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…
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…
In an institution that breeds a system tuned to be, by nature, quick-paced, many are by default set on the premise and idea of pursuing careers outside of the academe. Because many are conditioned to break into fields of business, medicine and so forth, as sensationalized by the current capitalist frenzy of society, pursuing a…
One of the most important responsibilities of academic freedom is the grading system that professors choose to implement in their classes. DLSU Faculty Association (FA) President Dante Leoncini affirms, “Basically, giving grades is part of the academic freedom that professors have. But that is not to say that they are going to grade these students…
This October, the University Student Government (USG) had made public two official stands, as decided by the Legislative Assembly (LA). These pertain to the stances of the USG on the Reproductive Health Bill and the Cybercrime Prevention Act. “This is actually the first time I’ve seen the student body this agitated about national issues,” says…
Duly recognized for her many years of loyal service to the Lasallian institution as an educator, Br. Josefina Alburo, AFSC, is an affiliate of the De La Salle Brothers. Photo from the Green & White Yearbook (1963) Today being World Teachers’ Day, The LaSallian finds it fitting to honor one of the most loyal…
After the recent DLSU-FEU game, The LaSallian received numerous personal queries and complaints via our Twitter account. The complaints ranged from glitches in the MLS system to allegations of ticket hoarding. La Salle basketball game tickets have always been hard to come by, especially when the game would determine the University’s elimination or championship bid…