By Koay Tze Min (17S03I), Chairperson; BSN (17S06S), Secretary.
Save the environment.
It’s an old rhetoric. Everyone seems to be talking about it, and yet as you look around you, few people seem to be doing their part.
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By Raffles ODAC ’17
Brought together by a thirst for adventure. Bound together as a family. ODAC may not particularly develop better sportsmen, musicians, or artists; instead, it nurtures individuals to better respect themselves, others and the environment. Alongside the development of qualities like responsibility and personal ownership, ODAC provides one the avenue to discover oneself – one’s strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and the understanding that such limitations can be overcome. Most of all, ODAC gives you a home – a family bonded by a common love for adventure and challenge, a reprieve from the high-stress environment of social and academic commitments, and peaceful tranquility in the great outdoors.
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By Zhuang Jianning 17S06E (Chairman), Kenneth Hong 17S06Q (Vice-Chairman) and Wang Ziwei 17S06F (Treasurer)
Here is a fun exercise: Write an expression for the volume of a pizza with height “a” and radius “z”.
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By Ernest Lee (17A01A), Chairperson, Wei Jun (17A01A), Vice-Chairperson, and Sumana Prasad (17A01B), Vice-Chairperson
On the 13th of August, 2016, one of our EXCO members was kidnapped. Our plucky Head of Welfare had been taken by hostile members of a foreign country, and forcibly detained for a good number of hours until a prisoner of suitable calibre was exchanged.
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By Phoebe Aw (17S03L), Vice-President, Leia Teo (17S03N), Event Head, and Yan Jun Yi (17A01A), Event Head
When tasked to deliver a speech, or just to say something in front of the class, we often have a vague inkling of what to present, but lack the words and thus means to express our thoughts. The art of speaking, like all other arts, is not about delivering the perfect speech. Instead, it is about achieving mastery over our words and thoughts, sharpening them in mind and delivering them with clarity and focus. It is here in Gavel Club where we work together to hone this critical skill.