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TOMORROW’S fixture will be between the Year 2s and students from NYU, not the Year 2s and Year 3s. Sadly, the Year 3’s have take home exams and the fixture will be pushed back to next sem. So Year 2 and NYU students do come down to support...

A community message brought to you by the Foreign Master Lawyers’ Association Have you ever felt alone in your struggles in law school, especially during those moments when the closing symphony plays at 9.45pm in the library, and you begin to wonder (again) why you ever chose to study...

The Year 1 players and supporters engaged by the football   The first game of the justice league brought with it much excitement, especially for the Year 1s as it was our first time playing together as a team. Although there was a hint of rain in the morning, at kick...

The scorlines from both matches this week. Image courtesy of www.shropshirestar.com   WEDNESDAY and Friday saw the newcomer Year 1s and SMU go up against the Year 4s and LKY School of Public Policy (LKY SPP) respectively. There was lots of action as both matches saw a total of...

Early on a bright Sunday morning, a bunch of bumblebee-coloured shirts made their way down to SMU, with their wearers in tow. Our team of pros and social players arrived early ready to do our best and hopefully win. Unfortunately, the day started off on a negative note as our...

Wearing our blue jersey tops, NUS Law basketball players eagerly headed down to SMU Indoor Courts at 1pm for 2 tiring but enjoyable basketball matches against the Law Society and SMU Law. Everyone was looking forward to having a good time and being able to exercise away the stress that...

ALTHOUGH the exams are just around the corner, the eager footballers of law school have not hung up their boots yet! 3 more games remain after last week’s cancelled game between LKY School of Public Policy and NYU. The fixtures are as follows: Tuesday, 25 Oct, 5pm – Year 1s...

The Upper Quad Floods   LAST Friday, the 21st of October was supposed to be the start of the Lawrence Quahe & Woo Soccer League and the two teams from LKY School of Public Policy and students from NYU were all geared up to kick off the league with a bang! Buuuuut…...

On a day of world-class sporting action, with the All Blacks playing the French in the Rugby World Cup Final, followed by the highlight of the Barclays Premier League weekend, Arsenal v Stoke City, there was another, yet more important event taking place at SMU. It was the Captain’s...

WARNING:  This article is not for the faint-hearted. As the title suggests, we’re going to show you a side of the Bukit Timah Campus (BTC) that you may have never seen before… or have you? Are you able to stomach a horror flick with a steady, regular heartbeat? Are...

The constant yet unequal pitter-patter of raindrops falling from the sky greeted your Saturday morning, and an average person, peeling his eyes open to see the downpour, would head straight back to bed in such comfortable weather. But that was not the case for the NUS Law Ultimate Frisbee team,...

In an afternoon that threatened to rain, the persistently dark clouds in fact provided the perfect weather to relax in a good session of netball (especially serving as a much-needed form of recovery for the year ones after a traumatizing SLS paper). For our first match, we were lined up...

It’s not common to see Eugene Ong (Year 2) awake so early on a Saturday morning, but awake he certainly was. It was a hot day, and the bright yellow sunshine was only matched by the bright yellow tops that our boys wore for the Law Frat Games. The...

After an intensive downpour which left souls dampened even further (“further” because SLS had already caused an irreparable damage on the Law Ones earlier), the weather cleared up to be nice and breezy, setting the stage for the impending clash of the titans between NUS and SMU Law Volleyball Teams....

NUS went down in a blaze of glory yesterday, coming up 2-3 against SMU despite several questionable decisions by the referee. Before the game, the atmosphere in the two camps were markedly different. 5 mins before the game, the SMU team could be seen in a huddle discussing their strategy....

A goal reminiscent of Geoff Hurst’s controversial 3rd goal for England in the 1966 World Cup went a huge way in settling a closely fought game between a combined NUS/SMU Law Team and a team from the Law Society. On the field at the CCAB Stadium (which after...

Fun fact of the day: Floorball in Chinese is “福乐球”, which directly translates to prosperous and happy ball. It is no wonder that there was nothing but smiles on our faces as we played our hearts out, enjoying every single second we spent playing the sport on...

You’ve just come out of a lecture and you’ve swooped straight down to the Study Room to secure a seat for yourself. A research paper, a tutorial and a set of readings to complete in two days. Every second is precious. Your eyes survey the study room. You...

Ever wondered how divorced couples decide who will keep the cat? Stayed awake at night thinking about whether the latest dress you bought from your favorite blogshop violates copyright? Worried about JK Rowling suing you for your Harry Potter fanfiction? Find out the answers to these questions and more at...

Having only a few more years to live before we turn into full-fledged lawyers and our wardrobes infected by a disease that limits vision to a monochrome palette (at least wigs are no longer in vogue), we law students put on our best each time we step onto our charming...

It is a foodie’s worst nightmare to step into a new school and realize that the seniors affectionately call the cafeteria The Suckmit. A year later, I’ve only met one person who remotely enjoys the food there. ‘It’s awesome,” quipped R, and is immediately diagnosed with a...

Many of us who witness our first court case often leave with more than a slight pang of disappointment: That’s it? No finger-pointing, sudden interruptions and yelling “objection!”, Phoenix Wright style? But for those present at the Rodyk Challenge Grand Finals, held at the Supreme Court, that twang of...

Like sunshine on a cloudy day, NUS Law School celebrated Children’s Day by coming together in support of the Children’s Cancer Foundation. The Law Students International Relations Committee (LSIRC) kicked off the week with a kickass fundraising campaign for the benefit of children suffering from cancer and their...

DISCLAIMER: This tongue-in-cheek article is done purely in good humour and is in no way intended to be offensive. Please do not view this post if you can’t change your clothes in a room with someone of the same gender. We may have the smaller campus and a sad...

We grill (from left) Vivien and Cheryl for juice The Summit has undergone a seismic change. When you once attacked that fried chicken drumstick to the dramatic symphony of faint classical music playing in the background, you now devour mee-pok to a familiar melody that happens to be in your...

Several LSIRC members brought some NUS Law exchange students on a river cruise last Friday evening on the 30/9/11 — the river cruise being a leisurely bumboat ride up and down the Singapore River, capturing the stunning view of the various local landmarks along the river lit up at...

The Mallals Moot Finals 2011 started promptly at 1900hrs. Among those who were present included members of the NUS Law fraternity as well as many Year 1s and 2s. For the Year 1s (myself included), this was probably the first time we were attending a moot, and it was an...

The experience of going to the moot court for the Rodyk Challenge NUS Finals was a slightly unfamiliar one, in comparison to all the other moot competitions that I have witnessed. Yes, I was going in to watch a competition that involved 2 sides ripping each other apart and staying...