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DLSC’s Speedy Gabby passes away

Former DLSU Green Archer Gabriel “Gabby” Liwag, a skipper during his time, died of a cardiac arrest last October 7, 2013 at 7:37 am. He was 56 years old. Following a stellar high school career as a member of the La Salle Greenhills Greenies, Liwag followed his older brothers and headed off to Taft Avenue…

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Green Journal: Jennifer Perkins

For the past five months, we have been following Jason Perkins’ journey from being a highly touted rookie to his inclusion as a part of the UAAP champion team through his Green Journal. Now, we get to hear it from his Mom, Jennifer Cahigas Perkins, who hails from Bolinao, Pangasinan. Mrs. Perkins flew all the…

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PRESS RELEASE: Sikat II bags 3rd place in World Solar Challenge

Photo of the Sikat II crew at the finish line, taken from the Team Solar Philippines Facebook page. Sikat II placed third in the Adventure Class of the 2013 World Solar Challenge (WSC) after traveling six days from Darwin to Adelaide. The Philippines’ representative to the most prestigious solar car racing event traveled a total…

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In Juno We Trust: The man behind the championship

“I’d rather be the best at what I do and not even be the champion as long as I know that’s my best potential,” shares rookie head coach Juno Sauler after he steered the DLSU Green Archers to the UAAP championship. Three weeks prior to the start of the season, Sauler took over as the…

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Grievance system explained in multisectoral forum

In the multisectoral forum held Friday, October 11 at A703, select members of the Lasallian community discussed the different aspects of grievances, from filing a case to appealing one. As defined by Section 6.1 of the Student Handbook, a grievance refers to any controversy between a student as the aggrieved party and a member of…

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UAAP: Hail! Hail! Hail! Green Archers emerge as champions

It was once said that champions are made when no one is watching. Today, everyone in the Mall of Asia Arena witnessed the birth of a champion. In a game filled with gutsy drives and wild finishes, Jeron Teng willed the DLSU Green Archers into championship lore once again, grabbing a 71-69 win over a…

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UAAP Finals: Green Archers, Growling Tigers go for crown

There is nothing more exciting than a do-or-die game. The path to the UAAP basketball throne gets narrower as the days pass by, and both the DLSU Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers know how every possession counts for this upcoming Finals Game Three. Trailing the Tigers 1-0 and facing elimination, the Green Archers…

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UAAP Finals: Fans versus Scalpers?

Fans line up for hours and exhaust their networks just to get tickets to support their teams and show school spirit. In the process, there remain those who dare to exploit the supply and demand of limited commodities. October 12, Saturday, will mark the last day of college basketball for UAAP Season 76. Students, alumni,…

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The historic La Salle victory of ’99

From The LaSallian’s Championship special, October 1999 October 9, 1999 was the fateful day that the last UAAP basketball match of the 20th century was played, pitting the DLSU Green Archers and the UST Growling Tigers against each other in the penultimate match of the finals. It was La Salle gunning for a back-to-back championship…

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PRESS RELEASE: SIKAT II at 3rd place in second leg of WSC

Photo of Sikat II from the Sikat Facebook page. The Philippines’ Sikat II is currently in 3rd place in its class as the World Solar Challenge (WSC) enters the second stage of the competition on October 9. Sikat II has traveled 1,267 solar miles since the biennial solar car race kicked off in Darwin on…