Pursuant to a Commission on Higher Education Memorandum, stakeholders of a university must reach a consensus on the tuition fee increase on or before February 28. If no consensus is reached, the University, barring all other circumstances, may increase tuition fees by any percentage it deems fit. This month, the University, along with other stakeholders, […]
Last March 11, the Security and Safety Office (SSO) contacted student Kristjan Bayle (II, AB-OCM) to inform him that the thief, who was caught in the act via a CCTV recording, had been caught. The theft incidence happened last March 6 at the Miguel Building. Bayle left his bag, which contained his laptop in his […]
This academic year 2012-2013, The K to 12 Basic Education Program (K+12), which will add two more additional years to the current curriculum, is in the works of implementation. While many sectors such as departments in the collegiate level that may be affected by the reduction of the number of General Education (GE) subjects […]
Last March 26, IDs of students who took the Institutional Testing and Evaluation Office (ITEO) exam last month started beeping instead of those that belonged to students who have not taken the exam. A College of Liberal Arts (CLA) student explains, “I took the ITEO test last time, but when my ID started beeping, […]
Cheers from Lasallian supporters reverberated through the Ninoy Aquino stadium as the fifth annual Pump Up the Animo, an intercollegiate cheerdance competition, took place. The Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCOE) emerged as the champion, cutting short the supposed three-peat streak of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) last March 23. The College of Education […]
Back in 2003, Student Council President Saint Anthony Tiu drafted a then revolutionary idea: a University Student Government, with three functional branches patterned after the Philippine government. In an interview with The LaSallian, Saint shares his original vision, and sets it against the backdrop of the USG today. *** The vision of the USG back […]
It has been three years since the University Student Government (USG) materialized. The USG was created to improve the Student Council (SC) by correcting the flaws experienced by the SC. According to The LaSallian’s General Elections Special (2010), SC President Saint Anthony Tiu initially conceptualized the USG in 2004 then further revived by 2008 SC […]
The much-awaited annual general election is distinctly different this academic year, as the integration of DLSU and DLSU-STC is managed. The Executive Board (EB) candidates from Tapat and Santugon campaigned not only in the Taft campus but also on the Canlubang grounds; the candidates from the Canlubang campus will also be running under the two […]
In every government, money serves as “fuel in the tank” to carry out its various functions, which entails financial transparency and accountability. The USG is not an exception. Article III, Section 19 of the USG Constitution provides that the USG shall adopt and implement a policy of public disclosure of all its transactions involving the […]
When students need someone to fight for their rights, one USG Executive Board office should, according to the USG Constitution, take the lead. This office handles all student concerns within the University; this office is none other than the Office of the Vice President for Internal Affairs (OVPIA). The office’s involvement is evident in […]