The LaSallianThe University offers a wide variety of scholarships, loans and other types of financial assistance programs to academically gifted but financially challenged individuals who choose to study in DLSU. It has always been the goal to make quality education accessible to all as stated in the revised vision mission. Thus, in 2011, the University made…
DLSU slid from the 551-600 brackets to the 601+ bracket Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) general ranking of worldwide universities. The University, along with Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP), is part of the top 200 in 2013’s QS World University Ranking by subject. DLSU ranked top 101-150 in English language…
The battle between the two rival coalitions, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) and Team PNoy, heats up as Election Day draws near. Results of a recently conducted Pulse Asia survey presented the top 16 candidates who have a high probability of winning the election. With 11 Team PNoy candidates and five UNA bets making the…
In every government, money serves as “fuel in the tank” to carry out its various functions, which entails financial transparency and accountability. The USG is not an exception. Article III, Section 19 of the USG Constitution provides that the USG shall adopt and implement a policy of public disclosure of all its transactions involving the…
With only a few months away until the start of AY 2013-2014, which marks the beginning of the actual integration of DLSU and the Science and Technology Complex (STC), formerly De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC), the University has sought the help of students, faculty and administrative offices to address concerns, which include student life and…
Fina, a recent graduate from the University got excited as soon as her phone rang. She had been waiting for a call back from a company that interviewed her a week ago. To her disappointment, the call came from an unknown company that apparently got her contact information from DLSU. Most of the University’s graduates…
As a representative body, which aims to serve the student body, the University Student Government (USG) holds activities for personal development, awareness, and social involvement. Activities range from exhibits and seminars to tours and programs designed to address the specific needs of students. Every day, college governments and the different USG offices have activities that…
The Henry Sy Sr. Hall will be housing the University Library with the hopes of starting the transfer this October. The current library is located near the St. Joseph Hall and Pearl of Great Price Chapel. Library specifications Seeing as the current library holds a large collection of books, among other things, a large…
The first meeting of the Convention of Leaders (COLE) was last October 11, 2012, at 6 pm in the evening. The convention was attended by the various stakeholders in the University, and where pertinent University concerns were discussed along with updates regarding student services and Student Government (USG) projects. Constitutional amendments, revisions and the…
On August 6, the House of Representatives voted to bring the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill into a period of amendment, ending house debates and bringing the bill one step closer to being passed. First proposed in 1998 with the goal of bringing the Philippine’s reproductive health system ‘up to par’, the bill has since been…