Neiman Sevilla sat on one of the benches along SJ Walk, clutching a paper plane and pointing out the intrinsic folds that made up its design. The model was based on Takuo Toda’s Sky King, which in 2009 was named by Time Magazine as one of the 50 best inventions of the year. Sevilla had…
Three months can seem like an eternity in the UAAP. Roster and staff changes, injuries, new coaching strategies — these and more can come and go in the 75 or so days that stand between the end of the FilOil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup Finals and the opening of the league’s 78th season. Though…
One of the biggest and most anticipated sporting events in Philippine sports is the South East Asian Games (SEA Games). Celebrated every two years, athletes from various sporting disciplines in Southeast Asia are given the chance to showcase their talents and skills on one of the more prestigious stages in the region. In the last…
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Rant and Rave: Voices in the Theater
A.S. Santos’ debut novel Voices in the Theater, the first book in her SPRG (Student Paranormal Research Group) trilogy, is a breath of fresh air from the hundreds of hugot-inducing, boy-meets-girl, online-fic-turned-publication books out there today. With a creatively thought out plot, a complex heroine, and for Lasallians, an oh-so-familiar setting, this book definitely has…
I’m sure you’ve already heard this one—just last week, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) released their Asian University Rankings for this year, and coming as no surprise to those who have been observing these rankings for the past few years, De La Salle University slid down a few notches, now landing in the 181-190 bracket* after being…
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Rant and Rave: Jurassic World
The Ankylosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Barynoyx, Mosasaurus, and the hybrid abomination, Indominus rex. These are just a few of the new dinosaurs that were unveiled in Jurassic World, the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series. Netting the biggest movie opening of all time with $208.8 million in its first weekend, there is no doubt…
“Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo? Buwan ng Pebrero HB 4296 ipasa mo. Bakit nang siningil namin ito, bumbero at tear gas binigay mo sa harap ng Kongreso? Pangulong Aquino, hustisya kailangan namin dito. Kapwa magsasaka umaasa sa tulong mo. Bakit ‘di namin nakamtan at pinagkait sa amin? Pangulong Aquino, nasaan ang pangako mo?” These…
They say there’s no season quite like summer. It’s a fleeting love affair that has stood the test of time, as The Beach Boys, Phineas and Ferb, and so many more can all attest. Whether you’re basking on the French Riviera, traversing the Cordillera Mountains, or taking it easy in the city, one aspect of…
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The add-on
I was always told to think ahead and always be ready for life after graduation. Study well, establish good connections, and build up a good résumé. Entering college, I thought of different ways to stand out. Maybe getting high grades wasn’t good enough anymore. Maybe I needed to up my game. And that’s when I…
Facing their toughest test in years, the Gilas Cadets, bannered by the some of the country’s brightest amateur prospects, captured the gold medal in the recently concluded Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Basketball Tournament in Singapore after beating Indonesia, 72-64, in the finals of the biennial meet held from June 9-15, 2015. With most national federations…