WWE Wrestlemania 37 Highlights
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WWE Wrestlemania 37 Highlights

The official Wrestlemania 37 promotional poster
Source: wwe.com 

Intro and history 

Wrestlemania is a professional wrestling event held annually between March and April by WWE, an American professional wrestling company. It is widely considered to be WWE’s flagship event. This year’s edition, Wrestlemania 37, was the 37th annual Wrestlemania event which took place over the course of two nights on April 10 and 11. It was held at the Raymond James Stadium located in Tampa, Florida with a combined attendance of 51,350 spectators for both nights in total. It was the first event held by WWE to have live spectators in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In conversation with Sir David Attenborough
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In conversation with Sir David Attenborough

This article is regarding the conservation between Liz Bonnin and Sir David Attenborough on 4th of April 2021, which brings to an end the hope series and earth optimism 2021. A brief introduction of Sir David Attenborough, someone who influenced generations of naturalists and conservationists around the world. Sir David studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge before spending two years in the Navy. He created a succession of remarkable programs, including Trials of Life (1990), Life of Birds (1998), Life in the Undergrowth (2005), Life in Cold Blood (2007), and Life that Glows (2016); films that have become the benchmark for natural history production. 

Sunway Sports Alumni Talk Series – “Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic“
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Sunway Sports Alumni Talk Series – “Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic“

(Source: Sunway Sports Team Facebook)

Sunway Sports Team x The OFFICIAL Sunway Alumni Community launched their very first Sunway Sports Alumni Talk series, intending to kick-start this year with different talk shows featuring different guests. ‘Episode 1: Maintaining International Competitiveness During a Pandemic’ was broadcasted through Facebook Live on 26th March 2021, from 8:30–9:30 PM, and was hosted by Marvin Mah and Sureshkumar, featuring a special guest, national figure skater Julian Yee.

Sunway Big Talk
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Sunway Big Talk

WHO IS SUNWAY BIG TALK?

Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski noted in his essay that a great deal of talk does not serve any purpose of communicating ideas but establishes bonds of personal union. This concept holds the foundation for the fresh club that kicked off at the beginning of 2020-SUNWAY BIG TALK. ‘Human Connection’ is an important aspect that a simple conversation always fails to emphasize. Small talk, or better known by the Oxford Dictionary as a polite conversation about unimportant matters, does not fit the description to connect with people on a profound emotional and intellectual level. 

What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation
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What Happened on 1st February 2021 in Myanmar and its Current Situation

 Myanmar in profile 

  • Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in Southeast Asia. It neighbours Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, China and India.
  • It has a population of about 54 million, most of whom are Burmese speakers, although other languages are also spoken, such as Shan, Karen languages, Kachin, Mon, and English taught as a secondary language. The biggest city is Yangon (Rangoon), but the capital is Nay Pyi Taw.
  • The main ethnic groups living in the seven ethnic minority states of Burma are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, Kachin, Rakhine and Karenni. Other main groups include the Nagas, who live in north Burma and are estimated to number more than 100,000, constituting another complex family of Tibetan-Burmese language subgroups.
The SunVoice 5 | Semi-final 第五届双威好声音《熠·光》| 半决赛
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The SunVoice 5 | Semi-final 第五届双威好声音《熠·光》| 半决赛

“DingDong! You have received an invitation for watching the Semi-Final of The SunVoice 5 from Sunway University Chinese Cultural Society (SUCCS).” 

On the 24th March (Wednesday) at 6 pm, SUCCS had their SunVoice 5 semi-finals live on Facebook. To make things more entertaining, this round of semi-finals had a twist. 16 contestants were required to sing a song based on the genre they had drawn beforehand. There are a total of 4 genres which are pop, rock, Chinese classical and folk songs. 

Sunway Analytics Society (SAS) Virtual Bonding – Game Slam Night
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Sunway Analytics Society (SAS) Virtual Bonding – Game Slam Night

Sunway Analytics Society (SAS) held a virtual bonding session for their members titled ‘Game Slam Night’ on 5 February, 8.00 pm-9:30 pm on Microsoft Teams. A video introducing Sunway Analytics Society which contained short clips of previous workshops and events was played at the start of the event, followed by a short speech by the Sunway Analytics Society president, Ting Wei Jian. 

Sunway University Orientation Quadbinars Week 2: Famous For What?
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Sunway University Orientation Quadbinars Week 2: Famous For What?

(Source: Quadby) 

The second webinar of the Sunway University Orientation Quadbinars series was held on Friday, 26th February, from 8-9:00 pm on Zoom. Wei Ting Lim, co-founder and CSO of Quadby, hosted the session. Joined by guest speakers Hubert Lee (@hubertceo), Edward Lauh (@zenlauh), and Moses Wong (@moseswck), Malaysian TikTokers who have made a name for themselves on social media. Also present were Quadby members from other universities, such as UPM, MMU, and the University of Nottingham Malaysia, to discuss the overarching question, “Famous for what?”