On a Friday morning of what should be a free day for students to unwind and recover from their Happy Thursday hangover, outgoing University Student Government (USG) President Pram Menghrajani sits on one of the benches in Gokongwei lobby, signing documents handed to her by a fellow USG officer. As soon as he walks away,…
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CommCon 2.0: Everyone has a say
The current generation has always seemed interested in the idea of creating something out of nothing. We were raised to believe that we are bound to create our own world, a world which has interconnectivity as a norm and involvement as a practice—for now, we have media as a starting point. Sadly, the negative connotations…
“What is beautiful is seized.” – Lorrie Moore, Self-Help (1985) I grew up in a town with only one bookstore, a PCBS branch. Now, when people ask me what bookstores we have in our province, I just shrug and say none. But I vividly remember walking towards its glass doors on a Sunday morning, giddy…
There are few rivalries as passionate as the age-old feud between Ateneo and La Salle. Whether it’s Jeron Teng and Kiefer Ravena trading buckets in the basketball court, or the Lady Spikers and Lady Eagles vying for championship gold, the excitement and electricity is always palpable in the air whenever the blue team from Katipunan…
Women faculty and personnel work for different reasons, but one that we cannot deny is that most of them have families to provide for. Some of them gave birth years ago, others just recently. We call them ‘ate,’ ‘ma’am,’ or ‘miss,’ but for those waiting for them in their homes, they are ‘mom’ or ‘mama.’…
“My laptop’s webcam suddenly turned on for no apparent reason, probably due to some malware or hacking,” Jedrek (II, CS-CSE) recalls a creepy hacking incident he experienced one night, comparing it to the 2011 thriller film Abduction. Panicking, Jedrek quickly disconnected his laptop from the internet, scanned his computer for potential malware, and disabled his…
It’s been more than a month now since DLSU opened its halls to a relatively foreign program to not only the University, but to the Philippine Education System in general. The integration of the Senior High School (SHS) program was implemented and met with mixed reactions from the Lasallian community. From their first day on…
One of the most interesting programs that the University offers is the double degree program. It’s a great way for students to expand their horizons as two courses are bridged together to make an invaluable combination, one program from the College of Liberal Arts and another one from the Ramon V. del Rosario – College…
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Rant and Rave: Ghostbusters
“Ain’t no bitches gonna hunt no ghosts,” reads one comment on a YouTube video of the newly formed Ghostbusters, which was uploaded after their first mission. Leader Abby Yates, played by Melissa McCarthy, yelps “Oh!” then decides to read the other comments to decompress. This jarring moment might make some viewers gasp or laugh while…
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DLSU’s homegrown online brands
These days, shopping has been made quick and easy with your next purchase always just a few clicks away. As accessible as it has become for customers, anyone can start a business too—no easy task, but it’s proven to pay off in time. While there are hundreds of student entrepreneurs balancing their double lives…