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Writing for La Salle student papers: from the‘50s to the ‘70s

By Philip Ella Juico I spent all my student life, except for the two years at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) where I obtained my Master of Business Management (MBM), now known as Master of Business Administration (MBA), in 1973, and a great part of my career as an education manager and academician at…

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With all due respect

We from The LaSallian did not release an official stand on House Bill no. 4244, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood Bill, despite numerous requests and pressure from a majority of our own members, as well as various University stakeholders. This is because we respected, and we continue to respect, every person’s right to have…

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University

LSIG renamed in honor of Sec. Robredo

October 5 marked the renaming of DLSU’s La Salle Institute of Governance (LSIG) to the DLSU Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (JMRIG). The change in name was enacted to reflect the changes that the late Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo implemented in the management of Naga City, and…

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Sports

Champions who dream: Ty Tang and Ryan Araña

From being Green Archers to Elastopainters, Ty Tang (BMG, 2007) and Ryan Araña started their careers in different courts. Tang, the former court general for the Green Archers, is a Xavier School standout. Araña (SPM, 2007), on the other hand, took his secondary education at Colegio de San Lorenzo. Though both were born in the…

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Aces: On the game against Ateneo

In 2009, NCAA Juniors standouts Almond Vosotros and Jarelan “Oda” Tampus moved to the UAAP as De La Salle’s prized recruits. Vosotros played during the Sebastian Golden Staglets’ historic fourth straight NCAA Juniors championship in 2008, while Tampus took home the NCAA Rookie of the Year award under the Letran Squires in the same year.…

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Convenient to Inconvenience

by Kenn Ante Transportation is essential to daily tasks. Every day, transportation plays a big role, and more often than we would like to admit, we are dependent on transportation. Every day, students go to school; people work or take a vacation; or even visit relatives in the province. Let’s face it; we are dependent…

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Menagerie

The Burger Project

Very few places that cater to varying taste for burgers exist in the country. Most of the time, people have to find specific burger joints or restaurants to fulfill their patty-ful cravings. Some look for size, going for triple quarter pounders and sorts. Others look for quality, targeting grilled beefy goodness cooked to perfection. And…

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Student’s Constitutional Right: Its Implication on Student’s Management

by Jyro B. Trivino   The old adage “ignorance of the law excuses no one” could also be interpreted as waiving of one’s basic rights without knowledge of such. Even in an academic institution, not all administrators are familiar with student’s basic rights, which are protected, guaranteed and entitled to every citizen in our country. These…

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Opinion

Editorial: Blind

Last July 28, 2012, Marc Andre Hervias Marcos’ son, Marc Andre Marcos, went missing. The family looked for him, and even called his phone the next day, but to no avail. In an attempt to contact Andre, Andre’s aunt, Atty. Mariemer Marcos-Rivera, called Globe Telecoms to contact the last person Andre called. A person answered…

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Just doing my job

Mass demonstrations, social demonstrations are just some of the few fancy words for the more familiar term – rallies. As a photographer, I pride myself on capturing situations that would make people appreciate the event or that would strike their emotions as if they were there. Appreciation is just one thing, but many photographers do…