Every day, Marivic Hernais pores through catering requests and invoices, receivables and payables, and yellow PPR and PRS forms. And yet despite the heavy sheaf of papers squeezed in the folders before her, she never, ever forgets a debt. Hernais manages the day-to-day operations of Zaide Food Corp., and for all the years she’s…
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Quota Courses: The wrong perception
The perception of prospective students entering in different universities in the country is that there are some degree programs that are harder to get in than others. The term ‘quota courses’ pertains to courses that are harder to get into and require a higher score in the admissions test than other degree programs. As such,…
Last month, the hoarding of rooms for scheduled activities nearly had the USG penalized. USG Vice President for Internal Affairs Robert Hechanova, however, clarified that the USG was, in a way, penalized as some USG activities had to go through a more stringent manual approval process. The penalty was a result of three venue reservation…
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In search for missing books
“[The book] is available, but I can’t borrow it.” Matthew Abas (II, BS-ENT) states. “I searched the database, then it told me the reference number. I looked at a certain shelf, and it isn’t there. It’s all jumbled up,” retells Kath Sanga (II, BS-PSYC). “They tell us to check the circulation, check the [return shelves]…
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Students and the incentive system
“Don’t worry, you’ll pass. They’re giving incentives [additional grades].” This was a piece of advice given to engineering freshmen by a graduating engineering student, overheard by College of Engineering (COE) Dean, Dr. Rosemary Seva. In an effort to dissuade this attitude, Seva anounced that COE’s Industrial Engineering department will discourage their faculty from giving incentives…
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Assessing DLSU’s exchange programs
In today’s global society, an internationalized University such as DLSU needs to battle pressures to keep its head above the academic competition. As such, DLSU’s exchange programs must cope with the growing demand for study opportunities worldwide. Under the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking system, an international university’s foreign student ratio accounts for five…
As a representative body, which aims to serve the student body, the University Student Government (USG) holds activities for personal development, awareness, and social involvement. Activities range from exhibits and seminars to tours and programs designed to address the specific needs of students. Every day, college governments and the different USG offices have activities that…
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Quality education at a cost
De La Salle University (DLSU) has taken it upon itself to be a world-class research university and a university for the poor. But with two competing goals, can the University really balance the need for high tuition fees to fund research projects with the need to make a Lasallian education accessible to the middle and…
Every 10 years or so, the La Salle administration sits down to determine the kind of core curriculum for general education that should be used to better facilitate student learning. In AY 2003-2004, administration implemented the Lasallian curriculum, which focused on the selection of the subjects students would have to take in their stay in…
With less than 6 months to go before the 2013 National and Local Elections, political factions in the Philippines are currently mobilizing their resources and manpower in anticipation of campaign season. Certain political factions, however, are being ruled out of the game, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) under Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has…