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Fluffy Things | Yes, I’m Sure I’m not an Airplane Pilot

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Story | Olivier Danvy (he/him) Editing | Cindy (she/her), Managing Editor; Soroush (she/her), Copyeditor Photo | Joshua Vargas (he/him) ”Introduction to Computer Science” (YSC1212, Intro to CS for short) and ”Proof”...
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Yale-NUS Library and Fab Lab to be placed under NUS Libraries’ Administration: Roberts

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Story | Suman (they/she), Managing Editor; Avery Huang (she/her), Editor in Chief Illustration/photo | Joshua Vargas (he/him) The Yale-NUS Library, which currently maintains priority access for...
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Changes in Residential College Model Likely; Report to be Published for Consultation: Stanfield

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Story | Avery (she/her), Editor-in-Chief; Suman (she/they), Managing Editor Photo | Raphael Hugh (he/him) Yale-NUS will likely reduce the number of residential colleges from Academic Year...
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NUS College Class of 2026 Admissions Data: A New College

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The demographics of the first NUS College (NUSC) cohort debuted in a report by The Straits Times on Sunday (17 July).
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Marimbas, Mbiras, and the Love of Music

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Story by | Ryan Yeo (he/him), Managing EditorPictures by | Mpiwa Gwindi (she/her) “Chemutengure, chemutengure,” Mpiwa Gwindi ‘24 sings a traditional call and response song...
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Miniature Painting: Tiny Faces, Massive Worlds

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Ryan follows Kyle as he demonstrates the art of miniature painting: painting tiny figurines no bigger than the size of a thumb.
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Tram cuts her hair and tells me how much she has changed

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A photo essay by Alysha.
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two halves of a school 

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Chloe's poem explores everything it means to be Yale-NUS
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Follow Halcyon as They Spend the Afternoon Checking in on Their Animal Friends!

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It’s Week 12. Let’s put stress aside and follow Halcyon as they check in on their campus animal friends!
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A Conversation with Rector Steven Bernasek, Rector of Cendana College 2019-2022

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Before Professor and Rector of Cendana College Steven Bernasek steps down from his position in June, he shares some thoughts with The Octant.
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What the Duck?

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The mysterious appearance of rubber ducks at faculty office doors has piqued curiosity on campus.
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Otters Spotted on Campus over Winter; Likely Displaced Group in Search for Territory

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Fears that otters ate the eco-pond fish over December are unfounded.
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Meet Prof Michael Choi to Explore the Charm of Stochastic Processes and Markov Chains: YNC Community Connect #4

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Prof Michael Choi explains the charm of stochastic processes and Markov chains in an interview.
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Meet Dr. Thomas Hercules Davies, who knows more dead languages than you can name: Yale-NUS Community Connect #3

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Tom introduces himself as a philosopher who studies the ancient world (particularly the Greeks). Ancient Greeks and Romans, ancient Indians, ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, and… Karl Marx. Read more about Tom in Evan's feature.

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Fluffy Things | Yes, I’m Sure I’m not an Airplane Pilot

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Yale-NUS Library and Fab Lab to be placed under NUS Libraries’ Administration: Roberts

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Changes in Residential College Model Likely; Report to be Published for Consultation: Stanfield

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NUS College Class of 2026 Admissions Data: A New College

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Class of 2024 declare their majors: MCS remains most popular major, with ES a close second

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Yale-NUS Library and Fab Lab to be placed under NUS Libraries’ Administration: Roberts

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Fluffy Things | Yes, I’m Sure I’m not an Airplane Pilot

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Story | Olivier Danvy (he/him) Editing | Cindy (she/her), Managing Editor; Soroush (she/her), Copyeditor Photo | Joshua Vargas (he/him) ”Introduction to Computer Science” (YSC1212, Intro to CS for short) and ”Proof”...
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Yale-NUS Library and Fab Lab to be placed under NUS Libraries’ Administration: Roberts

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Story | Suman (they/she), Managing Editor; Avery Huang (she/her), Editor in Chief Illustration/photo | Joshua Vargas (he/him) The Yale-NUS Library, which currently maintains priority access for...
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Changes in Residential College Model Likely; Report to be Published for Consultation: Stanfield

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Story | Avery (she/her), Editor-in-Chief; Suman (she/they), Managing Editor Photo | Raphael Hugh (he/him) Yale-NUS will likely reduce the number of residential colleges from Academic Year...
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NUS College Class of 2026 Admissions Data: A New College

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The demographics of the first NUS College (NUSC) cohort debuted in a report by The Straits Times on Sunday (17 July).

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