Categories
University

DLSC holds graduation at DLSU

De La Salle Canlubang held its 7th Graduation Ceremonies last April 5, 2013, 2 to 4pm at the Teresa G. Yuchengco Auditorium at DLSU.   A total of 114 graduates marched at the auditorium. Rianne Mae B. Geronimo graduated as the valedictorian of the batch while Danne Angelica T. Bathan and Albert R. Ponce graduated…

Categories
University

In review: K to 12 program

School year 2012-2013 marked the first year of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) implementation of the K to 12 (Kinder to Grade 12) program.   The current education system requires students to take ten years of primary and secondary education, divided into six and four years respectively.     The new program has expanded the…

Categories
University

DLSU Chorale takes flight

  Celebrating its growth, challenges and victories in the last academic year, the DLSU Chorale hosted Taking Flight: The Year End Concert at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium last April 6, 2013, 7:30 pm. The choir, directed by renowned choral conductor Rodolfo Delarmente, sang various pieces from different genres, eras and continents. The choir’s repertoire focused…

Categories
University

CSO caps off year with Lasallian Excellence Awards

Winners reaped awards at the Lasallian Excellence Awards (LEA) held last April 4, 2013, at Prism Plaza, Pasay City.   LEA as an event served as a venue for a multitude of recognition and turnover activities, namely the Student Search for Outstanding Teachers (SSOT), the finalists for the The Outstanding Coed – The Outstanding Young…

Categories
University

Ten Questions for new USG President Migi Moreno

Compiled by Patrick Ong and Michelle Sta Romana   It’s a first for DLSU’s General Election results – Independent candidate Jose Miguel “Migi” Moreno has won the University Student Government (USG) Presidential seat, according to the DLSU Commission on Elections (COMELEC) earlier today.   As the University’s premier Independent presidential candidate, Moreno garnered widespread attention…

Categories
General Elections University

General Elections 2013 Results

Categories
University

ITEO examinations encounter delays

As early as 7 am, students have been lining up for the exam conducted by the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO), since February 20 on the 4th floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall (HSSH). Students were asked to take the exams between 8am and 3pm in two testing rooms. Because of the long…

Categories
University

Righting 10,000 Wrongs: The new Marcos compensation law

Commemorating the 27th EDSA anniversary, President Benigno Aquino III signed a law that will compensate victims of human rights violations committed by late dictator and former President Ferdinand Marcos’ security forces during his reign. Known as Republic Act (RA) 10368 or the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, the law will distribute…

Categories
University

On fraternities and the non-fraternity contract

Contrary to what most students and administrators alike believe, despite the requirement of a non-fraternity contract upon enrollment at the University, some students have continued to engage in activities that involved fraternities.   Non-recognition Since the implementation of the no-fraternity rule and the requirement of the non-fraternity contract in 1995, the University does not recognize…

Categories
University

Socially Conscious: Lasallian accounts of activism in the Marcos era

Spanning decades of student activism, the Lasallites were one of the many college students who rallied against the Marcos dictatorship, igniting the enduring spirit of Lasallian activism.