Twelve months in and the year is almost at its end. Never has the time been more appropriate and more significant to reminisce about what transpired during the year than the calendar’s final month. For the La Salle community, 2014 saw its athletes, their supporters and doubters alike, face situations that brought about emotions ranging…
Joey Ynion, like many of us, is a just regular college student. Currently on his third year in De La Salle University majoring in Advertising Management, he’s also an officer in AdCreate Society, actively promoting and assisting in many of the organization’s activities and events. Similar to us, Joey is trying to be the best…
As the term slowly approaches its end, students gear up in preparation for finals week, the last set of challenges they must face before enjoying sweet freedom. Depending on the subject you’re reviewing for, these challenges can mean a variety of things. Usually, it’s reviewing pages upon pages of notes, remembering and understanding all kinds…
Literature professor Johann Vladimir Espiritu enters the room holding a mug from Hong Kong Disneyland filled with coffee. “Tell us a little bit about yourself,” we say. He thinks for a moment before responding. “Ang lawak ng tanong ah. Di ko alam kung saan ko sisimulan,” he answers with a chuckle. The literature professor Though…
Perched quietly in one corner of the room, eyes glued to the screen of his phone and swiping from left to right, Marcus* could be mistaken as playing a game of some sort. Marcus, however, is not playing any games. He is using Tinder. Tinder is undeniably familiar to most people’s ears; with the recent…
Casually sitting in the faculty lounge, with a newspaper on one hand and the other holding a cup of coffee, we meet Dante Leoncini, one of the most interesting Philosophy professors in De La Salle University-Manila. Here, we get to understand Leoncini as both a professor and an over-all thought-provoking individual, who not only understands…
“What do you want for Christmas?” is a question that has been asked among friends, family, and colleagues as soon as the ber months came strolling in. Christmas, after all, is a time for giving, sharing, and saying thank you to the people who have been there for you in the year that has passed…
For three days, you’ve been tied down, severely injured, and bleeding. People have been walking by, but not a single one decides to do anything. Under the heat and the rain, you’ve been stuck in a hopeless situation without anything to eat, waiting either for somebody to actually help you, or for death to come…
For most Filipinos, what comes to mind when they think about the Christmas season are the leisurely strolls through parol laden streets, piping hot cups of tsokolate with ensaymada, or the massive feasts enjoyed with friends and family. These traditions have become part of the quintessential Filipino Christmas experience. They are not just something for…
18 casualties. Considering that Typhoon Ruby was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in 2014 and that typhoons of lesser strength in recent years have claimed more lives, 18 casualties (as of press time) bodes well for the country’s disaster management. Even if Ruby was downgraded from super typhoon status as it crossed…