Improving student welfare: a two-way communication process
SENTHIL SUKUMAR Ask incoming Welfare Secretary Claressa Wong what she hopes to change or improve in SMU and she tells you that it is the mugging culture in SMU that she is concerned with.
A step in the right direction for BOSS bidding
EPHRAIM LOY Flaws in the BOSS bidding system, bidding habits of students, inflation of modules and the lack of pre-assigned modules are some of the various factors that contribute to problems with respect to the bidding of modules.
SMUSA kept silent on stolen Bizcom t-shirts because…
EPHRAIM LOY The question on students’ minds at this point in time in the case of the stolen Bizcom t-shirts is why the school population was not informed about the theft.
Student who pulled out of SMUSA elections "received" two t-shirts
EPHRAIM LOY The Blue and Gold understands that another student who pulled out from the SMUSA elections has gone public with her take on the case.
Twist in SMUSA elections
EPHRAIM LOY In a twist in the SMUSA elections, three candidates out of a total of 12 have pulled out due to personal reasons.
Sports Fiesta reveals new trend of student participation
“Putting participants first” – that was the overarching mantra adopted by the Sports Fiesta Organising Committee throughout their planning and implementation phases for the annual event held at Campus Green. As Chairperson of the Organising Committee, Third-Year Accountancy student, Jacintha Tan said, “From the very first meeting, our committee decided that we wanted to have...
China will rule the world
In recent years, the media has spoken so often about the rise of China that any news about it seems almost clichéd. But Martin Jacques, a journalist and an academic, has added a fresh perspective to the projections and asserts in his new book, When China Rules the World, that the world’s most populous country...
In writing, there’s No Looking Back
Owen Tan listens to stories, the past and the hopes of writer Robert Shearman.
Delight-ful issues: Tripartite gaps in SMU?
What started off as an issue between a tenant and the Leasing Business Unit (LBU) quickly turned into a student petition, coupled with a PR nightmare thrown in for good measure. If anything, the Delight saga was a proof of the breakdown in communication between the school management, students, and the student bodies – a...
SMU Ambassador on APEC
SMU Ambassador Li Bo shares 10 excerpts from his APEC WLN experience.
President Howard Hunter: SMU investments are safe
EPHRAIM LOY SMU’s investments are safe according to SMU President Howard Hunter. He was responding to questions relating to the financial turmoil that some US universities have been facing due to the economic crisis and depreciation in assets of university endowment funds.