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Alex Depante: Once an athlete, always an athlete

With three UAAP General Championships in just four years, it can be said that La Salle has entered an era of consistency and potential dominance in the realm of sports. While it is obviously the result of the athletes’ sheer hard work and determination, there are other factors at work that deserve credit as well.…

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Green Journal: Ben Mbala v.2

In the second installment of his Green Journal, Ben Mbala recalls the first time he dunked a ball and the biggest lesson he has learned from the sport. The eager Green Archer also talks about his favorite food, shares his thoughts on DLSU head coach Aldin Ayo, and names the rookies that have impressed him…

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Nes Pamilar

Behind every successful team is a selfless mentor who has devoted himself to bringing out the best in his team. Just last month, Nes Pamilar assumed the head coaching position of the Green Spikers, a team seeking to end their Final Four drought. With months to go before the opening of the UAAP Season 79…

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By the numbers: UAAP 78 second semester

With De La Salle University’s third UAAP General Championship (GC) trophy already etched in the annals of history, The LaSallian revisits the numbers DLSU posted in the second semester of UAAP Season 78, while also looking at the significant overall numbers that allowed the University to clinch its third title in a span of four…

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Making the impossible possible: The journey of Kim Dy and Dawn Macandili

After a dream season culminating in championship redemption, the DLSU Lady Spikers are back as the darlings of the Philippine volleyball scene. However, DLSU’s quest for a repeat will be an uphill climb with the departure of some of their key players. Fortunately for the Lady Spikers, Season 78 was the breakout season for two…

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For the love of folk dance: Life as an LSDC-Folk member

Folk dance doesn’t immediately come to mind when one thinks of the popular dance genres. It doesn’t showcase the gravity-defying stunts in street dance nor does it resemble the elegant finesse of contemporary dance. Folk rather, is more intuitive than it is primal, and more symbolic than it is subtle. It combines the raw elements…

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Green Journal: Ben Mbala v.1

With less than a month to go before the opening of UAAP Season 79, the preparations of the DLSU Green Archers have gone up another notch. Despite the team’s intense practices and competitive tuneup games, Cameroonian Ben Mbala took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with The LaSallian. In this first installment,…

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The Summer Olympics: More than your average sports competition

Every four years, people from all around the world will be glued to their couches watching television, hoping to catch the world’s best athletes compete in one of the biggest stages in the sporting world: The Summer Olympic Games. From an athelete’s perspective, those four years of hard work will culminate in one big event that…

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What goes around, comes around: De La Salle Ultimate

Ultimate Frisbee is a growing sport in many parts of the country, most especially in Metro Manila, as it offers leisure while promoting competitiveness. What started out as a pastime by expats has now evolved into a more common sport, with the international community dubbing the country as one of the most competitive and rising…

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Ara Galang: Return of the Lady Spiker

Even with UAAP Season 78 in full swing, one of Ara Galang’s biggest concerns these days is SPEECOM. It isn’t so much as it is about finishing her remaining classes before graduating, but more on speaking in front of a crowd. Playing in front of 20,000 plus people? Not a problem. Speaking in front of…