By Clarine See (18S03G) and Yeo Kee Hwan (18S03Q)
Photo credits to Raffles Photographic Society
If one had to sum up Piano Ensemble’s recent concert, ‘journey’ would be a most apt description. And a journey it was indeed, as the audience was transported to a world beyond the confines of Lecture Theatre 2 on the night of 28th April.
Continue reading “Voyage D’espoir 2017: Around The World In Eighteen Songs”
By Abigail Ang (18S06B), Soh Gek Shuen (18S03B) and Soh Ying Qi (18A01C), photo credit to Sng Hong (18A01C)
Why did Lee Kuan Yew call English “emotionally unacceptable” as a mother tongue? How do ideologies and political motives affect language policy? And could Singapore ever adopt an “open” bilingualism policy, where students could study any second language, not just their “mother tongue”?
These were some questions posed at the annual English Language and Linguistics Symposium, held last Saturday at Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC), in line with this year’s theme: “Language, Power and Ideology”.
By Catherine Zou (17A01B)
Photos by Erika Poh (17S03P)
I am a Player.
This has meant many things: fact-checking reviews of Players productions, being informed that I have a “theatrical quality”, and most importantly, being part of the yearly rush towards production. At this point of the year, conversations with fellow Players often revolve around the subject of ticket sales and publicity plans. With one week to go before production, our schedules orbit around rehearsals, publicity efforts, and set-building.
By Jeslyn Tan (18S06R) and Carman Chew (17A01D)
Photos by Regine Chan (18S03D), Matilda Yeong (18S03H) and Francis Fermandez (18S03L)
‘WHAT TEAM?’ The loud cry of successful bowlers echoed through the bowling alley, fists pumping the air in victory every time they scored a strike. The answering cheer was a resounding ‘RAFFLES!’
Surrounded by friends, family, teachers and fellow students, Raffles Bowling took to the lanes once again and came back with phenomenal results.
Continue reading “One Last Shot: Bowling ‘A’ Division Championship 2017”
By Angus Yip (18A01A), Elizabeth Leong (18S06G), Zhu Xiuhua (18S06A)
Last Friday, Writer’s Guild held an escape room to mark the launch of the CCA’s latest anthology, The Centre Is Not The Centre. Members of Raffles Press participated in the escape room, perplexed and curious about this unorthodox setup for an anthology launch.
Continue reading “The Centre Is Not the Centre – Writer’s Guild Anthology Launch 2017”
