Measures against sexualised orientation games see progress

Above: NTU freshmen playing orientation games on Sentosa in 2016. Left: Students practising dance moves in 2016 for NUS' Rag and Flag day, which is part of the orientation programme.
Students practising dance moves in 2016 for NUS' Rag and Flag day, which is part of the orientation programme. ST FILE PHOTOS
Above: NTU freshmen playing orientation games on Sentosa in 2016. Left: Students practising dance moves in 2016 for NUS' Rag and Flag day, which is part of the orientation programme.
NTU freshmen playing orientation games on Sentosa in 2016. ST FILE PHOTOS
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The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have, in recent years, stepped up measures to stamp out inappropriate orientation games.

Their efforts seem to have paid off.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 16, 2019, with the headline Measures against sexualised orientation games see progress. Subscribe