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UAAP: DLSU hopes to avenge first round loss against UP

Coming off a win against the FEU Tamaraws, the DLSU Green Archers hope to continue their winning momentum in their game against the UP Fighting Maroons. La Salle will attempt to avenge its first round loss to the Maroons, wherein the latter’s hot shooting led them to victory. DLSU continues to fight for the league’s…

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UAAP: ADMU defeats DLSU, forces knockout match

The DLSU Lady Shuttlers have come a long way on their road to winning it all in Season 80. However, in their latest semifinals match against rival school ADMU, the Blue Eagles forced a knockout match against the twice-to-beat Lady Shuttlers in their meeting yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Courts. The latest match-up became…

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Saan tayo kakain? Doon

Many of us ask this question every day. Whether it be in the morning when your first class is free cut or in the afternoon when all your classes have consistently given homework. Regardless of where you come from, it will be a perennially overwhelming decision—where to eat? In the local streets of Taft however,…

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Beyond the scenes: Stories and realities from the drug war

This is what we think we know: we’ve heard enough sides to know the truth. It is a primetime narrative summarized as incidents fueled by entwined destinies of noble intention and bloody execution. But the headlines and three-minute reports rarely ever tell us much. Besides somber faces caught on camera and the families whose lives…

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Writer’s Recap: Geek Day 2017

A sudden flash of bright-colored wigs here, an assortment of oversized props over there; these are the telltale signs that yes, you’ve found yourself in the midst of a geek gathering. Pop culture enthusiast or not, one cannot help but be drawn to the flurry of excitement. Be it the intricate costumes, themed merchandise, or…

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UAAP: Green, Lady Tankers plunge into action for Season 80 Championship

With the first semester of the season beginning anew, the DLSU Green and Lady Tankers are ready to make waves once again in the upcoming UAAP Season 80 Swimming Tournament. Ever since Season 77, the Green Tankers and Lady Tankers have settled for second and third place, respectively, in each of the past three years.…

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Beyond the scenes: The true cost of pretty hair

There is surface, and then there is depth. It was the 1950s when gay-themed films that so often saw portrayal from the King of Comedy Dolphy permeated every television of every household. Back then, the Filipino gay man only bifurcated into one-dimensional roles: the loud and flamboyant parloristang bakla who works in cheap salons, and…

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Undocumented Filipino immigrants: Toiling in strange lands

When the sun’s on the cusp of petering out from the sky and the breeze is finally cool on the cheek, people switch their porch lights on, anticipating the darkness in the offing. In Daly City, sundown is at 8:27 pm. For Beth*, this means rest. Her room is small and she has no door,…

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UAAP: Green Archers defeat FEU, 75-73, to open second round

In their second meeting of the UAAP Season 80 Men’s Basketball tournament, the DLSU Green Archers improved to a 6-2 win-loss record after edging the FEU Tamaraws, 75-73, earlier today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.   Ricci Rivero led the way in scoring for DLSU, for the second straight game, finishing with 20 points and…

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Atty. Noel Fernandez: A man of self-worth

Men are defined not by their accomplishments, but by the journey they undertook to achieve triumph. In totality, the feat alone does not justify their worth, it comes auxiliary to the herculean effort and eventual victory. When the end of the road seems all too imminent than than it already is, that’s when the beckoning…