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UAAP: Lady Spikers aim for redemption and finals spot against feisty FEU

For the DLSU Lady Spikers, the road to redemption has not been as smooth as they hoped it would be. Injuries hounded the team dating back to the offseason, but the long layoff allowed head coach Ramil De Jesus to make the necessary adjustments before the UAAP season began. Once the tournament started, the Lady…

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Leaving the limelight

“When you feel like you’re on cloud nine, and you think you’re invincible, and all your problems go away. When, out of nowhere, you just feel like smiling, and feel like it’s the perfect day.” This is how Marie Bernadette Tuason (II, MEM-BME), a former member of LSDC-Contemporary, describes the feeling of performing. The shot…

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Dragon Boat Team: Keeping the beats going

La Salle hosts several student-run sports clubs that compete inside and outside the university. Among these clubs is the DLSU Dragon Boat Team, a group that has brought in awards from the numerous races they have participated in. As they prepare to take part in yet another batch of races this year, Dragon Boat team…

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Opinion

Opportunity in sacrifice

I was, in a short while, an immigrant in a far off country. The warm humid air I was accustomed to was now cold and dry. The sky was bright and clear much like one back home, yet it was not hot and sultry. The frost brought a strange chill to my lungs. My bones…

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UAAP: Green Batters finally strike gold, Softbelles surprise in UAAP campaign

After two runner-up finishes against their archrivals, the DLSU Green Batters finally overthrew the Ateneo Blue Eagles in thrilling fashion, clinching an 11-9 victory that allowed them to capture the UAAP Season 78 Baseball Championship at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Field last March 14. With a large Lasallian crowd cheering them on, the Green Batters…

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Green Archers breeze past Ateneo in Milcu Got Skills preseason opener

The DLSU Green Archers started their preseason in style after blasting their archrivals, the ADMU Blue Eagles, 85-59, in an early face-off encounter in the Milcu Got Skills Summer Showcase that was held yesterday, April 17, at the Enderun College Gym in Taguig City. In one of their first games since their disappointing finish in…

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UAAP: Yang, Diamante lead DLSU XI past stingy AdU

The DLSU Men’s Football Team bounced back from their disappointing loss to the ADMU Blue Eagles after defeating the AdU Soaring Falcons, 2-0, at the McKinley Hill Stadium yesterday, April 17. Greggy Yang and rookie Jed Diamante provided the scoring for La Salle, as the win secured the team a top-four finish and a Final…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers lose to FEU in five sets, head to rubber match

The DLSU Lady Spikers fell short against the FEU Lady Tamaraws after losing in a gruelling five-set match, 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 16-14, earlier today at the Mall of Asia Arena. With the loss, they need to face the Lady Tamaraws again for the right to face Ateneo in the finals. FEU’s Bernadeth Pons led…

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DLSU CCS and Ubisoft forge partnership, create new academic programs

The University, in partnership with Ubisoft, will be offering two new academic programs under the College of Computer Studies after a partnership with the gaming giant was formally announced on March 29 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Present at the event were Ubisoft Singapore Managing Director Olivier de Rotalier and Ubisoft Philippines Studio Manager Chip…

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2016 LSAL basketball tournament ends with GH Republic emerging as champions

After a long and grueling season, this year’s La Salle Athletic League (LSAL) Basketball Tournament ended with a finals match between two of the league’s best teams. In a one-sided showdown last March 17, GH Republic from the yellow bracket blew out Kalsonics from the green bracket, 75-47, to be crowned as the new champions…