The LaSallianLast July 30, indie rock darlings The xx brought their unique minimalist sound to Manila for the first time. The London based trio of twenty year-olds is coming off the successful release of their second album, Coexist, the follow-up to the Mercury-Award winning album, xx. In a short Asian tour that includes dates in South…
As students in La Salle, we are bound by certain routines; pulling yourself up for class, endless uncertainty for lunch, figuring the right posture when reciting, and the list goes on. This cliché undergrad lifestyle can be exciting for a couple of months – lucky freshmen, so full of life – but with each wallet…
After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the UST Growling Tigers on opening day, the DLSU Green Archers bounced back in dominant fashion to get rookie head coach Juno Sauler his first win, beating the UP Fighting Maroons last July 3, 96-84. The Green Archers played the game as if they were rushing back to class…
In the year 2013, a parasitical fungus known as Cordyceps (yes, that’s a real thing and it takes control of several species of arthropods), begins to infect humans, taking control of their brains and causing them to attack other humans. When these infected humans are on the verge death, they release spores that, when inhaled,…
“You’re just trying to read/but I’m always standing in your light/You’re just trying to sleep/but I always wake you up to apologize/I’m sorry I don’t laugh at the right times.” So begins The Greatest Generation, the fourth full-length effort from the Philadelphia based act The Wonder Years. Not with a bang or a catchy hook,…
Despite being overshadowed by other forms of media, the radio remains a staple of college life: during morning trips to school, when the mind has yet to regain full functionality, and we need something to sweep away the residue of sleep; during blackouts amidst a storm, and the family gathers around the only connection to…
Growing up, we were taught by Disney movies that we could do anything. Defeat a fearsome Hun army despite being an untrained girl in an all-male Imperial army? Check. Fly on magic carpets and get a princess to fall in love with you, despite being a kleptomaniac who has zero financial security and a monkey…
When life takes a turn for the eerie, and events go beyond what we can explain, we are often at a loss for action, and unfortunately, Bill Murray’s real life day job does not include dealing with ectoplasm. Yep, it’s why we have parapsychologists. No, they do not suck in ghosts with vacuum-like guns like…
Quite a number of us may have been thinking that the day would come when the risk to remain tight as a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom bright. Until then, we shall remain locked up in the secure and glassy world we have built for ourselves – seeing and feeling things…
“What are you going to do with an arts degree?” a lot of people, students and parents alike, often ask. Substitute art with philosophy, education, or any discipline not associated with common white-collar career paths, and the question remains equally ubiquitous. We live in a society where choosing mastery over one’s interests over job security…
