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- Girish Kumar Michelle Patrao is one among the esteemed alumni of Manipal University. A

graduate of Manipal Institute of Communication in 2006, she is currently an

RJ at Indigo 91.9 in Bangalore( one of the few International radio stations In

India). She hosts the afternoon show from 1 to 5 pm on weekdays, spinning

out the hottest numbers to pep up otherwise melancholy afternoons, along

with discussing witty and intriguing topics. Her oodles of charm and cute-

ness, speckled with streaks of glitz and glamour, have entranced her listen-

ers throughout the nation. Michelle is also an eminent socialite, and is

sought after at major events, parties and Radio Indigo events. A characteris-

tic infantile voice and outgoing nature have put her among the most adored

RJs. We present you an exclusive brief interview with Michelle.

You often say on radio – “coolest job ever”. How cool is the job?

Imagine you’re sitting in Dublin, Ireland along with Radio Jockeys from all

around the world, and yet you’re broadcasting LIVE to your home station in

Bangalore?? Is that cool, or is that cool?

Where in Manipal did you stay?

Back in the day it was called OLH and NLH. But I had the most fun when I

stayed at Varchas 202 – Staff Quarters. I don’t think I need to say more.

What was your favourite restaurant in Manipal?

My favourite restaurant was Mallu Akkas...It wasn’t a restaurant in the true

sense but she used to make the most amazing food and there was not a day

that went by after I discovered her secret hideout, that I did not go there for

lunch.

When was the last time you visited Manipal?

Gosh it’s been over 4 years.. Must. Visit. Soon.

What is your favourite hangout spot?

By the Basketball court at KC. Go figure. *winks*

What do you think has changed in Manipal over the years?

More rules.

Endpoint has probably been there forever. Any adventures there?

I saw the prettiest sight one evening. The whole hillside was lit up with fire-

flies fluttering about right after the rain stopped.

Any escapades beyond Manipal? (say Coorg, Goa, Gokarna)

Many many escapades. The best has to be sitting on the stairs of the

train in the general class on the way to Gokarna. And then feasting on

the amazing food at Namaste Cafe and sleeping under the stars on the

beach because we didn’t find accommodation. We really roughed it up.

How was Manipal’s party scene way back then? Now, there are at least

12 pubs with parties everyday!

The choice was really limited back in the day. Sphinx threw some pretty

awesome parties before it shut down for renovation. Edge was a week-

end must. I must say however the best parties were at Paradise Isle in

Malpe, we’d wrap up by 6:30 am, walk to the beach, wait for the sun to

come up, and then get back to Manipal!! Best times ever.

Your wildest experience in college?

Wildest would have to be when my friends and I almost got caught

jumping the hostel wall after our curfew. 10 days after we joined MIC

beat that.

Your funniest moment in college?

I was asked to walk the ramp for the MAHE Intercollegiate fashion show.

The first time I walked during practice, I had people roll on the floor

laughing because I walked like a guy.

Are you still in touch with your friends in college?

I’ve kept in touch with just one. We lived together, we partied together,

we worked on our documentary together... I reckon we’ll be in an old

age home together!!

What's your version of why Tiger Circle is called so? (Lol)

From what I know Tigers were frequently spotted in Manipal back in the

day. No seriously.

Almost every international franchise that can be seen in Bangalore, can

now be seen in Manipal. Was it so during your time?

NOT. I jumped for JOY and did a little jig the day I saw Barista open. We

were deprived back then. But that meant we patronized all the local

joints and they weren’t all that bad!

Will we ever see Indigo 91.9 in Manipal?

One can always hope.

We wish this nightingale all the best in her future endeavors, and she is definitely an asset to her alma mater. If you happen to stop over at Bangalore

for a flight, do tune into 91.9FM and listen in!!

Other famous alumni of Manipal University :

Vikas Khanna (WGSHA) Shriya Kishore (WGSHA) Nithya Menen (MIC)

Famous Chef Miss India Earth 2009 Malayalam Film Actress

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Innovation at Its best -Abeer Sethi & Girish Kumar

"Such Wonderful Organization, Participation and App Launches have-

n't been seen for a long time in Any Of the Colleges across India.",

said Soham Mondal about the GDG fest that was held last month.

Soham is the manager of Android Developers Group, Bangalore

which is the largest in the country, and has been part of many Google

events including IO 2012. True enough, this has been one of MIT's

biggest technical events till date.

The free food and goodies apart, it was excellent learning experience

where students of all years took part and learnt something new. Over

30 fully functional and innovative apps were built from scratch. Some

of the notable apps built were:

1. Bluetooth Mouse: You can use your phone's screen as the track pad

and zoom functionality was also supported. Just connect through

bluetooth to control the mouse of any laptop.

