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Will it stand strong? On DLSU’s structural integrity

On September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy brought about intense rains, flooding DLSU’s hallways and walkways, rendering students stranded on the 3rd floor of St. La Salle Hall. The nameless rain brought about by the southwest monsoon, which drenched Metro Manila in 472mm of rainfall over 22 hours, trapped students in the same predicament. Continuous heavy…

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Freshmen Elections 2012 List of Candidates

List of candidates SANTUGON (Iisang Tugon sa Tawag ng Panahon) College of Science (FOCUS2012) Batch President: Christelle Badillo Batch Vice President: Tricia Fajardo Legislative Assembly Representative: Alex Taduran Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business (BLAZE2015) Batch President: Rupert Laurel Batch Vice President: Myrna Calanog Legislative Assembly Representative: Kiara Lin School of Economics (EXCEL2015) Batch…

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Sagip Metro Details

taken from DLSU – USG facebook account    Today, we relaunched Sagip Metro 3 and got an overwhelming response of 1,036 volunteers and counting. Tomorrow, we will commence the actual implementation of the relief operations. Below are the suggested items for donation and the schedule for relief operations.   Suggested donations are as follows: (1)…

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Your Say, Your Rights: Revisions for USG Bill of Rights

by Martha Elisse Teves and Joss Yeo Last June 20, the University Student Government (USG) Legislative Assembly (LA), together with Ley La Salle, hosted a forum on the need for the revision of Article IV of the USG Constitution Bill of Rights. The event was held at the William Shaw Little Theater.   Functions of…

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La Salle Faculty comment on Aquino SONA

by CJ Cachola   Where are the reforms? President Benigno Simeon Aquino III went about delivering the hour-and-a-half long State of the Nation Address (SONA), but the nation could not hold back its questions. As analysts dealt out commentaries on major news channels and radio stations, a similar discussion was taking place in De La…

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PAASCU to re-accredit DLSU on February 2013

Time to level up. Six colleges are currently preparing for re-accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), with the formal survey visit scheduled on February 2013. These six include the College of Computer Studies (CCS) the College of Education (CED), the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), the College of Science…

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Maintaining the Agno economy

Considered to be the convenient choice for hungry budget-conscious students, Fidel Reyes Street, more prominently known as Agno, has occupied a special place in the hearts of Lasallians. The area is famous for cheap prices being offered by the various food establishments in the area. It, however, remains to be seen whether Agno has maintained…

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Investigative Report: Centennial Hall construction

Its design has garnered the curiosity and fascination of many; even LRT patrons, who look in awe at the latest addition to the campus, as the trains pass by. The construction of the Henry Sy Sr. Hall, probably the most prominent project among the laundry list of activities that marked the celebration of DLSU’s centenary…

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The story behind the Canlubang campus

As early as 1976, the De La Salle brothers had envisioned the Canlubang campus. The initial plan sought to use the campus for the College of Education. By the 1990s, plans for Canlubang changed. Canlubang was being considered as a possible extension for the College of Business and College of Liberal Arts. And by 2003…

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Traffic measures in DLSU

The recent installation of new traffic lights along Taft Avenue has raised questions regarding its effectiveness in controlling the increasing traffic problem. Congestion in Taft Avenue has always been a concern for many; the installation of more traffic lights along this road is one attempt to fix the problem. The effectiveness of these traffic measures…