The project instead used hip hop music, personal experiences, and other media to present their arguments.
[1][2] In 2005, Louisville started a "Take it to the Streets" initiative in which they offered to debate the topic normally if the judge was replaced with a layperson.
[citation needed] Louisville continued "The Project" through the 2006–2007 season and became self-titled as the MPOWER (Multi-cultural policy organizing with emancipatory rhetoric) Movement.
The team used these points to support their argument that collegiate debate is currently exclusive of minority groups based on race, economics, gender, sexuality and communicative differences.
In the end, two teams qualified for elimination rounds at CEDA Nationals where two members also received speaking awards.