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LSDC bags championship, defends title

The La Salle Dance Company – Street (LSDC-Street) placed first in the Lactacyd Confidence Confidance Mash-up Season 3 held at the ABS-CBN Dolphy Theater, December 8, 2012, successfully defending the crew’s championship title. This season, the all-girls competition introduced a new set of mechanics. Each of the finalists drew lots for a female icon they…

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New USG constitution to be ratified

Last year, the USG constitution was opened for revisions. The reviews and eventual amendments were spearheaded by the Legislative Assembly (LA). However, because much of the LA’s focus was on revisions of the Student Handbook (the current one now bears the revisions), only four resolutions materialized with the addition of five more last term. As…

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Misrepresentatives: Issues in the party-list system

With less than 6 months to go before the 2013 National and Local Elections, political factions in the Philippines are currently mobilizing their resources and manpower in anticipation of campaign season. Certain political factions, however, are being ruled out of the game, as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) under Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. has…

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When ‘Human Rights’ is Leftist Propaganda

  Last month, President Aquino found himself on the line in an interview for Radio New Zealand, in which a reporter questioned his administration’s spotty human rights record. Aquino promptly dismissed such allegations as having come from the ‘’leftist community’’ who are ‘’good at propaganda’’ and then went on – with subsequent help from his…

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Ten artists who tell us otherwise

Take a look at your iPod (or whatever MP3 player you might use) right now and check your top-played list. John Mayer, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 – chances are, it’s a foreign artist. Now, take a look at the top OPM artists on the MYX Daily Top Ten today – chances are it’s nothing but…

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The demise of Philippine action films

It was around 8 am, when you decided to turn on the television. Still groggy from the sudden wakening, you fish through channels annoying enough to make you want to leave the bedroom. Naturally, the first choice was on one of our local channels, always a reliable source for that jolt of irritation that only…

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LSDC holds Remix ‘12

The La Salle Dance Company (LSDC) held its annual dance competition dubbed Remix ‘12 last November 9 at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium. The event attracted many the non-LSDC Lasallian dance crews that showcase their dancing prowess. The year’s Remix incorporated the theme, ‘Heroes of Faith.’ Hosted by RX 93.1 DJ and DLSU alumna Cerah Hernandez…

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100 Years of Lasallian presence… from the beyond! Tales of La Salle’s Animo Spirits

The Menagerie presents a compilation of stories, collected from the Internet, students and employees alike; stories that have struck the hearts of even the bravest of folk; rumors of ghosts and ghouls that have haunted our grand halls. Read further if you dare.   Bro. Connon Hall (SPS) It was a happy Thursday, and with…

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USG almost penalized for room reservation violations

On October 11, 2012 USG President Jana Cabuhat received a report that the USG venue reservation account had been suspended due to three venue reservation violations. Moreover, Cabuhat was informed that the USG room reservations done in the said account for the entire term would all be cancelled. As of press time, however, the suspension…

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Beyond Teaching: Life in the Academe

In an institution that breeds a system tuned to be, by nature, quick-paced, many are by default set on the premise and idea of pursuing careers outside of the academe. Because many are conditioned to break into fields of business, medicine and so forth, as sensationalized by the current capitalist frenzy of society, pursuing a…