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Janitors for a day

Much like submitting papers or reviewing for exams, janitorial work demands hard work, perseverance, patience, and tolerance, all in the pursuit of a decent living.

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The vinyl revival

After a normal day at school, 80s kids would head straight to the vinyl store to ogle the fresh releases and rarities as if they were manna from heaven. Carefully holding the record in their hands, they would delicately remove its packaging and gawk at the album cover. Handling vinyl seemed to be an art…

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Terminal expectancy

Terminal: the word used to describe eventual death is the same word used to refer to students in their fourth year and above in De La Salle University. Endearing is the last word that comes to mind. While it seems like the scariest thing about college is whether or not you can get in, the…

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Lady Spikers kick off UAAP 77 against Adamson

For the DLSU Lady Spikers, the journey to reclaim the women’s volleyball crown officially begins tomorrow. Armed with the willpower and confidence off a dominating championship victory in this year’s UniGames, the La Salle squad has their eyes now set on nothing less but the UAAP crown. Their first assignment is a tough one, though,…

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PCCL: Green Archers survive face-off against San Beda

The DLSU Green Archers prevailed against the five-peat NCAA champion SBC Red Lions in the National Collegiate Championship Elite Eight round, 61-56, last November 21 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Jeron Teng led La Salle with 20 points on 50 percent field goal shooting while he also had nine rebounds, three assists,…

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La Salle’s Spikers eye improved results in UAAP 77

As the first half of UAAP Season 77 has come to a close, excitement has begun to build up for the much-awaited UAAP Season 77 Volleyball tournament which is fast approaching. For the DLSU Green Spikers and Lady Spikers, their respective fates last season have given them extra motivation to excel this coming season. Despite…

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Cienne Cruz: Stepping up in UAAP 77

In sports, defending a championship is difficult, more so when you lose it and try to win it back. UAAP Season 76 was not the best season for the DLSU Lady Spikers despite sweeping the elimination round and earning a rare thrice-to-beat advantage in the finals. The dream of completing a 4-peat was taken away…

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Nicole Macandili: Heart over height

The DLSU Lady Spikers are on a mission to redeem themselves this season after failing to secure their fourth consecutive UAAP championship. With trusted veteran Abigail Maraño graduating, head coach Ramil de Jesus will now have to rely on his younger players to step up and bring back the championship to Taft Avenue. One of…

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Dale Gorospe: Living the La Salle dream

As the second semester of UAAP Season 77 commences, veteran athletes would not be the only ones battling all out, but rookies of a new breed are ready to play, hoping to make a name for themselves in the collegiate level. With DLSU looking to seize another General Championship crown, it would need the effort…

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Francis Gesmundo: A bright future ahead

Between the end of a season and the beginning of a new one, the future of a team is one of the topics that are commonly brought up in assessing a squad’s performance. As people witness the success of different great teams filled with a lot of excellent individuals in their roster, one can help…