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MSCCTF finalizes tuition fee increase proposal, approval stages ongoing

Tuition fee rates for the upcoming academic year (AY) 2017-2018 may see a potential five percent increase for incoming ID 117 freshmen and a 4.5 percent increase for ID 116 and above upperclassmen following the recommendation from the Multi-Sectoral Consultative Committee on Tuition Fee (MSCCTF). The recommendation, however, will still have to be approved further…

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FilOil: Green Archers succumb to JRU in preseason opener, 85-81

Earlier today at the FilOil Flying V Centre, the DLSU Green Archers lost to the Jose Rizal University (JRU) Heavy Bombers, 85-81. With La Salle’s loss, the Green-and-White was unable to open their FilOil Flying V Preseason Cup campaign on a high note. Ben Mbala was dominant on both ends of the court, recording 22 points and…

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UAAP Finals: Lady Spikers face ADMU in sixth straight finals series, seek 10th championship

The DLSU Lady Spikers are heading into their ninth consecutive finals appearance since Season 71 and are looking to claim their tenth championship for La Salle. This feat, however, will not come easy as they will face the ADMU Lady Eagles in the finals for the sixth straight year. Although DLSU concluded the elimination round with…

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Behind the scenes of gameday with DLSU athletes

Getting in the zone before game time can be different for everybody, may it be in sports, school, work, or even during lull periods. Being productive and reaching optimum concentration is a process that everyone experiences differently, and this is no foreign concept to Lasallian student athletes. Pre-game day rituals and routines are common among…

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Tasteless and trivializing

Imagine this: a daughter, coming home to the province, on board the bus, stuck on the highway. A trip that should have taken 2 hours at most has stretched 15 minutes past, then 30. Her phone rings, and she awakens from her nap. It’s her mother on the other end. “Did you feel that?” the…

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FilOil: Green Archers enter post-Teng era, seek back-to-back preseason titles

Now a few months removed from winning the UAAP Season 79 Men’s Basketball Championship, the DLSU Green Archers have their sights on their next goal: clinching back-to-back titles, and repeating not only in the UAAP, but in the FilOil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup as well. Over the next month, La Salle will take an important…

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Rational, process behind mandatory drug testing for ID 115, 116 explained

Last March, the DLSU Health Services Office (HSO) released a Help Desk Announcement stating the implementation of mandatory drug testing for all ID 115 and 116 undergraduate students. The testing was conducted on all ID 115 students this year in the Shalom Center from March 27 to 31. Currently, the testing is set to be…

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Smit and De Jesus: Making a difference beyond sports

Behind every great player is a great coach, a person to show toughness and not sugarcoat anything when it comes to training. Players need to be pushed to the limit then loved, then pushed again in order to bring out the hunger inside of them, and coaches are there to ensure that their players reach…

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Upholding women’s rights on National Women’s Month

In worldwide observance of International Women’s Day held annually on March 8, the National Women’s Month Celebration (NWMC) was commemorated throughout the month of March in the Philippines. The theme for this year, “WE Make Change Work For Women,” marks the first celebration under the current administration, which aims to highlight “partnership for change and…

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LSAL: Air Force One bags title over Baroney behind Cu’s late game heroics

The annual La Salle Athletic League (LSAL) 2016-2017 Basketball Tournament ended with a thrilling double overtime (OT) game last April 17. After being down as many as 20 points, Finals Most Valuable Player Raphael Cu willed his team to a 92-89 win over Baroney to claim the championship at the Enrique Razon Sports Complex last April…