays.
  • Animators illustrate graphical elements and put them in motion.
  • Video editors compile all elements and produce the final output. 

We regularly conduct workshops to hone the skills of our staffers, with alumni or industry professionals as speakers. 

You are allowed to join other Student Media Groups (SMGs) as long as you can manage the responsibilities of a hybrid staffer and are not doing similar work for any other SMG.

For more information, you can send your questions to [email protected].