With November giving way to December, the University commenced its month-long series of Christmas festivities, collectively called Animo Christmas!, with an opening program held last November 29 at the Cory Aquino Democratic Space. Themed Pasko ay Pag-Ibig, the program culminated in the lighting of the DLSU Christmas Tree and a concert to entertain members of…
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The Business Management Society (BMS) held its annual Leadership Symposium, with the theme Revolution, last November 23. During the one-day symposium, attendees joined a case analysis session at the 17th floor of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall, followed by a series of leadership seminars at the Natividad Fajardo Auditorium led by industry experts. Students from…
Continuing on from the spectacle of the Special Elections debate in the morning, party bets from both Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) and Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) again engaged with one another, imparting their platforms and plans of action in the Special Elections (SE) 2019 Miting de Avance held last November 22 at…
The University Student Government (USG) held its first Activities Assembly last November 22 at the USG Office on the third floor of the Br. Connon Hall. Attended by elected officers—College Presidents, Batch Presidents, Legislative Assembly (LA) Representatives, and Executive Board (EB) members—the assembly moved to finalize the election of Clifford Martinez as Chief Magistrate, who…
Archers for UNICEF, a student organization aiding UNICEF Philippines’ efforts, recently hosted a four-part event entitled AUdvocacy to raise awareness on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Running through the month of November, the program covered a series of topics which tackled sustainable goals such as Quality Education, Climate Action, and No Poverty. In…
Last November 22, representatives from political parties of Santugon sa Tawag ng Panahon (Santugon) and Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Tapat) went head-to-head in Harapan 2019: Special Elections (SE) Debate, organized by the DLSU Commission on Elections. The event featured two rounds of debate, one between Legislative Assembly (LA) representatives and the other between batch presidents.…
The Legislative Assembly (LA) bared its final say on the USG Constitution last November 15, approving the latest revisions in a session lasting a little over half an hour at the University Student Government (USG) Session Hall, third floor of Br. Connon Hall. The Assembly also approved revisions to the Special Elections Code in preparation…
The Legislative Assembly (LA), in its session last November 13, passed the proposed budget for the University Student Government (USG) and the guidelines for the qualifications of the USG Ombudsman. Also among the agenda was a resolution that would have formally called for changes to the USG Constitution, which had to be deferred to the…
It can be argued that youth groups have a hand in mobilizing the youth to involve themselves in social issues. Among those active in spearheading mobilizations are youth-centered organizations such as Kabataan and youth wings of political parties such as Akbayan. Various protest actions in recent decades have typically been co-organized by these organizations. Within…
“Overcomplicated”, “redundant”, and “excessive”. These are just some of the words used to describe the processes within the Council of Student Organizations (CSO). Founded in 1974, the council describes itself as a union of the various student organizations for the University. Its Vision-Mission sets its commitment to “delivering quality services and activities”. Yet, it seems…