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 BJ Dispatches
 
Canteen Prices
  Foo Shu-yi, Carrie Ann Webber, Woo Pui Li Meredith and Lee Yu Ying Jocelyn

You buy a bun from a canteen one day; and the same make bun from a different canteen the next. You expect it to be the same price in both places, right? Wrong! Some stall holders charge different prices for exactly the same food and drink. Spectrum investigates.

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Funeral Director
  Lee Wan Li Cecillia, Goh Shi Ting and Soh Pei Yu

Caskets... Funerals... Cremations... All a bit scary, really. And you’d expect somebody who deals with death and bereavement every day to be a gaunt figure with a solemn manner and a ghostly pallor. Meet Victor Hoo – the cheeriest funeral director in Singapore.

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Grandfather's Collection
  Cheryl Tan Hian Hui, Rachel Lim Xiao Fen and Chia Shun Yi

X-box, PlayStation, Gameboy... Many children seem to regard them as standard items. But have you ever wondered what toys your parents or grandparents played with? Time to visit the New Curiosity Shop. It’s a quaint old place in Arab Street where you can see – and play with – toys from fifty or sixty years ago.

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Parking Charges
  Lim Song Qi Rachael, Grace Tay Shu-en and Cheryl Ng Pei Ling

Until this year, use of open car parks was free at NTU. Some people chose to use the covered car parks – and paid for the privilege. Now everybody has to pay. Spectrum reports.

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Radio Fusion
  Daniel Ong, Sim Limin and Dian Melati Bte Mohamed Ismail

Fusion has a new home. NTU's very own radio station can now be seen as well as heard. Fusion programmes were once only recorded in the studios at the School of Communication and Information; now they are produced right next to the computer shop at Canteen B. Drop by and see your favourite DJ in action.

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SMS Lecture
  Lim Song Qi Rachael, Grace Tay Shu-en and Cheryl Ng Pei Ling

Lectures. Do you honestly follow absolutely everything the lecturer says? Most of us need to ask for a bit of clarification from time to time. But that can be a bit awkward, especially in a big lecture theatre. Thanks to an ingenious system designed by a computer engineering lecturer, you can now ask a question without interrupting the lecture or even putting up your hand. Just send an SMS message. The new system is only on trial at the moment, but it could become very popular.

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 Online Journalism Projects
 
Public Sphere in the Internet Age: A Renegotiation of Public Opinion in Singapore
 

The rise of the Internet since the 90s has greatly altered the various social, political and economic mechanisms that affect how human beings conduct their lives. The sphere of journalism - once considered the privileged domain of news reporters and a select elite - is now becoming increasingly decentralized as more and more people gain access to the World Wide Web.

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Reminiscent of Singapore
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Reminiscent of Singapore is a walk down memory lane for Singaporeans. This is your one-stop portal for all things to do with Singapore's past, and it's fading past.

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Revamping the Digital Nanyang Chronicle
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The new Digital Chronicle will be a full-fledged interactive news site with original content, coupled with repackaged offline content, that promises a new experience for readers.

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Run N Swim
 

A one-stop portal for beginning athletes.

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The Green Mango
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An online magazine devoted to the Singaporean music scene. Tailored not just for the listeners, but also for musicians, as a gathering point where all can visit to share their appreciation for local music.

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The Terror Times
 

Read the latest news on terrorism from around the world in The Terror Times, your one stop portal for all news and happenings related to terrorism.

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Top Ten Beach Resorts in South East Asia
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A one-stop portal for travellers keen on visiting beach resorts in South East-Asia. Ten carefully selected beach resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are featured.

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