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Writing for La Salle student papers: from the‘50s to the ‘70s

By Philip Ella Juico I spent all my student life, except for the two years at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) where I obtained my Master of Business Management (MBM), now known as Master of Business Administration (MBA), in 1973, and a great part of my career as an education manager and academician at…

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Lasallian athletes to banner DLSU in UniGames 2012

The 17th UniGames (University Games) will kick off in Bacolod, the capital city of Negros Occidental on October 22, and will end on the 28th. De La Salle University’s sister school, University of St. La Salle, will host this year’s festivities for the tenth time. In 1996, late Lasallian Brother Rolando Dizon and Roger Banzuela…

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La Salle locks top spot in first half of the General Championship race

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…

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Rant and Rave: ‘The Mark of Athena’ by Rick Riordan

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…

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Lady Archers bows to undefeated Tamaraws, places second

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…

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UAAP: Teng hailed as Rookie of the Year and Mythical Five member

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…

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Rant and Rave: ‘The Casual Vacancy’ by J.K. Rowling

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…