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Rag (student society) Rags are student-run charitable fundraising organisations that are widespread in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Some are run as student societies whilst others sit with campaigns within their student unions. Most universities in the UK and Ireland, as well as some in the Netherlands and the Commonwealth countries of South ...
Ragging. Ragging is the term used for the so-called " initiation ritual" practiced in higher education institutions in India, Pakistan, [1] and Sri Lanka. The practice is similar to hazing in North America, fagging in the UK, bizutage in France, praxe in Portugal, and other similar practices in educational institutions across the world.
Ragged schools were charitable organisations dedicated to the free education of destitute children in 19th-century Britain.The schools were developed in working-class districts and intended for society's most impoverished youngsters who, it was argued, were often excluded from Sunday School education because of their unkempt appearance and often challenging behaviour.
NUSSU Rag and Flag is an annual charity project featured prominently in the National University of Singapore Students' Union (NUSSU) Freshmen Orientation Programme. The project comprises two separate but related events: students taking to the streets asking the public for donations on Flag Day and, subsequently, a procession of thematic floats that will perform within the university grounds on ...
A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership typically consists only of students and/or alumni. Early notable types of student societies include ...
Rag (student society), a student-run charitable fundraising group; Rag (typography), the ragged edge of a block of text; Recombination-activating gene, encoding enzymes RAG-1 and RAG-2; RAG rating (Red, Amber, Green), a traffic light rating system; Rags (dog) (1916–1936), 1st Infantry Division (United States) mascot in World War I; The Rag ...
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Cotton paper, also known as rag paper or rag stock paper, is made using cotton linters (fine fibers which stick to the cotton seeds after processing) or cotton from used cloth (rags) as the primary material. Prior to the mid-19th century, cotton paper was the main form of paper produced, with pulp paper replacing cotton paper as the main paper ...