Tan described the need for the New College policies to fit into the wider NUS ecosystem, which may affect several Yale-NUS policies, including those on sexual misconduct.
Tan also described plans for the transition to the New College and fielded questions on accountability and transparency during a combative live Q&A session.
Following the decision to merge Yale-NUS College with the University Scholars Programme, The Octant learns that many key stakeholders were not involved in the decision-making process.
Yesterday’s news left the Yale-NUS community with much information and many feelings to process. Here’s a timeline of how the plan unfolded since June, with a look from the inside in an exclusive interview with the College’s administrators.
Corporal punishment is more common in Singaporean school than you think. In this piece, Nicole, Celine, and Luke argue that to uphold the quality of education and defend children’s rights, corporal punishment needs to be banned.
They say there are no stupid questions, but this article definitely puts that saying to the test. The Octant asks Dave Stanfield and Cory Owens the silliest, ridiculous, and all around stupidest questions that YNC has to offer.
Cock-a-doodle-doo! A sound dreaded by light sleepers in Cendana but adored by others, the NUS rooster Jimmy Nugget is once again at the center of the debate. Is he here to stay, or be egg-spelt from campus? Yihui and Michael investigate both sides of the argument and bring you the college’s official stance. You get a sneak peek at the cage, too!
On Friday, September 13, the College decided that with Week 7 only two weeks away, there was no longer enough time to address concerns regarding the "Dialogue and Dissent in Singapore" LAB and that the program had to be canceled. Alysha and Harrison report.
“While a little messy and off-kilter at certain points, babies! was enjoyable and heartwarming.” Steven and Runchen review babies!, which ran from March 29–31 at the Yale-NUS Black Box Theatre.
Story by Elaine Li News Editor | Photo credit to Eduardo Lage Otero
In the most recent Yale-NUS Student Government elections, despite repeated deadline extensions,...
Guest Opinion by Michael Moore-Jones ’17 | Photo Credit to Public Affairs
This semester at Yale University I’m taking a class called Successful Global Leadership with New York...
Opinion by Francesca Maviglia, Guest Columnist | Illustration by Roger Ko
There’s a tendency to attack left-wing individuals as the ones with authoritarian attitudes that has been...
A tongue-in-cheek view of events around Yale-NUS College
Mid-Term Break: The Octant staff will be taking a well earned rest over the upcoming break. We...
Story by Spandana Bhattacharya, Editor-in-Chief
This is the latest installment of a series of interviews with members of the Governing Board.
Gautam Banerjee is the Chairman of...
A tongue-in-cheek-view of events around school
CNY: The rounds of visiting will commence! Go forth and proclaim your Liberal Arts Education with no fear. May...
