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Code red for blood drive
“Give blood, save lives.” With these four words, the Singapore Red Cross tries to get people to donate their blood for those whose lives depend on it.
The Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN), a student run group which has been organising blood drives since 2006, held another blood drive on May 4 to 6 at OurSpace@72.
However, [...]
Homegrown stories
Michael Kam has outdone himself by winning the short film award at the recent International Kurzfilm Festival (IKFF) awards for his short film, Masala Mama.
The motion picture revolves around a young boy who aspires to become a comic book superhero. When he gets caught by the owner of the local mama shop for stealing comic [...]
The games that bind
Students from the School of Engineering’s Multidiscipline Engineering Division (MDE) came together as one faculty during MDE Games Day on Jul 9.
Students had the option of forming teams across the courses to compete in games like badminton and football.
“The purpose of this event is to give students the opportunity to experience the spirit of teamwork [...]
Writing waves on the Web
News Writing students make a splash at the Singapore International Water Week 2010
A total of 14,000 attendees — including mayors, ambassadors, princes, urban-planning and water experts — from 85 countries.
Deals in water management worth over $2.8 billion. More than 70 events spanning five days. Supported by 600 polytechnic student volunteers, including 181 go-getting student bloggers [...]
Strumming for strays
You may call it the perfect setting for the event. It was raining cats and dogs on Jul 2 when the campus radio station organised a music event to raise awareness for Animal Lovers League (ALL), a non-profit organisation for stray pets.
“Everyone knows about the SPCA, but few have heard of the [...]
Freshmen dance their way into championship
The School of Film & Media Studies (FMS) danced their way into the top spot in a mass dance competition that marked the end of the four-week-long freshmen orientation programme.
Billed as Dance4Fun, the competition that attracted 11 groups was held at the Convention Centre in late April.
Switching from telematches in the previous years to the [...]
All eyes set on green innovation
NP’s first innovation development hub, Ideawerkz, marked its launch with activities aimed at promoting green innovation among students.
Held from Apr 26 to 29, the event featured activities such as “Zero-Carbon Travel” and “Silent Movie Night”.
Students tried out alternative modes of transport such as Segway machines and E-Bikes, and experienced an outdoor movie screening with the [...]
SPCA drives the message home with unique display
Students who walked by the lift lobby at block 52 on Apr 26 were greeted with a peculiar sight – a trash bag with something wriggling and making faint mewing sounds.
Set up by marketing and communications firm, Young and Rubicam (Y&R) for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), the attention-grabbing display [...]
Bust a move and glow with the flow
NP’s first glow-in-the-dark party at the convention centre was a crowd-pleaser as more than 2,000 students turned up.
Unlike last year’s freshmen dance, this year’s party on Apr 23 was opened to the whole school.
It was organised by the NP Students’ Union (NPSU) to bond freshmen with seniors.
“Usually there are two events planned every year, but [...]
Opening your eyes to water woes
By Aaron Toh & Amala Kannan
Lien Aid collaborates with m:idea to raise awareness of the water sanitation crisis
The 6-km run that took place on Apr 18 was a breeze for most runners. But it was the steps they took into the exhibition booth to learn about the water story that made them stop in their [...]
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