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By Shaiful Rizal
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Mar. 13 2010 |
Muslim students and staff visiting the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences canteen for their meals have fewer choices now that a halal-certified stall has closed permanently.
Yong Lian Kim, management assistant officer for retail & dining services at the NUS Office of Estate and Development (OED), said the Western food stall at The Deck ceased operations on Jan. 6.
“They did not give any reasons,” Yong said. “They just wanted to stop operating.” |
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By Gursharon Kaur
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Mar. 11 2010 |
The closure of a car park which allowed for free parking on campus has disappointed some NUS students.
In a circular sent to all staff and students on Feb. 1, the Office of Estate and Development (OED) announced that Car Park 3B at Kent Vale would permanently close effective from Feb. 28. The closure is to facilitate the expansion of the Kent Vale estate.
A common sentiment among students who spoke to the Observer is that notice about the closure should have been issued earlier. |
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By Muhamad Farhan
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Mar. 6 2010 |
A team of five NUS students are campaigning to raise the university’s average recycling rate and narrow the huge disparity with the national average.
NUS’ recycling rate in 2008 was 12 percent, a figure that falls far short of the national average of 56 percent. In comparison, Havard University, the world’s top institution of higher learning, boasts a recycling rate of 55 percent, which is almost equivalent to the national average of the United States.
Called OMG, the team had initially worked on a project that was part of an academic module, NM4207: Managing Communications Campaigns. Upon completion of the project, the group continued to work together and began an actual campaign to combat environmental degradation. It is led by Goh Tong Jee, a master’s student in the Communications and New Media programme. |
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By Shaiful Rizal
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Feb. 28 2010 |
Fresh graduates seeking employment should put passion over pay.
This was the advice given to students at a NUS forum by members of the Industry Advisory Council (IAC). The council consists of top communications and new media executives who offer recommendations on how the Communications and New Media (CNM) curriculum can remain relevant to the industry.
Myrna Thomas, corporate affairs managing director of Temasek Holdings, is one of the executives who make up the council.
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By Prashant Sukumaran
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Feb. 18 2010 |
The NUS administration’s decision to expedite the mid-semester break by a week has met with disapproval from students.
According to the customary academic calendar, a standard six weeks of term precede the recess week. This semester however, the break was brought forward one week earlier by the university administration to coincide with the Chinese lunar new year holiday. This means that the second half of the semester will now be eight weeks long instead of the usual seven.
According to the registrar’s office, which is responsible for planning the academic calendar, it was decided that the recess week would be rescheduled to allow overseas students and staff to return home to celebrate the lunar new year. |
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