Albert* was about to receive his exam from his statistics professor when the professor stopped to make a statement. The professor announced that he caught five students cheating during the exam a few days ago. The professor said that if they do not confess, all five would fail the class and would have to receive…
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Students and the incentive system
“Don’t worry, you’ll pass. They’re giving incentives [additional grades].” This was a piece of advice given to engineering freshmen by a graduating engineering student, overheard by College of Engineering (COE) Dean, Dr. Rosemary Seva. In an effort to dissuade this attitude, Seva anounced that COE’s Industrial Engineering department will discourage their faculty from giving incentives…
[widgetkit id=5723] Last June 15, during the closing celebration of DLSU’s centenary, many expected that the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall would finally be opened to the Lasallian community. To everyone’s surprise, only the inauguration of the building took place. The target opening was moved to December. In an interview with The LaSallian several months ago,…
“Ibalik, ibalik! 12,923 ektaryang APECO, ibalik, ibalik!” cried 125 native Casiguran fisherfolk and farmers, who marched from Aurora to Manila, demanding back their ancestral lands and indigenous rights. Overcoming heat and exhaustion, marchers against the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) took a 20-day, 370-kilometer journey flagged as “Lakad Katarungan, Lakad Matuwid na…
The La Salle Dance Company – Street (LSDC-Street) placed first in the Lactacyd Confidence Confidance Mash-up Season 3 held at the ABS-CBN Dolphy Theater, December 8, 2012, successfully defending the crew’s championship title. This season, the all-girls competition introduced a new set of mechanics. Each of the finalists drew lots for a female icon they…
The La Salle Debate Society (LSDS) was awarded by President Benigno Aquino III as one of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in Malacañang at 10 am last December 6, 2012. This year, more than 242 organizations joined TAYO. Organizations have to go through a series of evaluations that starts with a visit from a…
More than a thousand students gathered at the Henry Sy Sr., Hall lobby to form DLSU’s first Human Lasallian Star as part of the 2012 Animo Christmas Program. The project is a result of collaboration between the University Student Government (USG), SLIFE, Culture and Arts Office (CAO), Council of Student Organizations (CSO), DLSU Office…
“On what foundation do we want to build this new future?” Former Polish President and 1983 Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa asks future leaders in DLSU’s Leadership Forum, held at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium last November 28, 2012. “If you want to build a new world, you have to reach for values.” Walesa emphasizes on concrete…
In preparation for the upcoming Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) visitation on February 2013, DLSU has resolved to conduct a “mock” PAASCU accreditation last November 12-13. The University invited Lasallians who have experience in evaluating and accrediting different institutions to evaluate the University’s current standing. DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Ricky…
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Assessing DLSU’s exchange programs
In today’s global society, an internationalized University such as DLSU needs to battle pressures to keep its head above the academic competition. As such, DLSU’s exchange programs must cope with the growing demand for study opportunities worldwide. Under the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking system, an international university’s foreign student ratio accounts for five…