Cheers from Lasallian supporters reverberated through the Ninoy Aquino stadium as the fifth annual Pump Up the Animo, an intercollegiate cheerdance competition, took place. The Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCOE) emerged as the champion, cutting short the supposed three-peat streak of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) last March 23. The College of Education…
After winning another volleyball title in the recently concluded Women’s volleyball tournament, three-time title holder the DLSU Lady Spikers gave time to show appreciation to its growing number of followers on the 9th floor of Enrique Razon Sports Complex at DLSU yesterday. The meet-and-greet event was open to the public and lines started to…
Rating: 3.5/4.0 Soul Adventurer is Franco’s much-awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut eponymous album, which was released four years ago. Since then, many have been wondering if Franco Reyes could live up to the expectations of delivering the same aggressiveness and unique musicality that made the first album a hit. Moreover, the pressure has…
Following the news of DLSU’s first UAAP General Championship, the DLSU Animo Squad All-girls team also managed to accomplish a first as the team won its first All-girl division in the National Cheering Competition. The squad stole the crown from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, which has held the crown in the last…
Rating: 3.5/4.0 For some people, high school was a breeze: high grades were easily obtained, many friends were nearby and just a call away, and life was all fine and dandy. On the other hand, most other people believe that their years in high school were the worst years of their lives; some might note…
Great plays lead to winning games. As the wins pile up, championships are won and athletes become immortalized for their feats. The glitz and glamor of the sporting world will forever attract the youth from all corners of the globe to pick up a ball or slip on a pair of rubber shoes with hopes…
Rating: 2.5 Deviating from productions like Spiderman and the Evil Dead, director Sam Raimi concocts fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful, which hit cinemas worldwide last March 8. It is a prequel to the book by Frank L. Baum, entitled The Wizard of Oz, which had a 1939 film adaptation of the same name.…
Back in 2003, Student Council President Saint Anthony Tiu drafted a then revolutionary idea: a University Student Government, with three functional branches patterned after the Philippine government. In an interview with The LaSallian, Saint shares his original vision, and sets it against the backdrop of the USG today. *** The vision of the USG back…
It has been three years since the University Student Government (USG) materialized. The USG was created to improve the Student Council (SC) by correcting the flaws experienced by the SC. According to The LaSallian’s General Elections Special (2010), SC President Saint Anthony Tiu initially conceptualized the USG in 2004 then further revived by 2008 SC…
The much-awaited annual general election is distinctly different this academic year, as the integration of DLSU and DLSU-STC is managed. The Executive Board (EB) candidates from Tapat and Santugon campaigned not only in the Taft campus but also on the Canlubang grounds; the candidates from the Canlubang campus will also be running under the two…