Madie Xiong, Computer Engineering, Poem:
Career Options

Raj Mohan, Forestry, Poem: The Fifth Season

Alan Tan, Mechanical Engineering & Leong Hai Sheng, Electrical Engineering

Eric Warren, Electrical Engineering Technology, Music: Original Rap

Joe Kovach, Chemical Engineering

Anand Kulkarni (Professor, Electrical Engineering), Poem: Mr. Right

Dave Rossi (Audio Production & Technology student), and Band

Tenasia Hatch, Mechanical Engineering, poem: Picture This

October 29, 2005

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) in collaboration with the Memorial Union Building & the MUB Board presented the 2nd Poetry Slam "Reloaded" Contest. The event was Hosted by Lisa Grayson and Eric McDonald.

Proving that Engineers -- and many non-engineering Michigan Tech students -- do have a lot of talent:

Contest Winners:
Best Written Poetry: Madie Xiong
Best Performed Poetry (tie): Raj Mohan and Madie Xiong
1st Place Performance Act: Original Rap by Eric Warren
2nd Place Performance Act: Song "Nobody knows you" by singer Alan Tan and guitarist Leong Hai Sheng
3rd Place Performance Act: Song: Lemonade by Joe Kovach

The event was organized by Lola Oyebola, and Vincent Iduma and the NSBE execs/members. The DJ for was Elmo Joseph. The judges were Betty Chavis, Sylvia Matthews, Roxanne Gay, Shalini Suryanarayana, Heinrich Moatala Muvi-Tjikalepo and Rod Barton.

The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is one of the largest student managed organizations in the country. NSBE's goal is to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers to achieve academically, succeed professionally, and to impact the community positively. The MTU chapter is one of 248 NSBE chapters nationally on college and university campuses. Membership is open to all.

Michigan Tech NSBE Web Site

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Previous Poetry Slam

Honoring Rosa Parks

Lisa Grayson, Clinical Laboratory Science, and Eric McDonald, Materials Science and Engrg, were the emcees

Iman Blyther, Poem: Into My Life
Video Clip 11 Mb

Chadni Bhasin, Environmental Engineering

Jack Thorpe, Poem: Time

Gary Hudgins Mechanical Engineering Technology, and SherAaron Hurt, Business major