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Students rate USG midterm performance as satisfactory

Halfway into the academic year, the new set of student leaders elected to lead the University Student Government (USG) have since initiated numerous projects in order to address issues that have arisen and cater to student needs, driven by the platforms they presented in last year’s General Elections. Yet this year is not an ordinary…

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Student Activities Manual revisions to be effective by Term 3

After the creation of the Office of Student Leadership Involvement, Formation and Empowerment (SLIFE) in the year 2006 to replace the Office of Student Activities (OSAc) and Student Development Office (SDO), the Student Activities Manual also replaced the OSAc Manual. The Student Activities Manual contains guidelines and regulations by which all student organizations under SLIFE…

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LA passes USG budget after staggered deliberations

The Legislative Assembly (LA) approved the USG’s budget only last October 4, more than midway into the year, later than its expected approval last September 13 due to a call for a more stringent breakdown of the projects coming from the LA’s minority floor. The call for a breakdown came following the minority floor’s questioning…

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Overnight at DLSU, redux

In March 2010, The Menagerie released an article entitled, “Overnight at DLSU: Searching the haunted halls.” An article, risky as it was, that covered an overnight stay of three staffers in the University. In search of the paranormal and what lurks within the grounds during the grim hours of darkness. Sadly, the expedition failed to…

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Vignette: The modern monsters of Taft Avenue

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MIGHT CAUSE YOU TRUST ISSUES AMONG PEOPLE AROUND CAMPUS Okay, before reading any further, keep in mind that the information below is to be kept to your innocent mind alone. Please stay calm and avoid any form of eye-contact with so-called “students” and “faculty” in this university they insist of inhabiting, because…

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Bounce back

If DLSU will introduce a course on FAIL101 in the near future, I will volunteer to teach the class and share learning key points from past mistakes and previous decisions in life. Perhaps my failures mirror the ongoing experiences of my fellow Lasallians: Having three 0.0’s in my transcript, producing half baked projects, and spreading…

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Rant and Rave: Pokémon X and Y

It’s hard not to get all aboard the hype train when a commercial featuring Pikachu standing on top of the Eiffel Tower announced the advent of a new era in Pokémon gaming. This time, the monster collecting franchise comes to life exclusively on the 3DS family as Pokémon X and Y – the sixth installment…

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2 civil servants figure in traffic accident

Two female Department of Labor and Employment employees encountered a road accident earlier today along Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila, leaving one of them dead and  the other injured. PNP investigators said that the injured victim had already been rushed to the Philippine General Hospital for treatment. The said employees were on a lunch break…

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Animo Night: A celebration of Lasallian excellence in sports

Last October 17, Lasallians found a reason to celebrate amid the approaching midterms. Animo Night, a celebration of DLSU’s recent success in the first semester of UAAP Season 76, was held at the Henry Sy Lobby and Grounds as a tribute to the efforts of the Lasallian athletes who have represented the Green-and-White in their…

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DLSU to change security agency starting November

The University’s current security services provider, Aglipay Security Inc., will be replaced by Commander Security Services Inc. starting Tuesday, November 1, 2013, as a result of the bidding process held by the Procurement Office during the first term of AY 2013-2014. Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services Josemari Calleja said that the bidding process ended…