Commentary, School Life, Student Issues, Subjects

The Absolute Definitive Objective Guide to File Colours 
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Georgia Ong (26S03O) and Kunchur Bharat (26A01B)

The Catalyst 

It all started when Bharat and Georgia got into a debate over what colour English was. Bharat claimed it was red, but Georgia insisted that it was yellow, since the file she used for English in primary school was yellow. 

This triggered some questions for us: How do we form these colour associations? Are there any links between the subjects we take and the colours we associate with them? 

Being bored (read: deciding to procrastinate on Promos revision), we decided to find some answers to our questions. 

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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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Features, Humans of RI, School Life, Staff Features

Professor Brawn Cafe: A Final Farewell 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Huang Han Cheng (26S05B) and Lerraine Neo (26A01A)

On the second of July, 2018, Professor Brawn Cafe opened its doors on RI’s campus for the first time. For the last seven years, they’ve served staff and students diligently, capturing the hearts and stomachs of the RI community. But now, their time at RI draws to a close. 

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Curriculum, Opinion, Please Mind the Platform Gap, School Life, Subjects

Somewhere Only We Know: Love, Life, and Latitude in Geography
Reading Time: 13 minutes

An article on the study of Geography, and my experience in iGeo

By Cherie Khoo 26S03B

In the wild African savannah, a lone being scurries across the plain. A strangely-shaped extension to its ape-like silhouette protrudes from its head. A sudden rush of warm air draws back the stratus clouds, and moonlight shines upon the figure. There, on the naked ground, crouches a… a Geographer? (With binoculars, no less)

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Opinion, Raffles Reviews, School Life

The Phone Fast Challenge: 9 Years On…
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Koh Shin Robbie (26A01A)

In 2016, Raffles Press first attempted the Phone Fast Challenge. The rules were simple: for five days, participants were allowed no more than two half-hour periods of smartphone usage daily. During the challenge, they struggled greatly in resisting the temptations of social media, but ultimately pulled through, even engaging in more meaningful conversations and relationships when phones were kept away.

Almost a decade has passed since then, so how would this challenge feel like today? For that, I recruited four friends to join me in this challenge— Wong E Vee (26S02A) and Clara Yen (26A01B), who sought a chance to ‘lock in’, as well as Lee Zhi Ying (26A01A) and Liu Zhishan (26S05B), who sought to resist the temptation of their TikTok pet.

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