Yehoon Ahn Wins Election to be Class of 2023 Representative
Yehoon wins the Election to be the Class of 2023 Representative with 42.7% of all votes, despite a controversial campaign policy.
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Tag: Student Government
Exchange Students Become the First Group on Campus to Gain Senate Representation
Constitutional reforms now allow for students to join the Senate representing either affinity or interest groups, with two exchange students already forming an affinity group. Alysha reports.
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The Future of Finance in Student Government
“Finance in this year’s Student Government may not look big, fast or exciting,” said Director of Finance Ryan Yoong ’20, “but there’s nothing wrong with that.” Alysha reports.
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What Happened to the Perch Fund?
With the debut of the 5th Yale-NUS Student Government, students may notice the stark absence of FINCOM and the Perch fund. Alysha reports on the changes made.
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A Letter from Equals: Improving Student Government Participation
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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A Letter to My Constituents
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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Dissecting Apathy: Why Should We Care about the Student Government?
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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After The Town Hall: Now What?
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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Yale-NUS Unveils Official Mascot
story | Dave Chappell, Editor-in-Chief photo | Public Affairs Yale-NUS College unveiled the official Yale-NUS mascot, Halcyon, on Thursday, Feb. 2. Pericles Lewis, President of Yale-NUS College, revealed the final design for the Kingfisher mascot in an email to the student body. Work on the mascot began in September 2015. The Kingfisher mascot was then […]
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Why Didn’t Anyone Vote in the Student Government By-Election?
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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Many Students Not Seeking Wellness Support, Report Reveals
story | Xinyu Luo, Neo Huiyuan, Dave Chappell photo | Dave Chappell, Editor-in-Chief Only a quarter of the students diagnosed with mental health conditions are seeking support from the Yale-NUS College wellness department, suggests a report by the Yale-NUS Student Government. The report was written using the results of the Student Life survey, a questionnaire distributed […]
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Yale-NUS Student Government Elections: A Problem with a Fresh Start
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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Yale-NUS Student Government Elections: Why the apathy?
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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Problems with Yale-NUS Constitution Informed New Draft
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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Students Call for Policies on Use of Campus Spaces
Some concerned over use of spaces by NUS students story Vasudha Kataruka, Contributing Reporter After two years living in Residential College 4 (RC4) Yale-NUS College students finally have their own spaces in the new campus. But a recent space crunch at the library and other facilities has highlighted the ambiguity of whether students of the […]
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Finally, A Student Government
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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