The cold and crispy morning of 12th February 2023 soon became warm, as the gaveliers of the University of Colombo, University of Moratuwa and the University of Sri Jayawardhanapura flooded into the zoology auditorium of the University of Sri Jayawardhanapura. The air of the auditorium soon became a lively one with loud giggles, big hugs […]
“Speech is power; speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Templanza, a themed public speaking competition was organized by the Gavel Club of University of Colombo in collaboration with the Leo Club of University of Colombo, Faculty of Science with the motive of encouraging young voices of the nation to persuade, […]
“New beginnings are a sign of hope to reach new horizons filled with unlimited opportunities and challenges to prove oneself”. The 8th Gavel Installation of the Gavel Club of University of Colombo was held with this single goal in mind. As the previous executive committee bid farewell, the incoming executive committee took over the job […]
“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” Eli Khamarov If a single quote can summarize how I happened to participate in SpeakOut 2.0, this would be it. As undergraduates, we are constantly bombarded with google forms to register for all sorts of activities. Hence, I was indifferent when filing […]
On the 23rd of December, Gavel UOC was buzzing with Christmas spirit as the 279th Educational meeting took place under the theme “Off to the North Pole”. The Christmas spirit was alight even before the commencement of the meeting as the meeting premises were decorated with beautiful Christmas decorations and a sparkly Christmas tree. Our […]
“All Island Best Gavel Speaker 2nd Runner-up for the Impromptu Category is…. Naethree Premnath”For a split second my mind was blank. Like how a wave rushes back to the shore, I came back to reality, got up and went to receive my first ever award for an impromptu category. I was a mess and pretty […]
A joint meeting. AND a hybrid meeting. Nothing quite like this had been attempted in the 241-Educational-Meeting history of Gavel UOC, but if there is one thing we know, it’s that Gavel never stops. The Gaveliers of the Gavel Club of University of Kelaniya and the Gavel Club of the University of Colombo rocked the […]
It’s finally here, the Annual General Meeting! Time flies in just a blink of an eye! I still remember the day we had our AGM, the day we got elected as the new ExCo for 19/20. And here we are now appointing the next ExCo for the term 20/21. It has been over a year […]
As someone who has watched, noted, and delivered many speech evaluations in her short life, let me tell you – it’s FUN. Not what you expected me to say, was it? But, then again, how many times has dear old Nish told you something “isn’t a big deal” when it could potentially be a big […]
1. Everyone sucks at something. Whether it’s the person sitting next to you or that speaker on stage who’s so inspiring everyone’s a garbage fire and that’s okay. 2. Our lives are boring. At face value, no one’s life is as exciting as the stories they say. We’re a bunch of boring people. […]