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SEDEX 29

Patron: Tuan Haji Mohamed Noor Rosli bin Baharom Advisors: Talhah bin Hassan Juli Murshidah binti Ahmad Munassor Azelin binti Mohamed Noor Aidil Aznan Azwan bin Abd Azid, PE Yr. 3 Sem. 2

Vice Chancellor (middle) with the winners of Young Inventors Category

By Cheng Kar Weng, CV, Foundation Sem. 3 Tronoh, 18 April: SEDEX is back again on campus! Held twice a year, the Science and Engineering Design Exhibition aims to provide a platform for students to exhibit their ideas and design regarding technology besides inculcating an innovative culture among students and UTPs staff. Five categories were opened this year for the competition while exhibitors participated in the exhibition to promote their products . There were eight teams in the postgraduate category, 29 teams in the Open Innovative Category, 30 teams in the Engineering Team Projects and 42 teams in the Final Year Project category. The highlight of the event was in the Young Inventors Category as there were 29 primary and secondary school teams which participated in this batch as compared to merely 4 teams last year. All the participants had shown excellent presentation skills when they explained their ideas either to the evaluator or the students who could vote for the Peoples Choice Award. According to Tanesh A/L Rajindran (ME, Yr. 2 Sem. 2), the Project Manager, he hoped that the next batch of committee members would work harder to seek sponsorships and to attract more participants especially those in the Young Inventors Category. He added that the school students needed platforms such as this to exhibit their talent in engineering and to boost their creativity.

HOT Board: Editor-in-Chief: Ting Nguong Seng, EE Yr. 1 Sem. 3 Chief Reporter: Teresa Claire Ratnam, PE Foundation Sem. 3 Designer: Medtech Photographers: Chan Sin Wei, CE Foundation Sem. 3 Muhammad Firdaus Bin Adyney, PE Yr. 2 Sem. 1 Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohd Yusuf, CV Foundation Sem. 3

FESTIVAL OF COLOURS OF THE WORLD (FESCO 2012)

Y.B. Dato' Mohammad Zahir bin Dato Abdul Khalid, Perak State Exco on education, Higher Education, ICT, Human Resources, Science and Technology Committee Chairman, representing YAB Dato Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry bin Abd Kadir, Menteri Besar of Perak. The festival showcased a variety of folk and traditional cultural performances from respective participating universities and colleges in line with the theme of the event, Creative 1 Malaysia Dance. The main objective of the festival was to showcase the students talent and capability in performing arts, to encourage the students in appreciating Malaysian and foreign arts and culture, as well as to promote the countrys cultural diversity and uniqueness. The rationale behind this festival was to demonstrate that unity and integrity can also be achieved through culture and arts. In delivering his officiating speech, YB Dato Mohammad Zahir said that FESCO was increasingly playing an important role towards contributing to the preservation and continuity of the nations cultural heritage. He further added that FESCO 2012 not only brings people from various races, religions, and colours together, but also provides a platform for arts and culture to be recognised and appreciated by not only Malaysians but also people from around the globe.

Performance
The fifth edition of Festival of Colours of the World (FESCO 2012) was successfully held on 7 April 2012, at the Chancellor Hall, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). This annual event was organised by the Co-Curriculum Unit, Student Support Services Department, UTP and UTP Performing Arts Group (UPAG). The event was officiated by

