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Lady Spikers versus Lady Eagles: Rivals meet again

How will the Lady Spikers  fare against their archnemeses, the Ateneo Lady Eagles? Find out in this Sunday’s match, 4 pm at the Mall of Asia Arena. For the past three years, the DLSU Lady Spikers have reigned as the queens of collegiate volleyball, but alongside their dominance exists the famed La Salle-Ateneo rivalry, a…

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LA discusses proposed legislative, executive structure reforms

The Legislative Assembly (LA) convened for its first session of the term today, January 10, with most of the period dedicated to the discussion of legislative and executive structural reforms in the form of amendments to the University Student Government (USG) Constitution, in line with the USG’s Operation REFOCUS. The session started with a discussion…

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Classes out on Feast of Black Nazarene

  Attracting millions of devotees year after year, last year’s traslacion lasted roughly over 22 hours, the longest in the procession’s history. Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has declared the suspension of classes in all levels in Manila in anticipation of the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene this Thursday, January 9, 2014. Estrada said in…

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UAAP: Green Batters rout NU for opening day win

The DLSU Green Batters came out with a 5-2 score as they triumphed over the NU Bulldogs in the season opener of the UAAP Season 76 baseball tourney. It was held at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Diamond with the Green Batters going against their opponents from the University circle in a nine-inning matchup. The…

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UAAP: Green Spikers and Lady Spikers begin 2014 on a high note

2014 was off to a good start as the DLSU Green Spikers and the DLSU Lady Spikers swept their opponents in straight sets over the weekend at the San Juan Arena to give DLSU a clean sweep in the first weekend of volleyball action. The Green Spikers finally ended their back-to-back game losing streak as…

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Rant and Rave: Beyoncé

No one saw it coming. It was literally a surprise release that even hardcore fans didn’t know about. A few days before the explosive return of Queen Bey, an insider source told the press that Beyoncé’s new album would be released sometime next year. At the stroke of midnight, Friday the 13th, iTunes became a…

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Rant and Rave: Lumia 625

With the world being filled with iPhones and Galaxies, it needs to make room for the Windows phone. The Lumia 625 is the new colorful phone brought to you by the convergence of Nokia and Microsoft. From far away, people may mistake it for the iPhone 5C because of its vibrant backing but a closer…

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Rant and Rave: The Hobbit— The Desolation of Smaug

“Oh, Misty Eye of the Mountain below Keep careful watch of my brothers’ souls And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke Keep watching over Durin’s sons” Unless you’ve been living under a hill for the past few days, these are the opening lines to Ed Sheeran’s I See Fire. Now, I can…

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Excellence in unconventional ways

Lasallians are known to be achievers and they excel in almost any possible field, may it be the business world, sports, music industry, or even the world of show business. There will always be Lasallians standing out and it is inevitable that they carry the name of their school with them. Lasallians are well-known in…

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Lasallians pick the best sporting moment of the year

A year ago, many things were uncertain for Lasallians with regards to the sporting world. UST still reigned as the 14-time UAAP General Champions though for the nth time, DLSU was right up there challenging for the top spot. The Lady Spikers, on the other hand, had several doubters after they lost their opening UAAP…