On September 8, a sudden downpour occurred in Metro Manila, affecting the entire metropolitan area in what was a real life nightmare for the millions of commuters and private vehicle owners presumably on their way home that evening. Although the downpour lasted for just a little over an hour, vehicles were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic…
This article is the first of a series. Politics within the University has been a near-constant reality in the lives of DLSU students. At the same time, the political atmosphere at DLSU is also continuously changing. New events, situations, and issues—whether positive or negative—bring to light the various ways that campus politics at DLSU has…
Last September 8, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista announced that DLSU agreed to host the Source Code Review (SCR) for the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines to be used for the 2016 National and Local Elections (NLE). According to Coordinator for Special Projects Ricardo Flores of the Office of the Vice Chancellor…
Unbeknown to many, DLSU’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) compound stands along Fidel Castro St., just a few steps down the road from Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, near the DLSU Retreat House and beside the DLSU Pre-School. There, the University offers a non-formal educational system to some 50 out-of-school youth, children, and adults from neighboring barangays.…
Long layoffs can be a double-edged sword when it comes to sports; it allows athletes to recuperate from nagging injuries but being off the court for a long time could also hinder their team’s offensive rhythm. As the DLSU Green Archers take on the Adamson Soaring Falcons this Saturday, October 24, at 2 pm in…
After winning their virtual best-of-three semifinals match up against the ADMU Lady Eagles, the DLSU Lady Spikers trounced the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals to bag their first UAAP Beach Volleyball title since the tournament’s inception in 2006. The trio of Cyd Demecillo, MVP Kim Fajardo, and Ernestine Tiamzon won nine of their next…
Yesterday evening, the University Student Government (USG) Judiciary ruled that the complaint on gross negligence of duty filed against incumbent Vice President for External Affairs Mae Mae Gonzales and incumbent Executive Treasurer Rupert Laurel was found to have merit. As such, the court will proceed to a hearing to decide on the impeachment case both Gonzales and…
The elimination round of the UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball tournament, which was held last October 9 to 11 and 16 to 17 at SM Sands by the Bay, was bittersweet for the DLSU Green Spikers and DLSU Lady Spikers as both teams had their fair share of wins and losses. Last year’s runner-ups, Kim…
“It’s a good nervous kind of feeling,” remarks Joshua Torralba on his feelings coming into his first season in the UAAP. After completing his residency requirements, the DLSU Green Archers’ new hotshot Torralba is more than ready to finally step into the limelight of the country’s premier collegiate league. And with a significant share…
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If you were to survey Lasallians about the hardest things they’ve had to overcome in their stay in the University, the answers you’d get would probably range from beating the Metro Manila traffic, to crossing flooded streets, to attempting to climb the infamous great wall. However, if you directed the question to the University’s Accountancy…