“I have a pretty boring life and career so my answers might bore you,” Anne Frances Sangil warns me before the interview. But I beg to disagree—nobody who wears a pair of Wonder Woman Chuck Taylor trainers could possibly be such a mundane figure. And I was right. For the entire duration of our one-and-half…
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With the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States last year and various Pride parades and movements being held here in Manila, it seems the LGBT (or LGBTQA, as it’s being increasingly called) is receiving stronger support from the general populace, and with it, a call for more accurate representation of the LGBTQA community…
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From Dangwa with love
In the disorienting chaos that is Manila on a Saturday afternoon, we found ourselves somewhere along the intersection of Dos Castillas Street and Laong Laan Road. Hidden behind high-rise billboards and a crisp red and white Chowking signage is the famed Dangwa flower market, where the jeepney fumes eventually vanish into the refreshing scent of…
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Notes on our social media identities
Who remembers the time when the only way we could make friends was to be invited to someone’s table in the cafeteria during recess, the walk both exhilarating and excruciating as you fixed your skirt and approached a group of strangers? Or how about those long telephone calls with a high school crush that seemed…
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Clustered majors: The new system
As many CLA students are aware of, a new system was recently imposed during the 2nd Term enlistment. The Clustered Majors System, formerly the Blocking System, was implemented for the first time by the College of Liberal Arts. Unfortunately, many students were blindsided and confused by the sudden implementation, and as a result, the change…
With several cafés already established along Taft Avenue, Lasallians won’t be running out of places to get their first latte in the morning, cram that research paper, or just chill out during long breaks any time soon. But for those looking for a different kind of fix, there’s a coffee shop across the street that goes…
Getting the right dose of caffeine to start the day often means waiting in line behind fellow sleepyheads just to get that warm buzz-in-a-cup. Not a morning person? Well, these people have to be. Baristas are neither waiters nor chefs, but they’re somewhere in between, making magic on a steel kitchen countertop while trying to…
Political science students know his name—he is, after all, the only professor teaching one of their majors. But recently, his name has become famous (or infamous?), not only within the University, but also around the country, as some of his actions have once again put him in the spotlight. De La Salle University’s own Dr.…
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An update on the frosh life
Out of all the individuals studying at the University, freshmen are often the ones singled out and scrutinized. In previous articles, The Menagerie has constructed a list of tips for the newest batch of Lasallians, and has even examined the anatomy of a frosh; these Taft newbies are definitely not lacking in attention. Still, all…
“Pit Senyor! Pit Senyor!” Sound familiar? This infectious chant, most likely encountered during the Sinulog Festival, is a truncated version of “Pit Senyor kang Mama kini, Pit Senyor kang Papa kini.” The Señor Santo Nino is one of the most revered sacred relics in the Philippines, and the reason Filipinos flock to Cebu every third…