Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will address NTU students tomorrow at the annual Ministerial Forum. However, the topic Singapore – A Buzz City reveals little of the forum’s agenda. Making Singapore a “fun city” has been a running theme for Singapore’s development over the past five years, but casinos, theme parks and vibrant night scenes are probably not the biggest issues on an average NTU student’s mind. What issues will NTU students raise to SM Goh? Full story

Student life is not just about studying, but an irreplaceable time of youth. Maryam Mokhtar (right) writes about daring to live the recess week as it is – recess. Full story

When NTU fell eight places in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings last year, NTU Provost Bertil Andersson brushed it off as mathematically impossible. Though ranking is important, it should be taken with a pinch of salt, the university said then, for the Times just a commercial newspaper and not an academic authority. No one expected NTU to fall again this year, this time by a shocking 101 places. Should we blame the changing criteria, or take the fall in rankings more seriously? Ng Kaijie explores the issue. Full story

Just this month, the media was abuzz with talk about an anonymous blog called The Liberating Truth, which posted an “academic blacklist” against foreign NTU students. In what some see as a response to that incident, the university issued on Tuesday a circular to students listing several rules about internet postings. Terence Lee explores the issue. Full story

The Nanyang Chronicle went out of its way to expose the campus bookshop of selling pirated books to students. Lin Junjie wonders if the story warranted such a treatment, and whether ethics have taken a backseat in pursuit of breaking news. Full story