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…
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MUSA Annual Election 2014
Dear students of Monash University Malaysia, The MUSA Election is back! The above is the Notice of Election to inform you of the timeline. As of this post, we are currently at the 4th and 5th stage: Campaign period and Polling period. Polling period is held this entire week, from 22nd – 26th September, for…
Monash Annual Ball 2014: What’s Cookin’ Up?
Words by Emily Choong | Pictures by Vince Cheong & Eugene Chia With over 600 tickets sold within the first day of sales and having to go through tedious processes to open 60 additional seats for eager and disappointed students, we can tell you are all excited for the Monash Annual Ball. Here are some things you…
Monash’s Got Talent – Semi Finals
Written by Naadia Buhary | Photos by Wei Yng It’s 7pm and there’s a palpable air of excitement inside Audi 1. The semi-finals was about to begin and unlike the auditions, it was open to the public. As the judges take their places, and the crowd falls silent, it’s time for the first performance of…
Rush Hour – O’ Week Friday
Written by Naadia Sehar | Photos by Ai Lin It’s 8.30am on the last day of O-Week, and new students are trickling into the foyer. Dressed in coloured t-shirts representing their respective schools, they gather around bleary-eyed, awaiting to find out what activities had been planned out for them for the day. Camera slung round…
Monash’s Got Talent: The Search for a Superstar!
(There’s more to us than just assignments!) Words and Photos – The Editors Day 1 of auditions, and after being shuttled around a couple of venues by the facilities department, we finally settled down at the Plenary Theatre. Day 1 was dominated by contestants singing a variety of English and Chinese songs; with some accompanied…
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…
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…
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…
Student Trip: Asian Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium 2013 Report
By Tan Zhi Shan Konichiwa! A couple of us pharmacy students (Zhi Shan, Wei Yang, Jamie Leong, Hui Shun, Chai Yee, Jia Yung and Rachel Tan) were fortunate enough to be selected from a pool of other pharmacy students in Malaysia to attend the Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium (APPS), which was held in Chiba prefecture,…
The Battle of the Giants: MUSA Election Debates 2013
By Hanny Kee *All photos taken from their respective Facebook groups.* Two parties: Team Transcend (represented in purple) and Team Sapientia (represented in blue), are currently vying to fill the 38 MUSA positions for 2014. The highlight of the elections was of course the debates of the office-bearers (with the exception of General Secretary), namely…
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