L to R – Quicksilver (X-men: Days of Future Past), Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver (Avengers 2: Age of Ultron) Words by: Sarah Lee Warning: This article contains spoilers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier The 2014 summer blockbuster season is already in full swing with the recent release of Captain America:…
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Editorial board of Monash University Student Association
Meeting with Information Technology Services (ITS): What happened to our network?
Written by Emily Choong | Photo by Vince Cheong On the 5th of May 2014, the Welfare Officers and myself as the Editorial Board representative attended an independent meeting with two staff members from the Information Technology Services (ITS) to investigate several prevailing ITS-related issues in Monash University Malaysia. It was made known that the…
4th MSC Meeting: Highlights
By Ai Lin The 4th MSC Meeting was called to order at 7.15pm on 30th April 2014. The meeting kick started with the presentation of the MUISS election report by returning officer RO, Ong Lee Ching. The entire council was updated on the election from the beginning to the end. The report on foul plays…
An Open Letter to the Extremist
Written by Rachel Priya Oh come on, you know what I’m talking about. We’ve all been there, or at least had friends who were stuck in this ‘extremist’ mindset bubble. This is the guy who says “Alright guys, see y’all after my semester wraps up!” and the girl who goes, “Well goodbye fun me and…
MUISS Elections 2014
MUISS ELECTIONS 2014 Written by Naadia Buhary | Photos by Wong Wei Yng Two teams contended against each other at the recently concluded MUISS (Monash University International Student Services) election 2014. Spectrum (in yellow) and The Blue Alliance (in blue, of course) comprised of students from diverse nationalities, such as Sri-Lanka, Iran, Mauritius, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand and…
When 50 Meets 50: An Experience
Written by Number Thirteen | Photos by Tan Wen Jie The setting: Fifty guys and fifty girls. 50 tables draped in red cloth arranged in rows. 2 chairs were faced opposites at each table. The twist? All the participants were blindfolded. To preserve anonymity, the organizers decided that it was best to carry out the “speed…
3rd MSC Meeting: Highlights
By Emily Choong and Naadia Buhary The meeting was called to order at 7.12 p.m. on the 3rd of April 2014. The President’s report included an estimated change in budget allocation of RM1, 000 to host the Meet & Greet session in order for MUSA to get to know the administrators. He also noted that…
2nd MSC Meeting: Highlights
By Emily Choong The 2nd MSC meeting commenced at 7.09 p.m. on 13 March 2014 at the MUSA discussion room at the Sports Centre. The President began the meeting by welcoming the newly elected Editors to the council. He then announced that the Campus Space Audit Taskforce, established to manage space in lieu of the…
Orientation Bash March 2014
Written by Soh Ai Lin Photos by Wong Wei Yng and Tan Wen Jie 184 excited first-years invaded Bayu Beach Resort, Port Dickson on the 15th March 2014 for the first Orientation Bash of the year. Here’s what happened during that one full day of fun, sun and new friends: Ten minutes into the journey, the…
5 Things: Google Malaysia
By Lestari Hairul Photos by Eugene Chia It’s the middle of summer break and you’ve been working as an intern surfing 9Gag and/or Tumblr daily, wondering if this was the best way to spend the 3 months for a paltry 800 bucks or experience points. Then you watch, or are reminded of, the film The…
Speak Out For Engineering (SOfE) Malaysia National Finals 2013
Words by Achugovind Kumar Photos by Lee Weng Kent On the 7th of December 2013, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Malaysia and IMechE Monash University Malaysia (MUM) Student Chapter jointly organized one of the most prestigious public speaking competitions in the engineering industry, Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) Malaysia National Finals 2013. Speak Out…
9th MSC Meeting – Highlights
By Lestari Hairul Photos by Brian Soong The 9th MSC meeting, also the final meeting for MUSA 2013, began at 12.31pm on Friday 22nd November 2013. Aside from the usual suspects, the meeting was also attended by the incoming MUSA 2014 office-bearers and Mobashsher Fahad, the ex-President of the now-defunct Comic Club. Incumbent President, Melvin…
MonGa The Opinion Issue is out!
Our final issue for our term is finally out! Copies are available in front of the Library, next to the Maybank ATM machine, on a wobbly table by the round tables near the cafeteria and soon enough in the new MUSA student lounge! Grab them now :)
PhD Life is…
“Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham www.phdcomics.com By Claire Grant In this article we will look briefly at some of the challenges and joys of PhD life on campus. PhD life is: 1. Independent. A solo act in itself, you can make your PhD as sociable a journey as you want, but the end result…
Monash Sports Carnival 2013
Words By AA and Naadia Buhary Photos by Ai Lin Soh and Yiow See Yeng It was the 19th of October, a Saturday and it was 8am. That’s right, you heard us. 8am MOTHAF*****. Why were we in Monash at 8 am, you might ask? Well, the Monash Sports Carnival was being held that very…
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