SAM Poetry Slam
Calling all Business Majors! The Society for Advancement of Management, also known as SAM, is one of the many organizations here at Fayetteville State University. SAM is geared towards business and business management majors. Their goal is to teach management techniques as well as finding ways to form new techniques; the organization is a good was for students to network and get involved with top business owners. The President is Markell Newton and the Vice president is Danny Wooten. If you’re interested in getting involved with SAM meeting are held biweekly on Tuesdays at 2:15, you can join any time during the year, but they are looking for dedicated members.
Friday, October 11th in the RJSC Dining Hall at 8:00 pm SAM hosted their second annual spoken word event, “The Poetry Slam (part 2): Hop on the Mic”. Their reason for hosting this event was to show that management goes in all aspects. The show included two portions there was the contest as well as open mic for anyone who wanted to share their smooth talents or finger-snapping words. It consisted of 3 portions singing, rapping, and poetry and the contestants could pick which portion they wanted to participate in. The contestants come out and gave their all. From songs of compassion to poems of infatuation, the outcome was great. The poems were very heartfelt giving me the feel of really being in a poetry café.
The judges were Lamair Bryan, Mike Harris and Darius “Greasey” Willis. The winner of the poetry category was Yolanda Barnes, the winner of the singing category was Jerrica Edwards and the winner of the Rap category and overall winner was Michael “Mr. ENT” Staton. The first place winner received a homecoming package that includes a ticket to everything that requires admission. (Talent Show, Concert, Step Show, Dance) Second and Third Place received a ticket for free admission into the homecoming dance.
If you missed out on the poetry slam it’s not too late to get involved. They have more events such as the Coat Drive October 25th, a Student Vendor Workshop, a Spring Resume Writing Workshop, and more.
By: Zoraida Younger