2. QR File Transfer: A secure WLAN connection would be setup with

a laptop by just scanning the unique QR code for it .The desktop ap-

plication would then open a new window, you could drag and drop

any file into that window and that file automatically gets transferred

on your phone

3. Phone drums: The developer synced drum beats with the phone's

accelerometer such that if you moved your phone, there would be

beats coming out depending on the orientation of the phone.

4. Mastermind Game: This was developed by a first year student.

5. Speed Calculator: This app uses the phone's camera to find the

speed of a moving object..

At the end of the day, nothing tops developing and using your own

app. We hope to see more such hackathons in future!

Manipal Over the Years -Vardhan Jain

The sheer fact that I am able to send across this

article at 2 am in the night is one big change over

the years! In our first year, 12 AM would be the

time when we would have to wind up with our

important mails and updates, as the internet

would be turned off! The amount of change that

Manipal has undergone in a short span of 4 years

is simply mindboggling. For a start, KC wall was

our favorite spot in the campus where we could

just sit idly the whole day, stare at the crowd, or-

der and eat pizzas. Snack Point where we rush to

for dinner when FC closes also never existed and it

used to be a cyber café and the maintenance

room near it used to be a mess.

When the food court initially came up, it always used to puzzle us as to why it

was shaped as a spaceship of sorts or why it had pools which never had any

water in them and when it first opened, everyone made a beeline for it, and

the queues used to extend upto KC. Dollops, Saiba and China Valley are some

eateries which have been around seemingly forever. Burgers at 7 Bees, DBC

and potato lovers at Snack Shack, Oreo shake at Planet Café, Iced Lime at

Poornima, brownies at Amrita Bakery (opposite Saiba) are some things you

should never miss while you are in Manipal!

The trend of 14th-15th ‘block wars’ commenced on a crazy night when the rains

lashed down so heavily that the skylights were shattered and the cyclone made

it impossible to walk in the corridors, and there was a major blackout. The

boredom of studying for the finals exams prompted taunts at the residents of

the other block and this gave birth to the friendly ‘rivalry’ between the blocks.

Manipal is the only place with a perfect blend of nature and city life with a

confluence of different cultures. My friends in other colleges often crib about

the lack of entertainment for miles, but in Manipal, you step out of your hostel

and there’s always something interesting waiting to grab your attention. Life

here offers you so much and eventually becomes a part of you. The Manipal

lingo (annas and bosses), one of the many things, stays with us even after we

leave college, and the time here will always be among the best phases of my

life.

As a final word to my fellow MITians, at every phase of your college life, never

forget to stop experimenting because college is where you find out who you

really are. Learn to balance out your priorities so that you don’t lose sight of

your vision. Decide what you want to accomplish and you will find that Mani-

pal is the best place to give wings to your dreams!

WUM is an initiative to create a common platform

for students, faculty and local community to inter-

act and know more about each other. We will

feature unbiased opinions, articles on sensitive

topics along with the latest entertainment news in

the upcoming issues. As trivial as it may sound,

we want to make a difference. If you have any

suggestions or would like to help us out, please

contact us at whatsupmanipal@gmail.com!

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So . . What's Up Manipal ? The Team

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Ever wished to make your own cool electronic circuit

at home and didn’t know how to start? Well you are

lucky here is a complete series of do it yourself elec-

tronics. Starting from simple electronic circuits like

amplifiers to awesome microcontroller projects.

What do you need to set up your own electronic

workshop at home?

This section is for all those don’t know where to

begin from or what to do and where to buy the

components. First of all let me tell you the basic

things you need to start soldering the circuits.

1) 20 watt solder iron, ,which you can easily get for

about INR 200.

2) Solder wire and flux .

3) Multimeter for debugging the circuits, not com-

pulsory, though its to better grab one probable for

INR 200.

4) Connecting wires for making circuit.

Usually these are the basic components which will

be a one time buy for DIY electronics.

Other components like resistors capacitors transis-

tors available for a cheap rate so that shouldn’t be a

problem.

Where to get components from?

A store of electronic components in Udupi is Ma-

halasa Electronics, they have almost every basic

component you may need. It’s a great store to buy

electronic equipment as its easily reachable. Though

for some of the higher end components like micro-

controllers and development boards you might re-

quire to go online, hence we provided you a list of

online websites where you can buy electronic and

robotic components. -

>>

Pocket Audio Amplifier

Components Required :

BC327 1

BC548 1

10uF 1

4.7K ( yellow violet red)

1.0M (brown black green)

2 AA batteries

Battery holder for 2 AA batteries

8ohm speaker

Female audio jack

Male audio jack 2

Connecting wires

Vero board or PCB

Points to remember before soldering:

Electrolytic capacitors have polarity hence shouldn’t

change the way u fix them.

Speakers do not have polarity.

The collector emitter and base of the transistor must

be checked carefully before soldering (both NPN

and PNP).

