History
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North Korea: An overview of the current tensions
This piece was written in response to Tembusu College’s recent forum titled “Will There Be Another War on the Korean Peninsula?”, which took place on the evening of Tuesday, October 17 of this year. Our Rector Professor Tommy Koh hosted Mr Lim Ju-Seong, Counsellor (Political) at the embassy of the Republic of Korea, Ms Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, Charge D’Affaires […]
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On building a story or storying a building
We are often told we are who we are; but we are defined as much by who we are as who we are not. Today on Treehouse, Jerrell Seah looks at what it means to define ourselves in Tembusu.
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People of Interest
“You asked me to teach you chess and I’ve done that. It’s a useful mental exercise. Through the years many thinkers have been fascinated by it, but I don’t enjoy playing. Do you know why not? Because it was a game that was born during a brutal age when life counted for little and everyone […]
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Who Speaks of a History of Tembusu?
What is a history of the Tembusu community? Where goes the Tembusu alumni? Jesslene wonders about a re-thinking of history in a way that brings truth to our tagline.
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Nama Saya… (Reflections on the National Gallery)
Vanessa muses upon the idea of the National Gallery of Singapore as a restored space and what it can be re-invented to mean, in the light of both form and content – the many art pieces from the larger Southeast Asian region, as we attempt to negotiate between declarations and dreams.
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Tembusu, Living
Not everyone will find their answer to residential college life in a single paradigm of space. In this piece, Jesslene Lee explores the multiplicity of spaces she imagines Tembusu to be.