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Sense Space: Helping Students Find Calm in Chaos
Every October, Taylors University bursts into a week of colour, compassion and connection through its Annual Mental Wellness Campaign; Sense Space. This year’s theme invited students and staff alike to pause, breathe, and simply be present. Taylor’s University Sense Space Poster. (Source: Jason Desmond) From gentle morning meditations to thoughtful journaling workshops, Sense Space created moments that reminded Taylorians to check in with themselves amid the fast pace of univ
Arlene Hassan
Nov 1, 2025


The Orobus of Taylor Swift: Exhaustion of Art in the Age of Overconsumption
My brother and I shared a room and a boombox that played the eclectic rotation of albums we'd alternate like rituals. In 2007, I walked out of a Speedy Home Entertainment store clutching two CD's: Akon's Konvicted, and Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album. I admired each for a different reason, the energy of dance beats, and the sincerity of a girl singing about looking in from the outside. These days, it feels like there's little room left to analyse or critique Taylor Swi
Arlene Hassan
Oct 31, 2025


Russian Grace Meets Malaysian Stage
KUALA LUMPUR – Few works in classical ballet command the reverence of Swan Lake. Nearly 150 years after its 1877 premiere at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre Tchaikovsky's masterpiece has endured, reimagined countless times across the world. A debut once deemed a failure for its noise and clumsy choreography, in 2025 is not just a ballet but a return to grace and timeless tragedy. Swan Lake Act III pas de deux featuring Oksana Bondareva and Ivan Sitnikov-Koginov. (Source: Cheah Che
Arlene Hassan
Oct 31, 2025


Using Privilege as a Tool for Solidarity: Greta Thunberg and The Freedom Flotilla
“This is not about me. It's about ending a genocide,” - Greta Thunberg, 2025 interview with Al Jazeera. When climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza earlier this year, she reignited global attention on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine and sparked a wave of controversy. Some critics accused the 22-year-old Swedish activist of centering herself in a cause that wasn't hers, calling it an act of "white saviourism." Yet, a closer look at her action
Arlene Hassan
Oct 31, 2025


Taylors University New Tenants : A Surge of Hot Spots
SUBANG JAYA, 12 October 2025 – The newly opened tenants at Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus have been stirring a lot of buzz and excitement among students, staff, and crowds of curious residents and hungry customers from outside the university. From cafes to food stalls to the newly opened Lakeview food court, the sudden increase in new spots has completely shifted the university’s atmosphere. The Entrance to the Lakeview Haus. (Source: Taylor’s Residence YT Channel) In a

Melinda Olivia Jasmine
Oct 31, 2025
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