“No longer should the judiciary be shrouded in myths and speculations”, says Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in a press conference held in De La Salle University last August 28. For the first time since stepping into office in 2012, Sereno met with various media representatives to tackle issues and address questions and…
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From the beginning of the school year through to the week before finals, booths are set up along University lobbies and covered walkways to promote the various events of the different organizations, ranging from inter-school congresses to year-end parties to fundraising booths. Fundraising Student organizations are allowed to hold up to four fund raising…
On June 1911, a group of nine religious educators established a small school for boys in Paco, Manila. Roughly a hundred years later, the De La Salle Brothers of the Philippines now leads the operations of 16 Catholic academic institutions across the country. Under the leadership of the Brother Visitor, the Brothers serve in various…
The University Student Government (USG), patterned after the Philippine government, is composed of the executive, legislative, and judiciary branch to ensure that the welfare of the students are upheld by fulfilling the respective duties tasked to each of the branches. The judiciary, being the sole branch in the USG with the judicial power to resolve…
The LaSallian community may encounter a few familiar faces and businesses operating in select kiosks at the freshly renovated Br. Bloemen Hall, touted as a student center and business innovation zone. Presently, Br. Bloemen Hall houses De La Salle University’s student entrepreneurship area, the Animo Business Innovation Zone (Animo BIZ), which opened mid-July and is…
Teaching with the use of the mother tongue is one of the highlights of the K-12 program. It is believed that students learn best with their first language. In light of this, English and Filipino will both be taught as independent subjects starting Grade 1. Both languages will therefore become the primary medium of instruction…
In order to raise awareness among the Lasallian community regarding the dire effects of increasing dengue cases especially during the current rainy season, Societas Vitae (SV) held a dengue seminar earlier today entitled “Beware, Be Aware: Dengue” at the seventh floor of the Andrew building. The guest speakers included University of the East Ramon Magsaysay…
Last June 13, sudden heavy torrential rain caused flooding both inside and outside the campus, and prompted the University to call off classes for the first time this academic year. The event, brought about by less than 90 minutes of rain in the area heightened concerns over the possible disaster that an actual storm might…
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Understanding student plagiarism
In a recently published issue of The LaSallian, the Student Discipline Formation Office (SDFO) recorded 25 cases of academic dishonesty in AY 2012-2013 – the most commonly committed major offense in the previous year’s accounting for a quarter of the total number of major offenses. School’s provisions The Oxford Dictionary (2013) defines plagiarism, a…
In line with DLSU’s core values of faith, zeal and communion, student organizations under the Council of Student Organization (CSO) and units of the University Student Government (USG) are encouraged to have socio-civic activities planned within the year . Activities that usually fall under this category are fundraisers for a chosen beneficiary, where proceeds from…