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 | Yi Lin Peh, Contributing Reporter photo | Yip Jia Qi graphics | Kalla Sy Unlike local government and school council election speeches, the number of students who were present in the Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre on Monday, Aug. 28 to witness the debate for the Student Government Elections was equal 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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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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