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Five obscure instruments

  Plato once said that “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything,” and he was right. Music does bring that little bit of color to our everyday lives, in the form of art and expression. It serves as that passageway for us to…

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Animo Biz: New food to look out for

  Eating is obviously a very important part of Philippine life (or any life for that matter) and it is no different within the confines of the University. The start of a new school year come new places to eat. Every so often, the student-run Animo Business and Innovation Zone, popularly known as Animo Biz,…

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Frosh tips

The dawn of a new school year is coming, and with it a batch of new faces fresh off from high school. So to the freshmen, welcome to De La Salle University! You have at least the next three years to make it your home, and between meeting new people, keeping up with the workload,…

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The real deal: Lessons from OJT

  OJT or On the Job Training is one of the last challenges a college student will have to face before getting that sweet, sweet diploma. Let’s face it, no matter how much you ready yourself for your future career, even with the help of your many cramming nights, “terror” professors, and unhelpful group mates,…

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Wanderland: A look at the local sounds

Come one, come all, music enthusiasts! It’s that time of year again to revel in the grass-filled aural paradise + live Manila Art + musical ferris wheel also known as Wanderland. After a successful first run, Wanderland brings us back to Circuit Makati for our annual (and hopefully more than once a year) gathering of music,…

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Young Adult Fiction: The Golden Age Is Back

  In the age where Harry, Katniss, Percy, Bella, and Hazel have become more than ordinary household names and have instead placed markers in every teenager’s memory, just how far has the young adult genre come?   The young adult of yesteryears Back in our grandparents’ days, “young adult fiction” wasn’t the phenomenal trend that…

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2

  Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment   Choosing between what you want and what you have to do is difficult. Whether it is as mundane as choosing videogames over studying to going out with friends over studying (yes, studying is always there, Lasallian), it’s pretty hard, right? Well, how about choosing between the love…

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The Lasallian Soundtrack: Summer Playlist

The five week fantasy that many of us yearn for after three terms of deadlines, exams and presentations. It’s the brief escape from all the sleepless nights that come with the perils of being a “responsible” college student. With all the stress out the window, summer is the perfect time to let loose and find that happy place we’ve been looking for all year long.

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Saving Semana Santa: Tradition Transitions

Amidst the heavy traffic and anticipation of crowded pilgrimage sites are people that have come to involve themselves in the busiest period of Lent – Semana Santa. Holy week is a time commonly known for devotion and prayer but underneath these are various traditions that have been around for as long as anyone can remember…

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Hollywood or Holy-wood?

It’s that time of the year again, where meatless Fridays reign supreme and the Christian faith reaches its peak. Yes, it’s the Lenten Season once again, and with it comes an array of Hollywood films centered on hope, family, and best of all, religion. Films such as Noah and God’s Not Dead were released in…