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UAAP Final Four: Green Archers barge into finals after edging AdU

Despite entering the Final Four as the top seed, the DLSU Green Archers knew that making the championship round would not be a walk in the park. Today’s 69-64 victory over the AdU Soaring Falcons at the Mall of Asia Arena may have sent them to the finals, but their lapses during the game proved…

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Sports

UAAP Final Four: Green Archers face upstart AdU for finals berth

Aside from the increased level of intensity that comes with the UAAP Men’s Basketball Final Four, the stories that accompany the teams further add flavor to the already competitive mix. Season 79 presents four squads that have gone through different paths in pursuing the much coveted championship that has only changed hands four times in…

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University

Santugon, Tapat candidates face off at frosh elections debate

Last November 18, representatives from the slates of Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) went head to head during Engkwentro 2016, a Freshman Elections (FE) Debate organized by the USG Judiciary, Ang Pahayagang Plaridel, DLSU Commission on Elections, and La Salle Debate Society. Selected candidates were given the chance…

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Opinion Opinion Feature

Keep the title in Taft, support all sports

The first semester of UAAP Season 79 is about to conclude and the hoopla has peaked particularly in the men’s basketball tournament with the DLSU Green Archers. So far, the badminton, swimming, beach volleyball, table tennis, and taekwondo seasons have concluded with mixed results for La Salle. The Green-and-White has clinched a number of first…

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Sports

UAAP Cheerdance: Animo Squad stays at sixth, NU secures dynasty with four-peat

One of the most awaited events of the season, the UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) also became one of the most emotional with several ups and downs. The DLSU Animo Squad maintained their sixth place finish from last year, garnering 560.5 points, continuing their podium finish drought. The defending champions, the NU Pep Squad, etched themselves…

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Menagerie

The Caretakers of the Manila Chinese Cemetery

It looked like a typical post-siesta afternoon for Johnny “Mang Jun” Montemayor as we approached him. Lying on his wooden bed under the shade of an old Feng Shui-blessed tree, he conversed with his friends in front of one of the numerous mausoleums or kapilyas in the cemetery. It was not an occasional visit to…

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Sports

UAAP: DLSU Judokas set to retaliate this Season 79

Right after being awarded third and fifth place, respectively, in the men’s and women’s divisions last season, the DLSU Judokas immediately started training for the UAAP Season 79 Judo Championships. According to records from the OSD which date back to Season 62, the Green Judokas have been consistent in earning podium finishes. However, although they…

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UAAP: DLSU Animo Squad locked and loaded for Season 79 CDC

With 2016 coming to a close, the cheerdance community is gearing up for the much-anticipated UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition (CDC). This year’s team to beat is the NU Pep Squad, who has successfully defended their title for three consecutive years. In this year’s competition, the DLSU Animo Squad is looking to come out strong…

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Sports Sports Feature

Family business: Tin Tiamzon ushers in new era for Lady Spikers

Proximity is often among the key factors that draws athletes to their chosen sport. Whether it’s having a sibling dragging them along to the sport, or because they reside in a country that considers certain sports as national pastimes, seeing others compete in sports with a passion can be contagious. Though she had a former DLSU…

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Commission on Audit, Judiciary comment on corruption allegations

This is the second article in a series investigating the corruption allegations against the USG. Several posts accusing the University Student Government (USG) of corruption surfaced on the DLSU-Manila Secret Files page earlier this September, with different students anonymously claiming that they had witnessed cases of funds being siphoned and stolen by supposedly corrupt members…