The ecstatic SASS committee welcomed attendees at the entrance, showering them with compliments and warm well wishes. Stepping inside, guests were greeted by a cozy, dreamlike space—dim lighting, a beautifully projected display of the evening’s theme, Tinkers Tavern, in an enchanting fantasy design, fairy lights intertwined with floral decorations, and bean bags arranged behind a…
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One World 2026 by Ramya & Azreen
One World 2026: Redefining Tradition through Sport by Ramya One World 2026 proves that tradition can evolve while still preserving the spirit that made them meaningful in the first place. Last year, One World looked a lot different, with food and game stalls representing each country. This year, MUISS has upped their game and…
Triple Sempiternal View; Fairytale beginning By Ananya, Deena & Nupriyaa
Graduation Gowns, Cheerful Crowds and Gratuitous Gifts: A Celebration of Success While Reminiscing Love By Ananya Reddy B The morning sun rose delicately as it watched over the students who were about to begin their new phase of life. Meticulous strides filled the room as the graduates ascended downstairs with attires that highlighted the end…
MUSA Wars 2026: From Genting to Monash by Choy Sheng Jie
MUSA Wars 2026, a yearly spectacle where all collective departments within the student body unite for competitive camaraderie, and amidst the heat, rise victors who claim discounted feasts via Grab rewards. This year was no different than the previous years, as excitement buzzed in the room where participants gathered. The constant chatter provides a true…
C&S Week S1 2026 : Through Three Lense by Azreen, Harry & Bryan
Did you hear? Apparently, Monash came to life. On most days, the campus moves with a certain predictability. Corridors stay quiet, stairways echo with occasional footsteps, and classrooms fill with students arriving somewhere between eager and exhausted. Some come to learn, some come to sleep and some convince themselves that waking up at 8 a.m….
Cinemusica: Experiencing Music in Motion by Reona
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
