Both the De La Salle University Green Batters and Softbelles are off to slow starts in the 75th Season of the UAAP. The Green Batters started, 1-2, after being ranked as one of the preseason favorites due to the team’s last third place finish last season while the Softbelles lost three straight games. The…
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For the love of Football
Football is the number one sport in the world, which is one of the reasons why it is called a universal sport. It is a different sport; it is unique in that players don’t use hands except for the goalkeeper. There is nothing like the passion you get when you see the crowd get crazy…
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Lady Archers seeks to repeat FCBL Crown
The DLSU Lady Archers started the 2013 Filipino-Chinese Basketball League (FCBL) Dickies Cup on a bad note as the team recorded a 1-3 win-loss slate after the first four games in the single round elimination bracket at the Philippine Buddha Care Academy Quezon City. Derailed Lady Archers The UAAP Season 75 bridesmaid suffered defeated…
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DLSU Football teams in UAAP season 75
Halfway through their respective eliminations, the De La Salle Green and Lady Booters both placed fourth in the UAAP men’s and women’s football tournaments accordingly. The LaSallian gives you a few quick numbers that will be remembered in the second half of Season 75 football action. 1:The Green and Lady Booters both have one mentor.…
A year has passed since La Salle last recruited a sensational rookie by the name of Jeron Teng. This year, it seems like the Archers will again welcome another potential basketball star to gear up for another UAAP bid next year. Visayan star Kirell Brandon ‘Kib’ Montalbo may just be La Salle’s biggest recruit since…
The DLSU Green Tennisters posted strong statements in the team’s Season 75 title defense with a couple of convincing, 4-1, victories against the Ateneo de Manila University and University of the East last January 12 and 13 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Tennis Court. Strong opener In the team’s season debut against the Ateneo…
The second half of UAAP Season 75 started last November, but has shown no signs of losing heat as DLSU is gearing up for the university’s chance for a General Championship. The LaSallian takes a look back at two first half teams that performed from July to October last year. Kicking it up a…
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More pork does not mean more help
Last December 19, President Aquino signed Republic Act 10351, otherwise known as the Sin Tax Reform bill, which would increase excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products and would give the government billions in tax revenue to be split between the two products, 40-60. Tax increases would, however, be incremental, and would hence raise even…
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The enemy of my enemy is my friend
Last term I was lucky enough to have a member of a dwindling population of La Salle graduates—Lasallites—as a professor. My professor, a known leftist (as many would consider themselves) during the Marcos regime, talked a lot about the “old days” when the De La Salle brothers would work together within and around the system…
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Greatness in failure
Failure is a part of live; everyone has failed once if not numerous times. It hurts and stings, but it does not mean that we cannot achieve or accomplish anything after. Truth be told, it is a part of success, and should serve as an inspiration to do better. Besides, who would want to live…