Last June 11, a score of De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU) students, led by Supreme Student Council (SSC) President Robert Gatbonton, assembled in front of the university’s gates to call for the resignation of DLSAU President Br. Narciso “Jun” Erguiza FSC. The publicly disseminated manifesto consolidated by the SSC, with the assistance of the…
Author: Juan Batalla
Br. Narciso “Jun” Erguiza FSC, current President of De La Salle Araneta University, was formerly President and Chancellor of De La Salle University in AY 2011-2012, the year of De La Salle Philippines’ centennial celebration. Last June 11, a score of De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU) students, led by Supreme Student Council (SSC)…
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To be human
This term I decided to take a philosophy class that was not in my prescribed flowchart. It was an advanced majors course, and my first day was full of anxious thoughts of how I might not be able cope with the pace and subject mastery of philosophy majors. For two years now I have…
Election season is, for Filipinos, a time plagued by stigma and accumulated trauma. Heightened rates of violence – unfortunately meriting its own category ‘electoral violence’ – and crime, as well as rampant vote buying and other undemocratic leveraging practices characterize a period that has a negative connotation with the masses, ironically highlighting the fact as…
‘Integration’ has been the plan set for DLSU and its Science and Technology Complex (DLSU-STC), but the plans for creating a seamless physical integration between both campuses is a challenge that the University administration is still continuing to iron out, particularly for Student Affairs. Starting this school year, student activities and programs will be held…
Last May 14, Br. Ricky Laguda, President and Chancellor of DLSU, announced that the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) reaccredited the College of Computer Studies (CCS), the College of Education (CED), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the College of Science (COS), the School of Economics (SOE), and the Ramon V.…
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La Salle’s challenge
As a Lasallian, I have often wondered how much students empathize with the University’s saint, the patron of all teachers, St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle. Given that majority of the students do not even major in education, and given the fact that theological studies can no longer be taken at the undergraduate level, very…
The University Student Government, under the management of the office of the Executive Secretary, held the USG’s turnover ceremony and Student Government Awards Night (SGAN) at the Henry Sy Sr. Roofdeck last April 19, Friday. The turnover program shows appreciation for the outgoing officers for their struggles and achievements. It is the official means of…
Once a friend in the student government asked me why it is that the student press had to write about the issues besetting the University, instead of just reporting events or writing pieces that would inspire the students of the University. He told me that in his class, most of those who read this very…
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Remembering our Founder
April 7 marks the Feast Day of our Founder, Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. Born in Rheims, France on April 30, 1651, De la Salle lived an immensely devout Christian life and was exposed to a society divided by social class. At a young age of 21, with the death of his parents, he was…