The second Convention of Leaders (COLE) for the academic year was held last March 4 at the Natividad Fajardo Auditorium to discuss campus development and services, student representation, University Vision-Mission Week, the tuition fee increase, and new organization De La Salle Red Cross Youth. The resolution calling for amendments to the COLE manual was earlier…
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Since the start of this academic year, the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services (AVCCS) has received various complaints from students regarding the photocopying services within DLSU. Among these involve the photocopying machine being unattended and the poor quality of photocopied materials. AVCCS Karen Hebron also notes that the sales from photocopying…
The University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) convened for a regular session last February 26 in the Emilio Yap Jr. Case Room to discuss six matters, namely, a resolution calling for the amendment of the Convention of Leaders (COLE) manual, the approval of the COLE Board manual, the release of an open letter on…
The University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) conducted a regular session last February 19 to discuss six resolutions. The first resolution, calling for the release of an open letter aiming to foster support for the Philippine film industry, was deliberated on the floor. A Filipino version of the open letter was also prepared, according…
DLSU-ECT unveils new Eco Cars
The De La Salle University – Eco Car Team (DLSU-ECT) unveiled their two eco cars, Archer and Delta, last February 4 at the Corazon Aquino Democratic Grounds. The twin eco cars will be competing in the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2016 to be hosted in the country. Now on their sixth year with over 30 members,…
The DLSU Lady Fencers and Green Fencers emerged from the UAAP Season 78 Fencing Tournament at third and fifth place, respectively, after both finishing at fourth place in last year’s edition of the tournament. This year’s tournament, which featured a six-team playing field, was played from February 10 to 13 at the Blue Eagle Gym in…
In a session last February 12, the University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) discussed the position paper on Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines, the proposal for a master list of courses, financial assistance for aspiring student organizations, a manifesto for electives for College of Liberal Arts (CLA) ID 113 students, and approval of…
On the evening of January 26, a complaint regarding vending machines on campus was raised by a student through a Facebook post, which quickly gained traction online among members of the Lasallian community. The vending machine in question was said to have dispensed a drink that contained a cockroach inside. “I felt something in the…
The University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly convened for a regular session last Friday, February 5, at A1506. Resolutions calling for the release of a position paper on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Vote Count Machine (VCM), and the approval of the allocation of the USG budget for academic year 2016-2017 were discussed. The position…
Last January 29, DLSU, in partnership with online travel planning platform Xplorra and AirAsia Philippines, hosted XPLORRA Talks DLSU, a discourse on local travelling, heritage, and photography. Gina Lopez, chairperson of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, and Fung Yu, a travel and heritage photographer, were invited to share their stories in the event. The event was…