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Rant and Rave: iOS 7

Apple’s much-anticipated operating system, iOS 7, was finally released in full version after months of beta testing. Announced last June 10 at the World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, this colorful new way of operating iOS devices has been on every fanboy’s radar since that day. Since its worldwide revelation, media outlets were abuzz…

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The Scenic Route: Da Vinci – the Genius Exhibit

A ten foot wall inscribed with the words, “Da Vinci – THE GENIUS” stands tall upon the entrance of the exhibit, greeting guests with a friendly introduction of the mysteries left behind of the quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci. The travelling exhibition hailing from Melbourne, Australia has finally made its way to the Philippines…

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Off The Beaten Track: Railing the Philippine National Railway

You are a male teenager. You are testosterone-pumped, thrill-seeking and adventurous. You’re very iffy about people whom you don’t know yet are open-minded. You live in Las Piñas while your school is in Manila. Suddenly and inadvertently, the mayor decides to ban all buses to the city. What do you do then? That’s right. You…

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Head to Head: The bus: to ban or not to ban?

Welcome to the gates of hell. This appellation was bestowed upon Manila a few months back by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, who had not even encountered LRT during rush hour, else he would have known the true meaning of hell. “Blasphemy!” mutter some, shaking their heads upon hearing the cognomen. “He speaks the…

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25 Cents’ Worth: Rising from the ashes

“The more you rush, the more you are delayed” this native Moroccan proverb haunts me whenever I’m engulfed with fast decision making. With the rush of a decision, comes the punishment of its consequences. These challenges present themselves at the most awkward circumstances and surviving the given due to certain decisions has been the spotlight…

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Fearless Forecast: The trends of tomorrow

While reading this article, please imagine the fast speed sequence used in existential movies in which the character remains motionless while the people around him or her are moving fast. This would enhance the excitement and feel of this article about current Filipino trends that will be able to defend through the tests of time…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Kick Ass 2’

Rating:  With a vision of a world full of superheroes, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) comes back as Kick Ass along with co-stars Chloë Moretz as Mindy Macready a.k.a. Hit Girl, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Chris D’Amico and new character Colonel Stars and Stripes played by Jim Carrey. A follow up to 2010’s Kick Ass, part two…

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Rant and Rave: ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians—’Sea of Monsters’

Rating:  Logan Lerman is back as the demigod Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, in this year’s Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Sea of Monsters along with co-stars Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena; Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, son of Hermes and Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, the trusty satyr. With almost…

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Crash Course: A handy guide to the Learning Commons

In previous years, when students searched for a nice, cool place where they could research their latest academic topics, do a project or two, or just sit down and relax they would head for the library located behind St. Joseph Hall. Spanning four floors, stocked full with books, and even decked out with a coffee…

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Green Pulse: Pre-finals rituals

Worrisome faces with knotted eyebrows and wrinkled foreheads of students start residing inside their favorite coffee shops, a venue that has become the intersection of home and school. A compromise of lifestyle fashioned by comfy attires, faithful hoodies, and tons of coffee cups is the usual go-to place in the not sought after, dreadful prolonged…