Op-Ed
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Swimming in the Sea of Mindfulness — A Wave of Positive Psychology
As we approach the mid-semester mark, many of us are probably already feeling the crunch-time pressure. Mindfulness and positive psychology may help us better understand and handle this stress. Alison introduces a new field in psychology that takes a starkly different approach than the traditional problem-centric focus.
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Big Data
Companies have been pouring in big amounts of money into this recent buzzword known as big data. Big data, as the term suggests is big, it is huge, and we find out how, much like a college student struggling with deadlines, systems make sense of all of it. Jensen Goh tells us more.
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The Ballot Box
On the eve of Polling Day, first-time voter Wong Wei Xiang reflects on the events leading up to the General Elections, and considers the role that voting has in building our nation.
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More than a Non-Voter
During the General Election, the role of non-voters has been relegated to the sidelines. Charis Lim explores the relationship between the state and the people and outlines civic society roles for non-voters.
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Musings on ASEAN: Representations of Regional Cooperation, Stories of Individual Aspirations, and Being an Amorphous Mass…
During the summer, Alif Zaini made a trip to Mahasarakham in the Northeast of Thailand, where he attended a regional youth conference – held by an organisation he would describe as “animated by the essences and potentialities of ASEAN”. In this piece, he muses on big diplomatic blocs, small student aspirations and the gaps between them.
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On Finding Home, 2.0
As the new semester draws near, many of our new students might be curious about what living on campus will be like. With this piece, Vanessa Teo hopes to introduce some aspects of life at Tembusu that you might slowly begin to experience once school kicks in, and which our seniors might find familiar.