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SEMI FINALS 1 Quarter No. MSAP Seniors MSAP 2nd years 1 1 6 2 3 8 3 9 14 4 22 16 FINAL SCORE 22 16 Player of the Match : Antony (13) SEMI FINALS 2 Quarter No. MSAP 3rd years MSAP 1st years 1 15 10 2 19 14 3 22 16 4 26 20 FINAL SCORE 26 20 Player of the Match : Max (15) FINALS Quarter No. MSAP Seniors MSAP3rd years 1 2 1 2 6 6 3 16 8 4 33 13 FINAL SCORE 33 13 Player of the Match : Antony (15) Player of the Tournament : Antony (28) and Max (23)

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Revamping the Foyer! Our foyer needs a new look and were giving you a chance to submit your ideas/concepts for the design of the second floor. Last date for submission of entries is 30th April, 2011. For further queries, contact the Ed-board. Webinar on Design Competitions: Rules, Attitudes and Making a Winner Apr 15 , 2011 07:00 PM Speaker : Gita Balakrishnan Go to : http://www.constructionguru.in Thinking about trying your hand at photography? Pixel the Photography club invites new members! Use this opportunity to develop a new interest, learn more about the skills involved, and gain a platform to showcase and share your snaps. Contact Srikar 9741968312

MSAP Newsletter

April 2011

Introducing the student council

NEEV
is the first student council of MSAP, Manipal - a structured body formed by, for and of the students. We believe in taking one step ahead in promising opportunities in the future, thereby creating an interactive and dynamic platform. The NEEV body branches out to various other Boards and activities within MSAP. Editorial Board Alumni Board Culturals Board Materials Board

OPUS 2011

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MSAP JUNIORS 4 7 SHOAIB 40 DILIP 48 DILIP 60 HRIDYESH Man of the Match : Rushil

MSAP SENIORS 24 ANDRE 54 ANDRE Trudging up five flights of stairs only to be thrust with another two hours of waiting? The curtains finally rose to the 2nd year group dance. The points for cheering ensured that the clapping and whooping (also featuring an all new Hoo! Hah! by the 1st years) never ceased, followed by the freshers making their debut with a group dance and skit. Unleashing Supermans dancing skills were the 2nd years, with Kaala Chashma blaring out (*more whooping!*). A number of solos and group song performances ensued from desi rap to pardesi pop, we had it all. And then came the skit that broke the myth of a conventional architectural jury. Bollywood struck, decibels reached a whole new level and the 3rd years whisked away the Culturals trophy - respect. (*hands out forward, backs bent low*) The 4th years came up with the Nautanki group dance, and THE solo that got the crowd back up on their feet, and ensured that they shared the trophy with the 3rd years. Deepikas enchanting rendition of Katy Perrys Firework filled in for the magic that was amiss. The culturals started on a low note, but with their perpetually high spirits, the architectural clan kept the evening going, and thus, marked the end of OPUS 11. But the day that started it all....

CRICKET

SEMI-FINALS 1 MSAP 4th & 5th years: 65/allout in 10 overs. MSAP 2nd years: 66/9 in 11.2 overs. MSAP 2nd years won by 1 wicket. Man of the match: Nakeeb 4/18; 8 runs. SEMI-FINALS 2 MSAP 1st years: 67/6 in 12 overs. MSAP 3rd years: 68/2 in 9.4 overs. MSAP 3rd years won by 8 wickets. Man of the match: Naitik 1/17; 24 runs. FINALS MSAP 3rd years: 143/4 in 12 overs. MSAP 2nd years: 71/allout in 12 overs. MSAP 3rd years won by 72 runs. Man of the match: Satvik 4/24; 54 runs. Man of the series: Naitik

