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…
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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…
Monash Waterbomb Festival 2025: Where Were You When it Rained Fun? by Nicholi De Silva
If you weren’t soaked, shouting or posting about, were you even at Waterbomb? The festival didn’t just splash water; it flooded campus with music, movement, and pure chaos. It was the kind of event where you didn’t just attend, you became part of it. And if you weren’t there? You felt it. Deep in the…
SASS x SOB x SOMHS Murder Mystery: Murder on the Ballroom (or Badminton Court) Floor by Sanjana Rajagopal
Did you see Katy Perry in the news for being in that space shuttle for 15 minutes? What do you think of that guy who fatally shot the United Healthcare CEO? As much as we like to hate the wealthy (eat the rich!) as the more anti-capitalistic generation, it is hard to ignore the fact…
One Word, Epilogue: MUISS Olympics, Where International Peace Took a Day Off by Jananee Jagadeesan
Borders were invisible, but the tension wasn’t. On May 10th, the much anticipated MUISS Olympics kicked off, proving once again that international students don’t need politicians to air their rivalries—just a dodgeball and mild dehydration. You can hate the government, the carbs, even your own passport. But the second someone says you’re playing for your…
One World, Prelude: Where Culture Performs and Capitalism Quietly Claps by Jananee Jagadeesan
They say One World is a celebration of culture. But that’s only half the truth. Culture, in this context, is not just celebrated – it’s served. Plated, priced, and posted. It is styled for visibility, spelled out phonetically, and handed over with a smile rehearsed somewhere between homesickness and hospitality. Walking through MUISS’ Cultural Bazaar…
TunnelVision 2.0: Live, Loud and Liberated by Bianca Eunice Miranda Calma
The local indie band scene in Malaysia is rising—and it’s a force to be reckoned with. Driven by themes of self-expression, individuality and creative freedom, their voices are loud and ready to be heard. But in a music scene dominated by mainstream acts, local artists rarely get the limelight they deserve. Last Friday, TunnelVision 2.0…
MBP Survival Games: Exposure Therapy by Hii Mao Ann
I like to refer to myself as a catastrophically asocial individual, a notion that is doubtlessly universal amongst people familiar with my temperament. Mao Ann is to human interaction what cats are to water, or what vampires are to sunlight, or what billionaires are to paying taxes: fundamentally and fatally averse. Case in point, despite…
Holi 2025: Coloured Chaos and Powdered Joy by Reona
Originally, the concept of throwing powdered colour on each other and then dousing each other with water can seem somewhat strange—maybe even downright sadistic. Holi, better known as the Festival of Colours, personally sounds strange, because why would there be a festival to celebrate all the colours when we see them every day—on objects, on…
Swayin’ the Night Away: A Calm Pause amidst the Chaos of a Semester by Simone Tan
It’s easy to lose yourself in the semester, when things start building up and getting intense, there will be moments where we find ourselves moving too quickly. Frantically waking up 30 mins past the alarm you tried snoozing because you stayed up late rushing an assignment, to trying to get ready for the day in…
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