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Are we the next SM?

What had started as a rags-to-riches enterprise has resulted to a massive conglomerate that includes the fourth largest mall in the world and a total of 40 supermalls not only in the Philippines but also in China. Henry Sy Sr., the country’s Retail King and the original Taipan, has expanded his to more than just malls and supermarkets.

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Planting small but constant things that will save the world

Gregg Yan has always loved the environment. When he was in college, he counted bats for the World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF) as part of the non-government organization’s (NGO) campaign to save wildlife. Not too many years later, he officially joined WWF and went on to become its Information Education and Communications Officer. On one of his recent mountain treks, he was surprised to see around a hundred dying saplings, still in plastic and not planted properly.

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Shining takes time: A Star Scholar’s story

The DLSU Star Scholars Program was designed to gather the best and the brightest high school students in the country to study in the University. Recipients are entitled to 100 percent waived tuition, laboratory and miscellaneous fees, and an array of opportunities that facilitate holistic formation. Now on its 12th year, the program continues to be one of the most comprehensive and competitive scholarship programs to date.

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CSO miscalculates accreditation grades of student orgs

The 39 organizations of the Council of Student Organizations (CSO) had their hopes high as they waited for the results of the mid-year re-accreditation. After the results were relayed, they discovered that almost all of the organizations’ grades were miscalculated –a mishap that was nonetheless, an honest mistake.

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Security office, confident with emergency response team

Through its Emergency Response Team (ERT), the Security and Safety Office assures the Lasallian community that they can properly respond to and handle any crisis. The ERT is divided into nine sub-teams, namely: crowd control, fire fighting, salvage, communication, medical, brawl, traffic, evacuation and rescue team. The crowd control team is the most utilized while…

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All canteens fail first-term facility inspection

All five canteens received failing marks during the first term’s canteen inspection. Though they received grades lower than the passing mark of 8 out of 10, La Casita and Zaide Canteen nabbed the top spots while SPS canteen and the Animo Foodhouse lagged behind the two.

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In Depth: Probing plagiarism

Plagiarism is like pornography. People know it when they see it, but they don’t take the time to find its real definition. (Clarke, 2006) Clarke, Robert (2006). Plagiarism by academics: More complex than it seems. Journal of the          Association for Information Systems, 7(2), 92. This, according to the American Psychological Association, a style of…

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DLSU Taft, to partner with Canlubang campus

Change keeps on happening. Change seems to be the highlight of the recent span of events in the University. Lasallians say goodbye to the football field to make way for the Centennial building or the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Retrofitting is underway for the St. La Salle Hall, DLSU’s most historic building. Adding to the…

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Orgs, worried over re-accreditation

The re-accreditation ladder has been climbed by the top 10 organizations under the Council of Student Organizations (CSO). Four professional organizations hailed from COB-SOE, three from COE, and one each from CCS, COS and CLA were this mid-year’s cream of the crop. The usual players still placed while some got defeated.

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Eyebrows raised on USG’s fund-raising activities

A student pays P930 each term for services and activities of the University Student Government (USG), the Council of Student Organizations and the Student Publication Office, according to the information campaign released by the Office of the USG Treasurer last month, but where does the money go?