This is a simple audio amplifier

circuit, with a output stage a pnp

transistor. You must have realized

that its very easy circuit to solder,

hence all the best. :)

www.nex-robotics.com

www.robokits.co.in

LKannada Learn Maadi

English Transliteration

Hello Nam-us-kaar-aa

How are you? Hay-gee-ii-daa-ray

I am fine Ch-anna-gid-day-ray

me na-noo

you Nay-noo

how much? yesh-too

one won-du

two erad-du

three moor-oo

four naal-koo

five eye-du

six are-roo

seven yay-loo

eight enn-two

nine ombath-tu

ten hath-tu

twenty ee-path-tu

thirty move-ath-tu

Let’s COOK!

-Rishabh Gupta

Hi everyone!

If hungry, then hop on.

Here you will find quick-fix recipes

you can resort to when your grum-

bling stomach throws tantrums

and your dining options are lim-

ited.

PASTA TODAY!

This time you’ll be learning to

make pasta from scratch with just a

flat bottom kettle!

Basic ingredients:

-Any pasta like penne, fusilli, or

spaghetti.

-Some tomato puree

-Some chopped onions

-Garlic (optional)

-Basil

-Salt, pepper (Don’t steal from the

Food Court!)

-Assorted vegetables (optional)

-Oil or butter

Pour the puree’ into the kettle with

oil. Cook for 5 minutes or so whilst

stirring. Then add the onions and

cook for another 5 mins after

which you can introduce the pre-

ferred vegetables. Let them soften

up in the sauce and then add the

salt, pepper and basil. Pour the

sauce into a vessel, clean the kettle,

and put water inside it; boil and

put in the pasta (ensure the

amount of pasta you immerse is

sufficient for the sauce).

Once pasta is soft enough, or as

the Italians call it, “AL DENTE”,

drain the water and transfer the

pasta into another container and

then put the sauce back in the ket-

tle (obviously after cleaning it!)

Add pasta to the kettle, cook for

about 5 minutes while constantly

stirring and VOILA, you are done!

Stirring is crucial.

Relish it all the more with the

knowledge that you’ve autono-

mously conjured a delectable dish.

Kannada Phrases

1. Where are you? – Yelli ida-ree?

2. How much does it cost? – Yesh-

two Aa-guth-thay

3. Anna, please give me some more

gravy - Anna sol-pa gravy bay-ku

4. Anna make it fast! – Anna sol-pa

bay-ga maadi code-ee

5. What time is it? - Eshtu gun-tay aa

-e-thu?

-Ashlesh Bhat

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Classroom Roles: All the world is a stage, and we are actors on it, the legendary Bard of Avon once

said. He was right, all the more so when we talk of our classrooms. We perform

various roles in our limited capacity, often unwittingly. There are those amongst

us who flit from one role to another with remarkable ease, while some stick rig-

idly to a single role. Without further delay, let’s see what I am talking of.

1. The early birds: Evidently, no one told them that while coming on or just be-

fore time is a sign of punctuality, stationing themselves in class a good twenty

minutes before the lectures

commence is a distinct sign of

joblessness. If you ever see the

sweepers and cleaners with a

nervous look on their faces, it’s

because these students perpet-

ually threaten their means of

livelihood.

2. The first-benchers: Often the

most misunderstood denizens

of the classroom, they are sup-

posedly the embodiments of

academic virtue. What few real-

ize is that the first bench is a

sweet spot for messaging. The

teachers are regularly misled

into believing the saintly, demi-

god like status bestowed upon

them by the rest of humanity.

On the rare occasions such

specimens are caught, they are

let off relatively mildly. After all,

they have been concentrating on the umpteenth tedious lecture all along, have-

n’t they?

3. The water-carrier: Composed largely of Aquarians taking their zodiac symbols

a little too literally, these provide nourishing nectar to many. Their water bottles

go for regular walks to multiple parts of the classroom and are among the most

treasured possessions in the class.

3. The chalk chuckers: This group is spread all over the classroom, but often in-

volves, rather curiously, the first-benchers. You see, the latter are deemed to be

a soft target, as they’re ensconced perfectly in the teacher’s line of vision, but

the contest isn’t as skewed as one would think. Those flinging pieces of chalk

from the back constantly run a risk of being seen in the act and subsequently

turning out to be ‘out-standing’ students. Or what’s infinitely worse, they’ll lose

their attendance for the day. Besides, an odd piece or two might even end up a

tad too close to the teacher’s nose for comfort. Since this group prides itself on

its aiming skills, its members should be packed off for archery/shooting training

for the betterment of our beleaguered Olympic fortunes.

4. The grammarians: Every grammatical error the teacher makes is dissected by

this group with considerable care. These have a field day when the teacher says,

“Be silence. Don’t make noisy”, or the rather inadvertently mischievous “Don’t

sleep around in class”. Agony and mirth are the two overriding emotions when

new words like “childrens” and “cattles” are spewed by the otherwise venerable

truth-disposers.

