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SIDM Movie Night is an annual affair for the alumni and current students of NYP�s School of Interactive and Digital Media (SIDM). This year�s event was held on 20th May 2016, at Shaw Theatres Lido. A total of 455 alumni from the Class of 2000 to 2016 attended the event! I had the privilege of attending this year�s get-together with my fellow Write Stuff teammate, Jess Poh. The movie screened was X-men: Apocalypse. This event was a great opportunity for the alumni to catch up with their old friends and lecturers, as well as to do some networking with the current SIDM students. The collection of the movie tickets, with complimentary popcorn and drinks, started at 8.30pm. The atmosphere was very relaxed as students and lecturers alike caught up with each other. There was also a palpable buzz of excitement in the air as the guests looked forward to the action packed movie ahead of them. The first pair of alumni interviewed were Hazel Natto and Jonathan Hwang, who were both chatting animate...

The Early Admissions Exercise* (EAE) allows students to secure their polytechnic education even before sitting for their GCE �O� Level examinations. We speak to Jasmine Ow Shi Min from School of Health Sciences and How Kai-Wen Kevin from School of Information Technology about how they successfully got a head start to their future in Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), and how it has benefited them. Jasmine Ow Shi Min Joined NYP via DPA Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work) Alumna, Riverside Secondary School A bright student with a go-getter attitude, Jasmine Ow Shi Min set her sights on the Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work) at NYP. �I was confident that the school would value both academic and non-academic performances and development. I managed to secure a place in the course, right even before [sitting for my] �O� Levels!� And her decision paid off. �Compared to my peers, sitting for my �O� Level exams was not as stressful because I had secured a place in my dream course in NYP via ...

From left: Greg and myself I have known Thng Geng Chen (more commonly known as Greg, Gregory or Fat Greg) for almost two years. I have played a lot of online games with him and I still do. Although he is leaving NYP just as I�m starting my first year here, he has given me a king�s fortune worth of insights on the day to day affairs of an SIT (School of Information Technology) student. Although he is not a star student in terms of his GPA, his stories have given me an unfiltered image of what polytechnic life holds for me. Greg mainly plays MMORPGs and FPS online games. We play them with a close group of friends with diverse backgrounds. When he plays with us, he brings his usual dose of satirical cheer and crude humour, which I personally find somewhat Shakespearean in nature. Even while joking around, he still finds time to offer a close listening ear to anyone�s problems and lends his invaluable support. In the past, I had wondered how he kept his personality as shiny as his bowl-cut...