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LA mulls response on anti-terror bill, student governance concerns in second Laguna session

The University Student Government’s (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) held a session at the Laguna Campus last March 6 to deliberate on resolutions related to the recent Senate approval of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, and other matters concerning student governance in the Manila and Laguna campuses.  Anxieties over Anti-Terrorism bill  The Assembly homed in on…

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Sports

On all cylinders: Lady Booters excel beyond UAAP, claim three-peat in PFFWL

With the UAAP football tournament just around the corner, the DLSU Lady Booters capitalized on the preseason period to bag yet another three-peat. Taking their talents to a field outside the collegiate realm, they yet again topped the latest edition of the Philippine Football Federation Women’s League (PFFWL). With a lot of external factors coming…

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Sports

UAAP: Lady Spikers rout title-holders Lady Eagles in four-set debut

The DLSU Lady Spikers began their season on an excellent note as they dispatched their archrivals ADMU Lady Eagles in four sets, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17, 25-15, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. The perfect combination of offense and defense propelled the Green-and-White toward capturing the hard-fought victory.  Tin Tiamzon was the catalyst on…

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Sports

UAAP: Green Spikers stumble in opening game against Blue Eagles

The DLSU Green Spikers fell to the ADMU Blue Eagles in straight sets, 20-25, 19-25, 25-27, to start off their UAAP season earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena.  Blue Eagle Chumason Njigha topped all players with 20 points coming from 18 attacks and two blocks. Meanwhile, John Mark Ronquillo tallied 11 points built…

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Editorial Opinion

Regulating truth

Back in 2017, The LaSallian spearheaded a campus journalism seminar, PressPlay, which focused on the credibility and reliability of news reporting—especially from outlets like Philippine Daily Inquirer and ABS-CBN who, despite being impartial, were labelled as “biased media” by President Rodrigo Duterte. At the time, news coverage on his administration’s Drug War, whose effects on…

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University

Third USAP TAYO installment tackles safeguarding of press freedom

In line with the growing concern surrounding press freedom in the country, Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista held the third installment of their Usap Tayo series last March 6, titled USAP TAYO: Defend Press Freedom, at room A1403 of Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, in partnership with the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP).  The talk…

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PRESS RELEASE: #FACTPHnow social media summit lineup revealed

MANILA, Philippines – The Young Filipino Advocates of Critical Thinking (yFACTph) has announced the return of #FACTPHnow: Social Media Summit 2020 on March 13 to 14, 2020 at Far Eastern University, Manila. Now on its third year in town, #FACTPHnow, in partnership with FEU Central Student Organization, FEU Anti-Bullying Core Group and Kapisanan ng mga…

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Vanguard

Untapped potential: Renewable energy through material design

Since the 1860s, fossil fuels have remained as the primary energy source in the world—with coal accounting for 38.5 percent of global power in 2018. Rampant usage and unyielding dependence on non-renewable energy sources have contributed to numerous harmful and irreversible effects to the environment such as the accelerated melting of glaciers. These developments have…

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Menagerie

Writer’s Recap: Soul Impact

The crux of being human lies in the inherent truth that our existence is finite. Limited by time, resources, and sheer happenstance, we can sometimes be consumed by the desire to overcome the finality of our frail humanity—and seek the eternal.  Aptly titled Soul Impact, De La Salle Innersoul’s 23rd anniversary concert delved into this…

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PRESS RELEASE: Stat-Is-Eeks! 2020

University of the Philippines Statistical Society (UP StatSoc) will hold the 33rd Annual Stat-Is-Eeks!, an Inter-University Quiz Show for Non-Statistics Majors, on March 7 (Saturday), at the School of Statistics Building, UP Diliman. On its 33rd year, Stat-is-Eeks! remains to be the most prestigious statistical quiz show for non-stat majors in or outside the UP…