Performance

RCSU Malam Anugerah Kolej Kediaman (MAKK)XIII

By June Bong, CE, Foundation 3rd Tronoh, April 8th: An air of nostalgia filled the dinner held by MAKK XIII. With the theme of Back to School, everyone was teleported back to their lives in secondary and primary school, wearing their school uniforms. The nostalgic dinner was accompanied by various performances including the harmonic acoustic performance by OBAT, poem recitation, elegant traditional dance performance by the pupils of SK Tronoh and the a hilarious mime act performed by the Tronoh Theatre Shop. Amongst the VIPs present were En Solihuddin Ahmad Nasaruddin, Registrar and En Wan Tarmizi, Residential Management Services. Various awards were given out during the dinner. These included: Best Club Award Best Premise Award Best Room/ House Award Best International Student Award Best Village Committee Best RC Staff Best Student Award Siswa Siswi Gemilang Award (Best Final Year Student Award) Prior to the dinner, a few events had been carried out. Students were first exposed to MAKK through their Minggu Mesra Kampus at Pocket D. MAKK is basically an appreciation night for students who excel both in their academics and curriculum. The consecutive events being held include Futsal Fiesta and Car Wash. The Corporate Social investment Department also carried out a leadership camp at SK Tronoh. The main purpose was to give our young generation motivation and encouragement to work harder and be able to rise to the top. MAKK does not only focus on UTP students, it focuses on the well being of the neighbouring community because they believe that Knowledge without action is like a fruitless tree. Awards were given out based on a voting system. A road show was held at Pocket D to collect the votes from the students of UTP so that a suitable winner could be chosen. Voting boxes were provided at every village for the convenience of students. Nominees were chosen based on their performance in the university, personality, attitude and much more. This means, to be able to be nominated as a candidate, one must be a well-round student. Amongst the winners for best student in each village include Farid Syahir (V1), Ibnu Sufi (V2), Ummi Qiyaadah(V2), Muhammad Afnah (V3), Izni Aqilah (V3), Saifullah Sirajudil (V4), Norhafizah Ahmad Junaidi (V4), Boon Ee Juan (V5), Ainaful Mardhiah (V5), Muhammad Reedzwan (V6). The best international students award went to Miguel Engonga and Rosan Esa. Towards the end of the dinner, the winner of Siswi Gemilang Tan Xiao Ci quoted a powerful line, Action without passion is a meaningless journey. She believes in contributing to the society, the more you give, the more you gain and the experience of it is priceless.

HSE WEEK
By Low Zhen Teng, CV, 1st Year 3rd Sem. Tronoh, 4 April: After a series of sub-events which were conducted from March till April, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Week 2012 culminated with the closing ceremony which took place at UTPs Chancellor Hall. HSE Week was introduced in 2008 with the objective of providing a set of interactive exhibits highlighting common health and safety issues. Due to the overwhelming response from students and staff, HSE week had become an annual event combining the efforts of the Residential College Support Unit (RCSU) and the HSE Department. This year, there was a line of activities in the HSE week, including Save The World Petition Roadshow, Pop-quiz, Recycle Campaign, Photography Competition, Inter-school Debate, Blood Donation, Charity Jogathon and Exhibition. An environmental talk by TV 3 Personality Dato Karam Singh Walia which was inspiring and informative, marked the end of HSE Week 2012.

SRM Leadership and Induction Days

By Anwar, CE, 1st year/3rd semester. Taiping, March 16th: Sekretariat Rakan Muda (SRM) UTP Induction and Leadership Day was conducted by SRM UTP for 3 days at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Taiping. The interesting and informative module in the programme gave the new high committees and executive committees inspiration and knowledge in managing SRM UTP. This programme consisted of many slots. The first day started with an ice breaking session between the former High Committees and Executive Committees with the new ones. The second day was fully filled with SWOT, Key Performance Indicator and Action Plan workshops, mini games and Organisation Improvement Proposal Presentation. The workshop was conducted by the Advisor of SRM UTP, En Mohd Zuhri Zainuddin and assisted by the former High Committees and Executive Committees of 2011. The Organisation Improvement Proposal Presentation was presented by Secretary 1 of SRM UTP, Farhan Zaini. The programme ended with a closing ceremony which included certificate giving to the former line up and appointment letter to new line up of SRM UTP 2012 by En Talhah Hassan, the Senior Manager of Student Support Services Department (SSSD). This programme was aimed at enhancing the skills of the High Committees and Executive Committees in management and planning phase. Apart from that, it helped to strengthen the bond between the participants and inspired them to work harder to promote and bring SRM UTP to higher levels.

