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Bullies never get the last laugh

Whoever said this line must have been crazy, and those who believe in this line are equally as crazy. Why? Bullies have taken over the world or at least the US. From the start of kindergarten bullying statistics in 2010 have shown that one out of seven children have a bully and as the student…

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For a better University

DLSU has many ambitious projects revealed to the public. The public awaits word on the integration of the DLSU main campus and the Science and Technology Complex in Canlubang, The public wants to be kept updated on the developments and details regarding the Centennial Hall. The public wishes to know about the full extent of…

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Movements

A few weeks ago I found myself chatting with one of our University’s student leaders. That night, I asked her about her recently concluded internship at a leading multinational company. “Grabe, napaka-kapitalista nila!” she shared with a laugh. She recalled the time she swore that she would never work for a multinational company. That accursed,…

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Sandbag solutions

I remember a TV sitcom that ended a few years ago; one of the characters criticized his son for using the sugar packet solution—to place a packet of sugar under the foot of a table to stop it from wobbling—instead of trying to fix the real problem of the table. The show was funny and…

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Breaking UAAP openings and themes

A couple of years ago, it was a series of mascot shows, trying to outwit the likes of the Justice League and the Marvel heroes. Then it changed. It went for an Olympic style parade; and now, it has become, as they call it, Unbreakable. In my stay in DLSU, I have witnessed two UAAP…

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On Dolphy and more

I grew up watching Filipino movies or at least the ones that still had a little bit of originality and humor. I enjoyed movies like Oki Dok and Magic Kingdom to name a few, and I laughed at films like Bondying, which used good humor to deliver real life messages that are relevant to this…

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Built to last

On December 2, 2010, DLSU formally started the construction of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, now referred to as the Centennial Building. The building is the centerpiece of the University’s Centennial Renewal Plan, a long-term project that will construct, or rather, renovate the different academic facilities in campus. Moreover, the building will address the perennial…

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Agree to disagree

“I am a Lasallian, and I am damn proud of it,” says a student leader who knows that his education is a privilege. “I will miss you Kuya and Ate,” says a student, informed about the security agency change in DLSU. And, “I attended your CEO’s talk,” says a responsible and competent student to a…

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Character

Kenichiro Yagi had long windswept hair, a lean-jawed face and cold, black eyes. He spoke simply and was straight to the point, even if I understood him only through a translator. Yagi is Japanese, and when I think of Japan, I remember Yagi. Yagi used to run an Internet-based fish market in Ofunato City, a…

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Scarborough: Battling over rocks

As the eyes of the nation were fixed on the Corona saga, a US nuclear submarine quietly made its way to Subic Bay in April. Another threat to the nation’s ‘executive power’? Claimed linked to the Scarborough standoff, the Left argues the United States is exploiting the situation to regain political clout in the area…