Author: The LaSallian

Editorial: Enough is enough

On August 3, 2012, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III delivered a privilege speech against Senate Bill 2865 otherwise known as the Reproductive Health Bill. He managed to woo the public, including his harshest critics, after talking about an abortion his wife had due to contraceptive pills.   Two days after, an allegation was made […]

The La Sallian way

By Julio C. Teehankee Close to two and a half decades ago, I had the special privilege of serving as one of the editors of the bastion of issue-oriented critical thinking and the official student publication of De La Salle University – The LaSallian.  From a cub reporter, in my froshie year, covering the twilight […]

The best decision ever

By Isabelle Yujuico School-home-school-home. That was the humdrum of my elementary and high school years except perhaps for the last two years. My parents did not promote after school activities.  Come college, I was determined to do a 180. As an overenthusiastic freshman, I joined six organizations, but it was only The LaSallian (TLS) that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]