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The vinyl revival

After a normal day at school, 80s kids would head straight to the vinyl store to ogle the fresh releases and rarities as if they were manna from heaven. Carefully holding the record in their hands, they would delicately remove its packaging and gawk at the album cover. Handling vinyl seemed to be an art…

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Terminal expectancy

Terminal: the word used to describe eventual death is the same word used to refer to students in their fourth year and above in De La Salle University. Endearing is the last word that comes to mind. While it seems like the scariest thing about college is whether or not you can get in, the…

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Interstellar

Director Christopher Nolan has made a career out of masterfully tinkering with logic, and it is evident in his films. From the moment audiences were introduced to his seminal classic Memento to the recently concluded Dark Knight trilogy, Nolan continues to astound with every movie he has done. Unfortunately, his work hasn’t been without criticism;…

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The 50-30-20 budget plan

Have you ever found yourself out of money and realized, uh-oh, it’s only the middle of the week? Have you ever asked yourself where all your money went? If you have, that’s not too surprising. After all, college costs run far beyond than just tuition fees. With food, transportation, and social expenses factored in, college…

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10 on 10: A list of La Salle’s important people

As Lasallians, we are united in our mission and goals set by our alma mater. Those before us that have succeeded in this mission and accomplished these goals have shown us that there is not only one way to do so. They have shown to us that even in our common mission, we can still…

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School of rock: How the youth took over Philippine music

The time is 1 am. Manila has long made the transition from bustling metropolis by day, to sleazy haven for creatures of the night.  While most of us might be sound asleep, some are just about to come alive. But go beyond the bourgeois youth who frequent posh clubs after school, or party animals looking…

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The legacy of Mang Jack

In television, discipline officers are depicted as larger-than-life, clipboard-carrying, bloodthirsty hunters of rule-breakers and hoodlums. They carry in their hands every student’s fear: The deadly, unmistakable pink slip of paper with the words ‘DETENTION’ clearly written on it. Their spine-chilling “see me after class” mantra is enough to scare a student out of his wits…

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Tales from the dead: Dissolved organizations

Death is the only inevitable thing in this world. We live, we breathe, and at some point, we die. The same can be said for some of these organizations that once graced the halls of our campus. At its highest point, it may have brought out the best in students with the camaraderie that comes…

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Menagerie vs. Food

Remember Man VS Food, the TV show where food enthusiast Adam Richman travelled around the United States, challenging himself to the “big food” offerings of each city, in pursuit of experiencing some unique food culture? Four years ago, a group of staffers from The LaSallian attempted to become Adam Richman for a day to do…

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The darker moments in DLSU’s history

You may not realize it, but your footsteps fall on the same ground that those who were brutally massacred walked on. You may not think much of it, but the halls you pass by everyday are silent testimonies of a nation’s struggle to rebuild itself after a war that changed the world. You may not…