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The Blogger Q4 (2025-26)
They say you only realize how fast time moves when you reach the end of something. ✨ Putting together this fourth and final edition for 2025–26 feels surreal because it feels like just yesterday we were trying to figure out what our voice as an avenue should even be. Being your Editor hasn’t just been…
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The Pure Ecstasy of Winning RCL 26
Winning this RCL 26 was pure ecstasy. I don’t think any of us will ever cease talking about this moment and honestly, why should we? After months of relentless hard work, sleepless nights, and pure determination, the dream didn’t just come true, we lived it. We are officially the Champions of the Rotaract Champions League…
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VOCÉ 26 – Where Voices Are Born
A public speaking competition born to do one thing: help students find – and own – their voice. Born out of Speaker Stride – the communication pillar of Project Stride, the Rotaract Club of SLIIT’s flagship professional development initiative – VOCÉ ’26 was where that ambition took its most visible, most electric form. Executed in…
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Chak Gadu on the Beach: A Traditional Game That Brought Us Closer
Sometimes the best fellowship events don’t need a conference hall or a formal agenda. Just sand, a traditional game, and good company. That is exactly what the Rotary Club of Edith Cowan University delivered with Chak Gudu. The Rotaract Club of SLIIT was thrilled to receive the invitation. This unique initiative was all about bringing…
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Green Life: Phase 01
“The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth.” — Chief Seattle In a time where climate change and environmental destruction continue to challenge the future of our planet, young leaders are proving that meaningful change begins with collective action. Green Life – Phase 01: Ignite the Million Pound Green, organized by…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh was a household name. If you have been following the Palestinian struggle, you already know her. Or perhaps, it is through her reporting that you first learned about it. Shireen was an incredible, distinguished journalist who reported with so much patience and professionalism. She was such a prominent figure that her mere…
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Creative Chronicles: Success Only to Be in Further Entanglement
A snippet of a fictional story After three weeks of unfathomable intensity, Jonathan and Tom’s stratagem to oust Hanson and Mark bore fruit-both of them were avaricious and couldn’t stand their bank deposits being out of order. Thusly, they submitted their resignations subsequently. Jonathan and Tom ought to have thrown a party to commemorate their…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Rita Sebastian
Issue 10 Rita Sebastian was the first Sri Lankan woman to edit a major newspaper. But her real revolution happened in the field, in conflict zones where very few journalists, let alone women, dared to go. In a country tearing itself apart where the north bled through the Eelam Wars and the south burned through…
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Special Days: International Tea Day
A love letter to the world’s most beloved brew – and the island that made it legendary. May 21st is here, and the kettle is on. Whether you take it black, milky, spiced, iced, or somewhere in between – today is your day to savour every single sip without a shred of guilt. National Tea…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Anna Politkovskaya
Issue 08 Some stories do not disappear because they are finished. They disappear because someone powerful benefits when people stop asking about them. A war becomes too complicated to follow. A country feels too far away. A journalist’s name appears once, then fades into the background of everything else happening in the world. Anna Politkovskaya…
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Friday Feels: What’s one thing you looked at every day, but one day, finally saw it differently?
More times than not, we move through life looking through our own specific lens, putting everything into its own little bubble. This lens is usually crafted very carefully by every experience we’ve had so far. But every now and then, the bubble pops… and suddenly, we see the world in a completely different light. The…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Lasantha Wickrematunge
Issue 05 Some journalists report what happens. Others make sure the truth is not buried beneath fear. Lasantha Wickrematunge was one of those journalists. As the founder and Chief Editor of The Sunday Leader, he became known for journalism that asked difficult questions at a time when asking them was not always safe. He was…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Bisan Owda
Issue 02 “I’m Still Alive.” – Survival as Journalism There is something deeply unsettling about hearing someone begin a video with the words: “I’m still alive.” That was how Bisan Owda updated the world. Bisan Owda is a Palestinian journalist and filmmaker from Gaza whose videos became some of the most recognized firsthand documentation following…
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The Power Play Cup 2026
The PowerPlay Cup 2026, organized collaboratively by the Rotaract Clubs of APIIT, ICBT, RIC, and SLIIT, was successfully held on 29th March at Cricksal Arena, Delkanda. The event brought together Rotaractors and cricket enthusiasts for an exciting evening filled with teamwork, sportsmanship, fellowship, and friendly competition. The tournament featured four competitive teams, each consisting of…
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The Scarlet Scribe: World Press Freedom Day
Issue 01: Upholding the Truth In a time where information reaches us within seconds, the importance of truth has never been clearer. News spreads rapidly through headlines, notifications, and social media, shaping the way we perceive the world around us. Yet in the middle of this constant flow of information, one thing remains essential, a…
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