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Opinion

Greatness in failure

Here we are again… year after year, campaign period comes and goes.  Has it ever crossed your mind how many General Elections (GE) have taken place within the University? It was only last year when I first got a taste of the GE. It was a fresh experience to partake in what seemed to be…

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25 Centavos’ Worth: Nate’s Lent

Here I am again at this hiatus from the ruckus of a Taft life, at this momentary breather society calls Holy Week. I would call it the “break we badly need before finals week.” It is the break we Lasallians crave for just before the submission of all those final papers and projects. While other…

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Lounge: On the other side with Jaime Licauco (First of two)

When life takes a turn for the eerie, and events go beyond what we can explain, we are often at a loss for action, and unfortunately, Bill Murray’s real life day job does not include dealing with ectoplasm. Yep, it’s why we have parapsychologists. No, they do not suck in ghosts with vacuum-like guns like…

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The Great Week

Perhaps you are now safely tucked away in the province, with the tale of Christ’s Passion blaring away in chant form from one of the bahay na bato situated near the poblacion. Droves of people are milling about the plaza from one basilica to the next in celebration of what is called a visita iglesia,…

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Headlines University

Outsider at DLSU imprisoned for theft

Last March 11, the Security and Safety Office (SSO) contacted student Kristjan Bayle (II, AB-OCM) to inform him that the thief, who was caught in the act via a CCTV recording, had been caught. The theft incidence happened last March 6 at the Miguel Building. Bayle left his bag, which contained his laptop in his…

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University

International students to be affected by K+12

This academic year 2012-2013, The K to 12 Basic Education Program (K+12), which will add two more additional years to the current curriculum, is in the works of implementation.   While many sectors such as departments in the collegiate level that may be affected by the reduction of the number of General Education (GE) subjects…

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University

ITEO encounters technical difficulty

Last March 26, IDs of students who took the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO) exam last month started beeping instead of those that belonged to students who have not taken the exam.   A College of Liberal Arts (CLA) student explains, “I took the ITEO test last time, but when my ID started beeping,…

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Sports

UAAP: La Salle accepts GC Trophy; LSDC-Street ends at first runner-up

DLSU formally received its first General Championship (GC) trophy in the UAAP Closing Ceremonies last March 23 at the SM City North EDSA Sky Dome in Quezon City.   Vice Chancellor of Lasallian Missions and Alumni Relations (VCLMAR) Br. Bernie Oca FSC, DLSU President Br. Ricky Laguda FSC and DLSU UAAP Board Members Henry Atayde…

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Rant and Rave: ‘The Sky Over Dimas’

Rating: 3.5/4.0 Ano ang sikreto ng Pamilya Torrecarion? For weeks now, students been intrigued by the Harlequin Theater Guild to see their latest play, The Sky Over Dimas, to come and find out what exactly that secret is. Maybe you know already, if you’ve read the Palanca-awarded novel of the same name by CLA faculty…

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Sports

Enzo the Little Archer bids goodbye

While the crowd went wild with the intense sports action of the UAAP and while spectators’ eyes were focused on the players on court, a little boy drew the sports community’s attention as he cheered “Animo!” from the sidelines.   Enzo Recto, the boy who became an instant fan-favorite after his first appearance in the…