For our last article of 2018, ECHO has decided at the suggestion of one of our writers, Natasha, to compile a series of passages from …
2018
The Four Lecturers You Will Meet in University
The Chill One – The first indicator is that they are not afraid to make NSFW jokes in class; they may even go as far as to swear a few times here and there. You will know for sure that you’ve found one if they don’t mind you addressing them by their first name, sans titles (though, try to tamp down your Asian reflex to scream at that suggestion, as you may startle them). Once you’ve ascertained you’ve met a member of this species, you may safely proceed to study for finals with lecture slides, only referring to the textbook to explain a diagram every once in a while. This species is one that has good faith in students to be academically honest, so go ahead and reference that paper, the one which you only read the abstract of – they won’t notice.
How to Make Your Editor Happy
Hello dear readers. If you’re familiar with our WordPress it’s quite likely that you’ve come across my name several times. That is because I play the role of chief editor to write-ups as well as a secondary editor to creative articles. My point being, I hold a lot of credits. Writing has always been my passion and editing other people’s writing seemed like a natural progression to make once I joined Echo. However, over the six months I’ve noticed a lot of habits from my writers that grind my gears and a lot more that make my day. So without further ado, how to hand in work that will make your editor (or lecturer or boss) happy.
Rainbow Colours; monochrome skins
Poems by Rachel G. and Koh Ze-Wen
Rainbow Colours
Rachel G.
Red is –
the flush of your cheeks
the autumn leaf in your hair
the smudge of lipstick on your lips
Orange is –
the colour of the sunset against your skin
the fruit you love so
the fence of your father’s house
Yellow is –
the shade of your favourite sweater
the sunray warming your skin
the canary you watch take flight into the skies
Green is –
the colour your eyes used to be
before white it turned
Blue is –
the sky of
the day we last spent together
the colour of your hands
when all is said and done
and you’ve gone cold
Indigo is –
the bruise on your cheek
the smeared mascara
on your tear-stained face
Violet is –
the mark on your neck
tattooed fingerprints
monochrome skins
Koh Ze-Wen
there is no teenage emotion
that is quite the shade, or
temperament, of
shame.
anger, and its cuts – trendy;
grief and its roots, in your lungs –
easy to romanticise, that kind of
suffering.
but shame
is ugly, sits
in your skin, acid
in your stomach, sizzling.
for a teenager, no label
is worse than
try-hard.
cringeworthy.
no scald quite like
caring when nobody else does.
we wear apathy like armour.
monochrome skins, shifting
to conceal
what is embarrassing.
(our hearts)
Ethics in the Sports Industry
Ethics is defined as the set of moral principles that govern a person’s behavior or the running of an activity. Unsportsmanlike conduct, similarly, is a term defined as an offence in sports that violates the sport’s generally accepted rules of sportsmanship and participant conduct. Throughout history, there have been instances when the behaviours of certain sportsmen and athletes have been questioned.
60 Seconds
Written by: Natasha Effendy
the night is young,
but it ages too quick
under my fingers.
i feel his breath
blossom within the radius
of my flushed skin
as his facial features near mine…
my body and nerves stiffen,
ready for what’s to come next.
he steps in;
he dares to move in
with the crevices of his
rosebud lips that remind me of
springtime
in the middle of this winter;
they touch mine,
and my emotions implode.
honey.
that’s all what i could think about
because that sweet, slow taste
hangs reminiscent
upon my own tongue
and feelings
which inevitably begs for more.
one minute.
that’s all it took
for my world to wake up
from a darkness
that settled in my chest –
my night brightens.
i feel the fireflies and
Christmas lights
switch on;
resurrecting the old flame
i used to smother
until now.
Clubs, Societies and Sports Awards Ceremony 2018
The Clubs, Societies and Sports Awards Ceremony was held on the 21st of November to celebrate and reward the achievements of Sunway’s many clubs. As Malaysia’s #MostHappeningCampus, Sunway places a huge emphasis on providing students with a variety of clubs to cater to a spectrum of interests. Miss Amanda Chong from Student Life believes that clubs are an excellent platform for the development of useful social skills and talents, complementing academic knowledge learnt in the classroom. Students can also stand to widen their social circle through participating in clubs as they will meet people who share the same passions as them.
Untitled (due to the sheer indecisiveness of an overthinker)
There I was, standing in front of a bookshelf in a bookstore of a mall on what seemed to be a lazy Sunday afternoon, as the store workers were either idly meddling with their little oblong screens as they stared into it with droopy eyes, or simply deep within the dreams of an afternoon nap, drool seeping its way down the side of their mouths. The store itself wasn’t crowded; a couple of children with their parents – worn, exhausted and withering like ghastly undead cadavers (which is unsurprising considering they were very likely soaked in a midlife crisis), browsing the stationery section or in a panic looking for materials for a last minute school project; and a few others, like me, trapped in ‘decision-making purgatory’ within the aisles of the endless labyrinth of bookshelves.
Chill Out Friday
On Friday the 16th of November 2018, Sunway University’s Student Council hosted Chill Out Friday – a cozy, fun-filled night for students to unwind before finals. Students gathered under fairy lights at the Lunchbox to mingle around, enjoy free food, and watch performances
Digital Marketplace Exhibition 3.0
Digital Marketplace Exhibition was back again one last time this year as the final year students from the BSc (Hons) Business Management (BBM), BSc (Hons) Business Studies (BBS) and BSc (Hons) Marketing programmes displayed the culmination of an entire semester’s worth of hard work. This event showcased their innovative and creative digital marketing ideas to industry professionals and was also the final assessment for their E-Commerce and Marketing, Planning and Execution subjects.