By now, many of us would have heard about the massacre that had befallen 12 staffers and editors of a French weekly magazine called Charlie Hebdo at the hands of two Islamist gunmen last January 7. Within an hour after the attack, the words #JeSuisCharlie (#IamCharlie) made waves on social media to support freedom of…
Pope Francis bid the Philippines farewell last January 19 after a five-day apostolic visit to the Philippines. Over the duration of his stay, the pontiff visited several locations, including Malacañang Palace, Luneta Park, and Tacloban, Leyte – one of the locations most devastated by Typhoon Yolanda. In each of his appearances, huge crowds gathered to…
The DLSU Green Batters won by a large margin against the UP Fighting Maroons, 19-5, last January 25 in the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The Green Batters started off strong, swiftly getting an 8-point lead for as early as the first inning, 9-1, by La Salle’s Franco Hashimoto, Carlos Laurel, Carlos Muñoz, Dino Imperial, Pocholo Dominguez,…
A scholars’ forum hosted by the Lasallian Scholars Society (LSS) and the Office of Admissions and Scholarships (OAS) was held last January 23 at the Pablo Nicolas Seminar Room to answer different scholarship concerns. The scholarship guidelines that are set to take effect during the special term were also discussed. As stated in the implementing…
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR), in partnership with De La Salle University, officially launched the 2015 HPAIR Asia Conference last January 22 at the 5th Floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall. The HPAIR Asia Conference is an annual 5-day event with various activities such as plenaries, workshops, and case studies.…
Both the DLSU Men’s and Women’s Football teams saw action last January 25 to begin the second round of UAAP Season 77 at FEU-Diliman. The Men’s team spurred a draw against the FEU Tamaraws with a score of 1-1, courtesy of an equalizing goal at the 90th minute by Chuck Uy. Meanwhile, in the first…
The DLSU Lady Spikers found unexpected heroes in rookie Christine Joy Soyud and two other bench players after defeating the feisty UP Lady Maroons in four sets, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 25-10, earlier today at The Arena in San Juan City.Soyud showed her volleyball prowess with a season high 16 points off 13 attacks, one block…
Get ready to board up your glass windows and watch out for stray balls because it’s that time of the year again when birds flying over the Rizal Memorial Stadium are at risk of being hit by balls traveling at over 90 miles per hour. With the opening of UAAP Season 77’s baseball and softball…
In their first match of the year, the DLSU Lady Batters defeated the UST Tigresses last Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, 7-3. La Salle now holds a 1-0 win-loss record this season. After an uneventful first inning with no scores for both teams, things started to pick up their pace as Palma batted a…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) convened last January 23 to approve the manifesto that called for the condemnation of corruption cases, as well as discuss a resolution on a new appropriation method to handle excess unused funds. Originally, the LA was set to decide on the approval of the replacement officer for School of Economics (SOE)…