Yuga scours the hostels blocks and unveils its obvious, overcrowding ...
The Asterisk gives you the dirt you need on the fences...and a little bit more.
Dr. Sia responds to David Goh's suggestions that INTI are intentionally not awarding scholarships to Asian students.
Engineering students are paying too much for their tuition fees. Naheeda Suddoo reports on the nightmare that the finance office can't solve.
INTIMA welcomes a new baby to the family, INTI Punjabi Society. The Asterisk analyzes the repercussions of allowing the club to exist.
My last article, comparing IU against IICS, received a lot of criticism – both knowledgeable criticism and pure lunacy. This next article, however, probably won’t be as controversial, as I’d like to look at the advantages and disadvantages of both schools as related to sports, space, and general socializing. The...
The Asterisk received reports this week of student abuse of INTI facility. In the space of just two days images of toilet rolls being abused were sent to us. Bad behaviour. First, students threw toilet rolls about at the male toilet at Academic Block A, Level 2. And then, we received images of a...
Associate Vice-President of Administrative Affairs of INTI International University, Mr. Danny Lee has confirmed that from June 2011 onwards the field at INTI will no longer be available for use. The decision was made as there are plans for the field to be turned into "service apartment and retail...
This story is a follow up to The Asterisk’s previous story about the engineering students’ fee schedule. The engineering students previously faced some issues regarding the fee structure for their January 2011 semester. The Asterisk can proudly reveal that the Finance Office have now divided the fees...
By Yugaataran Muniandy yuga07_1902@yahoo.com INTI IU’s Accommodation Office has been all over our headlines regarding the new fences installed by the management of INTI IU. Students have been so hung up regarding the fences that many have failed to take not of another important issue. The Asterisk...
This coming May will be an important date in my personal calendar. It would mark my third year as an INTI Nilai student. Since joining the institution in May 2008, I have witnessed my dear college being taken over by the largest for-profit education service in the United States. I have also witnessed...
The Asterisk is back and better than ever this week. We have decided to cover the issue on everyone's mind; the fences. The Asterisk writers have been hard at work in getting you the information you need to stay well informed on this issue. If you would like to read up on the issue, here are the...
By Sandheep Nair sandheep90@msn.com Dr. Sia Ah Hiok, Associate Vice President of Student Services and Alumni Division has questioned INTIMA’s reasoning to petition for the removal of the fences that have been installed in the rear blocks of our campus. (Standing, right) INTIMA President Sree Shaarmen INTIMA...
By Thomas Liew thomaslsy92@gmail.com The student's are not the only ones upset by the fence issue. An interview with a student helper from Accommodation Office (AO) has helped unveil another side of the story of this controversial event. According to them, the move to put up the fence was quite a...
By Thomas Liew thomaslsy92@gmail.com Has anyone noticed INTI International University’s latest trend? That’s right; the roads which encircle INTI’s halls of residence are now sprouting fences. The question everyone has been asking? WHY? Many students have been ranting and raving about the erection...
Reader David Goh raised his disapproval of INTI's awarding of postgraduate scholarships to American students over Asian students in his comment here. David's suggestion of biased behaviour has prompted a response from Associate Vice President of Student Services and Alumni Division, Dr. Sia Ah Hiok. Dr....
Photograph by Di Sheng Chow The Asterisk will be bringing you new original stories next week, despite the holidays, as we strive towards bringing freedom of speech to our campus. We will also have an exclusive interview with the Associate Vice President of Student Services and Alumni Division, Dr....
By Chris Yong Chris-yongmh@hotmail.com Being at the top of the student hierarchy is not easy, especially when the student population didn’t get to elect them. I’m sure back when the 15th INTIMA executive committee was announced, we all ran similar thoughts in our head – Who are these people? What...
INTIMA has welcomed its newest affiliate to the circle of socialisation, the INTI Punjabi Society (IPS). The new affiliate is reported to be under “the umbrella of the Indian Cultural Society” according to Asterisk sources in INTIMA. The decision to allow this club to run is seen as an aberration...
By Naheeda Suddoo dragon_241291@hotmail.com Part of the responsibility of being a student, we need to be well aware of our tuition fee structures. It is to my surprise that many of the engineering students have failed to notice a glaring error in this semester’s fees. A fee schedule is given to every...
By Seth Borges seth_borges@live.com A rather common topic of conversation amongst INTI students is comparing INTI’s two main campuses: INTI International University (IIU) against INTI International College Subang (IICS). I recently transferred to the IICS campus, and have found that the more compact,...
By Sandheep Nair sandheep90@msn.com When I first joined INTI in 2008, I joined the Editorial Board hoping to bring a new brand of journalism to this university. I rose through the ranks at the club and was soon editor of one of INTI’s oldest clubs. Before the days of INTI Vybes, IMPAC or even Adventure...
