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No high school musical, this

There are a lot of Hollywood moviesbased on high school life. And why high school ? Because a teenager’s life has spice and everything nice. If you observe carefully , your class might resemble a stereotype high school movie.
Any classroom essentially consists of these basic characters. The bully or the dada of the class — […]

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Emotional landmines

ISSUES With recurrent incidents of violence by students in campuses, anger management is certainly something that individuals and institutions need to turn their attention to. DR. S. MOHAN RAJ

Anger is an emotion that happens when an individual’s emotional equilibrium is disturbed by external or internal factors. These can be trigger factors or predisposing factors. The […]

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Don’t freak out

 
As I am write this, my mother reminds me that I have “exactly one week” for the all important board exams to begin and that I must be studying instead of typing this out. I don’t know if every Std XII. student has been experiencing this, but in the past month or so, not just […]

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Satire for the stage

PREVIEW theatreY’s GardYsh will take a quirky look at contemporary society complete with live music. NIHARIKA M.

There are some spaces where a sense of déjà-vu gradually engulfs and you are no more a mere spectator, but a player drawn into its vortex; and certainly, the more speculating kind this time around.
Eccentric world
theatre Y’s “gardYsh” adapted […]

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Scrubbing the campus clean

ACTIVITY MCC’s ‘Scrubie Campaign’ gave the youngsters an opportunity to clean up their campus and also think about the dangers of unmindful littering. SRUTI M.D.

The Scrub Society of Madras Christian College (MCC) had a mass clean up of the campus recently with 470 students participating. The botanical garden at MCC campus plays an important role […]

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Time for a sea change

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEAN-UP DAY Students of Chennai schools and colleges hit the beaches for a massive drive and also sent out a strong anti-pollution message. RAMMYA RAVI

In its effors to ensure a clean environment, the Indian Coast Guard in collaboration with Loyola College and Tree Foundation observed the International Coastal Clean-up Day at all the […]

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A dramatic affair

ON STAGE Airtel Theatricals 2010 was a platform for college students to bring their talent to the fore. SHILPA RATHNAM

 
‘The primary function of theatre is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent,’ Robert Brustein famously said. That is exactly what the second edition of Airtel Theatricals 2010 […]

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More than meets the eye

 
I am currently doing my final year in Engineering. Life is not always beautiful; we final years have many problems… viz… placements, projects, preparing for higher studies, settling GPs and CGPs etc. Of all these, the most pressing is finding placements. And to get placed, the first step is to prepare a good resume. And […]

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Curious careers

It’s counselling time! Students are looking at different colleges and most importantly, different courses. Being a student of Leather Technology I feel I am tailor-made to talk about “out of the box” career choices. Gone are the days when people preferred safe career options. Now students are exploring and venturing into a number of new […]

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Lure of FIFA

While sitting at home on another one of those school nights, I’m sure all of you would have heard your mothers yell, “TV all the time, what is so interesting about TV?” Being in Std.X, I was hardly surprised but nevertheless irritated at my Mom asking me to go study at around 8:00 p.m. one […]

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