Op-Ed

  • Guard Against Complacency: Apathy Still Exists

    Guard Against Complacency: Apathy Still Exists

    Student activists are gaining more attention and enjoying greater success. But what about the rest? Sarah-Kei writes a personal response.

  • A Straw Man Argument

    A Straw Man Argument

    Erica Lim writes about the need for disability rights in the sustainability movement, arguing that the two movements can and should work together.

  • We Need to Talk About Senior Selection

    We Need to Talk About Senior Selection

    The College Students’ Committee (CSC) recently launched a project to gather views on Senior Selection from the student body and to understand how seniors contribute to Tembusu. Isaac Neo, who volunteered as a focus group leader for some of the discussions, reflects on the feedback received.

  • 10 Questions I wished I asked PM Justin Trudeau when he visited NUS

    10 Questions I wished I asked PM Justin Trudeau when he visited NUS

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a town hall dialogue titled “Canada and Asia in a Changing World” at NUS on 15 November. Here’s a list of questions Bryan Kwa prepared but didn’t get to ask.

  • 4 Observations from Visiting North Korea in 2013

    4 Observations from Visiting North Korea in 2013

    The article aims to shed some light on this hermit nation- the DPRK (“North Korea”). Instead of a day-to-day account of my 8-day trip to North Korea that will probably bore everyone, with the benefit of hindsight, I believe that the key takeaways can be distilled into 4 significant and interesting observations.

  • Discovering Possibilities: An Epilogue

    Discovering Possibilities: An Epilogue

    The story of how University Town came to be. Journeys of growth amidst difficulties. Tensions between choices and identities. Five inspiring stories took centre stage at Tembusu Polity’s “15 Minutes” event, themed “Discovering Possibilities”. Chia Wee reflects on this event from the audience’s perspective.