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USG almost penalized for room reservation violations

On October 11, 2012 USG President Jana Cabuhat received a report that the USG venue reservation account had been suspended due to three venue reservation violations. Moreover, Cabuhat was informed that the USG room reservations done in the said account for the entire term would all be cancelled. As of press time, however, the suspension…

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Beyond Teaching: Life in the Academe

In an institution that breeds a system tuned to be, by nature, quick-paced, many are by default set on the premise and idea of pursuing careers outside of the academe. Because many are conditioned to break into fields of business, medicine and so forth, as sensationalized by the current capitalist frenzy of society, pursuing a…

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Library to transfer to Henry Sy Sr. Hall

The Henry Sy Sr. Hall will be housing the University Library with the hopes of starting the transfer this October. The current library is located near the St. Joseph Hall and Pearl of Great Price Chapel.   Library specifications Seeing as the current library holds a large collection of books, among other things, a large…

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Grading and the responsibility of academic freedom

One of the most important responsibilities of academic freedom is the grading system that professors choose to implement in their classes. DLSU Faculty Association (FA) President Dante Leoncini affirms, “Basically, giving grades is part of the academic freedom that professors have. But that is not to say that they are going to grade these students…

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COLE holds first meeting

The first meeting of the Convention of Leaders (COLE) was last October 11, 2012, at 6 pm in the evening. The convention was attended by the various stakeholders in the University, and where pertinent University concerns were discussed along with updates regarding student services and Student Government (USG) projects.   Constitutional amendments, revisions and the…

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Small fire in ITS hampers Registrar and Accounting

  Last September 19, a minor fire incident in the Information Technology Services (ITS) office affected servers in the registrar and the accounting office. The situation resulted in long lines, pending requests and inaccessible records for two days. The incident lays bare the issue  of whether the ITS office is secured to provide a reliable…

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Equal treatment for foreign students in La Salle

It was in 1975 when La Salle gained University status; with this came the need for internationalization. According to Reodel Masilungan, Director for the International Center, though the University has been accepting resident foreigners ever since its conception, it was during the 1970s when the University began to accept non-resident foreign students which continued until…

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USG performance scorecard

Since the start of the school year, the different units of the University Student Government (USG) have been active in fulfilling campaign promises from the candidates during the General Elections and initiating projects for the student body. While the Office of the President focused on educating students about national issues, the other offices, particularly that…

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USG for RH, amendments to Cybercrime law

This October, the University Student Government (USG) had made public two official stands, as decided by the Legislative Assembly (LA). These pertain to the stances of the USG on the Reproductive Health Bill and the Cybercrime Prevention Act. “This is actually the first time I’ve seen the student body this agitated about national issues,” says…

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World and Nation: On China’s soft power

The financial crisis of 2008 has left much of the world in turmoil, while leaving one economic powerhouse relatively unaffected and still fast growing after the crash. Prior to the meltdown that shook the biggest economies in the world and even after that, China experienced double digit growth. Last year, China overtook Japan as the…