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A royal affair Coronation and Lip Sync entertain audiences ELISE KONEZRA
staff writer The Taylor Center echoed the chants of fraternities and sororities as well as organizations and groups of Minnesota State University, Mankato Thursday night. The annual Homecoming Lip Sync and Coronation was held to boost Maverick pride before Saturday’s football game against Winona State University. The MCs, Will Malloy and Melissa DeBoer, kicked off the night introducing judges Greg Wilkins, Kimberly Huynh and Katrina Wheeler-Floyd. Audience members were asked to look under their seats for a special gift, and some found a $10 Weggy’s gift card. Songs featured throughout the event were both old and new, as audience members and organizations grooved to “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars and “Jump” by Kris Kross. Audience members also joined in on the dancing. One organization featured the song “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, in which a battle was played amongst two members in chess that received many laughs from the audience members. The Vietmanese American Student Association held a “Get Ready to Rumble” sign to “YMCA” by the Village People. Before each organization prepared to take the stage, Malloy and DeBoer spoke of what happened during the Homecoming week and what was to come.
After each group had performed, the judges totalled the scores and the winners were announced. In third place were Gamma Phi Beta and Lambda Chi Alpha while VASA took the second place position. The first place title went to Sigma Nu and Alpha Sigma Alpha. The Lip Sync contest was followed by the coronation of MSU’s 2011 Homecoming royalty. The 2010 Homecoming King and Queen, Babatunde Awoyinka and Alesha Sullivan, crowned the new royalty. Each candidate was announced by the MCs and was noted of their achievements and involvement in clubs, organizations and volunteer work within the community. Candidates were required to wear formal attire. Malloy noted that Homecoming king and queen were a strong and important tradition to MSU. Cody Buechner and Yadira Salinas were crowned 2011 Homecoming King and Queen. “The Lip Sync concert was really fun. I didn’t know our school had so many fraternities and sororities. It made me really excited for the homecoming game,” said MSU Student and Lip Sync attendee Brianna McLaughlin. The competition teams who participated in the event received points to add to their overall Homecoming scores for placing in the event. The fireworks show, which was postponed from Monday’s Block Party, was canceled due to strong winds and will not be rescheduled.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011T
CAN DRIVE “When people in their college years become aware of the needs of others, that is the biggest benefit,” said Macia Olavson, ECHO Food Shelf board member. continued from 1 is not just about the short term goal of collecting food but the longer goal of teaching students to help people for the rest of their lives. “When people in their college years become aware of the needs of others, that is the biggest benefit,” Olavson said. Olavson encouraged students not to view the people they help according to typical stereotypes. The people that Echo Food Shelf help are next door neighbors, people struggling through trying events in their lives or individuals that have fallen through the cracks. Echo Food Shelf is willing to help them until they get back on their
feet no matter what the reason for their need. IMPACT Homecoming Chair Kelsey Busch was pleased to see overwhelming student participation in Homecoming events this year. Busch started making homecoming preparations in January, creating a theme, making contacts, and planning events. “It’s nice to see everyone coming together as one,” said Busch. This year, MSSA gave Homecoming a $15,000 one-time increase in student activity funds. Extra funds were used to provide higher quality concerts, hire Reza The Illusionist and give students
with Homecoming trinkets that they could take with them as a reminder of MSU Homecoming 2011. Many MSU students are concerned that the Homecoming committee was given an extra $15,000 while their tuition is on the rise. However, Wilkins noted outstanding turnouts at Homecoming events this year, making hard to say whether this one-time funding was beneficial to the University or not. Wilkins hopes that MSSA will see the difference the extra funding has made and grant these funds again in the future.
jenna wendinger • msu reporter
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