Theme of the Month: Choices/Regrets – Submissions

Submission by Nadya Priguna Poernama Desiderata 2.0 by Febriana Ramadhanya All of our choices lead us to where we are now. All of our choices define who we are now. Regret only comes when an unknown opportunity was missed, and will never come by again. It is in our nature to always wonder what if. Through our…

Let There Be Revival: Monash Music Festival 2015!

Words by Saw Ray Mond   “Awesome.”       That was the only thing first-year student Lee Ka Vei could say when asked about the Monash Music Festival. The Monash Music Festival was held on the 2nd of April to a sold out crowd and it blew all our minds away. There was a…

THEME OF THE MONTH: PASSION – Results

  The first round of submissions for the Editors’ Monthly Submissions has come to an end. From an impressive array of artworks, Nadya Priguna Poernama’s “Passion” was elected as the best submission. She said “My passion is to draw. It makes me feel calm as if I’m deep under the water and at the same time…

The social(izing) network: Mid-week mingle

Words by Sharanya Ramaswamy       It’s raining… for the 100th time this month which is no surprise thanks to the tropical location of Malaysia. I guess there has to be a price to pay for summer all year round. As I sit in my room despising the rain, I ponder about whether I…

THEME OF THE MONTH: PASSION – SUBMISSIONS PART 2

Photograph by Febrianne Sukiato “I took this photograph on June 2013 while I was on vacation with my family, in Oslob, Cebu. Oslob is one of those unique places where magical things really do happen: at a near daily basis, young whale sharks gather to be fed by local fishermen, seemingly without fear of being…

THEME OF THE MONTH: PASSION – Submissions Part 1

Photograph by Andrew Peter Tze-Meng Lim Going to disneyland was like magic. It reignited my passion for all things disney, made me download and watch all episodes of Kim Possible the moment I came back to Malaysia! Poem  by Ananya Bordoloi What’s my passion? My passion is to write I scribble a lot of funny…

2015 Semester 1: Clubs and Societies Week!

Words by Alvin & J-Mee (Clubs and Societies Division) C&S Week Semester 1 2015 was held on March 9 to March 13 2015 to much fanfare and excitement from both students and clubs/societies alike. Much effort was put in by the C&S Division Committee in preparation for this special week, wherein clubs & societies of…

Orientation Bash, March 2015

On the 7th of March 2015, over 200 bright-eyed first year students arrived on campus for the first orientation bash of the year. Upon arrival, they were served breakfast and then split into 11 groups of nineteen. They then journeyed to Outbac Broga for the Orientation Bash! The day was filled with several exciting activities…

THEME OF THE MONTH: PASSION

The MUSA editorial board is proud to present our new monthly thematic competition. This competition hopes to get more students involved in MONGA and Mondo. Every month, we will release a theme (this months theme = PASSION). All students may submit a creative piece based on this theme. Whether you have a passion for photography, designing,…

Orientation Week February 2015

For most of us, Semester 1 of 2015 begins on the 2nd of March. However for Monash freshmen, the 23rd of February represents the start of a new journey. Before diving in to their university life, the new students were formally introduced to Monash University Malaysia with a weeklong Orientation. The orientation week was designed…

By-Election of School of Arts and Social Sciences Male Representative

As last year’s election for MUSA School of Arts and Social Sciences Male Representative ended with a draw, a by-election is in order and will be on-going this week in Monash Malaysia. The voting starts today (5/3/2015), hence students from the school of Arts and Social Sciences go vote for your preferred candidate now! The…

Editorial Board 2015 Subcommittee Recruitment!

A big shout out to Monash University Malaysia students! If you are a: – Writer, – Photographer, – Artist, – Designer, – And are interested to contribute to Monash University Malaysia’s student publication, We are looking for talented individuals like you to join the Editorial Board 2015 subcommittee!   Fill in the form to get started:…

Humans of Monash

We know the cover is different. It may seem deep and dark but…. It’s quite simple, really. Diversity. It signifies how there’s many sides to a person, a story and usually it’s the ones you expect the least from. So we decided on our own special project – Human of Monash, centered around our theme –…

The Procrastination Issue is out!

The Procrastination Issue, our second and final MONGA as MUSA Editors 2014, brings not only stories about procrastination, but also the products of procrastination. … But why “procrastination”? Well, we reckon many students are able to relate to this act of delaying the start of their assignments and exam revisions – that includes us too!…