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Power Mac Center opens at DLSU

Earlier today, August 29, the Power Mac Center located at the Yuchengco Lobby opened its doors to the DLSU community. This is one of the many projects that the Campus Services Office has in store for University stakeholders this academic year. Associate Vice President for Campus Services Jose Calleja says that the Power Mac Center…

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University sector representatives conduct institutional reflection

As an avenue to voice out resolutions on the Lasallian Mission and Ministry, various sectors and stakeholders of the University held an Institutional Reflection last August 19 at the 4th Floor Multipurpose Room of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall. This event was held in preparation for the regional reflection – which includes Lasallian schools from…

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#WhiteForServs: An expression of Lasallian activism

Last June 28, Guillo Servando, a student of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB), passed away due to multiple injuries that he sustained from the initiation rites of a fraternity, more commonly known as hazing. This tragedy has gained various reactions from different sectors as some want fraternities to be banned while others wish…

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Green Purse Bonus aims to aid Lasallian spending

The University Student Government’s (USG) Office of the Treasurer (OTREAS) launched the Green Purse BONUS (GPB), a yearlong activity wherein Lasallians can avail of discounts and privileges from different partner establishments. From restaurants, special interest merchants, to outdoor and leisure shops, Lasallians could extend the value of their money just by presenting their school IDs…

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Upping DLSU’s research credentials: New opportunities for interdisciplinary research

DLSU is a relatively young research university — only several decades since the institution refocused on publications. For a university to remain internationally competitive, the amount of publications and citations produced by the school is important. Top university rankings, such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), consider this a significant factor in their criteria for grading. In…

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GEC and NLCC curricula still undergoing consultations

Following the enactment of the K-12 Basic Education Program, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) released Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 20 last June 2013. It proposed a new General Education Curriculum (GEC) that will adjust the general education courses being taught in the tertiary level and the K-12 program’s Senior High School. Recently, there have…

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Addressing line cutting, round trips through proposed elevator policy

De La Salle University, in most of its buildings, offers the use of elevators for patrons who wish to move from one floor to another. The most commonly used elevators are found at the Don Enrique Yuchengco Hall, Velasco Hall, Don Enrique Razon Sports Center, Henry Sy, Sr. Hall, and Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. Incidents…

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Do you think that the blocked U-turn slots in front of DLSU along Taft Avenue are favorable for motorists?

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Legislative Assembly holds term-end session

The Legislative Assembly (LA) had its last session for the first term of the academic year, yesterday, August 15 at the University Student Government (USG) Conference Room.   USG Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct (COC) for USG officers and political parties was the first proposal discussed. A thorough discussion on the semantics of…

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Book fair concludes with Human Library launch

The DLSU Libraries ended the 3-day Green Spine Book Fair 2014 held at the Learning Commons, Henry Sy, Sr. Hall last August 14. The annual event centered on the theme “Creating Synergy, Finding a Parallel Place for Print, eBooks and Human Books in Academic Libraries” on its third year. The organizers invited 20 different book…