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Growing Together: NUS Community Gardens

August 1, 2023maryamsaleel Leave a Comment

From weeding to watering, there is a job for everyone at community gardens. These green patches set in urban environments, sometimes small and sometimes big, are bringing resident communities across the world local produce, emotional wellbeing and a revitalised connection… Continue Reading →

Features & Interviews, Tips & Info, Uncategorized

Residents Share: Eating, Cooking, and What It Means To Them

April 16, 2023oliviawong Leave a Comment

The memorable aroma of good food, the planning of “What are we eating for dinner?”, or the mere thought of what one will get to cook with friends for supper are things that keep some students going during a tiresome… Continue Reading →

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Getting Familiar With More Residential Wellness Managers

March 19, 2023oliviawong Leave a Comment

Previously, we had introduced the Residential Wellness Managers (RWMs) of UTown Residence (UTR) and Prince George’s Park Residence (PGPR). Guess what, a few more RWMs have come onboard since then! In this article, let us get to know them better… Continue Reading →

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International Students Share: Living and Studying in Singapore

December 4, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

In our many articles about residential life, we have seen how living and studying on campus could bring about a myriad of interesting experiences. In NUS, there are more than 80 nationalities of students living on campus. For international students,… Continue Reading →

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Prince George’s Park Residence’s Residential Wellness Manager

September 15, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

Schoolwork stress and mental health woes got you down? A listening ear could help greatly. In our previous article, we introduced UTown Residence’s new Residential Wellness Manager (RWM), Patrick. Here’s the good news – there is more than one incoming… Continue Reading →

Features & Interviews, Mental Health

UTown Residence’s Residential Wellness Manager

September 2, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

We’re deep into Week 5, and by now, the semester is starting to heat up. You may start to encounter stressful and worrisome thoughts, and you’re wondering if there’s anyone you can talk to – just to get a load… Continue Reading →

Features & Interviews, Mental Health

NUSCares: Community Service Project in NUS College

August 16, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

Service learning is a term that is sometimes casually thrown around in areas of community service and community engagement, but what does it really mean and what does it entail? NUSCares is an annual community service project by NUS College… Continue Reading →

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Coffee Is More Than Your Morning Fuel

June 8, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

It is also the thing that has sparked the creation of coffee interest groups (IGs) in every UTown Residential College (RC) and Pioneer House. There is something magical about the aroma of coffee, learning how to make different types of… Continue Reading →

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Life in NUS: The Highs and the Lows

May 30, 2022oliviawong Leave a Comment

Locking up your dorm room for the last time, you wave your friends goodbye. You lug your luggage out of your residence, and in to summer break. Thinking back, while the semester might have been a tough one, you have… Continue Reading →

Features & Interviews, Mental Health

How I got here: A candid chat with Prof Chen Zhi Xiong – inaugural Master of LightHouse.

April 29, 2022rachthomas Leave a Comment

From his years as a resident fellow in King Edward VII Hall to being appointed as Master of LightHouse, it seems that Prof Chen has come full circle in his journey and experience of residential life. When did the spark… Continue Reading →

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