Women faculty and personnel work for different reasons, but one that we cannot deny is that most of them have families to provide for. Some of them gave birth years ago, others just recently. We call them ‘ate,’ ‘ma’am,’ or ‘miss,’ but for those waiting for them in their homes, they are ‘mom’ or ‘mama.’…
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Green Journal: Ben Mbala v.1
With less than a month to go before the opening of UAAP Season 79, the preparations of the DLSU Green Archers have gone up another notch. Despite the team’s intense practices and competitive tuneup games, Cameroonian Ben Mbala took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with The LaSallian. In this first installment,…
Last year, a new ID policy was implemented at the start of the special term, which required all students, teachers, administrators, and staff to wear their DLSU ID cards visibly at all times on campus. The policy was implemented as a measure to improve security within the institution. Initially, however, the policy was met with…
The University hosted several talks today, August 1, at the European Documentations Centre at the Henry Sy Sr. Hall as part of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) Discovery Camp 2016. Geared towards this year’s theme of building environmental and cultural awareness in the Asia-Pacific region through Philippine indigenous environment, culture, and…
For this year’s General Elections (GE) season, political parties Alyansang Tapat sa Lasalista (Tapat) and Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) presented their platforms in the Miting de Avance held last July 29 at the Gokongwei Lobby. Tapat presidential bet Kevin Tan stated that he pushes for an undivided Lasallian community which will allow…
The University Student Government (USG) General Elections (GE) 2016 annual Harapan debate was held last July 29 at Yuchengco 507-509, where candidates from political parties Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) exchanged views on several issues in the University. Jorge Francisco of Santugon, Jason Dizon of Tapat, and Kevin…
Over 30 years have passed since Santugon sa Tawag na (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) first fielded candidates to run for the student council. Since then, the faces and personalities behind the parties have changed, but certain practices and customs have remained constant. For this year’s General Elections, The LaSallian takes a look…
In the 2015 Special Elections, more than half of the 90 positions in the University Student Government (USG) were won by candidates from Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon, whereas 14 seats were won by Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista. However, the trend from the past few General Elections has shown a rise in the number of…
Every four years, people from all around the world will be glued to their couches watching television, hoping to catch the world’s best athletes compete in one of the biggest stages in the sporting world: The Summer Olympic Games. From an athelete’s perspective, those four years of hard work will culminate in one big event that…
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Renewed confidence
From a 72.73 percent voter turnout in 2013, the succeeding University Student Government (USG) General Elections (GE) saw the number decline to 62.05 in 2014, before hitting an all time low in recent years at 35.90 in 2015. Last year’s GE failure wasn’t the first of its kind. A plebiscite to change the USG Constitution…