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Carpe Diem: Orientation 2026
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By Looi Ee Xin (26S03M), Tan Yan Qi (26S06M) and Tomi Peh (26S06P)

Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

Mr Keating, Dead Poets Society

Carpe diem, or “seize the day”, encourages us to bask in the present moment, and worry little for the future. This year’s orientation theme was one of adventure and decisiveness, and both were delivered. Stepping into unfamiliar ground, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, you had 3 days to make the most of your time.

And those 3 days were extraordinary, indeed. The spirit of “carpe diem” does not only live in orientation, but will continue throughout your entire journey and JC life alongside each other for the next 2 years.

Relive Orientation 2026 through the lenses of Raffles Press.

Commentary, Op-Eds, Opinion, Raffles Reviews

Filmhouse, The Projector, and the Struggle of Staying Indie
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By Nithilan Balachander (26A01C)

At about noon on 19 August 2025, long-time cinephiles, arts scene enthusiasts, and performative (fe)males alike started discovering, devastatingly, that The Projector was closing down. Actually, it wasn’t even “closing down”— it already had, they were just announcing it. The only cinema in Singapore dedicated to indie film was in so much debt that it had to enter liquidation, and had to do it so suddenly that it could not even announce it in advance. 

On 12 January 2026, the Straits Times reported that a new cinema called “Filmhouse” was to take over the space, and on 3 February 2026, Filmhouse started screenings, retaining many of the personnel and a lot of the interior furnishings from The Projector. Everyone rejoiced, some reposted the Straits Times/Mothership/CNA Instagram post, and a few even went to watch a movie or two…

But, wait. That’s really all it took? 5 months and 15 days, and indie cinema in Singapore was saved?

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Features, Humans of RI, Student Features

A Level Features 2026: Balancing Research, Service and Academics
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Kunchur Bharat (26A01B) and Sophie Sim (27S05A)

For most, research is another bullet point used to pad a resume. Felicia Tan Ee Shan (25S02A) and Low Li Ying Amy (25S06F) live and breathe it. Between the two of them, they have achieved everything a student researcher could dream of. 

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Humans of RI, School Life, Student Features

A Level Features 2026: Behind the Lenses—The Many Faces of Jade and Elizabeth
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By Lerraine Neo (26A01A) and Matthew Han (27A01A)

On the surface, Jade Loong (25S06K) and Elizabeth Ling Sheng Ying (25S06N) are typical Science students. They both have PCME as their subject combination. Elizabeth takes H3 Chemistry. Jade “loves math” and was a Math Rep. 

Yet, they both found themselves in the Raffles Archives and Museum (RAM) CCA. “Very simply, I like museums,” Elizabeth says. For Jade, she stumbled onto RAM’s museum space in RI Y14 on the first day of school, learnt about RAM as a CCA, and found it really cool. Both wanted their CCAs to be less science-oriented so that they could explore different interests and strengths. 

This mix of coincidence and circumstance brought these two individuals together, and allowed Jade and Elizabeth to kickstart their batch project: The Lim Bo Seng Project. 

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Features, Humans of RI, Student Features

A Level Features 2026: Sporting Through the Sacrifices 
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Georgia Ong (26S03O) and Teo Kai Xu (27A01B) 

For many of us, having CCA once, twice, thrice a week may already be incredibly taxing. With the mental and physical strain it brings on us, we still have to deal with many other things—a mountain of lectures and tutorials, various volunteer projects, and our social and familial relationships. 

However, there are some Rafflesians who are just that serious about their sport. Meet Ahmad and Fazil, two high-flying Rafflesians athletes that go above and beyond in their efforts to nurture and pursue their sporting talents, all while juggling the commitments that come with being a JC student. 

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