The Common Curriculum spans cultures and continents, but fails to include important texts from Singapore’s own indigenous culture. Faris makes a case for examining our position in the Malay world.
250 students. 14 hotly-contested destinations. One Week 7. What did they “learn across boundaries”? Kimberly, Wisha, Rhyhan, Aryan, Jun Jie, Michelle and Fatima write about their experiences.
Every year, more than 200 students join Yale-NUS, of which around 40% or more do not come from Singapore. Bilge chats with three students on their ideas of home and being away from home.
Should 377A be repealed or should it remain? A month after India’s landmark ruling to decriminalise sex between consenting males, The Octant asks students if Singapore can, or should, follow suit.
story | Meghna Basu, Guest Writer
photo | Meghna Basu
On a windy evening in January 2016, a group of unlike-minded individuals gathered atop Prospect Hill,...
story | Rhyhan Astha, Contributing Reporter
photo | Rhyhan Astha, Contributing Reporter
Singapore’s open arms towards people from other countries have allowed it to become the...
story | Charles Bailyn, Professor and Inaugural Dean of Faculty
photo | Public Affairs
Well, it is upon us: the graduation ceremony of the inaugural class...
story | Neo Huiyuan, Arts Editor
photo | Lynn Voight
What happens when the very institutions you trust for protection turn against you? What happens when...