CCA Previews 2018

CCA Previews ’18: Raffles Film Society

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Elizabeth Xu (18A13A), Chairperson

We’ve been telling stories for a long time. From cave paintings to books to folk tales, our history and identity is built upon the stories of other people, and film is arguably the most influential medium of storytelling in the modern age. Combining every art form imaginable, it is a uniquely powerful narrative force and has the unparalleled ability to capture viewers both young and old.

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CCA Previews ’18: Raffles Entrepreneur’s Network

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Shen Hongyi (18S06K), Chairperson; Chua Yan Xin, Elicia (18S06Q), Vice-Chairperson; Lim Maxine (18S06Q), Public Relations;  Karen Wong Jia Yi (18S03N), Treasurer and Welfare; Li Qingke (18S03J), Secretary

The first time you pronounced the word “entrepreneur”, it probably rolled off your tongue weird – entrepre-noor, entrepre-nuhr, entrepre-newr? The confusion might arise from how “entrepreneur” has its roots in French “entreprendre”, meaning “to undertake”. Thankfully, at Raffles Entrepreneur’s Network, we have undertaken the effort to save you the pronunciation hassle – by being just “REN”. Here are more reasons why REN might be right for you:

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CCA Previews ’18: Computer Science

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By Arnold Tan (18S03O), Chairperson

Photos by Chang Si Yuan (17S06B) and Foo Kai En (18S02A)

The Computer Science Club (CSC) is a clubs & societies CCA where members learn more about computer science. So what exactly is computer science? Computer science, according to Wikipedia, “is the study of the theory, experimentation, and engineering that form the basis for the design and use of computers”. A simple definition would be that computer science is the study of how computers work.

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CCA Previews ’18: Community Advocates

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By Chelsia Low (18S06C), Chairperson and Nelson Ooi (18S06M), Vice-Chairperson

As Advocates, we hope to speak out, take action, and spearhead change

With our hectic day to day life, it is all too easy to overlook a glaringly obvious fact – society has not dealt everyone the same fortunate hand that we have. Here in Community Advocates (CA), we refuse to ignore these injustices. We choose to take a stand, and we do our best to drive a change. This is the essence of CA.

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CCA Previews ’18: Club Automatica

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By Hannah Mah (18S06A), Chairperson, Somakala Subbaraman (18S06K), Secretary and Cai Jiaming (18S06E), Quartermistress

Have you ever been fascinated by your microwave or ever wondered how to escape the inevitable dominance robots will have over the human race? Well in Club Automatica, we won’t actually tell you about any of these but we can put you on the right track to find out more about the world of robotics.

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