On Sunday (April 21), the NUS Students’ Union (NUSSU) Executive Committee issued a statement on sexual harassment in NUS. In the statement, the union expressed its condemnation of any form of sexual harassment and highlights how this episode reflects on NUS’ policy regarding sexual harassment. The statement was released after the recent surge in advocacy...
Author: Lauren Ong (Lauren Ong)
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NUS Libraries Face Shortened Hours, Potentially Affecting Students’ Study Habits
In the usual attempt to catch up with the ceaseless demands of the school curriculum, students seek asylum in the various libraries spread across the NUS campus, where the quiet spaces and optimal air-conditioned temperature seem to be the only enablers for their hustling spirit. However, the second semester of the 18/19 Academic Year witnessed...
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Stewarding the Next Direction Towards a Greener Red Dot
Eco Action Day is a national public awareness campaign organised by Ricoh Asia Pacific that aims to, along with various supporting partners, engage its employees customers, corporate neighbours, government organisations and the wider public to reduce their footprints on the environment. As part of Ricoh’s annually organised Eco Action Day campaign, this year’s Eco Action...
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The Illumi Fest Run at the Heart of Marina Bay – A Uni Student’s Perspective
Decked in neon splatters and sunglasses, the vibrant runners of the ILLUMI Fest Run streamed through the Marina Bay against the glistening night sky and the backdrop of iLight Marina Bay this 31 March. With more than 4000 participants in attendance, the party kicked off in a dazzling spectacle of colours and high spirits. To...
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5 Things I Learnt Living On Campus
More than just an academic backdrop to the university student life, the NUS campus is perpetually moving in motion with students and staff shuffling to get to their next classes or meetings. While the aesthetics are invigorating and uniquely imbued with gentrified inklings, the true beauty of the campus is what takes place on its...
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Where Art Tho? – Investigating the visual arts scene in NUS through the lens of one of the university’s very own visual arts clubs, nuStudios.
Over the past semester, we saw an increasing vibrancy in the visual arts in NUS. With the recent installation of the Here! Arts Carnival Party in NUS as well as an Art History minor, one remains ecstatic about the prospects of the arts culture in the university. The NUS Centre of the Arts (CFA),...
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The Light to Night Festival – Singapore Civic District’s installations set to enthrall visitors
A precinct-wide arts festival spearheaded by the National Gallery Singapore along with five other partners, the Light to Night Festival transforms the civic district into spectacular works of art. Unique to the festival is the collaboration of the different art powerhouses in the civic district, ineludibly bringing you an event that encapsulates the best of...
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At the Singapore Fashion Week 2017: Fashion Futures 1.0 presented by ZALORA
Bringing an exuberant mix of alluring designs with undeniable chicness, the Fashion Futures 1.0 runway show was the place to be at the Singapore Fashion Week 2017 this October. Fashion Futures 1.0 presented by ZALORA featured a revolutionary see-now-buy-now concept via a new livestream function introduced to the ZALORA platform, that allowed the viewers to...
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UBS brings top Nobel Laureates to Singapore to explore global trends that shape our world today
On 30 August 2017, UBS brought the world’s top Nobel Laureates in Economics Sciences to Singapore in the first leg of its global Nobel Perspectives Live! forum. More than 1000 university students attended the “Global trends that shape the world” forum which featured four Nobel Prize Laureates in the field of economic sciences: Michael Spence...