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Green Journal: Jason Perkins v.5

In this penultimate Green Journal, Jason Perkins talks about basking in the euphoria of the UAAP championship they won this season among other things. Heading over to Bacolod to celebrate the Maskara Festival, Perkins also talks about the local crowd and the native food, particularly their famous Chicken Inasal. He also talks about how the…

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Jun Limpot: The Main Man

Hanging from the gym rafters of the Enrique Razon Sports Complex are the retired jerseys of the Lasallian legends: Lim Eng Beng, Ren Ritualo, Kurt Bachmann and Manila Santos. Their spectacular play on the court brought not only glory to the University, but also gave them legendary status in Lasallian lore. ​Each generation of Lasallian…

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La Salle’s leap of faith: From the NCAA to the UAAP

During the 1980s, with Martial Law still felt despite its lifting in 1981 and the assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino, there was no doubt that Filipinos were frustrated. Yet as venting out would result to a possible trip to jail, there was no better place to release one’s frustrations than on the court. “NCAA games…

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Monsour del Rosario: Kicking beyond limits

The Martial Arts are not only well known, but they are also practiced all over the world today by different kinds of people. With its various forms such as Taekwondo, Judo, Jiu-jitsu, and Karate, it serves not just as a sport, but also as a form of self-defense and a means to obtain physical fitness.…

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UAAP: Tankers swim to podium finishes

As the majority of those following the UAAP Season 76 swimming competition were focused on Mikee Bartolome and her eligibility, the DLSU Green Tankers and Lady Tankers took to the water to try their best to make waves that would bring glory to La Salle. Despite UP lording over both the men’s and women’s competition,…

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UAAP: Green Paddlers reign as champions, Lady Paddlers finish second

The DLSU Green Paddlers gave the Lasallian community something to cheer about in their winning the UAAP Men’s Table Tennis Tournament by defeating FEU, the team that gave them their lone loss this season. It was sweet revenge for the Green Paddlers as they swept their toughest opponents this season to improve from their first-runner…

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UAAP: La Salle bags five championships

It started out with the DLSU Green Jins, who stormed through the competition and finished atop the league to bag La Salle’s first UAAP Season 76 championship. Then the DLSU Green Paddlers emerged as the top seed at the end of the UAAP Table Tennis eliminations after losing just one game. They eventually emerged as…

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Animo Night: A celebration of Lasallian excellence in sports

Last October 17, Lasallians found a reason to celebrate amid the approaching midterms. Animo Night, a celebration of DLSU’s recent success in the first semester of UAAP Season 76, was held at the Henry Sy Lobby and Grounds as a tribute to the efforts of the Lasallian athletes who have represented the Green-and-White in their…

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Green Journal: Jennifer Perkins

For the past five months, we have been following Jason Perkins’ journey from being a highly touted rookie to his inclusion as a part of the UAAP champion team through his Green Journal. Now, we get to hear it from his Mom, Jennifer Cahigas Perkins, who hails from Bolinao, Pangasinan. Mrs. Perkins flew all the…

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UAAP: Hail! Hail! Hail! Green Archers emerge as champions

It was once said that champions are made when no one is watching. Today, everyone in the Mall of Asia Arena witnessed the birth of a champion. In a game filled with gutsy drives and wild finishes, Jeron Teng willed the DLSU Green Archers into championship lore once again, grabbing a 71-69 win over a…