5. The smart alecks: The constituents of this

cluster are noted for passing biting remarks

on the teacher’s mode of communication,

and generally pretending to be innocent of

all crime. Loosely linked to the above group,

albeit less dignified, they have a mental

note of each lecturer’s hearing power. These

students have also mastered the art of be-

ing incoherent yet hilariously convincing

when quizzed by the teacher.

6. The brilliant bargainers: Latent otherwise,

this group involves those who relentlessly

pester the entire teacher community a few

days after the sessionals. They wear down

the teacher with their sheer persistence,

bordering on annoying stubbornness, and

their marks on the so-called answer scripts

magically increase. Whether the answers

purveyed even have a modicum of accuracy

in them is a question best left unanswered.

7. The last benchers: We shall not disturb them as they are fast asleep.

Shiva Suri

Meanwhile at the open forum...

Photography

Top Left: Heena Shah, Nikon D3000 Location: Hampi,India Bottom Left : Jayant kanuguviBottom Right:Mallika Priya Khullar, Nikon D3100Top Right : Rishabh Gupta

To be featured here, send in yor photos to whatsupmanipal@gmail.com

Inspired by one of the TED Talks, I always believe �why hasmuch more importance than a what or a how�

Mean Metals is something I have always been very sure of �always wanted to involve myself in this industry and wanted toface the music. I wanted to be big, better, smarter, richer andachieve something different.

-It will offer you a lot of shocker events, eye-raising news andlots out of the box thinking.-An opportunity to earn when we hire you.-Opportunities to grow technically and improve managementskills.-Opportunity to get hands on experience to work on a car,meet the big guns in the industry which we bank upon mainlydue to our association with Volkswagen-For the consumers, we will offer the hottest and latest newsthe automobile industry has to offer.

-Workshops in 6 schools in Bangalore-Release our very own magazine called �Mettaled�-Releasing and creating car modifications-There are also plans to hold our own TechFest called meanMetals Weekend.

What to expect in the next edition of WUM?- A tribute toMclaren- The Mean Metals car reviewing contest , along with a chanceto be in the team and earn.-The �A-S� fight continues as we enter the hatchback section.-Some intriguing facts that will take you by storm-Our love for �Royal Enfield�

Overall Length (mm) 4618Overall Width (mm) 1813Overall Height (mm) 1488Wheel Base (mm) 2703Ground Clearance (mm) 170No of Doors 4

MileageHighway (km/liter) 11.3Mileage City (km/liter) 8.24Mileage Overall (km/liter) 9.81

Seating Capacity (person) 5Fuel Tank Capacity (liter) 67

Maximum Speed Km/Hour0-100kmph seconds1/4 Mile seconds

Engine Type/Model Spark ignition,multipoint injectionDisplacement cc 1997Power (PS@rpm) 137PS @6000rpmTorque (Nm@rpm) 190Nm@3700rpmCompression Ratio 9:1No of Cylinders (cylinder) 4Cylinder Configuration In lineValves per Cylinder (value) 2Fuel Type PetrolFuel System CGFIP

Transmission Type AutomaticGears/Speeds 6GearsClutch Type CVTFinal Reduction Gear Ratio

Overall Length (mm) 4597Overall Width (mm) 1788Overall Height (mm) 1477

Wheel Base (mm) 2685Ground Clearance (mm) 165

No of Doors 4

Seating Capacity (person) 5Fuel Tank Capacity (liter)

Performance

Maximum Speed Km/Hour0-100kmph seconds

1/4 Mile seconds

Engine Type/Model VCDi 16V SOHCDisplacement cc 1998

Power (PS@rpm) 166PS @3800rpmTorque (Nm@rpm) 380Nm @2000rpm

Valve MechanismBore (mm)

Stroke (mm)Compression Ratio :1

No of Cylinders (cylinder) 4Cylinder Configuration in-lineValves per Cylinder (value) 4

Fuel Type DieselFuel System CRDI

Transmission Type AutomaticGears/Speeds 6Gears

Clutch Type

Exterior:- II love the bully, muscular front,

gives the driver the feel of beingthe bully.

- 164 bhp engine is fast, refined andis a complete monster on road.

- Loaded with equipments,- sunroof, key less entry, electric

drivers seat, cruise control make ita delight.

Interior:-is funley, enjoyableRear seat comfort is a fallback-interiors is not premium enough-Lousy JK Vectra OEM tyres and weak

The Renault Fluence is a relatively new launch in India under the independent Renault badge whichfirst showed itself in affiliation with Mahindra. The car is feature packed with almost everythingunder the sun and Renault claims that it�ll give it�s competition (The Honda Civic, Chevy Cruze,Skoda Laura) a run for their money.The diesel variant of this car retails in both manual and an automatic transmission. The presenceof a CVT system makes gear-shifts in this car almost as soft as whispers which add to the cabincomfort. Apart from this the other add-ons like an excellent media system, sat-nav, leather seats,cruise control, telescopically adjustable steering and seats, rear parking sensors etc. are standardjust like any other car in the given price range.So, what make it better? Firstly, SPACE. The cabin and boot space in this car is simply mind-boggling. It owes to the larger length and width of the car which gives it a feel of luxurycomparable to higher segments. Secondly, POWER AND ECONOMY. This is simply a no-frills vehicle.It produces a torque of 190Nm @3700 rpm which tops every other car in the given segmentHence, the Fluence is an absolutely flawless vehicle. You can call it a rich man�s Honda City or apoor man�s BMW. It�s still classy and very well built! Renault has done a fine job with its releases inIndia. With a bit more recognition, this bade can do wonders on Indian roads!

