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Raffles Symphonic Band Presents: A Tempo XXV
Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Andrew Atang Hidajat (17S03I)

“A Tempo” means “to the tempo”. It is an Italian musical phrase indicating that a musician should return to the original speed of playing after previously being commanded to alter it. The title of Raffles Symphonic Band’s (RSB) annual concert is fitting, given that it is always the same spirit of discovery and pursuit of musical excellence that drives the members to conquer seemingly insurmountable challenges in their musical journey. In place of the biennial Singapore Youth Festival (SYF), A Tempo has become one that allows them to grow musically in the process. Indeed, the love of music sustains them. It is the core of every value and ideal they hold dear. And they always aim to share it with the audience.

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A Taste of Darkness – Dine in the Dark 2016
Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Nerissa Loe (17A13A) and Serafina Siow (17A13A)

Pictures by Raffles Interact Club

A mere 3 hours of near darkness had us fumbling around despite our caution. But for the visually impaired, clear sight is not something that they can take for granted. This is something that the Dine in the Dark (DITD) event raised over the weekend, inspiring thought-provoking reflections and utmost admiration for the visually impaired in our society.

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Counselling the World — RMUN 2016
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Joan Ang (17A01B), Marilyn Kang (17A01B) and Abdul Qayyum (17A01B), Additional Reporting by Ernest Lee (17A01A), Photos by Lau Yun Xi (17S03E), Teh Wenqi (17S06P) and Amelia Chong (17S07A)

If you came down to school from the 1st to 3rd of June, you might have heard the orchestra of high-heeled shoes clacking upon concrete ground mixed with the sound of formal chatter fill the empty halls. Later, you might have observed an overwhelming crowd of young men and women clothed in prim and proper formal attire, poised and ready to engage in the intellectual and political version of the Olympics — or maybe at least a model version of it. The truth is this: students from secondary schools across the country were flocking to Raffles Institution to roleplay important political figures and delegates of the United Nations in the Raffles Model United Nations (RMUN), hosted by the History and Strategic Affairs Society (HSTA).

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Raffles Reviews: A Look at Fiction’s Proudest Social Commentary
Reading Time: 3 minutes

by Noor Adilah (17S06B)

“Writing at its best is a bridge constructed across the abyss of human loneliness.”

The good people over at Raffles Debate are currently running Raffles Reviews, a beautiful Instagram page documenting the books Rafflesians read and their personal thoughts regarding these books. Press has teamed up with Debate to further this literary leap by contributing theme and genre based summaries to introduce readers to the books featured in Reviews.

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Road to Gear Up
Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Kristal Ng (16S07C)

Photographs by Outdoor Adventure Club Batch 31

6 whole months before the Gear Up event would even begin, the Gear Up comm, consisting of Wani, Elena, Xiang Lin, Kai Sing, Matthias, and Mustafa would spend their saturdays cycling around different parts of Singapore, scouting out the best routes for Gear Up 2016.

What exactly is Gear Up, you ask? Gear Up is the annual night cycling event organised by Raffles Outdoor Adventure Club during the first weekend of June Holidays, covering the east Singapore before looping all the way around to the Kallang-Marina Area and finally back to ECP. Routes vary year to year from 60 to 68km.

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