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Thomians “Break Free” by a whisker!! Source:-stcobasydney Overcoming unfamiliar challenges of the Pandemic and weary from a non-event year in 2020, the OBA committee was enthusiastically raring to “break free”. Martin Luther King Junior once said,” The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”. True to this revelation, a bunch of young and novice OBA members, infused by those with experience, got down to facing a challenge that was not seen before. They succeeded in the face of uncertainly from a ‘new normal’, emphasised clearly by Master of Ceremonies veteran Duke Ramachandran from the podium, after his signature opening ritual for a Thomian event of ‘ringing the College bell’. This set the scene for a much-anticipated exhilarating night that fitted the theme “Break Free 2021” On arrival, guests in their ...