Damian Gordon/ Staff Writer
After a day of listening to professors, students Wednesday night went up on stage for an open mic night as part of BBC’s Spirit Fest Week.
“It’s open mic, who doesn’t like to see people perform?” Taisha Cordein said.
Cordein attended the occasion with her best friend Faith Snow. Both sat near the front, able to see every small facial expression on the night’s entertainment.
“We just came to do something fun, we’re also doing spontaneous adventures and we saw there was an event, so we stopped by,” Snow said.
The Mic Check event was held in the WUC Theater in collaboration between Black Student Union (BSU) and Panther Power
BSU typically holds these events at MMC campus once a year; however this year they’re giving BBC students the opportunity to express themselves in something more than passive aggressive Facebook posts about their ex.
“I think it’s an opportunity for students to showcase their talents or sometimes get some things off their chest they want say or think about,” BSU vice president, Samantha Caballero said.
Mic Check hosts a range of performers, from spoken word artists to singers, comedians and much more. Anything goes. You might just have a person stand there and do their best mannequin impression.
New FIU arrival, Maria Rojas, is experiencing her first event since recently enrolling from Maryland’s University of the District of Columbia. Rojas has enjoyed the people, weather and now adds events sponsored hitting South Florida.
Rojas hits up poetry lounges in her spare time, so her favorite aspect of the night came out the mouths of FIU poets.
“I like the fact that people are being very candid with their feelings, what they’re putting out there and I think that’s important in our society in present times,” Rojas said.
Some students may feel their words fall on deaf ears, not aware Valerie St. Juste, an advisor to Panther Power, has hers to the ground and Mic Check happening as a result.
“Through our intermission students were able to interact with each other and they were able to kind of meet new people. I saw a lot of ‘hey nice to meet you’, I’m so and so. So that’s awesome,” St. Juste said.
St. Juste went on to explain that spirit week is more than competitions or prize contests, but that the focus is on the students that walk the campus halls every day.
“I think that spirit is not only attending football games, basketball games, but I think it’s really building that connection to your school and being able to get involved outside your classes,” St. Juste said.
BSU is continuing to break off from tradition by holding an opening ceremony for Black History Month at the BBC campus. Then, a closing ceremony will be held later in the month at MMC.
If you’re looking to stayed informed on the latest events from Panther Power or BSU, cash ‘em online @PantherPowerBBC and @BSUFIU on Twitter respectively. How about that?
About Post Author
