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Security office, confident with emergency response team

Through its Emergency Response Team (ERT), the Security and Safety Office assures the Lasallian community that they can properly respond to and handle any crisis. The ERT is divided into nine sub-teams, namely: crowd control, fire fighting, salvage, communication, medical, brawl, traffic, evacuation and rescue team. The crowd control team is the most utilized while…

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All canteens fail first-term facility inspection

All five canteens received failing marks during the first term’s canteen inspection. Though they received grades lower than the passing mark of 8 out of 10, La Casita and Zaide Canteen nabbed the top spots while SPS canteen and the Animo Foodhouse lagged behind the two.

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In Depth: Probing plagiarism

Plagiarism is like pornography. People know it when they see it, but they don’t take the time to find its real definition. (Clarke, 2006) Clarke, Robert (2006). Plagiarism by academics: More complex than it seems. Journal of the          Association for Information Systems, 7(2), 92. This, according to the American Psychological Association, a style of…

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Brgy elections: ballots and brouhahas

The enduring love the Filipinos have for democracy has been tested several times throughout the country’s history. The three groups of colonizers controlled the participation of Filipinos in the government. Former President Ferdinand Marcos stayed in power for more than 20 years – a term more than what was allowed by the Constitution.  More than…

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DLSU Taft, to partner with Canlubang campus

Change keeps on happening. Change seems to be the highlight of the recent span of events in the University. Lasallians say goodbye to the football field to make way for the Centennial building or the Henry Sy Sr. Hall. Retrofitting is underway for the St. La Salle Hall, DLSU’s most historic building. Adding to the…

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St. La Salle Hall, to undergo retrofitting

Preparations are already underway for the retrofitting of the iconic St. La Salle Hall next term. Retrofitting is the process of reinforcing the foundation of historical buildings to resist natural calamities and to fit into the changing city building standard. The whole retrofitting process will take one year to finish. It is included in the…

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Orgs, worried over re-accreditation

The re-accreditation ladder has been climbed by the top 10 organizations under the Council of Student Organizations (CSO). Four professional organizations hailed from COB-SOE, three from COE, and one each from CCS, COS and CLA were this mid-year’s cream of the crop. The usual players still placed while some got defeated.

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Eyebrows raised on USG’s fund-raising activities

A student pays P930 each term for services and activities of the University Student Government (USG), the Council of Student Organizations and the Student Publication Office, according to the information campaign released by the Office of the USG Treasurer last month, but where does the money go?

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National Situationer: It starts with the first 100

Honeymoons don’t last long. Noynoy Aquino’s honeymoon with the Filipinos, as the new president, certainly didn’t. The anti-wangwang [siren] campaign, Aquino’s first, was a promising entry point for his administration. It gave the impression that the Aquino administration can empathize with what is a daily problem for Filipinos. His first issued memorandum on the retraction…

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DLSU, indifferent to QS results

DLSU  ranked in the 451-500 range in this year’s Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, an annual ranking of the world’s top universities. The University’s rank declined from the 401-500 range in 2009 and 2008. Three other Filipino universities entered the top 500: Ateneo de Manila University at 307, University of the Philippines (UP) at…