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…
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Making sense out of nuisance candidates
Salam Emilio Delin Sr. y Lacan Luisong Tagean claims that he owns the Philippines. Yeah that’s right, all 7,107 islands. Not just Fortune Island, but Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Daniel Magtira on the other hand, claims something else. The self proclaimed “rock star” claimed that Kris Aquino, sister of President Noynoy Aquino, was his wife,…
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‘Looks Like A Teacher’
Duly recognized for her many years of loyal service to the Lasallian institution as an educator, Br. Josefina Alburo, AFSC, is an affiliate of the De La Salle Brothers. Photo from the Green & White Yearbook (1963) Today being World Teachers’ Day, The LaSallian finds it fitting to honor one of the most loyal…
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LSIG renamed in honor of Sec. Robredo
October 5 marked the renaming of DLSU’s La Salle Institute of Governance (LSIG) to the DLSU Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance (JMRIG). The change in name was enacted to reflect the changes that the late Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo implemented in the management of Naga City, and…
The University will launch the De La Salle University Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance tomorrow, October 4 from 2:30 pm to 6 pm at the Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory. The naming of the La Salle Institute for Governance (LSIG) after the late secretary came after DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky Laguda FSC approved a proposal to change the…