In line with DLSU’s core values of faith, zeal and communion, student organizations under the Council of Student Organization (CSO) and units of the University Student Government (USG) are encouraged to have socio-civic activities planned within the year . Activities that usually fall under this category are fundraisers for a chosen beneficiary, where proceeds from…
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The DLSU Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has started preparations for the upcoming freshmen elections (FE), expected to be on the first week of August. The internal preparations include the appointing of new commissioners and executive board and the revising of the election code. Despite having barely a month to prepare, the COMELEC declares that they…
The Student Government Annual Recruitment (SGAR) ended last June 21, concluding a four-day recruitment period spearheaded by the Executive Board offices and College Governments of the University Student Government (USG). The SGAR serves as a recruitment period for freshly elected Executive Board (EB) members to seek potential officers for their committees. In addition to the…
Following the viral reaction online, several organizations, requesting anonymity, launched rush donation drives in order to provide monetary assistance and support for the families of the pedicab drivers Carcillar and Mateo. These donation drives were done in the span of one week and amassed funds enough to cover the estimated expense for funeral services…
Br. Narciso “Jun” Erguiza FSC, current President of De La Salle Araneta University, was formerly President and Chancellor of De La Salle University in AY 2011-2012, the year of De La Salle Philippines’ centennial celebration. Last June 11, a score of De La Salle Araneta University (DLSAU) students, led by Supreme Student Council (SSC)…
Two years ago, several students conceptualized and founded an organization to uphold the rights of the LGBT community within DLSU. The organization was later identified as the Queer Archers’ Alliance (QAA), and was established to provide an avenue where the LGBTQ students can express their respective views without fear of being discriminated and marginalized. Although…
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FYI for Freshmen: The Taft environment
As a new batch of freshmen students set foot into DLSU, they face different apprehensions adjusting to the Taft environment and the lifestyle demands of a college student. Office of Counseling and Career Services (OCCS) Director Dr. Susana Estanislao says that adjusting to a new environment is the hardest step for college students. She elaborates…
Academic dishonesty (cheating and plagiarism) and third and succeeding entry into campus without an ID (left ID) top the list of major and minor offenses respectively, recorded in the last academic year, according to the Student Discipline Formation Office (SDFO). What the record shows A total of 25 cases of academic dishonesty have been…
On May 14, the Manila Board of Canvassers proclaimed former president Joseph Estrada as the mayor of Manila, garnering 343,993 votes, or 52.72 percent of the total votes cast in Manila, against incumbent mayor Alfredo Lim, who received 308,544 votes, or 47.28 percent of votes. Estrada won by a difference of 35,449 votes. The former…
*James is an international student in DLSU, wishing to avail financial assistance by applying forth the Student Assistantship and Resource Training Program (START) in which financial support is in turn received after several hours of service rendered to the University. However, it turns out that the program is eligible only for the students who are…