The LaSallianFollowing North Korea’s shelling of the island of Yeonpyeong, Defense Minister Kim Tae-young of South Korea abdicates his post. The decision came amid criticisms of his decisions after the Cheonan’s sinking. In an attempt to restore the military’s reputation, President Lee Myung-Bak accepted Kim’s resignation, though the former tried to convince the latter to reconsider.…
Wilson Cordova, Laboratory Head for the Decision Sciences Department (DSI) was waiting for his change from the cashier in Animo Canteen when suddenly he noticed a cockroach inside the food warmer with two siopao inside. A canteen staff saw him gazing at the food warmer and proceeded to dispose one siopao. Cordova, however, claims that…
“We are not getting the best and the brightest. You need the best and the brightest to get your research,” laments Br. Jun. “Even if we have the best professors, if we are not able to get the best students, then quality wise, the production of quality graduates will be affected,” says College of Liberal…
by Justin Umali & Renz Dahilig Time of Transition In almost all cases, the uprisings were followed by preparations for new elections and a new government. Francis Domingo from the International Studies department points out that new leaders do not guarantee stability. In Tunisia, efforts were being made to form a national unity government. According…
The late Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC envisioned DLSU as an outstanding research university in the Philippines, encouraging innovation and development within the Lasallian community. In creating a world-class research university, many factors need to be considered; one of which is the quality of enrollees admitted by academic institutions. Maximizing student performance College of Liberal…
Motivating the students by an “easy four” is a common phrasing many Lasallians use. The phrase is a reflection of the trend of students choosing professors who give high grades, but require minimum effort from the students. The idea behind the trend is that many students do not want to work hard for their grades…
About Forty years ago martial law was declared; it purged student councils all over the country. For ten years, the law silenced the opinions and concerns of the students until it’s lifting in 1983. The Philippine Constitution recognizes the youth’s vital role in nation building and the importance of their involvement in public and…
Given the problems in addressing the flooding issue along Taft, the DLSU community has learned to expect the worst during the months of July to September, when the rains usually arrive.
Starting next term, student consultants will now be part of the Judiciary Branch of the University Student Government (USG). The judiciary branch will appoint student consultants to provide assistance to students with grievance cases and discipline cases. Alexyss Alip, chief magistrate of the USG’s Judiciary branch, cautiously points out that the assistance provided by student…
Atty. Policarpio was late for his Obligations and Contracts class. He entered the room with many things on his mind – test papers to check, research papers to go through and to top it all off, seven written assessments of the disciplinary cases forwarded to him by the Discipline Office. He apologizes to his class…