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Part-time students weigh in on gaining experience outside the University

A certain population in the University consists of part-time students. For undergraduates, they are the ones who just enroll in a few units enabling them to pursue part-time work or hobbies. On the other hand, part-time graduate students enroll in nine units, at maximum, per term. Whether they choose to go part-time either voluntarily or…

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Trading convenience: Living along Taft Avenue

For a lot of students, venturing into college means more than just graduating from high school and engaging in a higher form of education. Independence is one factor that is brought up every time college rolls around, especially for those who sacrifice home to be closer to school. Thus, independence on the most basic level…

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DLSU power consumption rises 8.8% in AY ’12-13

 With new facilities and other fixed electric expenditures, just how much does DLSU spend on its electric bill? De La Salle University’s average monthly electricity consumption from AY 2011-12 to AY2012-13 rose by 8.8 percent, according to data analyzed by the DLSU Campus Sustainability Office, with a 16 percent increase in the average monthly kilowatts…

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The Scenic Route: Tegan and Sara live in Manila

A long queue of people in plaid shirts tied around waists, faded jean shorts with the pockets spilling out the hem, bleached out pixie cuts accentuated by headwraps, and laced up Doc Martens wrapped around the NBC tent as early as 9 a.m. of November 25, 2013. Seeing people as upbeat on a Monday morning…

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Whose job is it anyway? Understanding the role of institutionalization

The Legislative Assembly (LA) saw the approval of the Institutionalization Process (IP) Manual in the last academic year. The manual, a practical guide to the successive implementation of institutionalized projects, has been amended in the past month. The LA has since laid the resolution on the table, discussing its endorsement. The manual defines institutionalizing a…

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TeamComm holds Freedom Film Festival anew, sells out first show

Sold out. TeamComm’s FFF brings in more than a few handfuls to the crowd hit Sana Dati, which screened in La Salle last Friday, September 20. Following last year’s success, Team Communication (TeamComm) proudly brings back the Freedom Film Festival (FFF2). There are more movies in store and more surprises to be revealed for the festival’s second…

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A people’s protest: The 2013 PDAF scandal

The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund available to members of Congress supposedly appropriated for small-scale community projects that fall outside the scope of the national infrastructure program. The cost of which are spread among all taxpayers. It was previously called the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) until its name change during the…

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SONA 2013 in Perspective

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the 16th Congress regular session in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City last July 22. Throughout its 1 hour and 42 minute runtime, the SONA boasted economic performance, efforts for better governance, improved services and increased infrastructural projects. Some fiscal policy…

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Revised enlistment scheme to take effect this coming enrollment period

Following the unforeseen dilemma met during the first term enlistment process of this academic year, Information Technology Services Office (ITS), the Office of the University Registrar (OUR), in consultation with the University Student Government (USG), thought it best to revert back to the 13 year old My La.Salle (MLS) system instead of the proposed Oracle…

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OCCS pushes suicide intervention protocol

After news of a De La Salle – College of St. Benilde (DLSU-CSB) student jumping off a building inside the campus broke out during the summer, the incident on May 9 has proven to be another entry to the records of university-related suicides, following the UP-Manila case. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Case investigator…