Categories
Menagerie

Vignette: The green mark

We have been taught to sit still—hands folded neatly on our laps, and eyes trained on the board – while words bounce over and around inside one of Yuchengco Building’s clammy rooms. We have felt the wind sting our skin and the sun drench us in dewy sweat, as we sprinted across the grounds of…

Categories
Menagerie

The Mighty Z: An interview with Millete Zamora

“What do I need to do to pass her class?” and “Does she fail a lot of students?” are among the countless questions students seek to answer before entering the class of a terror professor. In turn, Ms. Millete Zamora of the Marketing Management Department has her own questions for her students during the first…

Categories
Headlines Menagerie

Overnight at DLSU, redux

In March 2010, The Menagerie released an article entitled, “Overnight at DLSU: Searching the haunted halls.” An article, risky as it was, that covered an overnight stay of three staffers in the University. In search of the paranormal and what lurks within the grounds during the grim hours of darkness. Sadly, the expedition failed to…

Categories
Menagerie

Rant and Rave: ‘Kick Ass 2’

Rating:  With a vision of a world full of superheroes, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) comes back as Kick Ass along with co-stars Chloë Moretz as Mindy Macready a.k.a. Hit Girl, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris D’Amico and new character Colonel Stars and Stripes played by Jim Carrey. A follow up to 2010’s Kick Ass, part two…

Categories
Menagerie

Rant and Rave: ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians—’Sea of Monsters’

Rating:  Logan Lerman is back as the demigod Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, in this year’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Sea of Monsters along with co-stars Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena; Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, son of Hermes and Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, the trusty satyr. With almost…

Categories
Menagerie

Unearthing the Animo legacy

The colors green and white, the archer wielding his bow and arrow, and the star called Signum Fidei – these are among the symbols that instantly come into mind with the quick mention of “Lasallian”. They have prevailed the boundaries of time and have embodied themselves as the bastions of the Lasallian heritage. Meanwhile, as…

Categories
Menagerie

Scenic Route: Baguio on foot

Baguio, home of the strawberries, pine trees and cool breeze. People from all over the country flee to the summer capital to experience the wonder that has captured thousands of travelers. In the growing number of tourists, Baguio increases the need for transportation, thus the abundance of taxi cabs, jeeps and buses. Although this predicament…