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DLSU COL attains 56.5 percent passing rate

After five months of waiting, the results are in. Twenty-six out of the 46 De La Salle University – College of Law (DLSU-COL) pioneers passed the 2014 Bar Exams. DLSU-COL Dean Jose Diokno shared in an October 2014 interview that he wishes to see the first batch of graduates garner a passing rate comparable to…

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Taking the offensive against offenses

“The current offenses we’ve recorded are not as many as before… I guess many students have learned to take responsibility of their actions.” This was Student Discipline Formation Office (SDFO) Discipline Enforcement Section Head Ronald Encabo’s reply in Filipino when asked about the recent trends in offenses. In the previous academic year, the top minor…

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Student organizations prepare for the special term

With the eventual shift of the academic calendar next school year, many student organizations in De La Salle University (DLSU) have been evaluating their schedule of activities and events for fellow students. Many have made adjustments to accommodate students enrolling for the Special Term and the loss of the Summer Term next school year. Continued…

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Student handbook revisions still ongoing

Over this academic year, different members of the administration, Faculty Association, Parents of University Students Organization (PUSO), and student body have regularly met to discuss possible revisions in the student handbook. They make up the Student Handbook Revisions Committee (SHRC) whose suggestions are passed to the President’s Council who will then make the final decision.…

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STC students highlight concerns on integration

The DLSU Science and Technology Complex (STC) integration was initially implemented as a solution to the congestion of the Taft campus, as well as the expansion of Lasallian education to the Laguna campus. In the future, the STC campus is envisioned to be an institution that would educate Lasallians who would bring scientific and technological…

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DLSU ROTC faces one-year suspension, up for evaluation

Students were met with confusion earlier this month when a petition began making rounds in social media asking for the retention of DLSU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). Although no formal announcement from the administration has yet been made, the said program will be suspended in AY 2015-2016 for both the DLSU-Manila and DLSU-CSB campuses.…

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Of leadership and management: Behind the process of admin appointments

De La Salle University (DLSU), as one of the top universities in the country, should assure the quality of the education its faculty delivers to its students, under the supervision of the most suitable set of officers and administrators. A relatively young program has been established to look into the role of the administration in…

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New ID policy to be implemented starting special term

De La Salle University (DLSU) has always been keen on keeping its constituents safe. For the past years, guards and ID scanners have been stationed at all entry points of the University to monitor every individual that enters the institution. However, the President’s Council recently announced the official implementation of a new ID policy, which…

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Legislative Assembly discusses February minutes, CURE manual revisions

A University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA) session was held last March 20 to approve LA minutes, approve a resolution on the Council of University Representatives (CURE) manual, and discuss other matters. Minutes reviewed and amended The minutes reviewed and amended by the body to begin the session were from February 3, 2015 and…

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USG discloses standing balances of different units

  The University Student Government (USG) released the balances of its different units last March 14. Originally carried out in compliance of a Legislative Assembly (LA) resolution which called for the establishment of an Appropriations Fund System (AFS), the alleged untimely posting of the balances has received massive backlash online, calling into question both the…