Sloppy Joe or Trendy Wendy?
One of the perks, or worries, of entering college is deciding “the look” you wish to carry to class every day. From trendy designer labels to Sungei Wang bargains, college students can choose from a wide range of attire – depending on their budget – to convey the image they desire.

Come hell or high water
THOUSANDS of Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) candidates had a memorable start to the examination on Monday as record rainfall flooded homes and schools in Kedah, Penang and Perak, making sitting for the major secondary school assessment even more testing.

Technology still Twintech's forte
WHEN he founded L&G Twintech Institute of Technology in 1994, Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh had two objectives – to increase the number and quality of skilled workers in the country and to produce more bumiputra graduates.

Bringing back the rod
SPARE the rod and spoil the child. A revival of this traditional practice may be the answer to the dismal state of discipline in schools. Certainly of late, student fights have been making the news, much more than students' good grades.

Make prison visits compulsory, says Kayveas
VISITS to a prison should be made compulsory for students to educate them on the consequences of gangsterism, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister\'s Department, Senator Datuk M. Kayveas.

Sex, drugs and porn taboo in China
EDUCATION chiefs in Shanghai are seeking to tempt teenagers away from modern vices with a new code of conduct for the city’s school pupils that bans sex, drugs and online pornography. Smoking is also out and the city’s one million primary and secondary school pupils, aged 12-18, have been told to lay off the booze.

Plagiarism equal to all Seven Deadly Sins
From AIRIL HAIMI MOHD ADNAN, UfoRIA Centre of Excellence,Universiti Teknologi Mara, Perak.

LAN explains its stand
From ZITA MOHD FAHMI, Senior manager, Corporate Division, For chairman/chief executive, National Accreditation Board.

Not easy to talk to school heads
From NIROSHA SEN of Perak.