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Taiwan - Malaysia Cultural Exchange Programme

The signing of the memorandum certifying that the UTP Chinese Orchestra is now in collaboration with Hsinchu Chinese Orchestra (HCO) of Taiwan By Kueh Mei Lin , PE Yr. 3 Sem. 2 The Taiwan - Malaysia Cultural Exchange Programme was held at UTPs Chancellor Hall on 8 April 2012. The aim of the event was to foster a relationship with Taiwanese peers whom the UTP Chinese Orchestra (UTPCO) visited during the last Taiwan - Malaysia Cultural Exchange Programme in September 2011. The highlight of the event was the signing of a memorandum certifying UTP Chinese Orchestras collaboration with Hsinchu Chinese Orchestra (HCO) of Taiwan. About 30 participants participated in the event. During the event, five performers from Hsinchu Country, Taiwan performed live and delivered a performance of outstanding quality. Regarding their preparations prior to their performance, the UTPCO team said that it was hectic as we have to balance between other performances, one of them being the Tapestry of Colours 2012. But all in all, we managed to pull it off. The person in charge of UTPCO, Mr. Chai said that, it felt nice to complete one of the most important performances of the year. As we had another performance the following day, we had to shorten our celebration for that night and prepare ourselves physically and mentally for our performance at the Tapestry of Colours 2012 the next day. The event went well as planned. UTPCO would like to encourage students with a passion for music, be it Chinese music or others, to join UTPCO and share their passion with them.

Heart for Islam Festival 2012

By Firdaus Adyney, PE Yr. 2 Sem. 1 & Khairil Anwar, CE Yr. 2 Sem. 1 Tronoh, 30 March: Heart for Islam was held as one of the sub-events with the theme Towards A Balanced Nation under an event called i-Fest held by Rakan Masjid Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and Hal Ehwal Siswi UTP (HELWI). With the objective to strengthen the ukhwah or relationship between UTP students, staffs, members of UTP Mosque kariah as well as students from other universities and colleges in the country, Heart For Islam Festival 2012 included three events held from 30 March - 1 April. The first event was Forum Selebriti Hijrah which was held at UTP Chancellor Hall and attracted a huge crowd with the presence of the famous ex-guitarist from Kamikaze band, Shamril Mohd Salleh or known as Sham Kamikaze and a famous actress, Catriona Ross as the panels for the forum. The highly delicate guitar music played by Sham Kamikaze touched everyone. This event is basically to guide the audience to live a life based on Islamic teachings and concept. A seminar was also held throughout the event. The main purpose of this seminar is to provide a platform for intellectual minds to discuss and professionally conduct matters related to the Islamic way of life. It is hoped that this event will help participants gain new knowledge about Islam as well as how to practice that knowledge. Many motivators were invited as the speakers for this event and two of them were famous Islamic motivators, Ustaz Zahazan and Ustaz Zakhwan. The seminar included Mujhe Dosti Karoge? conducted by Dr. Farhan Hadi and Ustazah Fatimah Syarha, Kuliah Keagungan Cintaku presented by Ustaz Akhwan, Understanding Islamic Economic in New World Order by Ustaz Zaharuddin Mahmud, Kuliah Adiwarna Perpaduan by Dr. Raja Ahmad Iskandar Bin Raja Yaacob from UTP, Ketika Hati Merenung Hakikat by Ustaz Haji Abdullah and Khairi Bin Haji Haroon, Stairways to Heavens by Imam Muda Hassan and The Road Not Taken: Daulah and Khilafah Islamiyyah by Ustaz Dr. Haji Zahazan Bin Mohamed. On the night of 1 April, Islamic Arts Inspiration Night was held to reinforce Islamic deeds into the hearts of the youth.

