Election time is an awaited event in DLSU. Students eagerly await room-to-room campaigns of candidates, and representatives from political parties are unusually keen on interacting with unknowing spectators. Friendships are made (and lost) in the same week. Amid the running, complex, complicated gears of the General Elections, one should wonder how all the mass-distributed tarpaulins,…
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Known to have a penchant for fun, this young writer enjoys the finer things in life, including but not limited to wine, long walks along Taft Avenue and the Sports Editor.
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GLIMPSE: The life of π
There will be no mention of any boy on a spiritual boat ride with a tiger in this text. This article delves into a different Pi, one that is equally – maybe even more – wondrous and thought-provoking than the movie. π (or Pi), for those who have not encountered it yet, is the…
There could be nothing more profound nor more valuable than the gift of time, which we must all utilize wisely to do good in this world. Despite audacious claims that “we have all the time in the world”, our time here is in fact quite limited, a paradox that makes the gift of time more…
Rating 2.5 Pre-colonial Philippines comes back to life in Ramon L. Muzones’ epic tale Margosatubig: The Story of Salagunting. Margosatubig provides readers with a Philippines long forgotten in the humdrum of the modern age, a Philippines distant, almost alien. In this Philippines, the ancient Moros of Mindanao are put on the center stage, and a…
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Epal epiphany
It is that time in the Philippines again, fellow voters! Elections are just around the corner, and the faces of politicians are too! “We are one with you in celebrating All Souls Day“, “Libreng Tuli”, and “Free water” brought to us by our friendly, future government leaders. These future “leaders” are whom Senator Miriam Santiago…
The Menagerie presents a compilation of stories, collected from the Internet, students and employees alike; stories that have struck the hearts of even the bravest of folk; rumors of ghosts and ghouls that have haunted our grand halls. Read further if you dare. Bro. Connon Hall (SPS) It was a happy Thursday, and with…
Ever wondered why nowadays you suddenly see men and women of impeccable physique and alien complexion in billboards along every highway? When you look in magazines, newspapers, the Internet, or go to the mall, there they are again, looking all handsome and well dressed. But unlike any typical Filipino celebrity, these people are not those…