By PRETHIBA ESVARY SUBRAMANIAN
SUBANG JAYA: The Freedom of Expression box set up opposite Taylor’s University’s Student
Life Centre recently, was an innovative way for students to express their thoughts.
Architecture major Aksha Hirani, 21, said, “I was having a terrible day so I sang "Twinkle
Twinkle Little Stars" in the box and it was quite relaxing.”
Pioneering the idea behind the project was Architecture major Law Yong Lin, 22, who said that
the project was part of an assignment for the subject "Leading in the 21st Century".
Lin said, “I feel that nowadays people have a lot of things on their mind that they want to say,
but there is no proper place to say it.
“So, this box is an opportunity for students to say what is on their minds.”
International Hospitality Management Masters student Jasfarina Jasman, 30, said she had
expressed her thoughts on women’s rights, as there is a lot of women discrimination across the
globe.
The Freedom of Expression box had an indoor hanging chair constructed as well as a video
camera on a stand, which served to record the actions and words of students who went in.
Lin stated that the end product of the project would be made into a video presentation, which
would showcase the various ways in which students expressed their thoughts.
Based on the video clips, Architecture major Kelvin Fong Jia Zheng, 20, said a lot of the
students who entered the box either voiced out their complaints or shared happy thoughts with
their friends.
This can be seen through a group of Public Relations students who went into the box, to share
their positive and negative thoughts with each other.
One of the students, Cheong Sin Hwa, 21, said, “The concept and idea of this project is good.
The box which was open from 12-2pm on 5 June, had received participation from about 66
students.
Life Centre recently, was an innovative way for students to express their thoughts.
Architecture major Aksha Hirani, 21, said, “I was having a terrible day so I sang "Twinkle
Twinkle Little Stars" in the box and it was quite relaxing.”
Pioneering the idea behind the project was Architecture major Law Yong Lin, 22, who said that
the project was part of an assignment for the subject "Leading in the 21st Century".
Lin said, “I feel that nowadays people have a lot of things on their mind that they want to say,
but there is no proper place to say it.
“So, this box is an opportunity for students to say what is on their minds.”
International Hospitality Management Masters student Jasfarina Jasman, 30, said she had
expressed her thoughts on women’s rights, as there is a lot of women discrimination across the
globe.
The Freedom of Expression box had an indoor hanging chair constructed as well as a video
camera on a stand, which served to record the actions and words of students who went in.
Lin stated that the end product of the project would be made into a video presentation, which
would showcase the various ways in which students expressed their thoughts.
Based on the video clips, Architecture major Kelvin Fong Jia Zheng, 20, said a lot of the
students who entered the box either voiced out their complaints or shared happy thoughts with
their friends.
This can be seen through a group of Public Relations students who went into the box, to share
their positive and negative thoughts with each other.
One of the students, Cheong Sin Hwa, 21, said, “The concept and idea of this project is good.
The box which was open from 12-2pm on 5 June, had received participation from about 66
students.