The days are hotter and the weather quite erratic; the environment is not how it used to be five or so years ago. There is no doubt that our lifestyles affect the earth, and the decisions we make either help or destroy our planet. While it’s not impossible to pursue a lifestyle with less negative…
After a dream season culminating in championship redemption, the DLSU Lady Spikers are back as the darlings of the Philippine volleyball scene. However, DLSU’s quest for a repeat will be an uphill climb with the departure of some of their key players. Fortunately for the Lady Spikers, Season 78 was the breakout season for two…
The lasting wounds of Martial Law victims, revealed through stories of violence and abuse, ensure that former President Ferdinand Marcos will forever be remembered as a dictator despite efforts in changing history.
Beneath an orchestra of faint buzzing sounds and punk music, an artist sits intently by his canvas. This is Jason’s ideal creative environment. He has been a personal tattoo artist for seven years, and the human body is his Sistine Chapel. “Don’t be mistaken just because I like rock and roll and look like this,”…
There’s something compelling and mildly fascinating about today’s era and its often unpredictable flux. Trends come and go like flavors of the season. Markets rise and fall. It’s a portrait of consistent and cyclic transitions. But every now and then, amidst the chaos of juxtapositions, we come across—not by accident—classics with deep and lasting dimensions.…
In the last year, the University’s Vision-Mission statement was modified to include the phrase “attuned to a sustainable Earth.” The move signifies DLSU’s renewed commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and protecting the environment. In 2010, all 16 Philippine Lasallian schools conducted a study on their carbon footprint. The largest contributor was transportation, which the…
Folk dance doesn’t immediately come to mind when one thinks of the popular dance genres. It doesn’t showcase the gravity-defying stunts in street dance nor does it resemble the elegant finesse of contemporary dance. Folk rather, is more intuitive than it is primal, and more symbolic than it is subtle. It combines the raw elements…
The past few years have provided us with a multitude of superhero films and television shows. While comic book lovers and pop culture enthusiasts unite and rejoice in song, these adaptations and their characters never escape the critical eye. One criticism, in particular, is that female superheroes never seem to have enough screen time. People…
On a Friday morning of what should be a free day for students to unwind and recover from their Happy Thursday hangover, outgoing University Student Government (USG) President Pram Menghrajani sits on one of the benches in Gokongwei lobby, signing documents handed to her by a fellow USG officer. As soon as he walks away,…
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CommCon 2.0: Everyone has a say
The current generation has always seemed interested in the idea of creating something out of nothing. We were raised to believe that we are bound to create our own world, a world which has interconnectivity as a norm and involvement as a practice—for now, we have media as a starting point. Sadly, the negative connotations…