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MONGA Semester 1 | 2019 – Same-Same

The ‘Same-Same’ issue is out now! MONGA S1 2019

Monash Street Jam Vol. 3

Monash just got hotter on the 20th April as talented dancers set the badminton court on fire with their jaw-dropping moves, which was a great start to the mid-semester break. Monash Street Jam Vol. 3 was a continuation of the series of the street jam events held by the Monash Street Dance Society. This year’s…

MUSA Wom*n’s Officer’s Sadie Hawkins Dance

Sadie Hawkins Dances are a staple of high schools and universities in Caucasian America where the females of our species invite the males for a night of dancing, food, and consensual fun. The objective of such a flip-flop is to encourage women to make the first step and take charge of their relationships. Organized by…

Stress With Prez #1 – 01.04.19

If you’ve spotted our Monash University Student Association president Kajen doing push-ups with a painted face in front of Audi 1 on Monday in Week 5, fret not, he was in the middle of an initiative titled Stress With The Prez whereby students could directly issue their concerns to him. Here’s the fun part: You…

MUVP Charity Book Fair |25.03.2019 – 20.03.2019

You probably have passed by the area in front of Audi 1 during Week 4 to see the normally empty space transformed to contain rows of books ranging from the whole collection of Dan Brown mystery books to guidebooks in managing your pregnancy. This book fair was brought by Persatuan Kebajikan Xim Phou Moon…

Superheroes U-Night (7 Schools’ Mingle Night) | 25.03.2019⁣

What derived out of budget cuts an urges for more collaborative events paved way for the school’s most ambitious interactive event yet—the start of Week 4 foresaw the cumulation of 7 school representatives’ efforts since last November to hold the very first 7 Schools’ Mingle Night. SoP rep See Mun stated they wanted to enable…

HOLI FESTIVAL |22.03.2019

On the 22nd of March, Monash celebrated the festival of Holi relishing pieces of music and festive food. Organised by MUISS, the event brought joy and happiness amongst Monash students in the middle of Week 3. “This event is something that we’ve wanted to conduct since last year, but unfortunately didn’t get to the last…

Bash of Monash |15.03.2019

Where there is good music, there is a good time. MUSA Activities set the theme “Bands of Malaysia” for the month. Bash of Monash aims to promote local culture through music and artworks to Monashians. It is held monthly with different themes showcasing the works of Malaysian artists. “Most importantly, we just want people to…

C&S Week (Semester 1, 2019)

Week 2 was “Clubs and Societies (CNS) Week”, whereby club booths were set up by students of their respective clubs with the intention of signing up new recruits. Such booths were mainly found at the foyer as well as the walkway leading towards the old cafeteria (behind the library). The environment and vibe of…

MuPhaS’ Mingle Night 19’ | 8.03.2019

Note from the Editors: Hello fellow Monashians! We’re glad to be back at university, serving up this year’s editions of MONGA and not so glad because we’re still crying on the inside . But nevertheless, let’s make the most of it because life is short and oh god Jessica why did you leave me… A…

MSC #9: Accusation of Corruption? :O

Week 11, or Hell Week X depending on which school or year of students you’re talking to. You would love to spend your precious time perfecting that assignment or preparing for your finals but MUSA still exists and the MSCs must go on. So here’s the MSC #9 recap after five weeks of pain and…

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Musings of a graduating student nobody asked for.

Religion (Saik Ming)

I say the words Jesus Christ a lot for somebody who doesn’t believe in the notion of God. Or religion in general for that matter. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it for as long as i live; our perspectives are moulded by the experiences and lives we live. I don’t have anything against…

Emelyne: Quest for Self-Acceptance

Editor’s Note: Just in time to usher in the new year, here’s a submission from a fellow Monashian about her journey towards self-acceptance. In this era of a tech-savvy society, people are constantly being drowned by unrealistic standards of superficial beauty. Social media indubitably aggravates it; leading many into ridiculously believing that beauty is only…

AMEU Presidential Debate

On September 22nd and 23rd 2018, The Association of Malaysian Economics Undergraduates (AMEU) hosted our inaugural Presidential Debate Competition, the very first of its kind in Malaysia. This competition was established by AMEU with the vision to promote intellectual discourse among the Malaysian youth. This was in line with the new Malaysian Government’s’ beliefs. However,…