The DLSU Science and Technology Complex (STC) integration was initially implemented as a solution to the congestion of the Taft campus, as well as the expansion of Lasallian education to the Laguna campus. In the future, the STC campus is envisioned to be an institution that would educate Lasallians who would bring scientific and technological…
Students were met with confusion earlier this month when a petition began making rounds in social media asking for the retention of DLSU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Although no formal announcement from the administration has yet been made, the said program will be suspended in AY 2015-2016 for both the DLSU-Manila and DLSU-CSB campuses.…
De La Salle University (DLSU), as one of the top universities in the country, should assure the quality of the education its faculty delivers to its students, under the supervision of the most suitable set of officers and administrators. A relatively young program has been established to look into the role of the administration in…
De La Salle University (DLSU) has always been keen on keeping its constituents safe. For the past years, guards and ID scanners have been stationed at all entry points of the University to monitor every individual that enters the institution. However, the President’s Council recently announced the official implementation of a new ID policy, which…
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For the students
This year’s University Student Government (USG) General Elections (GE) has seen over a hundred candidates declared ineligible, several complaints filed against the COMELEC, and an all-time low voter turnout of 35.90 percent. With all the commotion surrounding the GE and the rampant accusations of electioneering and voter harassment, it is a challenge to remember that…
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The recurring nightmare
There’s no other way to say it. This year’s University Student Government (USG) General Elections was a disaster. Only 35 percent of De La Salle University’s student body came out to vote, a sharp decline from 62.05 percent in 2014 and 72.23 percent in 2013. This came on the heels of the disqualification of over…
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Bigger than me
When I first got into college, I thought I could do anything. I felt like I could think up the answer to any problem or win any argument. As a result of this inflated perception of myself, I often worked alone. I never joined group studies. I would ask my professors if I could go…
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Incentive to learn
Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard several complaints being thrown around about the way the University Student Government (USG) handles things, especially with the recent controversy surrounding this year’s General Elections (GE). The complaints have ranged from accusations of the candidates’ insincerity, to a lack of transparency among the entire USG, to everything in…
I remember seeing Roger Ebert’s autobiography, Life Itself, in Fully Booked when I was in high school. Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic who has worked for The Chicago Sun Times since 1967. His colleagues have cited him as one, if not the best, of the best critics in America. To me, he…
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The comforts of the classics
To read a book for the first time is an extraordinary pleasure. Borne from the anticipation of embarking on another journey through worlds beyond, the mere sight and smell of a new volume is enough to set the hearts of readers aflutter. Even after the nuances of modern fiction and non-fiction (sparkling vampires, post-apocalyptic battles,…