It has been 23 years since the birth of Dolly, the sheep known to the world as the first mammal to have ever been successfully cloned through adult cell cloning—a cloning process which requires the replacement nucleus to come from an adult cell instead of an embryo. Originally part of a series of experiments led…
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This year, the University will once again witness the two parties going head to head to get the coveted seats in the University Student Government for the next Academic Year. With Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista making a comeback in this year’s General Elections (GE), this will surely be another year of competitive politics as Santugon…
“What is an LA? What do you do? Are you the lowest—do you have the lowest position among your slate?” These were some of the questions former Chief Legislator Norbs Sarigumba dealt with when he was holding his old position in the University Student Government (USG). Queries such as this illustrate that the purpose of…
Democracy, representation, accountability—these are some of the core principles that the University Student Government (USG) was founded on. However, before they start campaigning for students to give them their vote, the candidates go through a completely different selection process—one within their own political party. Making sure the respective candidates are aligned with their vision and…
DLSU College of Law (COL) Dean Chel Diokno and Kabataan party-list representative Sarah Elago spoke at USAP TAYO: A talk on the youth’s role on democracy and student’s rights and welfare, a talk organized by Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat), last July 12 at the Philippe Jones Lhuillier Conference Room, 14th floor of Henry Sy…
Angelica Avila, a Production Helper of Peerless Products Manufacturing Corporation (PEPMACO), recalled the cries of her co-workers as they demanded their mysterious assailants to stop hitting them. When her co-workers “finally” stopped fighting back, 11 of them ended up wounded. PEPMACO is a local company known for its production of soap and detergent products, such…
Last June 27 at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Multipurpose Hall, Dr. Esperanza Cabrera, Biology Professor and University Fellow, discussed her research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or drug resistance. Cabrera was previously awarded as one of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos last 2017 for her service and contribution to drug resistance research, which she continues to…
The discovery of a third metatarsal from a then unknown hominin, a primate regarded as human, directly ancestral to humans, was just the beginning of the journey that would take place for three excavation years in Callao Cave. Discovered by University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman Archaeological Studies Program (ASP) graduate student Archie Tiauzon, an…
When the 2018 General Elections concluded last August, the University Student Government (USG) saw a new set of officers take the helm, but at the time was incomplete. After Special Elections (SE) were held, most of what remained vacant were finally filled, along with the entry of freshman student leaders. Six months after their appointment,…
In a matter of days, festivities in celebration of the University Vision-Mission Week (UVMW) 2019 will officially take place. Headed by Patricia Andulte and Nates Martin, UVMW 2019 is scheduled to be on June 14 to 22. But behind the scenes, the problem of a P364,268.36 net loss from last year’s UVMW has yet to…