by Serafina Siow (17A13A)
Additional reporting by Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A)
Finals were bittersweet this year for Raffles Institution’s (RI) Cross Country team, as the participants’ gruelling runs culminated in a second place win for both the Girls’ and Boys’ teams, after VJC and ASCI(I) respectively.
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In a move almost worthy of an April Fools’ maneuver, Waffle Press announced its acquisition of its officially-sanctioned counterpart, Raffles Press. In a smugly-worded email to Raffles Press’ Head of Monitoring Waffle Press, Waffle Press announced that it will have 95% ownership of Raffles Press with effect from Monday.
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by Choo Shuen Ming (16A01E)
Photos by Choo Shuen Ming (16A01E) and Marvin Tang
I thought I knew what to expect when I arrived at Toa Payoh two weeks back on 27th February – light chitchat, a tour of photogenic locations, and some photography critiques – but in a pleasant turn of events, The Real Estates ended up being a much richer experience for the 40 or so of us who showed up that Saturday.
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By Kristal Ng (16S07C)
To those who know me well, you would know that I spend an inordinate amount of time by myself. It is no surprise to find me sitting outside my classroom reading a book, scribbling a few notes, or even just staring into space. Perhaps you find this behaviour bizarre, simply discounted as one of my many idiosyncrasies. Perhaps you’ve even stopped to sit beside me, confused as to just why I am here, all alone. To those who have, I have nothing but utmost gratitude (thank you!), but I also have a question: why is being alone a cause for concern? And why do you presume that I don’t want to be alone?
By Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Samuel Loh (16A01A), and Hari Kope (16S06H)
The relevance of marriage, one of society’s most sanctified and cherished of institutions, is often left unquestioned and taken for granted. In the first of many to come, the inaugural installment of the Hodge Lodge Debate Series, held in conjunction with this year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, walked members of a captivated audience along the fine line between a marriage of love, or as proposition speaker Ashish Kumar puts it, modern-day sexual slavery.
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