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What�s in Farid�s bag? This week, Yusuf Chouthury Shaik Farid, a Year 2 student from the Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology, shares with us what�s in his bag. Who goes to Poly without a pencil case? I decided to check out what is in Farid�s pencil case. His pencil case is no different from any typical student�s in NYP. However, Farid uses his stationery for a unique purpose. Farid shared that he is a visual learner, which is why he has not one or two but five highlighters to colour his notes. Lecture notes are often too wordy and monotonous, and Farid gets tired when reading them. So, he has these highlighters to add colour when he is making these notes so that he can organize and study them better! As a science student, Farid�s lab sessions also involve the handling of many test tubes, hence he also uses his markers to label his test tubes.   Next we have a must-have item, lecture notes! It is essential that Farid has his lecture notes in order for him to understand his lectu...

While Singapore might have achieved prosperity, there are still some  homeless people in Singapore who are often invisible and forgotten. That is why we, a team of Year 3 students from the Diploma in Social Sciences (Social Work), decided to focus on the homeless for our Final Year Project (FYP). Through several weeks, during the evenings, we reached out to the homeless living on the streets to find out more about their lives, social circumstances and living conditions. We also talked to social workers who work with the homeless to get their professional views and find out more about their experiences and the challenges they face in their work. However, our surveys with members of the public showed that very few of them knew about the predicaments of the homeless, or how people can end up being homeless. Hence, we organised a one-day-one-night simulation programme for members of the public to step into the shoes of a homeless person. We publicized the event through our Home Without...

What started out as a normal sunny day in NYP, ended with an experience to remember for approximately 100 students involved in Operation SBM. What exactly is Operation SBM? It is an event organized by the SBM Club to educate preschoolers on the importance of cherishing Earth. On 22th July 2015 at 1.30pm, those who signed up for the voluntary event, gathered at the SBM Club room. Everyone was then allocated one of four different groups. Next, Accountancy and Finance student Rebecca Ong, one of the team leaders, passed out the instructions. Volunteers were to wear the free �Angel in Operation� t- shirts being distributed, and the four groups were to converge into two groups. Groups 1 and 4 became one group, while Groups 2 and 3 became another group. Groups 1 and 4 were assigned to clean up designated NYP classrooms, while Groups 2 and 3 were assigned to help preschoolers, from Learning Vision Centre, create and decorate cards dedicated to Mother Nature. Being in Group 3, I could hear my ...

Since the start of this month, Foodgle Hub Food Court has gained the title of being Nanyang Polytechnic�s 5th canteen. Located in the newly built Block P Convention Centre, the food court is open every weekday from 7.30am to 7.30pm, and Saturday from 7.30am to 2pm. It features several brand-new stalls! What�s even better about the food court is that diners there can enjoy their food in an air-con environment!  Yes, this is our second air-conditioned food court! One of the great things about food is getting to eat it! However, with so many new choices, even I would not know what to pick! Hence, to help you narrow your choices, here are some of the new dishes, and opinions of them from our fellow NYP schoolmates. First up is a local dish that can be found almost everywhere, chicken rice (Halal)! Here�s what Daniel Benjamin Ang, an Accounting & Finance student, has to say: �The chicken was tender and succulent! But the rice was rather plain.  Yet, after eating it with the dar...

Recently, in June, the School of Interactive & Digital Media (SIDM) held a 3-day exhibition at the ArtScience Museum. Entitled the SIDM Art Interactive Experience, many artworks from students and alumni were showcased. This is the second year the ArtScience Museum was hosting SIDM. This year, our alumni were also invited to exhibit their works to celebrate SIDM�s 20th anniversary. I headed down to the exhibition and here are is what I saw. Food Artist Catherine Leck  The chameleon�s skin is made out of nerd candies! Who would�ve thought! Since young, our parents have always warned us to never play with food. Miss Catherine Leck here is a rebel and decided that she is going to do just that. Catherine took the road less travelled and made art with actual food. Cool! Her pieces are so well put together that you would not have known food ingredients were used.  Catherine is a corporate logo designer but she does innovative work like food art as a hobby. She wishes to let peopl...