After news of a De La Salle – College of St. Benilde (DLSU-CSB) student jumping off a building inside the campus broke out during the summer, the incident on May 9 has proven to be another entry to the records of university-related suicides, following the UP-Manila case. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Case investigator…
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The May 2013 Philippine general elections consisted of 28 million voters aged 18 – 25. This translates to 54.9 percent of the total voting population. Members of the DLSU community of legal age were given the opportunity to register themselves as voters and elect government officials whom they believed to be instrumental in changing the…
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DLSU in light of QS rankings
DLSU slid from the 551-600 brackets to the 601+ bracket Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) general ranking of worldwide universities. The University, along with Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP), is part of the top 200 in 2013’s QS World University Ranking by subject. DLSU ranked top 101-150 in English language…
After the My LaSalle (MLS) Enrollment System had been replaced by Oracle (animo.sys), the new system of the University to provide the students with a more efficient enrollment system resulted in an increased frustration amongst Lasallians during the online enlistment for the first term of academic year 2013-2014. The seemingly plausible plan to replace MLS…
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Campus renewal plan in motion
With the opening of the academic year, Lasallians are greeted by a wave of new facades resulting from the recently concluded and others still ongoing constructions around campus. Canteen Renovations After Zaide and Animo Food Haus pulled out of DLSU, students were left with no canteen in the main campus during the summer term and…
Surpassing expert projections, the Philippines saw a 7.8 percent surge in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the First Quarter (Q1) of 2013, exceeding projected figures of a 5 to 6 percent GDP growth this year, reports the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). GDP is one of the prime indicators of a country’s economic…
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Br. Ricky sets University agenda
with reports from Dana Uson Br. Ricky Laguda FSC in the University general assembly last May 31 celebrated the heritage the University was able to leave and sustain in the last academic year 2012-2013 while setting the targets for the future. He points to the most noteworthy changes, such as the start of the integration…
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DLSU Eco Car crew unveils new models
Two Eco Cars developed by students from the Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCOE) were unveiled today, at the 5th floor of Henry Sy, Sr. Hall. The two cars – DLSU Archer, an electric car, and DLSU100 mk 3, a gasoline car – will be fielded in the Shell Eco Marathon Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,…
Last May 14, Br. Ricky Laguda, President and Chancellor of DLSU, announced that the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) reaccredited the College of Computer Studies (CCS), the College of Education (CED), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the College of Science (COS), the School of Economics (SOE), and the Ramon V.…
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Commentary: Are you ready?
Election period has always been a time that makes everyone equal. No matter the disposition or socio-economic status of a person, every citizen upholds his or her exclusive right to vote. This year is no exception, and before voting starts tomorrow, it helps to take note of a few things before you have your vote…