story | Dave Chappell, Feroz Khan, Seow Yongzhi, and Tee Zhuo illustration | Justin Ong We were both heartened and disappointed at the recent opinion article, A Letter to My Constituents, published in The Octant. The article raises an important issue — a lack of participation in the Yale-NUS College Student Government — but […]
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story | Aditya Karkera, Guest Contributor Illustration | Lavonna Mark, Contributing Illustrator My dear constituents, The practice of constituents writing to their representatives is a cherished democratic tradition exercised across the world, and is emblematic of the ownership that democracy promises as well as the duties it bestows upon citizens. Today, the unfortunate absence […]
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story | Kan Ren Jie, Staff Writer photo | Aditya Karkera Coming from a school where students never had much of a stake in its management, I found last week’s Town Hall an extraordinary experience. I cherish the opportunity to be part a student body that is deeply concerned about our College, and willing to […]
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story | Terence Anthony Wang, Arts Editor photo | Dean of Students Office With less than 24 hours remaining before the Jan. 19 deadline, the first Yale-NUS Student Government by-elections faced the possibility of nullification due to low voter turnout. By Wednesday midnight Jan. 18, the total number of votes stood at 243, more than […]
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What’s happening on campus? Last week’s misprint: There was an issue in the printing of last week’s issue of The Octant, with the pages in an incorrect order. We extend our apologies to our readers, and will fix this in our future issues. Thanks for your understanding and continued viewership. Handover to New Government: The […]
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What’s happening on campus? Love the Gov?: After a comparatively serious elections campaign, Yale-NUS College’s third student council was elected on Friday, September 2. While the results weren’t released when The Octant went to press, the Presidential campaign is set to start on Monday, Sept. 5 with voting taking place three days later on Thursday, […]
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Story by Enkhzul Badral, Managing Editor In January and February of 2015, Yale-NUS College had its first Student Government elections. I published an article entitled, “Embarrassing Election Campaigns Endanger Our Future.” It was a call for candidates to have more serious campaigns; a call to put our best foot forward, so to speak. While my […]
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What’s happening on campus We Are Family: On Friday, August 5th, Yale-NUS College officially became a full-house, with the Class of 2020’s First Year Assembly. The student body now has four classes which is composed of more than 700 students from 53 different countries! A warm welcome to everyone old and new. Your Cup of […]
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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, 112 out of 126 nominees turned down their nomination. Students interviewed suggest the general disinterest level in the Student Government was the result of an unwillingness to commit, problems caused […]
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story Regina Marie Lee, Managing Editor The Yale-NUS College Student Constitution, drafted in November 2014, is being reviewed by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) in preparation for the end of the first Student Government’s term in February 2016. Public commenting on the draft of the new Yale-NUS constitution began on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The draft […]
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story Scott Currie | May Tay On Feb. 6, Yale-NUS College welcomed its first ever Student Government, as eleven student representatives were elected after a month-long election process. In the elections, 254 students representing 78% of the student body voted, marking the end of an 18-month-long effort to create a Student Government. A constitution drafted and ratified […]
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