STYLE ICON : THE BBC INTERVIEW GIRL

Marion Kelly, or better known as the BBC Interview Girl who shot to fame and made her way onto the haute couture scene after swaggering into dad Robert Kelly’s BBC interview in her hippity-hoppity mood is our inspiration at the moment. She has been the current world obsession for all the right reasons. This four-year-old…

The New Kid on Campus

He’s the new kid on campus- awkward, shy and scared. He’s hiding behind his cell phone, pretending to be busy in some work. But his cell isn’t working. The new sim card hasn’t been activated yet. He’ll have to wait for an hour before he calls back home and assures his family that he’s pretty much…

A New Year, A New Us.

“A new year, a new us”. Too mainstream? We know. I know it may seem really flat that we could not come up with a witty tagline to kick off 2017, you know saying things like “Editors Take on 2017!” or “Recreating the Vision of Monga – Editors Take Charge!” (okay fine these sound just…

Premier League 2016 – 2017 transfers: It’s not just Zlatan

Words by: Sandeep Dhanoa With David Guetta’s miserable attempt to entertain the crowd for the Euro’s, which left many of us banging our heads against the wall, and Iceland’s hair-raising Viking clap now behind us, the focus has now shifted to club football. England’s dreadful showing in the Euro’s will undoubtedly leave them humiliated, so much…

Wanderlust

Words By & Photos by: Katherine Khaw I have many lives. While this statement may alarm many, it is nothing extraordinary. After all, as an avid reader, I see myself in the lives of the characters I meet, and even in the characters that I do not. With every twist and turn, my mind will…

EPIC REVIEW: Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)

Written by: Sitwat Azhar Hashmi A Muslim superhero? A Pakistani-Muslim superhero? A female Pakistani-Muslim superhero?! You can only imagine the frequency of my screams and the height of my excitement when Marvel announced their plans of a new superhero that embodied everything that I was. Female – check. Pakistani – check. Muslim – check. Immigrant/Third-culture…

If I Fall

Words by Katherine Khaw Ze Yun Look at us. The differences that come along with us: race, class, gender, capability, sexuality, colour, opinion, et cetera. We are so many, the diversity of identities that we can celebrate. She is a Chinese, he is an elite, you are an intellectual, and I am a writer. These…

Introducing editors

Left to right: Aurelie, Ashween & Janice (: Hi everyone! We are MUSA (Monash University Student Association) EDITORS 2016!  

WE ARE MONASHIANS

Words by Jonah See While others happily slept, through the night we crept. Pen and keyboard clicking, with no signs of ending. Some look wearily at an equation while attempting triple integration. Others gaze upon lines of text, memorizing facts before the test. As the night progresses, we become overcome by stresses. Be it from that…

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…

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…

A cliché from me to you, with frikkin’ love

By Thamindri Aluvihare The cliche goes something like this; “If you ask me, I wouldn’t know to say that THIS was the moment that I realized that I’m moving on with my life, but for all I know, somewhere along the road, I had” Contrary to popular speculations and much adored clichés, I am fully…

10 Reasons to Watch Running Man

By Joel Wong Not many people are willing to give in to the power of the Hallyu wave, and those who haven’t have been drenched by the waters of all things Korean and may find it difficult to wallow into the idol-infested waters. It’s understandable to not want to be a part of the mushiness or…

Chanel: A Cycle of Wants and Never-Wills

Chanel: A Cycle of Wants and Never-Wills By AA I found myself wandering into a Chanel store a few years back and remembered falling in love. One of the perfumes in the Chanel store, the Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere, gripped me with fervour. Ever since, it has been a relationship of much longing; me…

Too Cute For Words? Part I

By Parvin Sandhu In recent years, there has been a new trend of purchasing “too cute for words” pets from pet stores. Be it a cute Shih Tzu, Pekingese, Siberian husky, or even an exotic animal! When I was 14, I desperately wanted a pet after visiting my friend’s home where they had a Shih…