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Lights, cameo, action: Triumphs of bit players

It’s easy to notice the leads. They’re the faces you see along billboards, the names you often read about, and, if it strikes your fancy, they’re the same faces you root for in the movies. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets her back—they’re the ones who live the theater-filling happily-ever-after. The credits roll,…

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Introducing 3×3 basketball to the UAAP community

With the induction of FIBA 3×3 basketball as an official event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, it will be nice to see the UAAP do the same to its roster of events. Beach volleyball was added as a first semester event as its indoor counterpart is played in the second half of the league’s calendar.…

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Linguistic relativity: A modern day puzzle

Man’s mind is an enigma, and to this day, we can’t fully comprehend what it’s truly capable of. We only understand a fraction of how it works, and so much of what it can do is still left in the dark. Such was the case when American linguist Edward Sapir hypothesized in 1929 that the…

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UAAP: Green Archers defeat UE to take fifth win, 106-100

Earlier today at the Araneta Coliseum, the DLSU Green Archers proved their resilience in taking down the UE Red Warriors, 106-100. In the losing effort, UE’s Alvin Pasaol was dominant on both ends of the court, recording a career high of 49 points, eight rebounds, and four steals. Philip Manalang and Mark Olayon added 14…

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UAAP: DLSU looks to keep lowly UE winless

While many of the Lasallian faithful are already looking forward to Sunday’s game against archrivals ADMU Blue Eagles, the Green Archers will have to go through one more hurdle first as they face the UE Red Warriors tomorrow, 4 pm, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. With the Derrick Pumaren coached squad still winless at this…

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UAAP: Undefeated Lady Paddlers and third place Green Paddlers continue to keep pace

The DLSU Lady Paddlers remain undefeated after the fifth match day of the UAAP Season 80, as they triumphed over the NU Lady Bulldogs and the FEU Lady Tamaraws on Sunday, October 1. Meanwhile, the DLSU Green Paddlers swept archrivals ADMU Blue Eagles but eventually lost to the UST Growling Tigers in their final match-up…

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Creativity as a natural process

Last Friday, I attended an advertising conference that featured different speakers who came from well-known agencies across the country.  Their resumes boast of years of experience in the various areas of the advertising industry. Throughout the talk, the speakers showed different television commercials (TVCs) that were critically acclaimed and were recognized for their creativity. Not…

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UAAP: Green Shuttlers fail to keep momentum, Lady Shuttlers subdue Blue Eagles

The DLSU Green Shuttlers failed to continue their momentum as they fell to the NU Bulldogs, 4-1, while the Lady Shuttlers won again as they defeated the ADMU Lady Eagles, 4-1, loss on Sunday, October 1, at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. With the loss, the men’s team’s record dropped to three wins and two losses,…

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UAAP: DLSU Badminton teams dominate UE

The Green and Lady Shuttlers both dominated their counterparts from UE in their matches earlier today at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall. With 5-0 wins for both the men’s and women’s divisions, DLSU reaffirmed its bid for both division championships. Prior to the recent matches, the Green Shuttlers suffered a loss against ADMU last September…

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UAAP: Green Archers overpower UST, 115-86, notch fourth win

The DLSU Green Archers dealt the UST Growling Tigers another loss as the defending champions successfully bounced back after suffering their first loss last week, against the UP Fighting Maroons. The 115-86 win by La Salle over UST at the Smart Araneta Coliseum earlier today has given the Taft-based squad a 4-1 record heading into…