Pandemic makes Blue Moon more memorable

Pandemic makes Blue Moon more memorable

Announcement of Mr. and Ms. Freshers 2021

By Vartika Madan

Blue Moon, an event marking the welcome of freshers to the Bennett family, something that every first-year student at Bennett University waits for, is also the day when the winners of the Mr and Ms Fresher contest are announced.

Amid the ongoing pandemic when all classes are online, the fifth batch of freshers at Bennett University had the unique distinction of being welcomed by their seniors with a Blue Moon that was online but perhaps more memorable than the offline ones. Even though the freshers did not get to dance or walk the ramp on the campus as it used to happen till last year, they were on YouTube and Instagram Live.

There was a nail-biting wait for the announcement and finally, the moment of joy came. After two hours of entertaining presentations the seniors. Mishel Bharti and Akshat Sharma learned that they were Ms and Mr Fresher 2021 when they joined @council_bu on Instagram live.

The clincher was the final Q&A round and a common question they faced was, “If you woke up tomorrow and gained any one ability/quality/power, what would it be?’ Their answers are what made the two fair and deserving winners.

Mishel responded by saying she wanted to get the power to stop crimes against women at that very moment. The answer impressed not only the hosts but also the audience in the live chat section.

Akshat responded by saying that he wanted to have the ability to transfer energy and convert it into various forms, from psychic to intuitive energies, to all other powerful sources around him.

They were visibly overwhelmed when they realized their talent and hard work had paid off. The first title to be announced was that of Mr Fresher, when the host, Vinayak Joshi, introduced Akshat to the audience. The response of Mr Fresher 2021 was, “I am so happy, and I feel so confident, I am so glad that I entered the competition, and I am so glad that I got an opportunity to even attend a freshers’ party in times like these”.

After the announcement of Mr Fresher, Ms. Fresher 2021 was asked to join in live video and was introduced to the audience by the host, Rhea Bawa. Ms Fresher Mishel responded by saying, “I am so glad to be a part of Bennett University. Thank you so much for believing in me and giving me this opportunity”.
Instagram Live, @council_bu

Mishel is a BAJMC student whose hobby is dancing while and Akshat is a BTech CSE student whose hobby is playing the piano. In this Blue Moon, the talent round had a large variety of entries, but so many of them were difficult to display on stage such as sketching and playing the piano. Among the top six finalists, there was a pianist and two sketch artists.

After the event and the prize ceremony, people said they had enjoyed it.

“Blue Moon 5.0 was a lovely and enthralling evening arranged by our seniors even during this pandemic. The talent hunt rounds were my favorite. Thank you so much for believing in me and giving me this wonderful opportunity to be Ms Fresher 2021. I'm very proud to be a part of the Bennett Family. Looking forward to more great experiences and events like these,” said Mishel, when asked about her experience.

Akshat said, “Thank you for giving me this opportunity and platform. As a student, I feel loved and appreciated. In such difficult times, events like these are helping me cling to my hope. I look forward to mentoring my juniors for their fresher event in the future.”
(The report has been written by Vartika Madan, a student of BA (Journalism and Mass Communication) of Bennett University.)
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