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DLSU cadet officers awarded in AFP anniversary

President and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Commander in Chief Benigno Aquino III awarded the Cadet and Cadette of the Year awards to two DLSU students during the AFP’s 77th Anniversary held last December 21, 2012 at the AFP General Headquarters, Quezon City.   Cadet Colonel Iceal Estrella, 1st class (IV, AB-PLM), corps commander…

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Graduate studies orientation held

The third Term Institutional Orientation for New Graduate Students for AY 2012-2013 was held last January 5, 2012 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium (TYA).  The regularly held orientation seminar serves as a primer for new graduate students to orient them to the different rules, regulations, facilities and offices of the University. Among the policies and…

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Graduate listing raises issues on student information security

Fina, a recent graduate from the University got excited as soon as her phone rang. She had been waiting for a call back from a company that interviewed her a week ago. To her disappointment, the call came from an unknown company that apparently got her contact information from DLSU. Most of the University’s graduates…

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CED to improve after mock accreditation

DLSU’s College of Education (CED) allegedly failed the University’s recent mock Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools (PAASCU) accreditation held last last November 12-13. In an interview with The LaSallian last November, DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC explains, “The desire of the University is always to put its best foot forward with or…

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USG to change DLS-STC’s Student Council next year

In a meeting with student organization leaders a few months ago, Dean of Student Affairs Fritzie Ian De Vera explains that the full integration of DLSU with De La Salle Canlubang (DLSC) to form the De La Salle Science and Technology Complex (DLS-STC) would affect many student organizations in DLSU. In light of the recent…

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Two Star Scholars get away with cheating

Albert* was about to receive his exam from his statistics professor when the professor stopped to make a statement. The professor announced that he caught five students cheating during the exam a few days ago. The professor said that if they do not confess, all five would fail the class and would have to receive…

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LSDC bags championship, defends title

The La Salle Dance Company – Street (LSDC-Street) placed first in the Lactacyd Confidence Confidance Mash-up Season 3 held at the ABS-CBN Dolphy Theater, December 8, 2012, successfully defending the crew’s championship title. This season, the all-girls competition introduced a new set of mechanics. Each of the finalists drew lots for a female icon they…

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LSDS awarded for Philippines’ 10th TAYO

The La Salle Debate Society (LSDS) was awarded by President Benigno Aquino III as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in Malacañang at 10 am last December 6, 2012. This year, more than 242 organizations joined TAYO. Organizations have to go through a series of evaluations that starts with a visit from a…

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DLSU forms its first Human Lasallian Star

More than a thousand students gathered at the Henry Sy Sr., Hall lobby to form DLSU’s first Human Lasallian Star as part of the 2012 Animo Christmas Program.   The project is a result of collaboration between the University Student Government (USG), SLIFE, Culture and Arts Office (CAO), Council of Student Organizations (CSO), DLSU Office…

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Former Polish President Lech Walesa speaks at DLSU’s Leadership Forum

“On what foundation do we want to build this new future?” Former Polish President and 1983 Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa asks future leaders in DLSU’s Leadership Forum, held at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium last November 28, 2012. “If you want to build a new world, you have to reach for values.” Walesa emphasizes on concrete…