The Haunting of Gavel Mora
By Linoja Mendis Come with me… And you’ll see… A Five Hundred Year Death Anniversary. “My lady, there was a small mixup with the mails, please forgive me for I have wronged you. I will personally punish the mail demon tonight.” And this is exactly how...
The Orator – Souvenir of Speech Olympiad XIV
The Orator – Souvenir of Speech Olympiad XIV.pdf by Amri Nazeer...
Aloha to the 450th Meeting of Gavel Mora
By Shenali Liyanage The roar of the crashing turquoise waves subsides, giving way to the warm glow of the setting sun, glistening upon the tip of each gently rolling wave, creating dazzling little pinpricks of brilliant white. Hues of purple, deep blue and cyan with hints...
Semi-Finals, The Recap
By Thinithi Palayangoda “And now, we are one step away from witnessing the rise of the 14th champion of this incredible contest.” Intoxicating the audience with the thrill of the competition, Malintha Fernando, commenced the Semi-Final Round of the legendary intra-university speech competition, Speech Olympiad...
The Expert Advice
By Selani Indrapala and Malintha Fernando Throughout the years, Speech Olympiad has been a platform where great speakers and great leaders were born. As we get ready to unfold a brand new chapter of this awe-inspiring event, we wanted to bring you some tips from one of our most...
Hear It From the Best
By Savin Gunawardena Speech Olympiad, the most coveted intra-university speech contest of University of Moratuwa is back for the 14th time and it’s your chance to share your story and leave a legacy. Now that a general idea about Speech Olympiad and the nature of the speech contest has...
Speech Olympiad, The Walk-Through
By Zafra Rifky Standing alone in front of 100 or more people sporting bored, mildly annoyed, or even curious faces, terrifies most of us beyond imagination. While we stand there, trying hard not to fumble, an overwhelming pressure falls upon us, to entertain, to interest, and maybe even...
Dream Big 2021- What’s Your Story?
Selani Indrapala “Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky” Dear reader, have you ever wanted to be a star? Have you ever wanted to be a diamond? Have you ever wondered...
Where History Met Future
By Linoja Mendis What do you think you need in order to meet history? A time machine? Well, I would say, a Zoom meeting! It was when the Alumni of the Gavel Club of University of Moratuwa joined the “Alumni Reunion”, did we witness history coming...
The Speaker’s Odyssey Chapter-1
By Joel Thiyaheswaran 8th of May, 2021 (Saturday) at 5.00 p.m.: In our usual Gavel Club meetings, which are held on Saturdays at 5 p.m. onwards, we speak and learn many things. However, this meeting was special because unlike our regular educational meetings, we got the...