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Beyond the Rot: How Brainrot Divides (and Unites) Us All
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Gregory Ng (27S05A), Mary Tu (27S06O) and Ong Tsz Xiang (27S06M)

How did you react to this image? Either the frightful howl of children screaming “SIX SEVEN” manifested in your mind and sent shivers down your spine, or you joined in the hype. Either way, you probably would not have been able to escape the vicious claws (or rather, palms) of the 6 7 trend. And you’re not alone in this.

For the boomers out there, 6 7 is part of the wider phenomenon of “brainrot”: absurd internet trends whose reach extends far beyond our social media feeds and into everyday conversation. Yet, as we find ourselves unable to look at a banana or a strawberry the same ever again, we should challenge ourselves to consider: can this low-effort content offer more than just an assault on our attention spans?

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April Fool's, Humour, Multimedia, School Life, Videos

Project Poisson: An In-Depth Look into RI’s Latest Environmental CE01 Project
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Georgia Ong (26S03O), Kunchur Bharat (26A01B), Looi Ee Xin (26S03M), Tomi Peh (26S06P) 

In the last term, RI has received many new guests to its school wildlife ecosystem. Small as they may be, they’ve made their presence otter-ly known; in fact, they’ve managed to create quite the spectacle whenever they show up at the ponds. 

Not an uncommon sighting in Singapore, the otters have finally made their way onto the shores of Marymount and shaken up the lives of many—a joy for students to see, yet the worst nightmare for the fishes at our Biodiversity pond.  

The hungry otter stands on guard, ready to attack any brave fish who try to stick their head above water. Unfortunately, all the fish have perished.

As such, four students — Filomena Litani (26S03L), Ian Poh (26A01A), Sarah Ashley Tan (26S03L) and Hannah Tang (26S03M) — put their heads together to develop Project Poisson, a school-based CE01 aimed at keeping Raffles Institution’s beloved fish population thriving in a conducive habitat. 

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Humour, School Life

How to Respond to Soft/Hard Launches
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Gladys Koh (26A01B), Irene Eva Thomas (26A01B), Tok Kai Xue (26A01B)

Yet another Valentine’s Day has arrived. It seems like Cupid’s arrow has struck everyone but you. Soft launch after soft launch after soft launch, and then just for emotional damage, some more hard launches for good measure. 

Instant jealousy is natural— it’s your body’s way of indicating that something is deeply unsettling to you. In this case, all couples. Jealousy, however, is passive, and participation in Valentine’s Day should not be restricted to just couples.

While there are no lectures for responding to a soft or hard launch, it would be irresponsible to face Valentine’s Day unprepared. Thus, for your consideration, Raffles Press presents an entirely necessary guide on how to respond when confronted with yet another relationship launch. 

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Features, Guides, Humour, School Life

How to Dress to Impress
Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Michelle Lee (26S07A)

It’s that time of the year again! Get ready for the debut of couples’ matching Crocs Jibbitz, Italian charm bracelets, and a mirror selfie at Haji Lane set to a Daniel Caesar song… 

Are you sick of the February 14th phenomenon, but you also kinda want to join them? Say no more. This is your scientifically proven, foolproof guide on how you can dress to impress. Or don’t. (And take your mirror selfie at Haji Lane alone). 

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Humour, School Life

Confessions of a Late-a-holic
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Tara Teo (26A01D)

Listen up. This is for the has beens. The failures. The ones whose classmates clap when they come to school on time. This is no ordinary race plan, but then again, you’re no ordinary Rafflesian. Raffles Press has come prepared to equip even the most hopeless of students with 4 simple steps to make it to morning assembly in time. 

I guarantee you, if you put your all into this sprint from the Marymount gate to the parade square, you’ll outrun time itself. Slap yourself awake, take a deep breath, flex all 10 fingers and all 10 toes— you’re going to need them. Run, Sons of Singapore, run.

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