Students in their graduating year often go to her working station at the library’s 10th floor to ask for reference materials and copies of old theses. In just a couple of minutes, after running through the maze of dusty high-rise shelves filled with archaic collections, she’s already handing them the materials they were looking for.…
Author: Cirilo Cariga
Flipping through the pages of Carlo Vergara’s highly-adapted Zsazsa Zsaturnah, or Gerry Aranguilan’s international award-winning Elmer, she looks like a regular comic book fan raving on these local graphic novels—you wouldn’t have guessed that she was also a comic book artist herself. A newcomer in the comic book scene, Rysa Antonio (IV, CAM) is already…
Make Your Mama Pleased
“God could not be everywhere at once, so he gave every child a mother,” or so the Hasidic proverb goes. But mothers come in variations. Is your mom the all-around house manager who never lets you leave the house without your clothes ironed? Or is she the workaholic mom who works on her power point…
Resurgence of indie comics
Worn out pages of Naruto and Archie comic books sit comfortably waiting to be read for the nth time, while collections of individually sealed Marvel and DC comics are neatly displayed in the rooms of proud readers. And in this colorful world ran by kings and queens of quirky humor and sappy romance, ruled by…
Now many different accounts of the fateful day are heard left and right, causing confusion as each story is followed by the next. Issues start to bubble up to the surface as the country analyzes what went wrong in the operation and what could’ve been done to save the men. In the midst of a…
Now many different accounts of the fateful day are heard left and right, causing confusion as each story is followed by the next. Issues start to bubble up to the surface as the country analyzes what went wrong in the operation and what could’ve been done to save the men. In the midst of a…
In the wake of the recent tragedy that killed police officers, militants, and civilians, we went to DLSU’s Political Science Department to ask for their take on the unfolding issue. Who is to blame for the tragedy? Dr. Montefrio: To be honest I think it’s really too early to answer this question because investigations are…
The transfer experience
LPEP, Andrew Building, and block sections – for most Lasallians, these three could sum up their frosh year in La Salle. For transfer students, however, it’s a different story. Life in the university is arguably more challenging with the lack of frosh essentials, which many students deem necessary to survive the start of their Taft…
Young, rebel, and indie
Inside a condo unit in Magallanes Village, a group of five is cooking up an uprising – no, not with swords and shields or guns and steels, but with sheer passion for the art of filmmaking. The Rebelde Creatives, composed of award-winning film Director J.E Tiglao, Producer Andy Valenzuela, Production Manager Chloei Capili, Head Writer…
Swiping away with Tinder
Perched quietly in one corner of the room, eyes glued to the screen of his phone and swiping from left to right, Marcus* could be mistaken as playing a game of some sort. Marcus, however, is not playing any games. He is using Tinder. Tinder is undeniably familiar to most people’s ears; with the recent…