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The profound unrest of Abbey Sy

She blends right in at Frank & Dean, with the crimson brick walls and the photographs of pop-culture icons plastered on a giant corkboard. Overhead, the blue glow of a neon sign that screams COFFEE seems to fuel the vibrant chatter of customers who look ready to get back to work in their respective studios.…

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Foreign delicacies, Filipino dishes

Asia is a vast continent, filled with different people, histories, cultures, languages, and of course, food. Back in the day, continents used to be closer — travels were restricted to nearby lands, and we ended up learning a thing or two from our neighbors. This exchange of cultures between nearby countries is something still noticeable…

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Not okay

Recently, my friends and I have been night biking twice a week as an attempt to be fit. One night, we rode around an area that we don’t visit often. The trip there was similar to our previous ones, except for one thing. Even though we didn’t pass by a lot of people, we still…

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Spikers’ Turf: Green Spikers drop first match to UAAP champion Ateneo

The DLSU Green Spikers dropped their Spikers’ Turf season opener to the Ateneo Blue Eagles in a gruelling four-set match, 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, earlier today at the San Juan Arena. The Taft-based squad was led by Arjay Onia and team captain Raymark Woo with 19 and 15 points, respectively. On the other hand, Ateneo’s…

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The LaSallian’s Summer Series: Movies

The current Lasallian summer break is unlike anything the University’s students have ever seen before: roughly four months of unbridled freedom, at least for those who have opted not to take Special Term. This newfound sense of liberty, of course, will be spent in different strokes by different folks. For some people, though, there is…

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Spikers’ Turf: Green Spikers look to shine on the big stage

After a fourth place finish in the recently held Philippine National Games, the DLSU Green Spikers are raring for more volleyball action before the start of UAAP Season 78 as they take part in the newly founded Spikers’ Turf tournament. Last year, Sports Vision Management Group, Inc., the organizers of the Shakey’s V-League tournament, introduced…

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A potential epidemic: Understanding, combatting MERS

The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness that infects the respiratory system and is caused by a coronavirus of the same name (MERS-CoV). Its first case was reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Last July 6, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the second MERS case in the Philippines, after a 36-year-old foreigner who came from…

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Lasallian athletes make strides in the 2015 PNG leading up to UAAP Season 78

The preseason has given a majority of the DLSU athletes a boost with just a couple of months left before the opening of UAAP Season 78. With the conclusion of the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup, preparations for one of the biggest college tournaments in the country…

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PRESS RELEASE: Newly elected government official, murdered!

TALON PIKIT – A newly elected official, Magtanggol Liberacion, was found dead at a dumpsite early this morning. According to the authorities, multiple stabs were found to be the cause of death. Until now, the killer has not yet been identified. Rumors escalating around the town point to the previous mayor who filed for an…

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Loafing around: The clockwork behind Matzeliger

The Philippines has always had a rich and colorful tradition of shoemaking. Boasting true to life tales of Imeldific handcrafted shoe collections in the thousands, it’s a practice that has found its spiritual capital in the northeast side of the metro, Marikina City. With the city hogging a whopping 70 percent of the country’s overall…