One in two students do not return their trays because of peer influence. A third do not bother because of the presence of cleaners in the canteens. This is according to a npTribune poll, which asked 35 third-year students for reasons they do not return their food trays at the campus canteens.
“Policy rift halts Ngee Ann College extension”, “Ngee Ann Board of Governors quit in protest”, “Ngee Ann students start two-day boycott of classes”, “Ngee Ann Students reject the Thong report”, “Jail for all 7 Ngee Ann students”, screamed the headlines of the 1960s. Even as we celebrate our 45th anniversary, we chronicle how Ngee Ann was born.
“Ngee Ann is never doing anything about the environment. They are wasting money on traffic lights and building an underpass that nobody uses,” says Shah Nair, 19, a third-year Banking & Financial Services student. Shah is not alone. He is just one of many who say the polytechnic can do more about environmental education and policies.
npTribune is Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s newspaper, produced by Mass Communication students. It has been published by the School of Film & Media Studies for over 17 years.