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UAAP: Animo Squad lands third in CDC

​In a battle for the most-coveted title of being the best cheering squad in the league, the DLSU Animo Squad stood tall as they finished second-runner up in the UAAP Cheerdance Competition (UAAP CDC) held on September 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena in front of a massive crowd of 20,830 people. ​With a…

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UAAP: Seventh straight victory gives Green Archers playoff for second

“There’s no sense of accomplishment yet for me,” shares Juno Sauler, the rookie head coach of the DLSU Green Archers. La Salle had just won its seventh straight game with a 69-64 conquest of the UST Growling Tigers to finish the eliminations with a 10-4 record. The team that took the floor today for DLSU…

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Pep Squads take spotlight; Animo Squad eyes first UAAP championship

Amidst the intense action and attention brought about by the ongoing UAAP Men’s Basketball tournament, cheering squads from the eight member schools who usually take the stage in halftime performances will now fully claim the Mall of Asia Arena as their own. The cheering squads will be diverting the attention of the public for one…

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Off The Beaten Track: Railing the Philippine National Railway

You are a male teenager. You are testosterone-pumped, thrill-seeking and adventurous. You’re very iffy about people whom you don’t know yet are open-minded. You live in Las Piñas while your school is in Manila. Suddenly and inadvertently, the mayor decides to ban all buses to the city. What do you do then? That’s right. You…

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Green Archers to end eliminations against UST

Who would have thought that the DLSU Green Archers, after losing four out of seven games in the first round of the eliminations, would have a chance to sweep the second round? A win against the tough UST Growling Tigers on Saturday will be their seventh consecutive victory and it will complete the elusive sweep.…

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UAAP: Adamson snaps Lady Archers’ four game winning streak

The DLSU Lady Archers’ late surge in the second half wasn’t enough to extend their win streak to five games, as they fell to the Adamson Lady Falcons with a score of 54-52, last September 11. Fourth-year guard Trisha Piatos was the lone bright spot for the squad from Taft Avenue as she had a…

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Green Gallery: Eric Gallardo

Clutching his golf ball in his right hand and carrying his club on the left, he approaches his spot on the golf course anxiously positioning the ball atop the golf tee. Taking a step to the side and gazing far at the flag that marks his target, he envisions his perfect shot. “If you can…

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Mich del Carmen: In the Falcon’s nest

Amidst all the tension and drama brought about by the ongoing hard court action in the 76th season of the UAAP, courtside reporters are always present at the ballgames, regularly standing on the sidelines to deliver news updates fresh and straight from the dugout from the coaching staff and the players themselves. Of the eight…

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Abigail Limbonhai: A steadfast warrior

Rooted in her humble beginnings in Cagayan de Oro City, Abigail Limbonhai entered De La Salle University as a freshman with a strong sense of affection and passion not just for the heavy academic load at hand, but also for her love-at-first sight, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Beginning in 2009, Limbonhai had an on-and-off relationship with…

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LSDC: Tales behind the styles of the dance floor

“Five, six, seven, eight.” These are the numbers routinely said by dancers before a practice session for a specific dance routine begins. They spend almost five long hours in day rehearsing and sweating just to keep their dancing bones alive and to be the best dancers that they can ever be. These dancers try to…