Men’s CHESS: Randy Segarra From playing to coaching as assistant, and eventually as a head coach of the Woodpushers, Randy Segarra has come a long way. He first wore the Green-and-White jersey in 1995 as a rough entry in the UAAP. Segarra shared that during his time, scholarships were performance-based, which pushed him to play harder…
Over the decades, the University of Santo Tomas, amongst other UAAP member schools have dealt DLSU exciting matches not just in basketball, but also in different sports. The rivalry between La Salle and Ateneo is not the only rivalry DLSU has in the UAAP. One often less told rivalry is that between La Salle and…
Nine out of ten (90 percent) of Lasallians are aware of the UAAP General Championship (GC). De La Salle University (DLSU) currently sits at the top of the yearlong tournament after the end of the first semester games. Following the DLSU athletes are their counterparts from the University of Santo Tomas (UST). The España-based institution’s…
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Second half team captains set goals
Second semester sports events are on their way to the lime light of the 75th season of the UAAP, and DLSU is betting on each sport to tighten its bid for the institution’s first General Championship (GC). Each Green-and-White squad has set high expectations for the upcoming competitions, and most are optimistic. Two defending champions,…
Eight years ago, a young girl accidentally joined her school’s football team. After mistakenly thinking that her teacher was looking to spark leisure interest amongst the students in football, the fourth grade student entered her school’s varsity football team. In less than a decade, Inna Kristianne Palacios, I AB-SPM, has established herself as the starting…
As the second half of the UAAP Season 75 kicks off in the days to come, the Green and Lady Fencers are now focusing on sharpening their sabres for the gold. Finishing at fourth and concluding without recognition in UAAP Season 74, the Green Fencers has prepared for action, as the team looks to bounce…
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Epal epiphany
It is that time in the Philippines again, fellow voters! Elections are just around the corner, and the faces of politicians are too! “We are one with you in celebrating All Souls Day“, “Libreng Tuli”, and “Free water” brought to us by our friendly, future government leaders. These future “leaders” are whom Senator Miriam Santiago…
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Anong mabibili mo sa bente?
Unknown to most of us, that dirty and crumpled orange bill has much to offer us, notwithstanding a cone of creamy Cornetto. Wondering how to get to your destination with neither car nor a chauffeur? Roaming the streets with a grumbling stomach? Wanting to contribute to a cause greater than your personal needs and wants?…
These are observations from outside observers of the Academic Reformatory Establishment known as De La Salle University. These observations are taken from the log of these external observers. For this entry, our field observers have examined that this typical specie has found itself in the aged pillars of Taft. Past findings have shown that these…
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A smoker’s lease on life
“Smoking kills.” From an old slogan born of the anti-tobacco campaigns of the ‘80s, the phrase now comes as a warning tagged to every box of cigarettes– a warning many perhaps choose to ignore, before consuming stick after stick of those little white rolls of nicotine, tar, ash, and a generous dose of at least…