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THE UST Tiger Cubs lost their steam in the dying minutes of their championship bout, bowing to three-peat champs Fil-Am Nation Select Los Angeles, 85-75, in the Smart NBTC National Finals on Sunday, March 29, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

The UST Golden Sox and UP Fighting Maroons saw their crucial #UAAPSeason88 baseball clash suspended in the bottom of the ninth inning, with UST clinging to an 8-7 lead on Sunday, March 29, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

‘MASARAP (MAKITA?!) SA PUSO’ 🤩💛 WATCH: UST team captain Detdet Pepito remains grateful for the support that the Golden Tigresses received from the UST community in their four-set victory over the FEU Lady Tamaraws at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.

GOLDEN TIGRESSES SHINE AT HOME WITH A WIN ✨ DESPITE BEING plagued by errors, the UST Golden Tigresses subdued the FEU Lady Tamaraws in four sets, 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-16, in Round 2 of the #UAAPSeason88 women’s volleyball tournament. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

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RETURNING TO THE WIN COLUMN AT HOME The UST Golden Tigresses bounce back against the FEU Lady Tamaraws in four sets, 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-16, in the second round of the #UAAPSeason88 women’s volleyball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion on Sunday, March 29.

THE UST Golden Spikers failed to defend their homecourt, as they absorbed their fourth loss to the league-leading FEU Tamaraws in four grueling sets, 25-16, 34-36, 25-17, 25-18, in Round 2 of the #UAAPSeason88 men’s volleyball tournament. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

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MORAY-TOUGH LOSS 😔 The UST Golden Spikers absorb a 25-16, 34-36, 25-17, 25-18 loss to the league-best FEU Tamaraws in the second round of the #UAAPSeason88 men’s volleyball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion on Sunday, March 29.

THE UST Faculty Union (USTFU) is calling for a "differentiated blended-first" policy and financial relief as educators face heavier electricity and transport burden due to the effects of the Middle East conflict. abtheflame.net/news/2026/03/u…

UST MALE TENNISTERS CAPTURE THEIR 17TH TITLE 🏆🐯 THE UST Male Tennisters returned to their golden days, sealing their 17th crown in the #UAAPSeason88 men’s tennis tournament on Sunday, March 29, at the Collegio San Agustin-Bulacan Tennis Court. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

LOOK: Vendors along P. Noval Street prepare palm fronds and woven branches ahead of Palm Sunday on Saturday, March 28. Photos by Renee Therese Dinglasan/ THE FLAME

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS UST Junior Golden Booters stormed into a third straight finals appearance after eliminating the DLSZ Junior Green Booters, 2-1, in the #UAAPSeason88 boys’ football semifinals on Saturday, March 28, at the UP Diliman Football Pitch. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

TITLE HOPES of the UST Tiger Softbelles slipped away once more after a 5-3 loss to the UP Fighting Maroons in the #UAAPSeason88 softball tournament on Saturday, March 28, at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Coliseum. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

THE UST Male Tennisters squandered a 2-0 lead and fell to the league-best UP Fighting Maroons, 3-2, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 in the #UAAPSeason88 men’s tennis finals on Saturday, March 28, at the Collegio San Agustin-Bulacan Tennis Court. abtheflame.net/sports/2026/03…

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BRONZE FINISH 🥉 The UST Tiger Softbelles miss out on a finals appearance after falling to the UP Fighting Maroons, 5 - 3, to close Round 2 of the #UAAPSeason88 softball tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Saturday, March 28.

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The 12th UST Model United Nations returns to onsite council sessions at the ICT EDTECH Classrooms of the Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P. Building on Saturday, March 28, after conducting its opening program online. Photos by Angelika Mae Bacolod/THE FLAME

ARTLETS swept all the awards in the fiction, poetry, tula, essay and dulang may yugto categories. Creative Writing students and alumni took 13 of the 25 awards, including the Rector’s Literary Award. abtheflame.net/literary/2026/……t-gawad-ustetika/