By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B)
Additional reporting done by Bryan Chua (14A01A)
The following is a continuation of Raffles Press’ feature, Please Mind the Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations. You can find the first part of the feature on Science combinations here.
Continue reading “Mr. Chan Poh Meng to be RI’s next Principal”
By Law May Ning (14S03O), Feng Zhuo (14S03S), Allison Choong (14S05B), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C)
The following is the first part of Raffles Press’ feature, Please Mind The Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations. You can find the second part of the feature on Arts combinations here.
Disclaimer: All information written here is accurate as of the time of writing. There have been significant changes to the subject syllabi. Please check the current updated subject syllabi on the MOE website.
Continue reading “Please Mind the Platform Gap: Choosing Subject Combinations (Part 1)—The Science Combinations”
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Cover Photo by Mathew Gan of the Photographic Society
Based on independent reports from several credible sources, Raffles Press can confirm that our Principal Mrs. Lim Lai Cheng is likely to leave the school at the end of the year, after six years at the helm. Continue reading “BREAKING NEWS: Principal Mrs. Lim to Leave RI by the End of the Year?”
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By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B)
Cover Photo by Teo Siyan of the Photographic Society
One thing that all politicians eventually learn to do, with varying degrees of success, is to become conversant with modern political lingo. The precise words that are used during a political rally, the manner in which government manifestos are phrased, and the specific slogans that are trotted out come Election Day have all been thoroughly scrutinized by a group of fastidious speechwriters and advisors, fine-tuned to ensure maximum demographic impact. In the context of this complex political game, the meaning of certain phrases and terms become dangerously slippery.
Continue reading “When Elitism Becomes a Convenient Pejorative”
