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UAAP: Lady Spikers advance to finals; Galang suffers knee injury

At the latter end of the fourth set, when the DLSU Lady Spikers were up by three points, 23-20, and ahead by two sets, La Salle team captain Ara Galang suddenly found herself down on the court, holding on to an aching left knee.   Despite seeing their captain being brought out of the court…

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CURE holds meeting, lays out progress for the year

The Council of University Representatives (CURE) convened last March 2 to give an update on their discussions with the different sectors of the University. The council, which is composed of the elected officers of the University Student Government (USG), serves as an avenue for the representatives to meet and discuss with DLSU’s multisectoral committees.  …

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UAAP: Green Batters drop finals opener against ADMU

The DLSU Green Batters dropped Game 1 of the UAAP Season 77 Baseball finals to the ADMU Blue Eagles, 7-3, last March 5 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. ADMU now leads 1-0 in the best-of-three series. The Blue Eagles fired the opening shot as Adriane Bernardo scored on a fielder’s choice in the first…

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Reviewing the Mamasapano tragedy with the Political Science department

In the wake of the recent tragedy that killed police officers, militants, and civilians, we went to DLSU’s Political Science Department to ask for their take on the unfolding issue. Who is to blame for the tragedy? Dr. Montefrio: To be honest I think it’s really too early to answer this question because investigations are…

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UAAP: NU sweeps Lady Spikers, do-or-die set

The DLSU Lady Spikers failed to make a quick entry to the UAAP finals as they lost their first game in the stepladder semifinals against the resilient NU Lady Bulldogs in straight sets, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19, last March 4 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. Sophomore Jaja Santiago and veteran Myla Pablo led the Lady Bulldogs with 13…

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UAAP: Lady Batters succumb to NU’s late comeback

Last March 4, the DLSU Lady Batters experienced an unexpected 6-5 loss to the NU Lady Bulldogs. With the loss, the Lady Batters now sit on a 6-4 win-loss record for the season. Perseverance The Lady Batters opened the scoring during the third inning, giving La Salle the first lead of the game. This was…

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UAAP: Green Batters, Ateneo meet in finals anew

The DLSU Green Batters have qualified for finals of the UAAP Baseball tournament for the second year in a row. DLSU has once again finished the regular season with a win-loss record of 8-2, with both losses coming during the first round. La Salle then swept the second round and came out number one in…

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DLSU Eco Car team bags first in SEM Asia 2015

The DLSU Eco Car Team (ECT) won first place for the Urban Concept Category- Gasoline Energy in the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia 2015 held last February 26 to March 1 at Rizal Park. The ECT also entered another car for the same category but for the Battery Electric energy type. The goal of the event…

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UAAP: Lady Spikers take on surging NU in semis duel

Sitting at the second seed with a twice-to-beat advantage, the DLSU Lady Spikers seek to book their seventh straight trip to the UAAP finals, as they take on the resilient NU Lady Bulldogs in the stepladder semifinals on March 4, Wednesday, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tthe familiar foes will clash once again, with La…

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Uncomfortably human

Last February 7, something happened that shocked the little insulated world I lived in. By now you may have heard of it – a family of five were found all dead in their suburban house in San Juan that day. The daughter, Amanda, was a former schoolmate, and when news of her death reached our…