by Norbert Torres Compiled by Brian Lance Tamayao July 28 is a red-letter day for Philippine basketball fans as two collegiate powerhouses clash against one another for the first time during the 75th Season of the UAAP; it’s La Salle versus Ateneo, green versus blue, and it does not get any better than this. Having…
A sense of hope spread through the sea of green shirts after Jed Manguera’s trifecta shot swished through the rim. Unfortunately, that was to be their last hurrah. After a heart-breaking loss following the one against the FEU Tamaraws, the DLSU Green Archers suffered yet another setback as they stumbled in their 71-61 defeat…
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UAAP Wars: Archers versus Eagles Pregame
Nothing is more intense than when bitter rivals collide once more this coming Saturday, as the revamped DLSU Green Archers face the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagles at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Coming off from a heartbreaking 48-46 loss from the Far Eastern University Tamaraws, the Green and White hopes to…
by Martha Elisse Teves and Joss Yeo Last June 20, the University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA), together with Ley La Salle, hosted a forum on the need for the revision of Article IV of the USG Constitution Bill of Rights. The event was held at the William Shaw Little Theater. Functions of…
by CJ Cachola Where are the reforms? President Benigno Simeon Aquino III went about delivering the hour-and-a-half long State of the Nation Address (SONA), but the nation could not hold back its questions. As analysts dealt out commentaries on major news channels and radio stations, a similar discussion was taking place in De La…
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Rant and Rave: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Grade: 4.0 Ambitious, visually stunning, and structurally perfect – The Dark Knight Rises is another Nolan classic that has viewers do something Hollywood movies usually never do: think. The Dark Knight Rises is the final movie in the Batman trilogy, with Bruce Wayne’s concluding battle as Gotham’s caped crusader. With seasoned actors such as Anne…
Disappointment filled the air as Almond Vosotros’ desperate, supposedly game-winning, three clanked off the rim as the DLSU Green Archers, playing without team captain LA Revilla, fell short in their heartbreaking 48-46 loss at the expense of the Far Eastern University Tamaraws last July 22 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Mac…
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A Fight for Life
Political and business leaders, non-government and civil society organisations, journalists and activists, scientists, academics and indigenous tribes met last month at Rio+20 a.k.a., the United Nations Conference on Environment Development. It came twenty years after that first meeting at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil which made ‘Sustainable Development’ a rallying cry extolled by everyone…
Time to level up. Six colleges are currently preparing for re-accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), with the formal survey visit scheduled on February 2013. These six include the College of Computer Studies (CCS) the College of Education (CED), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the College of Science…
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Maintaining the Agno economy
Considered to be the convenient choice for hungry budget-conscious students, Fidel Reyes Street, more prominently known as Agno, has occupied a special place in the hearts of Lasallians. The area is famous for cheap prices being offered by the various food establishments in the area. It, however, remains to be seen whether Agno has maintained…