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Rant and Rave: ‘Pacific Rim’

What is the most logical thing for humanity to do when a leviathan suddenly bursts out from the ocean and attacks major Pacific cities? Well, build huge robots of course! This is the main premise of Guillermo Del Toro’s latest brainchild, Pacific Rim. Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnman) is a former Jaeger pilot, men who drive…

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Green Archers aim to bounce back against Red Warriors

Fresh off a heartbreaking overtime defeat at the hands of the FEU Tamaraws, the DLSU Green Archers will strive to place that loss behind them as they go head-to-head with the Fil-Oil Flying V Preseason Premiere Cup champions, the UE Red Warriors, on July 20 at 2:00 pm in the Mall of Asia Arena. Encompassing a…

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DLSU hosts national ECE majors assembly

For five years now, ECE and Beyond has been able to engage DLSU students in the latest technological advancements. As it gears up for its sixth year, ECE and Beyond 2013: NeoVergence, hopes to introduce neo-technologies as they move and diverge across the globe. Its aims and goals NeoVergence is a national convention for Electronics…

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Glimpse: A look at the westernization of Oldboy

  Every now and then, an American Company decides to remake a foreign movie, hoping to cater the idea to Western audiences. Unfortunately, more often than not, the original spirit and charm of the movie gets lost in the adaptation, leading to a hollow film, and plenty of annoyed and disgruntled fans. So, when the…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Before Midnight’

From exploring possibilities to entertaining repossession in Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, Richard Linklater is bent on de-familiarizing love next. The 2013 sequel Before Midnight destroys the idealistic romance built by its predecessors. And yet simultaneously, the film does piece a romance — one that is made strange by uncomfortable realism but made familiar by…

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Rant and Rave: Alpaca Evolution

An alpaca is a domesticated animal that is indigenous to the South American Nations of Bolivia and Peru. Resembling a llama and by extension Kuzco from The Emperor’s New Groove, this hooved mammal is part of the family Camelidae and is a cousin of the llama and the camel. These quirky creatures are mainly bred…

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Student entrepreneurship opportunities to be launched at Br. Bloemen hall

  First term student entrepreneurs pose with the student members of the Animo BIZ approval committee after the Animo BIZ product presentation. Photo from the Animo BIZ Facebook page De La Salle University’s first student entrepreneurship area, the Animo Business Innovation Zone (Animo BIZ), will celebrate its opening tomorrow, July 15, 2013 at the renovated…

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UAAP: Lady Archers rise over UP to remain unbeaten

The De La Salle Lady Archers pulled off a convincing victory of 59-39 at the expense of the UP Lady Maroons earlier today at the Arena in San Juan. Extending their winning streak to remain undefeated in the season, the Lady Archers relied on a strong team performance with 11 players seeing action on the…

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Rant and Rave: Yeezus

Kanye West is a god… or so he declares. That being said, West will not allow anyone to outdo him and that includes his own newborn. Three days after the birth of his daughter, North West, he releases Yeezus.  This is his sixth solo album following 2010’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West takes many…

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UAAP: Green Archers suffer end-game collapse against FEU

The DLSU Green Archers fell to the FEU Tamaraws in overtime, 83-79, dropping to a 2-2 slate while FEU remains the only undefeated team in the UAAP this season with a 4-0 record. The Tamaraws started the game hot, scoring eight points, highlighted by five straight points by Mike Tolomia to erect a six point…