REVIEWS: A-S Fight (whether it be the magic of words or fancy literature, both of us wont fall back to putour car on the front): SSarthak Paul and Akshat

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Fashion & You -Aditi Surana England vs Poland: 1-1(FT).

The evening of 18th Oct finally saw the

match between England and Poland

being played on the pitch of Warsaw

after it had been postponed due to a

water-logged pitch on Tuesday even-

ing. Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe

played upfront. Poland chose a much

anticipated line up with Dortmund’s

Robert Lewandowski playing upfront. 31 minutes into the game, England get a

corner and Gerrard manages to find Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in-

side the box and the red Devil managed to head the ball into the back of the

net. However, the smiles from the English supporters were stolen as Glik’s

header(70’) managed to cancel Rooney’s first half goal.

Other important results –

Portugal – N. Ireland : 1-1

The Irish side was 10 minutes away from attaining a famous victory over Portu-

gal. With only 10 minutes left, Helder Postiga found the back of the net to level

things up for the Portuguese and save them the blushes. Valera and Nani both

came close to grabbing a winner but the final score remained 1-1.

Spain vs France : 1-1

Sergio Ramos put Spain into the lead after Xabi Alonso’s delightful corner kick.

Later, Arsenal’s gunman and substitute Olivier Giroud headed past Iker Casillas

with nearly the last touch of the game to snatch a draw for France.

Germany vs Sweden: 4-4

This game was on everybody’s lips as Sweden stormed from 4-0 down to se-

cure a draw at Berlin’s Olympic stadium. The first half saw 2 goals from Klose

and half that from Per Mertesacker. The second half saw an early strike from

the Real Madrid talisman Mesut Ozil. By the 64th minute, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

and Mikael Lustig manage to get two goals for the Swedish side followed by a

goal from Johan Elmander close to the end stages of the game. Rasmus Elm

managed to get the late goal for Sweden as they managed to bag 1 point from

what seemed to be a nearly impossible game to win.

After this week’s World Cup preliminaries, the following teams stand on top of

their respective group tables –

Group A – Belgium; Group B – Italy; Group C – Germany; Group D – Nether-

lands ;Group E – Switzerland

Group F – Russia; Group G – Bosnia-Herzegovina; Group H – England;

Group I – Spain

Sports Round Up

-Ankit Vasisht

Whether you are a slave to fashion trends or proud to flout them, you are

about to embark upon a history that is about much more than evanescent

vogues and high-priced brand names; this is the story of class, race, sex,

politics, big business, and popular culture, a story spun through the clothes

we wear.

Mark Twain once said, “Clothes make the man, naked people have little or

no influence on society.” Then again, Twain never lived to see the rise

of Playboy. The way we dress gives an immediate impression of who we are

to the world. . It determines our personality, speech, opinions and beliefs,

recreation we indulge in, music we enjoy, art and literature we are interested

in. It is said that ninety eight percent of what you say doesn't come out of

your mouth. If so, then clothing is a silent but powerful communicator.

Fashion is often loosely referred to as dressing up, or going with the trend.

But there is a lot more to fashion than that. In the words of Chanel, “Fashion

is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the

street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” It is

a statement that an individual wishes to make. It builds a bridge between

what you are and what you desire to be. So be it a silk sari or getting out in

blue hair, be it a fancy tuxedo or a pair of denims…fashion is all about you.

Whether you've argued with your parents or friends about what you wear,

or cringed as you gazed at old pictures of yourself in once-trendy styles, or

judged another person by his or her choice of clothes, you know that fash-

ion matters in our day-to-day lives. From our t-shirts to our pairs of Levi's to

our sneakers, what we wear has, for centuries, spoken volumes about who

we are, what we do, and what we want.

For example, take a t-shirt. Did you know that t-shirts are a symbol of revo-

lution? These t-shirts that we wear today were political tools, originated

during the industrial revolution. Hollywood inevitably had the biggest im-

pact on the classic tee with iconic images like Elvis Presley which made t-

shirt wearing cool and rebellious. Even today there is nothing like getting

out of the house in a cool quoted tee and we feel like taking the world head

on. They unite us, becomes an identity. For example, look at our club t-

shirts, the TechTatva or Revels t-shirt.

Blame the weather or blame our laziness, but most of us here in Manipal

cannot live without our “comfy” flip-flops. Also, they make running to class

easy at 8 in the morning!