The Last Word

It looks like the monsoons are finally here and along with it comes the close of another semester. While were moving towards the last few nocturnal weeks followed by the end semester exams, the editorial board looks forward to present to you MSAPs first ever magazine which summarizes the happenings of this semester and a lot more. Send in your entries and queries/suggestions to edboard.msap@gmail.com Acknowledgements: Haridas Narvekar, Nishith Urval, Varun Kumar, Sneha Murali, Gairik Bhattacharya, Gagandeep, The Editorial Team: 4th years: Irene Babu, Namrata Menon. 3rd years: Imaad Sayed, Ashwati Iyer. 2nd years: Anita Varghese, Arya Anuranjita st years: Darshini Rajeshwaran, Sweta Elizabeth Joseph 1

! Cooking skills and taste buds were put to test in the event Cook it Up. With 3 ingredients being compulsory every dish was lip smacking and the judges indeed did relish each one. The 3rd years Anamika and Shefali walked away with the first place. CHARACTER CARICATURE The task was to sketch your partner in a movie situation. A chunk of the time given was taken up in a debate of the myriad possibilities and eventually what started as one sketching the other, ended up with the starlet joining in on the cartooning. Nishith and Deepika emerged winners with their depiction of King Kong.

Down to the last detail Lights, Camera, CASUALS!

When one thinks of Beg borrow steal, the prospect of stealing, does not generally cross your mind, but that is what happened at OPUS, where the game got so intensely competitive that an item diligently procured by a first year, was whisked away by her seniors. Since it is technically allowed in the game, she had to let it go. The batches eagerness to win was further exemplified by Naitik Parekh when he and his co- players had resorted to try and convince a student of the first year to plainly give away her item to them. Seriously, anything will be done to win. And finally, all the gimmicks and the running about paid off, and the 4th years won, hands down. Few events later, as a ritual, when we all sat down to witness 3 people dancing to a song with a random prop in their hand, it dawned that even after 2 years of watching the same people doing the same step again and again, we still clap and howl at their blue gyration. Dirty dancing was another event where 2 people had to awkwardly stick together; balancing themselves on a piece of paper and dance till the music is paused in order to fold the paper. This continues until a point where the paper cannot be folded anymore and one person has successfully perched himself on the other, whilst trying their best to move or shake whatever body part remaining. Watching the event, we all thought the 1st place would be easily given to Satvik Goel and Deepika Upadhyaya of the 3rd year, but they lost their balance to Anusha Shetty and Namrata Menon. Picto-charades and Flour Power were events that depended solely on the speed of the person, stuffing all that flour into your mouth is actually difficult; Vishwas Hegde just made it seem easy. And Picto- charades was won by Shalini, Philip and Niharika. Srishti Gupta from 3rd year won the first place in Weightlifting while among the boys it was Vijay Kumar from 2nd year.

OUT OF THE BOX

Halloween is the time when the atmosphere turns spooky and Out of the Box brought about just this. The materials provided to every team were tough but the outcome was remarkable. The team that lived up to the spirit of Halloween was the 4th years.

When it comes to eating, Satyadeep Sonar has a self proclaimed flair, and fortunately for the 3rd years, his blessed little stomach did not let them down and took him straight to the first place in Eat it Up.

Counter-Strike

The challenge? Fashioning an ensemble in an hour. Your comrade-in-arms? Jute sacks, garbage bags and the likes. Gadgets? A limited edition of staplers and scissors. (Sharing is caring? *frowns*). The organisers work things out, keep the peace, perhaps having prevented the catwalk from turning into a catfight. Sathvika and Natasha from the first years shared the first prize with second years Anisha and Nancy.

design dilemma The formal events

The 4th year team of John, Jinsu and Arjun emerged winners of the Counter-Strike challenge, after having battled for a grueling 6 hours.

From designing a lounge (interior design), a satchel to meet the needs of an art student (bag design), to the sets of a play entitled 'Band Baaja Baraat' (set design), or the MSAP logo (graphic design), to inspecting the additional functions of a USB port (product design) - the events assured innovative thinking, experimenting with creativity, and oodles of fun.

Ink stood poised over paper as the self proclaimed writers in the department decided to shed their pencils and pen their creativity in words. The topic was What if you were a famous architect for a day?. Sweta won the first place while Benjamin came second and Namrata and Anisha shared the third spot.

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