Category: University

La Salle ranks 2nd, falls behind UP-D in int’l web rankings

The top 10 Philippine universities in terms of web impact, presence, openness and excellence, according to the 2014 Webometrics. DLSU stands at 2nd place among Philippine universities in terms of web rankings, according to the Spanish National Research Council’s Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2014, released February 11, GMT +1. It fell short of UP-Diliman […]

DLSU Eco Car team bags 2 awards in Eco-marathon

The DLSU Eco Car Team’s entry in the UrbanConcept Battery Electric category of the Asian leg of the Shell Eco-marathon maintained its lead and ended the race at 2nd place. The car, named Archer, bested 14 other cars fielded in the category. The Archer posted a 66.38 km/kWh record. The entry of team ITERBO3 from […]

On safety and security around DLSU

Don’t be in the wrong place at the wrong time — not with the cases of theft in and around campus, modus operandi, violence in nearby establishments and spots of illegal substances sneaked into the University.

Impeached LA granted conditional pardon

The USG Judiciary held a formal impeachment hearing today, January 17, at the Yuchengco Building Room 607 to process the complaint against a batch government officer on charges of gross negligence of duty.

University benches, tables now open to naming rights

Beginning the third term of AY 2013-2014, the University has developed a new scheme to generate support for its activities—the sale of tambayan spots around campus.

Research centers to rise in STC, Taft campus up for facelift

In line with the University’s goal to develop world-class facilities for its students, constructions and renovations will be on full-scale this year with progress in the Campus Renewal Plan in the Manila campus, and with the development of two new research centers in the DLSU Science and Technology Center (STC).   STC research centers Two […]

Behind tuition increases

Brace yourselves — a tuition increase is underway for AY 2014-15, but final decisions are still being deliberated by the Multisectoral Committee on Student Fees (MSCSF). As a channel for University stakeholders, the MSCSF formally convenes to review tuition fee increase proposals and reconcile concerns between different sectors of the University. After which, the decision […]

Education, governance and growth in 2014

The Philippine nation weathered on powerfully through a stormy 2013, battered as it was with the many threats to national security from the South, tightening international tension and militarization over hotly contested waters, May elections, the abolition of discretionary funds in the legislature, high-profile prosecutions and resignations in government, a sudden plummeting of the stock […]

Student Affairs seeks stricter enforcement of RTR promotion

The Student Affairs office may be planning stricter measures to regulate the room-to-room (RTR) advertising of student organizations, especially those that were not officially authorized or approved. The discussion in the Student Leadership, Innovation, Formation and Empowerment (S-LIFE) office has even reached the level of students and administration proposing a banning of unauthorized RTRs to […]

Fraternity hazing around DLSU

Despite De La Salle’s requirement of a signed and notarized non-fraternity contract from all of its students, fraternities remain at large around the University premises given recent cases attesting to harmful fraternity activity. In early December, The LaSallian received a report that a freshman from DLSU was beaten by members of a fraternity, purportedly from […]