Thus, fashion is intricately linked to society we live in and is deeply influ-

enced by it - Victorian era and its corsets, Indian independence and khadi,

college and t-shirts.

Fashion is not mere fabric to protect ourselves from the sun or the rains

(clearly this place no other seasons!!!)

Fashion is not about flouting expensive labels….

Fashion anticipates and elegance is a state of mind…..a mirror of the time in

which we live, a translation of the future and it should never be static.

Fashion is forever!!!!!

Diablo 3 - An excellent conclusion to an amaz-

ing series!

More than a decade after the release of Diablo

2, gamers have been waiting for its sequel with

utmost anticipation. Blizzard, the company

behind the Diablo franchise took 12 years to

make Diablo 3 and it’s totally worth the wait!

Plot: The story follows up after a couple of

years of what went down in Diablo 2.The three

prime evils Diablo, Mephisto and Baal were

defeated and their soul stones destroyed. In

Diablo 3, players will face the last two prime

evils - Belial, the Lord of Lies and Azmodan,

the Lord of Sins. Other than these two, there

are many foes to be dealt with.

The gameplay is third person and has been

drastically improved in Diablo 3 though the

main going up is the same as its predecessor.

Kill monsters, gain experience, level up...etc.

There are four Acts situated in 4 different loca-

tions. The game is an eye-candy, everything

from the buildings to the charac-

ters to the hud where you can ac-

cess inventory and the skills menu

is exquisitely detailed.

Pros—Graphics, Replayability, Auc-

tion House, Storyline

Cons- No RMAH for Asia, Requires Internet

Connection while playing or accessing Auction

House( which is hampered by ION speeds)

Game Review : Diablo III - Ramneek Sharma

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As the week drags along and we students look forward to yet

another lazy weekend, a cheerful man packs his sacks of clothes, readying himself to

trudge back home. Meet Lakshman, the 40 year old ace laundryman of the 16th

block. Someone who takes immense pride in his job, he leads a life with few regrets.

He lives beyond Paratha Point at Nehrunagar, and has no off days. With clothes

being washed through the week, his house is a beehive of activity in a nondescript

surrounding.

In contrast to the rumours that all clothes are washed together and drying occurs on

barbed wires or using coal, the hospitable Lakshman was more than willing to show

the entire procedure followed. Every individual's clothes are washed separately

(white clothes again separated), dried in the most efficient possible way and then

ironed. An Omni van transports the clothes to and fro.

A canny businessman that he is, he claims that the only reason the Rs. 150-for-16

clothes system works is that the clothes are returned quickly due to faster drying

time. He tries to reassure us, perhaps a little too eagerly, that stains are washed with

greater care by his team, and the cost is considerably lower.

Perpetually wearing a tiny smile, one of the

few grouses he has is that the exit timing for

the laundrymen from the hostel blocks has

been changed to 8.30 PM, leaving little time

for him to draw more customers. By the

time many students return from dinner, he’s

forced to leave. The rainy season just past

brought its usual share of troubles. Foul

smelling clothes would repel his customers

and hence he had to invest in a drying machine for Rs 20000. Using soda may be

good for the clothes, but not so for his palms, which have incurred many blisters.

The overexposure to water isn't good for his feet and arms, leaving them prone to

fungal infections.

Earning a daily wage of Rs 200, he

is content with his life and still has

not hiked his rates. He hopes to be

able to afford a reasonable stand-

ard of life for his child. We take

note of him only when we run out

of clothes, and try to bargain on

every 'extra' rupee charged . Sel-

dom do we realize that he isn't half

as privileged as us, and that he too

has aspirations. Inflation has un-

doubtedly stung him, yet he bid us

goodbye and set off to play crick-

et.

When we presented him a choco-

late for his son, his lips curved into

a smile that just made our day.

We, at What's Up Manipal, will be

spending time with various people from the underprivileged strata of society, to try

and understand their problems and create awareness about the same. Making a

difference isn't all that difficult, it simply has to come from your heart.

Girish Kumar Your laundry, Your laundryman Shiva Suri

Food Corner

-Mranal M.R The Place

In this first edition of WUM, we introduce you to a gem of a restaurant, Hotel

Udupi Residency . It’s not so popular among the Manipal crowd by virtue of

its location midst the bustling trade sector of the temple town of Udupi.

The visit

On our visit, we were greeted at the front entrance by a huge table vase with

springtime flowers (plastic though). Its dim lighting enhances the ambience

and adds to the renowned fine dine experience of the restaurant.

The food

The chicken sauté was highly recommended by a friend and hence was on our

food list and the presentation,

flavour and quantity lived up to

its reputation.

The roti & naans were fairly soft

and tore off easily. The Balti

Chicken was rather a let-down,

as the flavour and texture of this

gravy was lacklustre. The brim-

ming enthusiasm of the staff did

earn them an excellent in the

service box. The staff also informed us about the regular changes in the reci-

pes, indicating the importance given to culinary innovation.

