WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MIGHT CAUSE YOU TRUST ISSUES AMONG PEOPLE AROUND CAMPUS Okay, before reading any further, keep in mind that the information below is to be kept to your innocent mind alone. Please stay calm and avoid any form of eye-contact with so-called “students” and “faculty” in this university they insist of inhabiting, because…
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The University follows certain rules in conferring naming rights to particular individuals and institutions. Potential bestowals are discussed among relevant University representatives for the sake of transparency and good governance. The final decision comes from the Executive Council and at least 2/3 vote of the Board of Trustees (BOT) according to DLSU’s Policies and Guidelines…
“No longer should the judiciary be shrouded in myths and speculations”, says Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in a press conference held in De La Salle University last August 28. For the first time since stepping into office in 2012, Sereno met with various media representatives to tackle issues and address questions and…
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Reviving mandatory ROTC
The Association of General and Flag Officers Inc. (AGFO), an organization of active and retired generals and flag officers, seeks to bring back the mandatory military training or the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program to all colleges and universities in the country. ROTC is good for our country for it provides students service-orientation and…
Students are probably the world’s luckiest lot. They enjoy privileges from half-price discounts to class suspensions. Most are supported by parental allowances. Lasallians, too, are luckier than some. Being able to choose their preferred class hours is an enviable student right — that is, the right to avoid ungodly 8 AM classes and familiar “terror…
The hardest question about going into college is “What course do you want to take?” The second hardest is “Are you sure?” There are times we answer yes to the second question, certain with the choice we have made and excited for the future, our decision draws for us. There are days when we smile…
The University Student Government (USG), patterned after the Philippine government, is composed of the executive, legislative, and judiciary branch to ensure that the welfare of the students are upheld by fulfilling the respective duties tasked to each of the branches. The judiciary, being the sole branch in the USG with the judicial power to resolve…
The LaSallian community may encounter a few familiar faces and businesses operating in select kiosks at the freshly renovated Br. Bloemen Hall, touted as a student center and business innovation zone. Presently, Br. Bloemen Hall houses De La Salle University’s student entrepreneurship area, the Animo Business Innovation Zone (Animo BIZ), which opened mid-July and is…
Issues on the use of Filipino in the liberal arts have sparked discussions on the language’s viability at the University, especially in a student body that is becoming increasingly proficient in English.
Texting is arguably the prime example of the power of the peso, that is why it has ingrained itself into the life of an average Filipino who cannot survive a day without sending a text containing a barrage of emoticons, or a text pleading for more load. Thus, this phenomenon has caused economic authorities to…