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A Handover, and a Quiet Farewell
By Jeremy Khoo, Lee Chin Wee and Angelica Chong (14A01B) “There was once where we wanted to surprise Anty for his birthday, but we didn’t know he had a class camp briefing in the Hodge Lodge. The whole...
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Descent Into Prison Hell – A Former Drug Addict Speaks (Part 1)
by: Bryan Chua (14A01A) Photos by: Aidan Mock and Mr Harold Tan In our previous article on “Sense of a Beginning”, we featured a book written by 5 Rafflesians as a means of spreading awareness for the...
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Descent Into Prison Hell – A Former Drug Addict Speaks (Part 2)
by Bryan Chua (14A01A) Photos by: Aidan Mock and Mr Harold Tan Yesterday, we shared with you the story of Mr Harold Tan, a former Rafflesian who fell victim to drug addiction. Today, we continue with...
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R-Rated: Exploring the music tastes of Rafflesians (Part 2)
By Lim Shaomin (14S03K) Additional reporting by Jayne Chan (14S03D) Raffles Press is back with the second portion of the two-part feature, R-Rated! Previously, we explored and analysed the popularity...
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Of Blood, Sweat and Tears
By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) Cover photo taken by Chung Kityin of the Photographic Society Sometimes it seems rather pointless to take part in sport. Why cheer when a ball dotted with hexagonal patterns...
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Heating Up the Dance Floor – As Easy As ABCD
By Law May Ning (14SO3O) Additional Reporting by Nguyen Trung Huan (14S05A), Esabella Koh (14S03M) and Lu Jinyao (14AO1D) Photos by Teo Si Yan (Photographic Society) Managed to get a ticket for ABCD...
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RI’s Feline Familiars – The “RJ Cats”
by Tyronne Toh (14A01A) and Angelica Chong (14A01B) Sometimes prowling the Level One locker area, at other times melting the hearts of students ‘mugging’ in the canteen (and thereby taking their food),...
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The Haze – De-mist-yfied
By Allison Choong (14S05B), Law May Ning (14S03O), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C), Bryan Chua (14A01A) We’re just a few weeks away from our CTs, but students are reportedly spending more time staring out the...
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Night Rides: GEAR UP 2013
By Lea Tan (14S06B) and Mathew Gan (14A01C) Just over a month ago on the night of the first of June, a small corner of Bishan Park was abuzz with activity. Nearly a hundred blue bicycles were arranged...
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Diary of an RI Intern: Writing is No Child’s Play!
Article and pictures contributed by Jasmine Liu Making a comeback after an extended layoff, we bring you this week’s Diary of an RI Intern, where we invite ex-Rafflesians to share their interning...
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Food for Thought: Investigating Canteen Meal Prices
By Sushma Pai (14S03R) and Divya Muthiah (14S06C) The canteen may be many things – a place to socialize, relax, and eat, but it is rarely, if ever, a cause for controversy. As of late, though, an...
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Rumour Has It: The Horrors of Y5 Common Test 1 (Part I)
By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B), Allison Choong (14S05B), Law May Ning (14S03O), Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C), Bryan Chua (14A01A); Image retrieved from Dailymail Remember the time when getting less than 90% for...
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Fowl Play: The Curious Case of the Chicken Heaven Vouchers
By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) “Hey bro, could I take just 5 minutes of your time?” Ordinarily, I would stop for at least a split second – after all, it’s only polite to acknowledge the fact that someone is...
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So You Think You Need Tuition
By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) So you’ve just finished your first round of CTs, and you’re probably looking forward to enjoying whatever modicum of free time you have left before the next big stressful...
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AUNT SOPHIA & UNCLE STAMFORD: WELCOME TO THE CO-ED JUNGLE
Ever wanted to rant about that someone you just can’t stand? Not getting any help from RJ Confessions? Try out Raffles Press’ new column, Ask Uncle Stamford, and our resident agony aunt (and uncle)...
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Bald Moves: Hair for Hope 2013
By Gao Wenxin (14A03A) Photos by Carol Yuen (14A01A) “At first when I joined Hair for Hope, somebody told me that shaving was just a publicity stunt, and all it meant was just to get money.” It was a...
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Great Expectations: What’s In A Theme, Anyway?
By Tan Jun Xiang (14S06C) and Bryan Chua (14A01A) It is everywhere we look: from the massive banners festooned on the parade square to the promotional booklets handed out during Open House. Yet to what...
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How to Save a Life: Hope for Tomarrow 2013
by Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) Did you know that every day, more than 22,000 African children die of acute malnutrition? Or that there are over 450 patients on the National Kidney Waiting List here in...
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Food For Thought: Shunfu Mart & Brownice
By Gao Wenxin (14AO3A), Chen Hao Xin (13SO6Q) Lim Ci Hui (14AO3B), Lu Xinyi (14SO6B) and Cara Leong (13AO1B) As part of our food column, our journalists review two more eating options near RI for your...
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On Being an Ever-Reluctant Patriot
By Lee Chin Wee (14A01B) Cover Photograph by Wang Ziren of the Photographic Society To borrow the words of Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu, Singapore is a ‘city full of paradoxes’. The...
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