The LaSallianAs China’s worldwide stronghold grows, DLSU’s China Studies course is set to make a timely comeback. In an interview with The LaSallian, International Studies (IS) Department Chair Dr. Julio Teehankee unveils plans for DLSU’s revamped China Studies program. The new China Studies program will be offering an undergraduate and graduate track. The program boasts a…
As a representative body, which aims to serve the student body, the University Student Government (USG) holds activities for personal development, awareness, and social involvement. Activities range from exhibits and seminars to tours and programs designed to address the specific needs of students. Every day, college governments and the different USG offices have activities that…
The University Student Government (USG) Judiciary has decided to restructure to increase efficiency throughout the branch. The undertaking involves the commission of new ad hoc committees; refining the training and selection of the branch’s members; and enhancing the its presence in the University. The Judiciary decided to overhaul the branch after judiciary officers experienced problems…
De La Salle University (DLSU) has taken it upon itself to be a world-class research university and a university for the poor. But with two competing goals, can the University really balance the need for high tuition fees to fund research projects with the need to make a Lasallian education accessible to the middle and…
Every 10 years or so, the La Salle administration sits down to determine the kind of core curriculum for general education that should be used to better facilitate student learning. In AY 2003-2004, administration implemented the Lasallian curriculum, which focused on the selection of the subjects students would have to take in their stay in…
Last year, the USG constitution was opened for revisions. The reviews and eventual amendments were spearheaded by the Legislative Assembly (LA). However, because much of the LA’s focus was on revisions of the Student Handbook (the current one now bears the revisions), only four resolutions materialized with the addition of five more last term. As…
With less than 6 months to go before the 2013 National and Local Elections, political factions in the Philippines are currently mobilizing their resources and manpower in anticipation of campaign season. Certain political factions, however, are being ruled out of the game, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) under Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has…
Last month, President Aquino found himself on the line in an interview for Radio New Zealand, in which a reporter questioned his administration’s spotty human rights record. Aquino promptly dismissed such allegations as having come from the ‘’leftist community’’ who are ‘’good at propaganda’’ and then went on – with subsequent help from his…
Facing battles would never be the same without a bunch of people screaming and showing support. In all the games I have watched, support has turned double-digit disadvantages with just a few minutes left in the game into victories sports leagues and spectators would remember for years and even decades after. Lasallians, in my view,…
This coming November 24, Pope Benedict XVI will be appointing six new members to the Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals. What brought on mass exultation among the Filipino faithful is the inclusion of beloved Manila Archbishop and Primate of the Philippines, Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle, in the list. Tagle’s cardinalhood has once again stirred Vatican…
