After gritting through seven sports events, De La Salle University currently tops the UAAP General Championship tally with 152 points, giving the University a slim eight-point cushion, 152-144, over the defending general champion, University of Santo Tomas. UST has held the GC plum for 14 straight seasons. The University of the Philippines follows at third…
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The man behind the Archers’ resurgence
By Gee Abanilla Last October 25, 2011, Gee Abanilla took over the Head Coach position of the De La Salle University Green Archers. Abanilla is a former Green Archer; he played on the 1989 and 1990 UAAP championship teams as a point guard under Derrick Pumaren. In 1993, he was drafted by 7-up in the…
Rating: 2.5 In a learned style that Riordan has honed since Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, he comes back with a fresh new title that promises his usual mix of adventure, humor, romance, with a dash of Greek and Roman Mythology. The Mark of Athena is Rick Riordan’s third book in the Heroes of…
The DLSU Lady Archers fell short in its bid to extend the series against perennial champions FEU last October 11, 2012 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, 70-66. With the Tamaraws sitting on a thrice-to-beat advantage, the Lady Archers’ defeat last Sunday placed the squad on a do-or-die situation as the Tams needed one win to…
After an impressive rookie campaign, ending with an improved, 9-5, record for the De La Salle Green Archers, Jeron Alvin Teng ended his UAAP bid with the Rookie of the Year and Mythical Team honors last October 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Posting norms of 16.2 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per…
J.K. Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy had much to live up to and much to prove. It is her first novel that is not about a certain boy wizard, her first in five years, and her first targeted to adults. The author, however, has proven once more that her way of storytelling is a unique and mastered…
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Cooler heads should prevail
For one thing, Republic Act 10175 has been everything, but entertaining. The careless writing has rendered some, if not most, of its provisions ambiguous. Protests have been made online and offline in the midst of petitions filed for the amendment of the act. Personally, I am against RA 10175. The provisions regarding libel, the takedown…
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Judo: The Animo Way
After the recent third and fourth finish of the Green and Lady Judokas, respectively, this UAAP season, it seems like DLSU’s quest for its first Judo championship would have to continue next year. Judo has existed for a century or so, yet many know little about the Japanese sport. And though Lasallians encounter…
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With all due respect
We from The LaSallian did not release an official stand on House Bill no. 4244, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood Bill, despite numerous requests and pressure from a majority of our own members, as well as various University stakeholders. This is because we respected, and we continue to respect, every person’s right to have…
Sports which are not played in the Philippines’ top collegiate association, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines UAAP, are often unseen and taken for granted. For a long time, DLSU has several sports clubs in this category. And though some may think that these unheard of clubs are weak simply because few people…