Students have a gala time, thanks to Aether

S Vishnu Sharmaa, INN/Chennai, @infodeaofficial

Mahindra Ecole Centrale College of Engineering (MEC) was the centre of attraction recently as celebratory atmosphere ruled the roost over its campus on 9 to 10 November.

Festive environment was brought in by the fifth edition of ‘Aether,’ a technological cum cultural inter college festival. A total of 12 cultural events and five technical events were held as a part of the festival.

More than 200 students from over 25 colleges took part in the fest. Yajulu Medury, director, MEC said Aether 2019 included a swirl of eclectic technical and cultural events and we were happy to host a large number of students on our campus.

Aether is already recognized as an event that gets the finest intellectual and cultural activities going for students from colleges across India. The creative ability in students vied with each other to bring out a film that impress all when ‘Mastershot,’ a film making contest was held.

Battle of Bands, focused on the quality of music, versatility and crowd interaction. Groove, showcased the dancing talents of the teams.

The ability to design bridges was thoroughly tested due to Bridgeit, the bridge design competition. Needless to say, this was a big attraction among the students.

So was the hackathon MECHacks on the theme of Augmented Reality. Point Blanc, Aether’s intercollege eSports and gaming convention witnessed an amazing turnout from the like-minded.
Cicada, the lateral thinking puzzle game and Reverse Coding, a contest to crack codes underneath the programme, also elicited great response.

Story writing contest ‘Character Collision,’ Aether Quiz, movie trivia game ‘Filmy Fungama’ also left no stone unturned in leaving an ever rememberable impression in the minds of participants.

Beat the Clock(completing tasks within a stipulated time), Guesstimate(fun guessing game), Newkonomy(A market simulation game), Unclue(a murder mystery treasure hunt), What’s Poppin (a clue based game focusing on seeing, hearing and acting) and Slam Poetry(Quick poetry contest) were also held.

Moments were cherishing for the winners of various contests. They moved ahead with confidence to receive their prizes.