Seminar Fikh Dakwah Mahasiswa

By Noor Arif, CV Yr. 1 Sem. 2 Tronoh, 24 - 25 March : Seminar Fikh Dakwah Mahasiswa (SFDM) is one of sub-event of i-Fest, an annual grand event held by Rakan Masjid. This seminar was held for two days at Seminar Room 7, Undercroft. The main focus of the seminar is to show the importance of dakwah in students life. Ustaz Dawi Cahyono bin Nurdin, Imam 1 Masjid An-Nur UTP was invited to officiate the event. About 170 persons participated in this seminar. The participants not only came from UTP, but from outside as well, including students from nearby institutions of higher learning. Three prominent panelists were invited to discuss the topic of the seminar, Bro Abdul Rahman Lim Jooi Soon, Ustaz Mohd Amin bin Yaacob and Dr Zainal bin Mohamed. According to the Project Manager, Muhammad Azzam bin Razali, 2nd year, 1st Semester, SFDM had achieved its objectives and it is hoped would bring great benefits to the participants, particularly in field of dakwah.

SWIMMING ON CAMPUS
By Hariz Bin Roslan, Yr. 1 Sem. 2 CE, Joyce Shamini A/P Rajendran, CV Foundation Sem. 3 & Yee Yun Huan, EE Yr. 3 Sem. 2 A 25 yards wide ceramic-tiled tub filled with chlorine-treated water, that is what our UTP swimming pool essentially is. But nothing would define a facility such as the swimming pool more than the activities that revolve about it, which to date is not much. Though we have up to 5000 students on campus, the pool is still ubiquitously known to be underused and underappreciated. Ironically, we hear occasional complaints of students from other universities crashing our swimming pool instead of UTP students using it. Hence, our main purpose today is to encourage students to appreciate the facilities provided by our university and also to press for more attention to be placed on the upgrade and maintenance of the swimming pool. Here are some pictures of our UTP swimming pool at its most ideal condition.

Though the pictures arent microscopic enough to give us an idea of the real state of the base of the pool and the texture of the water, our reporter, Hariz was there to attest that the pool looked so decent that even a non-swimmer would be tempted to jump in. The mystery behind the lovely state of the pool on that day was cleared when we found out that the pool was just only serviced and cleaned that morning. Clearly with proper maintenance and

constant care every day, this is how the pool could look like all the time and be a possible major attraction for student activities. Nevertheless, it doesn't take long to notice the flaws of the swimming pool area. For example, the state of the changing rooms and lavatories are quite dismal to say the least. The observable flaws are broken windows, broken tiles, dysfunctional doors,

missing shower heads, lack of safety equipment such as life buoys and inadequate lavatory conditions for both genders' changing area. Prior to entering, Hariz noticed the doors for the gents' seemed to have been chewed off by a large mutated rat while the ladies' door seemed to have large puncture holes.

Although these flaws do not directly affect the functionality of the swimming pool, more should be done to upgrade the facilities. Other than that, there is also the problem with the drains located a few meters away from the pool. The improper grilling of the drains could turn it into a breeding nest for rats and other pests. To add to that, we found out that the pool was not covered whenever not in use, making it easy for debris from its surroundings to seep into the pool and contaminate the water. When inquired on the compromised safety level of

the pool due to the absence of a hired lifeguard, the manager of our Co-Curriculum Unit, En Mohd Zuhri Zainudin, commented that the depth of the UTP swimming pool does not meet the minimum requirement needed to employ a lifeguard. For now, a security guard who keeps watch for any signs of danger from the storeroom would suffice. Regarding the lack of safety equipment, En Zuhri said that he has received many reports on students abusing safety equipment and creating nuisance to others in the pool compound which goes against our university disciplinary rules. Despite these setbacks,

hope is to be found as UTP still has intentions in upgrading the swimming pool with the collaboration of UCITY which is organising a competition for a solid idea and proposal by the students for the enhancement of the swimming pool. For now, should students discover any faults or have any complaints about the swimming pool; students are encouraged to report them to a proper channel that is to the management instead of circulating negative stories around campus.

To conclude, though it is a huge luxury that students can have access to a swimming pool within campus, it is still important that our facilities are up to standards and can attract students interest. Improvements should take place in the near future. Students too must play

their part in being conscientious of their actions whenever using any public facilities such as the pool. After all, how would you like it if your own property gets misused and vandalized at whim? Reflect and react!