The DLSU Green Archers continued their winning ways this preseason after blowing out the UE Red Warriors, 97-75, in their FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament encounter yesterday at the San Juan Arena. Holding a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter, the Taft-based squad stepped up their play in the next three quarters…
Prior to the start of UAAP Season 78, athletes from De La Salle University’s sports teams vowed to recover from their own setbacks,while also promising to do their part in helping reclaim the UAAP General Championship (GC) La Salle had narrowly lost to the UST Growling Tigers by six points, 285-279, last season. With a consistent,…
The DLSU Women’s Football Team suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of the UP Lady Maroons in the finals match of the UAAP Season 78 Women’s Football Tournament held earlier today in the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. UP’s Cristina Delos Reyes and Angeliza Sta. Clara provided the scoring for the newly crowned champions, while…
It was in the early months of 2015 that Joel Griffiths (III, ADV) started writing a screenplay about two friends on the cusp of change. Flipping through Facebook, he came across a poster for Crossroads 12, a festival of student theater production in DLSU-College of St. Benilde, with the theme Autopoiesis, auto meaning “self” and…
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The depressing state of depression
“They said I was crazy,” shares 18-year-old Erica, her gaze focused on her lap where her hands have been resting for the past half hour, as if proclaiming an internal apology. She is one of the many who have been slapped with vapid labels—“over dramatic”, “paranoid”, “too emotional”—just a few words among a myriad of…
La Salle will have a shot at ending UAAP Season 78 on a high note as the University will be bannered by the DLSU Women’s Football Team tomorrow in the football finals. They will face the UP Lady Maroons at 3 pm in the Rizal Memorial Stadium, seeking their first title since the 72nd UAAP Season. La Salle…
Before my older sister went away for college, she left me with her makeshift box of Barbie dolls in a moment that felt rather ceremonious. When she came back that first summer, she found that I had already split the legs apart, displaced the head from the body, and removed the left arm from its…
Many have dubbed the past few years as the “Age of the Comic Book Movie,” with the two leading comic book companies, Marvel and DC, each launching their respective cinematic universes. Several movies featuring heroes and villains from both companies have since been announced, with at least six slated to come out in 2016 alone.…
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Unoriginal Originals
As a story writer and comic artist, I can honestly say that creating Original Characters (OCs) is something that I take very seriously. An Original Character is exactly what it sounds like, a fictional figure where its whole life story is dictated solely on the creator’s imagination or desires. These characters are, technically, sort of…
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Issues surrounding the 2016 NLE
In less than a week, the 2016 National and Local Elections (NLE) will be held, allowing the Filipino people to vote for the candidates of their choice. One month before the elections, however, are we truly ready to vote? While the Filipino people continue to be on the lookout for candidates who will be transparent…