Contemplative

  • Reflection on Arts Week

    Reflection on Arts Week

    Sarah Chew, the leader of Slate, reflects on her experience during this semester’s Arts Week and the role that the arts has in her life

  • What’s It Like To Dye Your Hair Blonde?

    What’s It Like To Dye Your Hair Blonde?

    Marshall’s hair was blonde for the most part of a year, and he reflects on how his hair color shaped not only others’ perceptions of him, but his own perception of himself.

  • Everyday is Suicide Prevention Day

    Everyday is Suicide Prevention Day

    Last Saturday was Suicide Prevention Day, with an awareness campaign titled #howru going viral on social media. However, in this piece, Lionel questions the idea behind the movement: shouldn’t everyday be Suicide Prevention Day?

  • From Critic to Defender

    From Critic to Defender

    What are orientations about? What should they be about? Tan Zhe Chuan reflects on his experience in the short-lived Tembusu Orientation Camp as a Games Committee member, and how it changed his opinion of orientations.

  • Dragons: Not Just For Game of Thrones

    Dragons: Not Just For Game of Thrones

    To wrap up our Tembusu College Expedition Sharing Week series, Isaac Neo reflects on his visit to the Komodo National Park, an example of a successful conservation effort, and explores how this might offer hope for future efforts.

  • Corruption and Apathy: The Downfall of Modern Conservation Efforts

    Corruption and Apathy: The Downfall of Modern Conservation Efforts

    In the third instalment of the Tembusu College Expedition Sharing Week series, Anthony Tantra reflects on how he, as an Indonesian, feels about the corruption and apathy that plagues conservation efforts in Indonesia