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UAAP: Green Spikers face defending champion ADMU sans Woo, seek third win

After claiming victory against the UE Red Warriors despite the absence of the recently injured Raymark Woo, the Green Spikers are set to take on UAAP Season 78’s champions, the ADMU Blue Eagles, tomorrow, March 4. With a win-loss record of 2-4, La Salle currently sits at sixth in the men’s volleyball standings. The Blue…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers face ADMU in finals rematch, aim for solo lead

The stakes cannot be higher as the Taft-Katipunan rivalry will once again take place with the DLSU Lady Spikers closing the first round of the season against the ADMU Lady Eagles. With both teams tied at first place, with a 5-1 win-loss record apiece, the winner will ensure the top spot going into the second…

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UAAP: DLSU Football falters, NU takes 3-1 come-from-behind win

Coming from Sunday’s physical encounter with the UST Growling Tigers which ended in a 2-all draw, the DLSU Men’s Football Team’s struggles continue. La Salle dropped another match in the UAAP Season 79 Men’s Football Tournament as it lost to the NU Bulldogs, 3-1. After trailing by a goal at halftime, NU remained composed to…

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Kim Fajardo takes on final set

In volleyball, the setter’s primary objective is to distribute the ball to the hitters on the court, a role that is similar to the point guard in basketball or the quarterback in American football. Being a setter is harder than it sounds, as the setter must understand his or her teammates’ preferences, whether it be…

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UAAP: Green Batters rally too late, lose 11-6 to UST

The DLSU Green Batters were defeated by the UST Growling Tigers, 11-6, yesterday at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Diamond. Finding themselves down early after giving up seven runs in the third inning, the Green Batters were unable to stage a comeback rally despite scoring the last three runs of the game. Paolo Salud and Ignacio Escaño…

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DLSU psych dep’t provides training for national psych org’s community-based relapse prevention program

The DLSU Psychology Department, in collaboration with the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) Task Force on Drug Recovery, Diocese of Caloocan, and Our Lady of Assumption Parish, organized a community-based relapse prevention program entitled Akap at Katatagan sa Salubong, which will take place from February 28 to March 4, 2017. The initiative consists of…

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UAAP: Green Tennisters defeat defending champion NU, Lady Tennisters remain winless

The DLSU Green Tennisters bagged a major victory earlier today, winning over the defending champions, the NU Bulldogs, 4-1, at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center. Meanwhile, the Lady Tennisters were edged by the ADMU Lady Eagles, 3-2. As a result, the Green Tennisters improved to a 2-3 win-loss standing whereas the Lady Tennisters remained winless in…

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Clarifying issues with midterm and final examination schedules

As a measure of assessing a student’s proficiency and knowledge on a subject, examinations are regularly conducted. Aside from quizzes, the University also implements midterm examinations during the seventh or eighth week of the term. Meanwhile, final examinations are held during the 14th week. While these assessments often follow a fixed departmental schedule, some classes…

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Transport groups stage protest against gov’t proposed jeepney modernization program

Earlier today, February 27, various transport groups such as PISTON, Stop and Go Coalition, and No to Jeepney Phase-out Coalition held a nationwide transport strike in Metro Manila to denounce the current version of the jeepney modernization program, which the transport groups believe to be a phase-out. According to PISTON President George San Mateo, the nationwide…

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Transcript of Response on Behalf of the Graduates – February 24, 2017

The following is the transcript of the Response on Behalf of the Graduates, delivered by Beatrice Ysabel G. Marquez (OCM, ’17) during the first day of the 178th Commencement Exercises held at the Philippine International Convention Center last February 24th: “Thank you Ms. Amelia Galang, Dean of Student Affairs, for that introduction. President Brother Raymundo…