In the debilitating lull of overlapping assignments, the looming threat of exams and the existential dread of being a student, the cinemusica was the best experience for a temporary solution to forgetting all of those things. Walking into campus felt ordinary like any other day but walking into auditorium 2 past the crowd of excited…
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Monash Ball ‘25: A Magical Night in Atlantis
The semester is finally over! And for some of us that means a nice, chill holiday before the next semester starts again or finding a job and getting ready for graduation. But before the coming future of endless possibilities begins, MUSA Activities put together one last huzzah for Monashians. A night of fun-filled activities and…
MUISS International Games Night: Spirits High (Play, Laugh, Repeat) by Khardeeja Sapora
Under the haunting glow of Halloween lights, the air buzzed with a kind of newness – fresh faces and a fresh energy in the Monash University Malaysia Sports Hall. It wasn’t gory, but there was definitely something in the air: a new kind of thrill, the kind that comes when strangers meet for the first…
MUSA 2025 Installation & Appreciation Ceremony: A Legacy In Motion by Khardeeja Omar
The moment I walked into Auditorium 1, I was struck by how everyone looked – poised, confident, and ready for what’s next. Half the hall was filled with students in blazers and shirts, looking like the world’s next leaders. And maybe, in a way, they were. It was the MUSA 2025 Installation & Appreciation Ceremony,…
Nutrition Awareness Day: To Be What You Eat by Jia Wei
Exam season is finally upon us once again. Running on 2 hours of sleep, or power naps more like, high on caffeine, sugar and god knows what just to power through those final deadlines. This author is just as drained as you folks. Are we all doing okay? Who’s kidding, no we’re not obviously but…
October Orientation 2025: The Beat of Life by Jia Wei
Rubatosis /ru-ba-to-sis/: The unsettling awareness of your heartbeat Awkwardness, nervousness, anticipation, excitement, chaos. Tension sways in the humid air, its presence heavy as the rhythmic sound of footsteps passes through the gate. Muscles drawn tight, smile slipping at the corners, the air presses down on the lungs with the weight of life. One too many…
MOMOFI: Illuminated by the Movie Screen by Sanjana Rajagopal
The quality of film is going down. No, I am not talking about the Monash Malaysia Film Department. Movie theatres are skimping on quality screenings to save money and increase the lifespan of their equipment. Every film is a sequel or a remake or a badly colourised musical (They were…popular). One is bound to lose…
Monash Cup Closing Ceremony: Transformation of Tradition by Yashven Jayabalan
Tradition is viewed– in isolation– a contradictory concept that champions the ideological burden of connoting repetition and fixity while naturally also being opposed to transformation. You seek comfort in familiarity and thus, make no effort to change circumstances in fear of familiarity dissolving, causing your safety net to disappear along with it. This is perhaps…
Monash Glow: “I Wanna Live While Glowing” by Khardeeja Sapora
I f you’ve ever watched the classic romantic-comedy 13 Going On 30 starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, you might remember the moment when Jenna Rink opens her eyes to a brand-new world. That’s how stepping into Monash Glow felt, moving from the “dark” of looming assessments into a burst of neon lights, music, and…
Merdeka Charity Run: Walk a Mile in these Orange Shirts by Celeste Sia
Nothing says health more than inhaling gas car fumes while jogging, running, brisk walking in our beloved hexagonal bricked microcosmic city. My lifestyle New Balances were not made for marathons and neither am I but here I am in the dark of dawn on our campus preparing to document this run. My emotional support Labubu…
Monash Cup Opening Bazaar: The Start of the Beginning by Jia Wei
In the midst of light drizzles, smoke and sweetness alike lingering in the dews, anticipation and excitement bubbles and brew beneath the chaotic buzz. Small pools of water flood the ground, splashing playfully as footsteps dance across the pavement. The humid air carries an electric energy building towards a faithful day, the perfect opening act…
Monash Cup Opening Ceremony: Captured Flags and Tugged Ropes
The crowd roared as the gladiators tussled in the sand. Blood-caked armour and weapons draped with flesh clash; only one of them gets to walk away from here. Money rattles in people’s bags as they bet on who wins, and the cacophony rises to a crescendo. You would observe that sporting spectacles have not changed…
SOS Career Insights Workshop: A Step Into Adulthood by Jia Wei
As young adults growing into our body and discovering how we fit into this bustling world, one cannot escape the inevitable questions surrounding our career and future. As the days grow older and longer, our minds spiral into worry about the encroaching adulthood. Run as we might, we cannot hide from it. The road ahead…
July Orientation 2025: You Are Being Perceived by Yashven Jayabalan
Perceiving the concept of an orientation the same way I perceive finding random talking points and verbalising ideas solely for the purpose of attempting to halt the inevitable awkwardness between a stranger– who is likely trying to do the exact same thing– and an excessively anxious individual without their daily dose of sertraline. You encounter…
Night of Drama 2025: Seeking Originality through the Grapevines of Human Emotion by Yashven Jayabalan
The aversion of originality is chronically injected into the livelihoods of many Malaysian creatives simply because we find the need to position art and theatre as something that appeals to the masses, something extremely digestible for the purpose of attraction and monetization. Art now can’t simply be left conceptual and raw. There is a need…
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