After a subpar first round, the DLSU Green Archers find themselves currently outside of the final four picture with a 3-4 win-loss record. Although they are just a game behind second place, the team knows that they could have gotten a much better record after the first seven games. In the first round, three out…
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Free throw; an unimpeded attempt at a basket following a foul or other infringement. It is unimpeded, meaning it is unhampered or clear. No man in front of you, nobody to bother your shot. It’s just you alone, fifteen feet away from the basket. It is a blessing for some, but it seems like…
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Bernisse Chua: Surpassing all expectations
Beauty, brains, and talent all rolled up in one. For the people who know Bernisse Chua personally, this is merely an understatement. Already in her third year as a BS Accountancy student, she ensures that she is always at her best when her feet step on the field without setting aside the important duty known…
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Isa Bonifacio: Defining equilibrium
For the athletes of De La Salle University, success has two implications. Not only are the athletes expected to do extremely well in sports, they are also obliged to excel academically, in order to bring pride to their school on and off the field. Lady Jin Alyssa Bonifacio, a fourth year taekwondo competitor majoring in…
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Miles Que: Greatness comes easy
The second base on the field will never be the same as DLSU Green Batter and second baseman Miles Que has withdrawn from the team for the upcoming UAAP Season 76 Baseball Tournament to give priority to his organization, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, after his election as president. “It was a very hard decision…
It is said as human beings we do change, grow, adapt, and perhaps even learn and become wiser. All the experiences we have gathered contribute to how we are today. Christianne De Vera experienced this first hand as she shifted her colors to Green. De Vera was a member of the St. Scholastica Manila swimming…
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Inside the Green Mind
Tony Atayde, popularly known for his blog alias, The Green Mind, has been a regular fixture in La Salle basketball games over the past few decades. Usually seen sitting on the premiere seats closest to the court alongside fellow famous DLSU alumni or De La Salle Brothers, Tony Atayde is indeed considered a die-hard La…
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Demystifying AB Sports Studies
‘Brains’ is no longer limited to having an upper hand in math or languages. In this day and age, catering to multiple intelligences is the norm. For gifted individuals like student athletes, innate skills and talents are synonymous with athleticism. Sports IQ, just like talent in the arts, business, or sciences, is not something that…
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La Salle gets the swoosh love
Despite its foreign roots, basketball will always have a special place in the hearts of the Filipino people. With courts in every single barangay and parents naming their kids after Michael Jordan and even Filipino legends like Johnny Abarientos, one can conclude that basketball has become an important part of Filipino life. Along with…
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LSDC Street wins silver in Smart Jump In
The La Salle Dance Company – Street (LSDC-Street) sealed another win by placing second in the Smart Jump In Dance Off, a nationwide competition hosted by telecommunications giant Smart Communications, which was held at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum last July 20, 2013. With the competition’s climax geared up into full shift, the Smart-hosted event took off…