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…
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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…
Night in Monash: When You Sparkle, Stars Shine by Khardeeja Sapora
The four-pointed star. Times three. Is everyone familiar with the sparkle emoji? It’s my favourite. When I think about the “Night in Monash”, that’s what comes to mind. The event took place on a young Thursday evening – the 10th of April – which was pleasant. Though not at first because it rained, but with…
Avurudu 2025: The Rope That Binds Us by Nicholi De Silva
Stepping into a new year can feel daunting, especially when you’re far from home. But that’s where university, with all its glory, steps in. Avurudu at Monash becomes more than just a celebration; it’s a reminder that even in unfamiliar places, tradition has the power to create a sense of belonging. And what’s a celebration…
MUSA Wars 2025: A Frenzied Journey of Collective Chaos by Jananee Jagadeesan
A single word slapped onto our foreheads. Even before we entered the auditorium. Just a sticky label and the quiet hum of confusion. In a room full of caffeine-fueled students, eyes bleary and minds scrambled and everyone silently wondering what in the world was happening. The faint smell of double-sided tape filled the air. It…
Grand Iftar: A feast for the Soul (and a Moderately Portioned One for the Stomach) by Jananee Jagadeesan
The thing about university events is that you never really know what you’re signing up for. You pay RM25, tell yourself it’s for the experience, and then pray (ironically) that it’s worth it. I have never fasted a day in my life, but hunger is a universal experience. It dulls the senses, sharpens the mind,…
Respect at Monash: The Beauty of Boundaries by Reona
University can often feel heavy as we navigate the concepts around being on the cusp of adulthood. In doing so we often forget about the beauty of simply existing amongst each other. It becomes easy to forget that we coexist amongst individuals with unique life experiences and cultures. Respect at Monash was a gentle reminder…
Cultural Clash: Networking, Culture, and Inspired Frivolity by Yashven Jayabalan
The idea that university events have to be structured into a serious and scholarly agenda lacks the baseline function of frivolity inspiring connection. Mingle events are designed to forge friendships or at the least, a mutual on instagram and a proper event design would entail an aggressive approach to making an event as frivolous as…
C&S Week S1 2025: Conversations with Presidents by Yashven Jayabalan
Student communities and the different ways culture intersects with each other serves as the branching off point for Clubs and Societies (C&S) week. Occurring at the start of every semester, the C&S division imagined and manifested a significant part of student culture, that is finding communities to gel with, finding their people and creating an…
Social Shuffle: Third Spaces and Why You Need Them by Yashven Jayabalan
The production and construction of mingle events at the start of the university semester unequivocally champions the idea of ephemeral third spaces serving a purpose of deconstructing the normality of being antisocial. It is being thrusted upon people that making small talk and conversing about seemingly inconsequential aspects of your life is now perfectly fine….
Game Wars: Unconventional Mingling by Yashven Jayabalan
Monash’s first few weeks operating the new semester means a flurry of mingle events hosted by student departments and clubs to aid the acclimatisation of constant networking and dreary study sessions. Monash University International Student Association (MUISS) developed a concept. A concept that is now one of their flagship events. Game Wars had an objective…
February Orientation 2025: The Art of Making Small Talk by Yashven Jayabalan
Harness your skills at overusing phrases semantically related to the development of friendships at the grassroots during Monash’s very first student orientation event this year. This would be one of Monash’s biggest orientation events with a record number of students joining our university. We will probably never escape the dreadful cycle of trying to make…
Monash Ball: Both Waltzing and Dancing
Have you prepared your finest silk and gold charms? Because the Monash Ball is coming your way! Anyway, who am I if not fashionably late? Due to heavy rain, traffic, and my time-blindness, I arrived an hour after the designated start time of 6:30 PM. But a queen is never late, everyone else is simply…
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