In regards to the somewhat drab dessert menu, the selection entailed the usu-

al ice cream flavours in the form of slabs, instead of the more delightful

scoops.

The price is a tad steep but it’s still worth a visit in the company of

friends and family....

1. Indrani Panchadurga:

Udupi, the temple town,

is surrounded by 4 tem-

ples in the 4 cardinal

directions each housing

a deity of Lord Shiva's

wives. Temples dedicat-

ed to Shiva's son are found at

the intermediate directions.

The heart of Udupi contains one of the country's most patronized

temples. To the east, near Manipal, lies a 1000 year old temple built

for the Goddess Durga, in the form of 5 laterite lingas. The temple

is perched on a hillock with lush greenery and a pristine surround-

ing. Sounds all Vatican City - Romanish? It sure is!

2. Udayavara Beach: It is sandwiched between a river and the sea

where one has to take a local boat from the mainland to reach the

strip of land. The meandering of the tranquil river to join the rag-

ing sea amidst a belt of greenery and ubiquitous silence, make it

an panaromic getaway well away from the hustle bustle of routine

student life. The shores and waters are virginal unlike the polluted

an crowded din seen at other beaches like Malpe and Kapu.

3. Railway Bridge: It is a bridge over the Swarna River with a scenic

surrounding landscape. The highlight is that you can go under the

bridge and experience the unique thrill of a train passing directly

overhead. Many locals enjoy the wild experience of the reverberat-

ing vibrations and acoustics.

4. Manasa Water Park: For those who thought Mangalore was only

Big Cinemas, here is a treat for you. Manasa is a full fledged water

theme park featuring all types of slides, rides and pools for ages. It

is light on the pocket at Rs 200 per head, and will ensure that you

have a wild and wet day with your friends.

Places You Never Knew Of

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What’s Up Music For every teenage soul, a part of

growing up and a part of their

identity is music. Whether it is the

previous generation or ours, there

have been songs inspiring people

everywhere and bringing magic to

their lives. The songs change with

every generation, as we all know,

and hence the difficulty in appeal-

ing to all audiences at once. There

lies my dilemma; from where to

begin? Which genre to select? To

prevent misunderstandings and

potential bloodshed, it would only

be appropriate to start with our

generation. Music as “we” know it.

For most of us, music was in the

movies. The Bollywood songs of

the 90s were the only source of

music, and we had our favourites.

But let us not go that far. Come

back to after the millennium,

when Windows and the World

Wide Web dominated our lives.

What music did everyone listen

to? The name Linkin Park seems

so distant now. But you try and

remember the craze, the frenzy

which Eminem brought with his

albums, the utter bass of ’50

cent’s music. Everyone had fa-

vourites, it is around this time that

people chose their genres, and

were very protective of them.

Rock fans wouldn’t shake hands

with rap ones, thinking them to be

too “wannabe”. Slowly and steadi-

ly, our encyclopedia of artists

grew, and I can only hope to

name all before my space for this

column is exhausted. But notice

the change, the drift from only

Bollywood music that we used to

know, to a sudden inflow of new

genres. Such was the effect of

music; it defined vital teenage

years in our lives, lives which

would have been so hollow with-

out it.

“Kiss Me Thru the Phone”,

“Stronger” by Soulja Boy and

Kanye West made all the hearts

go wild, as artists like Lil Jon, Ush-

er (immortalized by their song

“Yeah!”), Ludacris ,Jay-Z (by his

reputation as well as the success

of his album with Linkin Park). This

was also the time when rock and

metal fanatics got initiated into

the religion, with Nirvana, Metalli-

ca and other bands of old gaining

popularity amongst our peers.

Alternative rock bands like Green

Day (punk alternative) , Nickelback

and Coldplay, the latter still very

popular thanks to the release of

Mylo Xyloto made their mark on

the charts and in our hearts. The

era of the teenage 2000s was

mostly a battle between R&B and

Rock, with no shortage of upcom-

ing artists on both sides. Pop stars

also thrived, with Mariah Carey,

Christina Aguilera, Madonna be-

coming popular with their albums.

But then came, the party theme.

Basshunter, David Guetta (whose

songs we can hum even in the

middle of our slumber) were just

two of the many artists to gain

fans in India.

Alas, with the number of artists

increasing, fans became diverse.

They varied and good music be-

came too hard to find. Suddenly

the culture of sharing via Blue-

tooth reduced, and the only way

of finding good music was by

word-of-mouth on popular artists.

I have mentioned only a few art-

ists as of now, but the rest are

“artists” no less. It would be fool-

ish not to commemorate the work

done in other genres. So before

you start criticizing me for my

ignorance, I am promising to deal

with all genres without a bias. But

for now, think about the first dec-

ade of the new millennium, and

recall the song you used to listen

to when you first fell in love, or

the song you first danced to in

public and the song which makes

your heart go “whum-whum-

whum”.

