2008 Woodie Awards
Students snap in praise for poetic performances
Joey Vonhaeger
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Culture
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By Joey Vonhaeger
Staff Reporter
UTC's Student Government Association has recently taken steps in upping their involvement in the entertainment department on campus.
Reginald Smith, a Memphis junior, and the SGA chairman of the Entertainment Committee, is a large part of the new look that the SGA is taking on entertainment.
"The entertainment chair position has been around for awhile, scheduling things like the annual Six Flags trips. This year we are trying to think outside the box with the events that we schedule," Smith said.
One step SGA has taken to do this was a poetry night that took place Oct. 11 at Café Mi Aroma. The event was an open mic event and featured students that were both beginners and pros.
Although only four students were scheduled to read, several others stepped up and expressed themselves through their own poetry.
"We really wanted to get other students involved that had something to say or wanted to express themselves. There was really a great turn out," said Smith.
Some students that participated felt at home writing and reading their own poetry to a group of approximately 30 people.
Gregory Sutton, a Nashville sophomore, has been writing and performing poetry for several years and was called upon by SGA to participate in the poetry night.
"I was asked by SGA to come and read some of my poetry," he said. "I really think that this event is going to be great for the school."
Another student called upon by SGA was A.J. Williams, a Nashville freshman.
"Performing is a new thing to me, but I really think that events like this will help me out in the future," he said.
Ariel Watkins, a Memphis junior, and James Cartee, a Birmingham, Ala., senior and UTC news affiliate, have been writing poetry for several years and believe that events like this are important to get people around campus out performing and speaking their mind.
"These kinds of events are great to get students involved, they can also help students be heard and get them out doing things," Watkins said. "It's important for the SGA to let the students know that these types of events are taking place by sending out e-mails, for example."
Staff Reporter
UTC's Student Government Association has recently taken steps in upping their involvement in the entertainment department on campus.
Reginald Smith, a Memphis junior, and the SGA chairman of the Entertainment Committee, is a large part of the new look that the SGA is taking on entertainment.
"The entertainment chair position has been around for awhile, scheduling things like the annual Six Flags trips. This year we are trying to think outside the box with the events that we schedule," Smith said.
One step SGA has taken to do this was a poetry night that took place Oct. 11 at Café Mi Aroma. The event was an open mic event and featured students that were both beginners and pros.
Although only four students were scheduled to read, several others stepped up and expressed themselves through their own poetry.
"We really wanted to get other students involved that had something to say or wanted to express themselves. There was really a great turn out," said Smith.
Some students that participated felt at home writing and reading their own poetry to a group of approximately 30 people.
Gregory Sutton, a Nashville sophomore, has been writing and performing poetry for several years and was called upon by SGA to participate in the poetry night.
"I was asked by SGA to come and read some of my poetry," he said. "I really think that this event is going to be great for the school."
Another student called upon by SGA was A.J. Williams, a Nashville freshman.
"Performing is a new thing to me, but I really think that events like this will help me out in the future," he said.
Ariel Watkins, a Memphis junior, and James Cartee, a Birmingham, Ala., senior and UTC news affiliate, have been writing poetry for several years and believe that events like this are important to get people around campus out performing and speaking their mind.
"These kinds of events are great to get students involved, they can also help students be heard and get them out doing things," Watkins said. "It's important for the SGA to let the students know that these types of events are taking place by sending out e-mails, for example."
