Hashtags, Selfies, and Emoticons

Education has always been position as a cognitive enterprise, focusing on intellectual development and knowledge-production. This is especially so in the context of Singapore, where education is positioned as being…

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Sojourn Along the Silk Road

Wajihah Hamid travelled the road less travelled, following the footsteps of Marco Polo. For several months their paths must had intersected, albeit many years apart. Could Marco Polo have felt the same mysticism…

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Photos by Slum Kids

In December, a bunch of undergrads embarked on a journey to better understand the social conditions leading to the prevalence of sex trafficking in Cambodia. What they found there, beneath…

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SaCH: a Window into Post-Tsunami Aceh

“To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals; but to alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power.”                                                                                                         –Samuel Johnson  Being…

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