A time will come, when we remi-

nisce of our teenage years and

think, ‘I was crazy over this song!’

In the meanwhile, the world will

move on, we will try to grow up,

new music shall enter our lives

and new artists shall rise.

And I shall let you know.

Yash

FUTURISTIC MANIPAL

BILLBOARD TOP 10

1. Maroon 5 – One

more Night

2. PSY- Gangnam Style

3. One direction – Live

while we’re young

4. fun. - Some nights

5. Taylor Swift- We are

never ever getting back

together

6. Taylor Swift – Red

7. Justin Bieber- As long

as you love me

8. Adele- Skyfall

9. P!nk- One last kiss

10. Alex Clare-Too close

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Crossword:

Hexadecimal Sudoku

Instructions:

Solve the following Sudoku.

All numbers are in Hexadecimal. ;)

Every row, column and box should have the following numbers with-

out repetition.

0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , A , B , C , D , E , F.

Across

1. This person explored St Mary’s Island

3. The town famous for a massive Shiva

statue

7. The mess for the 11th and 12th blocks

8. Name of a town near Manipal

10. The photocopy shop near Om Xerox

11. Which name is Udupi derived from?

Down

2. The Newly formed department in MIT,

Manipal

3. From what is “Manipal” derived

4. Name of a theatre in Udupi

5. The beach nearest to Manipal

6. An alternative name for Udupi

9. The Annual Literary Fest of KMC, Manipal

Click a picture of the solution and send it to whatsupmanipal@gmail.com for a

chance to win attractive prizes.

Click a picture of the solution and send it to whatsupmanipal@gmail.com

for a chance to win attractive prizes.

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VOICE OF MANIPAL— CO-ED Hostels

When asked about whether or not I support the idea of a co-ed

hostel, my answer would be a yes and a no. A yes for the fact that

I think our society has reached the point where we are given the

right amount of freedom and there exists merely no gender bias.

However I personally wouldn't want my freedom to be taken to

that level since it would make me want to misuse it at some point

or the other to indulge in my own pleasure. —Malvika Nair

We should have co-ed hostels as an

option for those who want it because

not everyone is that broadminded in

India. Some won't even be comfortable

with the very idea. - Khushboo Sharma

India still has a lot of time left. It can only happen

only when we understand we are colleagues; there

is still a barrier among Indian males and females,

as they are from a conservative background and a

society in which it is not acceptable. Somewhere

down the line, people will come of age and it will

be possible, where equality for women isn't always

raised as an issue because people have accepted it

as a part of life. - Vardhan Jain

Legally yes, emotionally no. Techni-

cally yes, socially no. Traditionally

yes, culturally no. Aesthetically yes,

ethnically no. Contemporarily yes,

conventionally no. -- Anirudh Sriram

For Indians, any topic regarding the sexes is a very

sensitive one, and despite the progressive outlook

our country has shown over the past decade or so, it

will take a while before the country as a whole

achieves the matured viewpoint necessary for co-ed

hostels. It might be no big deal for the metropolitan

folks, but "India" still comprises largely of people

hailing from smaller towns and villages, and for them,

it remains a social taboo, which needs to change first.

—Vikramjit Ray

Possibility of co-ed hostels brings the reel world to the real world (if

you've loved American pies, you know what am talking about!). The

thought is not only fascinating, it’s a phase shift from the commonplace,

I’d say. Manipal’s need of the hour will not only be rendered, it will also

put to rest a great deal of extra efforts.—Sannyam

Ahh! The subject of teenage wishes and fancies. All

the guys dream about it and the optimist in me

says, so do the girls. However the psyche of the

common Indian is very different from our western

counterparts. Even while thinking about unisex

hostels, we are inhibited by our conventional and

traditionalistic viewpoints. But what we forget is

that the very students who are innovative enough

to beat their western counterparts are being held

back by this narrow viewpoint against co-ed hostels.

I will go so far as to say that not only are coed hos-

tels the path to progress, but if given the chance,

they might just be the solution to world poverty and

world peace.—Sarthak Gupta

No. In a place like India where women get minimal respect, rapes are blamed on women and acid is

thrown on females for not wearing a dupatta, it seems quite redundant to think of something like that.

We belong to a country where families would wage wars over pre-marital affairs. Co-ed hostels will

simply add fuel to the fire and this seems a bit too early for the Indian mindset, but students can al-

ways move out together if they are fine with it. - Anant Goyal

The Editor’s View: Yes! We should have co-ed hostels. By not letting guys and girls mingle in hostels, a lot of scope for constructive group work is re-

stricted. Girls and boys always need to go through the hassles of meeting at library and taking books and resources if they are working on a project or

event together. The students need to be mature enough to respect the counter gender. I believe they are too old to actually impose restrictions on

them. It will not be possible to separate guys and girls forever.