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For the students, by the students: USG initiatives on financial assistance

De La Salle University has made it its mission to extend financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students. Through the Office of Admissions and Scholarships, student aid programs are provided to make quality education affordable, especially to students who would not have otherwise considered enrolling in the University. Among the many opportunities provided by the…

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Sports

UAAP: A new edition of Green Spikers to face Season 81

Having been out of the limelight for more than a decade, the DLSU Green Spikers will try to push themselves into the Final Four to improve their sixth place finish from last year. The team is still on the verge of reestablishing their cohesion and solidarity, considering the adaptation of a new system from the…

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UAAP: Lady Booters look to cement three-peat legacy

The defending champions De La Salle Lady Booters will be looking to add another trophy to their collection as they enter Season 81 of the UAAP. As the football tournament starts this February, the team is up and ready with its new lineup and a brand new formation to help defend the title once more.…

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Opinion

Birth of the new bogeyman

Last January 28, the final reading of the bill lowering the minimum age of criminal liability from 15 to 12 years old was passed by the House of Representatives. Many were taken aback by the speed in which the bill was passed, many more were afronted at the implication that children as young as 12…

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University

The cost of education: DLSU tuition through the years

P350,429.28—this is the cost of sending a child to DLSU for one term, if one were to ask the Student Council (SC) in 1991. Twenty eight years ago, The LaSallian published an article titled Can you still afford to send your kids to La Salle in 2019? which projected the cost of enrollment in the…

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University University Feature

On the positive implications of the new HIV-AIDS law

On December 20 of last year, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 11166 or the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act into law, effectively repealing RA 8504 or the Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998. Under the new law, the government will implement a multi-sectoral approach in addressing the spread of the…

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Menagerie Menagerie Feature

HIV/AIDS, stigma, and lives unclaimed

It has long haunted our country. We’ve all heard the numerous urban legends about contaminated needles in dark cinema halls and other tales that took on the form of monsters under our beds. Above it all, the implied shame. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodificiency syndrome (AIDS) was a conversation the Philippines…

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Sports Sports Feature

Championship or bust, Green Batters set sights on crown

Following a heartbreaking season that saw the Green Batters come close to their goal of winning the championship, the team is determined to take the sought-after crown back to Taft. This Season 81, the team hopes that an intact veteran lineup, coupled with the addition of talented rookies, will be enough to regain baseball supremacy.…

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UAAP: Determined Lady Batters aim Final Four finish

The DLSU Lady Batters left the previous season disappointed after failing to make postseason. They placed sixth out of the seven teams that competed in the tournament, while the Adamson Lady Falcons edged out the UST Golden Tigresses for the eight-peat championship It is no surprise that any team would want to chase for that…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Tennisters away to smash their way to UAAP title

With the second half of the UAAP Season 81 beginning this February, the Green and Lady Tennisters will battle it out to climb their way up to the top spot from their bronze bid in both the men’s and women’s divisions last season. As new faces enter the scene and veterans get over the hump,…