Heraldo Filipino Vol. 31 Issue 1

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VOLUME 31 ISSUE 1

THE OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIñAS AUGUST - OCTOBER 2016

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TEST OF TRUTH. Senator Leila de Lima listens to the witness account of SPO3 Arthur Lascanas, the alleged leader of the Davao Death Squad, as part of the panel investigating the rampant extrajudicial killings and war on drugs in the Philippines held on October 3, 2016 at the Session Hall of the Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City.

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DLSU-D freshman enrollees drop from 3,478 to 105 this AY No major subjects for freshmen this sem, says admin by Jazmine Estorninos From approximately 3,478 freshman enrollees in academic year (AY) 2015-2016, only a total of 105 freshmen enrolled this AY 2016-2017’s first semester due to the K to 12 program implementation, as confirmed by University Registrar Marialita Esberto. “Sila (freshman enrollees) ‘yong mga nag-stop [sa pagaaral] at hindi nakapag-enroll noon. Naghahabol sila ngayon dahil may campaign ang DepEd (Department of Education) at CHEd (Commission on Higher Education) na kapag ‘di sila nag-enroll ngayong AY, hindi na sila puwede mag-enroll sa college kasi ga-graduate na ang [students from] K to 12,” Esberto said.

No major subjects According to Esberto, the 105 freshman enrollees are combined into two classes despite the differences in courses taken. “General education o ‘yong tinatawag ng students na ‘minor subjects’ lang ang kinukuha ng legitimate freshman (sic) enrollees this semester dahil kakaunti lang talaga sila,” she said.

As of press time, Esberto said the administration will still conduct their meeting on December regarding the freshmen’s schedule in enrolling for their major subjects. Meanwhile, she added that there are 228 transferees this semester. However, they are considered irregular students and not freshmen.

“Ina-allow din naming mag-tutorial classes ang transferees para maging regular students sila,” said Esberto. She furthered that the drop in enrollment will last until AY 2021-2022, wherein the University student population is expected to normalize again.

Admin clarifies: STARS voluntary, not required 7, 584 STARS tickets from AY 2015 -2016 still unreturned by Jazmine Estorninos Due to “misinformation” among the DLSU-D students, the administration clarified that the Share The Animo Raffle Surprise (STARS) Grand Draw payment is a voluntary project—not required. University Advancement Office Director Marco Polo said the University gave each student a STARS booklet to encourage everyone to join. However, many of the students thought they were obligated to pay for it.

“It’s not for them to buy all the tickets themselves but if they choose to, that’s alright. But if you believe in that project and it’s worth supporting, whether it’s required or not, you’ll still find a way to support it,” Polo explained.

As of press time, the University is at 40% of reaching the P10 million target of returned tickets. Scholarship fund tops list As one of the STARS’ priority programs, the University will

K to 12 AFTERMATH. AY 2016-2017 marks the year DLSU-D Senior High School students are first welcomed into the campus as a result of K-12 implementation.

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