The LaSallian“What is legal may not always be moral.” Those were the words that kept echoing in my mind while I was heading back home from school. As my parents picked me up, It felt like it would be another ordinary evening for the three of us. My mother would ask how my day was and…
This is not about my love life or lack thereof. Rather, this is the story behind my biggest insecurity: my faith. All my life, I attended Catholic schools. My educational environment was conservative; I went to church every week with my parents, said grace before meals, and thanked the Almighty before going to bed. It…
Mass-market publishing is a tremendous result of human ingenuity and economies of scale—letting a text that’s been weeks, months, or even years in the making get sold at a fraction of a day’s wages while still earning a profit. Due to the hardy, long-lasting nature of books as a medium, there has always been a…
Imagine finally achieving your wildest dream. You’re in that moment; you hear people’s cheers, their claps, all while they congratulate you. They’re celebrating you and you see their smiles, feel their joy. You’ve attained success. I remember experiencing such when I was able to achieve my dream in college. When I was in my first…
DLSU found itself once again as the top performing school in the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Exam released last May 27, with 84.72 percent of its exam takers making the cut as opposed to the 16.46 percent national passing rate. Aside from this, not one but two DLSU graduates, Josemaria Fontillas (BSA, ‘18) and…
Time travel has been viewed as a work of fiction usually brought to life in popular media where audiences see what-could-be or what-could-have-been through glimpses of the future or flashbacks from the past. Highlighted in films such as Interstellar and Back to the Future, the very concept of traversing through time remains an unsolved mystery…
Ecosystems like forests and coral reefs have immune capacity to support life and provide significant economic and ecological services, but only if they are healthy. The increasing area of barren lands and rising sea temperatures are symptomatic of nature’s heightening destruction, prompting many community-based projects—from tree planting to coastal clean-up activities—intended to improve the state…
In scorching fire and searing heat, panic kicks in. You see figures clad in yellow rush in a burning house to save lives. Whether it be through a screen or in real life, the danger of fire cannot be underestimated. But there are those who risk their lives with only the thought of saving others…
The University Break (U Break) schedule, which was originally moved to Monday last year amid backlash, will be returned to Friday starting Term 1 of Academic Year (AY) 2019-2020, according to a Help Desk Announcement sent by the Office of the Chancellor last July 24. The Academics Council, according to the email, decided to move…
Last May 20, a Helpdesk Announcement was sent out by the DLSU Security Office informing the community of its recent acquisition of a new x-ray inspection machine. The new device, which is designed to scan the bags of entrants, has since been situated at the North Gate in front of Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Vice…
