The Legislative Assembly (LA) held a special session last January 8 to resolve concerns regarding the institutionalization of the Lasallian Scholar Program (LSP) and the resignation of the School of Economics (SOE) College President Kassandra Villabona. The first agenda was the institutionalization of LSP. Originally, the LSP was spearheaded by 2011 University Student Government (USG)…
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The numbers game
Do grades matter? It’s a question that has probably crossed all of our minds at least once (the actual number might be closer to a thousand) throughout our years in grade school, high school, and college. With another term in the books, we often find ourselves asking this question to console ourselves for our low…
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Knowing nothing
At roughly three feet, 47 pounds, and four years of age, my little sister can ask an average of ten questions a minute. Her questions range from “Can I watch Frozen tonight, Ate?” (To which I’d usually answer yes) to “When will it snow?” (When Olaf comes), all asked in the impossibly high pitch of…
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I was wrong
In one of my classes, a classmate of mine got into a debate with our professor. After a while, a few students started to join in, and it became a back and forth between us students and the professor. Eventually, we moved on from the debate without really deciding on who was right, but then…
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Anti-equality
I became an expert in women’s rights and sarcasm at the tender age of ten. It was quite easy to be one for both when growing up with an older sister. Whenever I was with her, I would see everything split right in the middle. One half for me, One half for her. When it…
The rivalry between the DLSU Lady Spikers and the ADMU Lady Eagles is perhaps one of the reasons why the UAAP Women’s Volleyball tournament has achieved so much popularity nowadays compared to the years before. For two straight years, the Lady Spikers denied the Lady Eagles’ attempt to take the championship when they faced each other…
After an exciting first half of UAAP Season 77, second semester sports teams will be looking to carry on the momentum and bring out their best performances— all vying for the title to bring pride to their respective institutions. The DLSU Woodpushers are among the squads with that goal, but with them they bring a…
As the UAAP Women’s Volleyball tournament resumed after the long holiday break, the DLSU Lady Spikers welcomed the new year on a high note as they dominated the UE Lady Warriors in straight sets, 25-6, 25-16, 25-11, earlier today at The Arena in San Juan City.The duo of veterans Mika Reyes and Ara Galang led…
For the third time in six academic years, the University Student Government (USG) opened a plebiscite to the students, proposing that changes, such as the number of elected officers and increased accountability of appointed officers, be made in the USG constitution. The voting period was originally slated during the first week of November, but a temporary…
Every enlistment period, students consider several factors when they create their class schedules. There are students who select classes based on the their time slots, while others choose them on the basis of their venues. Most students, however, are particular with the professors offered when they complete their schedules. With the expectation that their preferred…