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UAAP: Lady Spikers strive to defend crown in Season 79

In a span of one year, the DLSU Lady Spikers came from succumbing to injuries against the ADMU Lady Eagles in the Finals to successfully exacting revenge on their archrivals. They eventually secured their place as the country’s best women’s collegiate volleyball team once again. The year 2016 presented many storylines for DLSU, with questions…

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UAAP: DLSU Green Spikers off to a fresh start

With the basketball season coming to a close, UAAP Volleyball will now take the floor. A new season will allow teams to build on their progress or regroup. Season 79 will be a new opportunity for the DLSU Green Spikers as it has been four seasons since the team has reached the Final Four. They…

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UAAP: DLSU Football poised for triumph

Another championship quest begins for the DLSU Football Team as the second half of the UAAP kicks off this February, with the UP Fighting Maroons and Lady Maroons set to defend their respective titles this coming season. La Salle claimed podium finishes in the last season of the UAAP Football Tournament, with the women’s team…

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UAAP: Green Batters all in for back-to-back championships, Lady Batters set sights on Final Four stint

After claiming the UAAP Baseball crown last season, the DLSU Green Batters are primed to defend their title this year. Meanwhile, the DLSU Lady Batters will aim to improve their sixth place finish last year. As the journey to the top begins at zero, both teams are determined and poised to make a run in…

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UAAP: Lady Woodpushers gear up for title defense, Green Woodpushers aim for redemption

Among the key contributors to DLSU’s third UAAP General Championship (GC) were the DLSU Green Woodpushers and Lady Woodpushers. Both chess teams remain as among the league’s elite despite the loss of a number of key veterans. The Lady Woodpushers enter Season 79 as the defending champions after overcoming a stacked field that included FEU…

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Sauler vs Ayo: Analyzing greatness

Three seasons ago, a young assistant coach by the name of Juno Sauler was given the head coaching job of a somewhat promising DLSU Green Archer squad just three weeks prior to its opening game. La Salle had suffered an early semifinals defeat the prior season against its archrivals, the ADMU Blue Eagles. Then led…

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A year in review: DLSU 2016

The past year has been a rollercoaster of events, bringing both developments and challenges for the Lasallian community. With the beginning of a new year, The LaSallian looks back on the significant and memorable events that transpired in the University last 2016.     Myriad of challenges brought by K to 12 Prior to the…

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Thailand takes home fifth AFF Suzuki Cup Title

The 2016 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup was the 11th edition of the premier football tournament in Southeast Asia and is accredited by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Eight of the finest teams from the region participated in this year’s competition, which ran from November 19 to December 17, 2016.  For the first time,…

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IN RETROSPECT: The rollercoaster that was 2016

The last few days of every year are usually met with the same mundane routine: Christmas zips into New Year’s Eve, people rush around traveling or attending parties, and, when asked, ‘How was your year?’ an indifferent ‘Meh, uneventful’ would probably be the reply.  Last year proved to be different. There’s no denying that 2016…

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DLSU comfort room wins second place in Maynilad’s first Golden Kubeta Awards

Give that toilet a medal. Last January 27, 2017, the first floor males’ comfort room of the St. Miguel Hall in De La Salle University won second place in the Golden Kubeta Awards held at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. The event consisted of 12 finalists, and the overall winner was the Petron…