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Lounge: Justin Sucgang

Justin Sucgang is the concurrent Officer-in-Charge and Regular Member representing the law students’ sector of the Legal Education Board (LEB) of the Philippines. Juggling Bar Exams review and his duties as the head of the (LEB), Justin is the youngest person to ever head a government agency.

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Earlier classes, longer breaks draw mixed reactions

Upon the start of a new academic year, changes in the class schedule and timetable were implemented in the University.

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Opinion

Should have, would have, and could have

It has been more than a year since I joined the workforce, and admittedly, out of the 15 months I have been working, the first three or four months were spent on adjusting to my work environment. I thought the corporate world would demand a different viewpoint on things – a more general and practical…

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Newest Manila directive could lessen problems on security and safety around DLSU

  The University’s Security and Safety Office (SSO) confirmed that they haven’t received a copy or any directive regarding the City of Manila’s prohibition of three-wheeled vehicles on 46 city roads. SSO Director Dionisio Escarez shared that they have been always on the lookout for pedicab and tricyle drivers who constantly put Lasallians’ safety at…

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DLSU maintains ranking among Asia’s best universities

De La Salle University (DLSU) received a 151-160 ranking in this year’s QS University Rankings: Asia. With more than 300 universities included in the survey, DLSU maintained the ranking it received last year. Although this is the case, the University received the second lowest ranking among the five Philippine universities included in the list.  …

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Greeneration Gap: Lasallians through the years

De La Salle University has had its fair share of producing graduates who have become industry game changers, leaders, and business pioneers, in its more than 100 years of educating Filipino students. The success of Lasallian graduates in their chosen fields is partly attributable to what they were taught and how they were instructed during…

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Retrofitting of Pearl of Great Price Chapel

The Pearl of Great Price chapel in St. Joseph building will undergo retrofitting anytime after September 10, after the work on the Blessed Sacrament chapel in St. La Salle has finished. The project is an independent project of the Lasallian Pastoral Office, and is not among those listed in the University’s campus renewal plan. Only…

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Headlines University

Will it stand strong? On DLSU’s structural integrity

On September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy brought about intense rains, flooding DLSU’s hallways and walkways, rendering students stranded on the 3rd floor of St. La Salle Hall. The nameless rain brought about by the southwest monsoon, which drenched Metro Manila in 472mm of rainfall over 22 hours, trapped students in the same predicament. Continuous heavy…

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Investigative Report: Centennial Hall construction

Its design has garnered the curiosity and fascination of many; even LRT patrons, who look in awe at the latest addition to the campus, as the trains pass by. The construction of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, probably the most prominent project among the laundry list of activities that marked the celebration of DLSU’s centenary…

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Terror professors: A look at major issues

The course offerings are finally out, *Michelle, a freshman, checks her flowchart for the subjects she needs to take next term. She views the course offerings in her My.LaSalle account only to find out that the three BUSMATH classes being offered for next term will be handled by three of the four “LOTR” professors. All…