In the heart of the open-aired Paya Lebar Quarters (PLQ) Plaza, surrounded by shops and within sight of the MRT […]
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In Case You Missed The Emails: 6 Recent Changes in NUS
LumiNUS’s light goes out — transitioning to CANVAS LumiNUS, the evolution of the almost two-decade-old IVLE, will be transitioning to […]
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Fossil Fuels: The Energy That Is Burning Our Future
The climate crisis is an urgent one, not only for the environment but for the human race. And as it […]
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On Ending Workplace Discrimination in Singapore: A Panel Discussion by AWARE
This year’s National Day Rally speech expounded on the topic when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that fair workplace treatment guidelines by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) will be enshrined in law. Under the new legislation, employees will be legally protected against workplace discrimination based on age, race, religion, gender, and disability. The specifics of the law are currently being formulated by the government, and we can look forward to their finalisation in due course. […]
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Internships Amidst the Bustle of Hustle Culture
Internship season is upon us now that it is the three-month summer break. A quick scroll through LinkedIn and you […]
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An Article About Writing An Article
Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials. It’s a matter of doing […]
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Heavy Breathing Does Work, Isha: A Rebuttal to “A Diamond or Simply Cut-Glass?”
Dearest Gentle Reader, have you missed me? Fret not, for I am not Isha Meleth bringing upon another scathing review […]
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Did Coffee Just Stop Working? — Managing Caffeine Tolerance
Midnight. The moon looms above, like your countless assignments due within the week. A good night’s sleep is a distant […]
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You May Have Killed the Polar Bears: The Power of the Individual
Polar bears may become extinct by 2100 The polar bear, distinguished as the iconic poster child for climate change, is […]
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My Strange Addiction: LinkedIn Posts
Out of the million-and-one things to be addicted to these days (Wordle, Bridgerton, TikTok, you name it), I’m addicted to […]
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Scoring High with S/U: The Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Facets of the S/U Policy
The S/U policy was rolled out, according to the administration, to smoothen the rough transition from pre-university into NUS. It aims to provide a supportive and less stressful environment to nurture students’ interests. But what if I told you this: many NUS students today are being a little too indulgent in this holy grail-like policy. Hold your horses—I’m not here to condemn the S/U policy. In fact, I’m all for it, especially because of the positive intentions behind it. Instead, I’m here to shed light on how students have misconstrued the intentions of this policy, via the S/U mentality. […]
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Did Curiosity Kill The Cat? …Or Was It Routine?
If there’s one thing I’ve always been scared of, it’s settling into a routine. Why routine? Because the very thought […]
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