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DLSU Eco Car team bags 2 awards in Eco-marathon

The DLSU Eco Car Team’s entry in the UrbanConcept Battery Electric category of the Asian leg of the Shell Eco-marathon maintained its lead and ended the race at 2nd place. The car, named Archer, bested 14 other cars fielded in the category. The Archer posted a 66.38 km/kWh record. The entry of team ITERBO3 from…

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Impeached LA granted conditional pardon

The USG Judiciary held a formal impeachment hearing today, January 17, at the Yuchengco Building Room 607 to process the complaint against a batch government officer on charges of gross negligence of duty.

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University benches, tables now open to naming rights

Beginning the third term of AY 2013-2014, the University has developed a new scheme to generate support for its activities—the sale of tambayan spots around campus.

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Research centers to rise in STC, Taft campus up for facelift

In line with the University’s goal to develop world-class facilities for its students, constructions and renovations will be on full-scale this year with progress in the Campus Renewal Plan in the Manila campus, and with the development of two new research centers in the DLSU Science and Technology Center (STC).   STC research centers Two…

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Student Affairs seeks stricter enforcement of RTR promotion

The Student Affairs office may be planning stricter measures to regulate the room-to-room (RTR) advertising of student organizations, especially those that were not officially authorized or approved. The discussion in the Student Leadership, Innovation, Formation and Empowerment (S-LIFE) office has even reached the level of students and administration proposing a banning of unauthorized RTRs to…

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LA Representative impeached for negligence

The USG Judiciary held a formal impeachment hearing today, January 17, at the Yuchengco Building Room 607 to process the complaint against a batch government officer on charges of gross negligence of duty. According to the complaint filed by the Office of the Ombudsman, FOCUS2012 Legislative Assembly Representative Nina Cervero had accumulated four unexcused absences, a…

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LA discusses proposed legislative, executive structure reforms

The Legislative Assembly (LA) convened for its first session of the term today, January 10, with most of the period dedicated to the discussion of legislative and executive structural reforms in the form of amendments to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution, in line with the USG’s Operation REFOCUS. The session started with a discussion…

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Classes out on Feast of Black Nazarene

  Attracting millions of devotees year after year, last year’s traslacion lasted roughly over 22 hours, the longest in the procession’s history. Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has declared the suspension of classes in all levels in Manila in anticipation of the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this Thursday, January 9, 2014. Estrada said in…

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USG holds CoLE, receives criticisms on planned amendments

Objections to the planned revisions to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution highlighted the open forum of the Convention of Leaders (CoLE) held last December 5 at the Waldo Perfecto Seminar Room. Most of the discussion revolved around the concerns of the USG and the proposed amendments to the USG Constitution regarding its structure and…

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Constructions in DLSU campuses announced for 2014

The 15 year old Conservatory buildings being demolished as part of the campus renewal plan. Entering into a new year, students, administrators, and staff can expect a number of structural changes in both the DLSU Taft and Science and Technology Center (STC) campuses in the next and succeeding terms. In the main campus, the Pearl…