CAB hosts Inaugural talent competition
Ashley Henson
Issue date: 5/2/08 Section: College Life
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Various Inspirational Talents Artistically Labeled, a dance team of six students, took home $150 and first place in this television-inspired competition with its step and dance routine. It competed against 14 other acts.
Kevin Lee, sophomore from Kirkwood, Mo., and member of VITAL, said the group performed their act to "Get Silly" by VIC and "That's Right" by Ciara.
"We practiced two hours a day, Monday through Friday," Lee said. "We would like to become a minor dance team for Murray State. We want to bring together students who are interested in cheerleading or dancing that are looking for something different."
Murray State's Got Talent was sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.
Sam Piechocinski, junior from Lemont, Ill., and CAB member, was a stagehand for the event and said she was pleased with the success.
"There were some interesting acts," Piechocinski said. "But it turned out really well and we are hoping to make it an annual event."
Coming in second place was Brittany "Burt" Feistel, sophomore from Owensboro, Ky., with her talent of singing along with her guitar, and third place was won by T'Nesha Mays, freshman from Hickman, Ky., who sang and played the saxophone.
Amanda Franklin, sophomore from Princeton, Ky., thought this event was a great tradition to start.
"I was really impressed with the event and how smoothly it went for it being the first year," Franklin said. "It's definitely something I would come see again next year and I think CAB should definitely keep it up."
The faculty of Murray State even got involved by performing a short skit. Bob McGaughey and Bob Valentine, professors in the department of journalism and mass communications, have been performing comedic skits together for 30 years and they celebrated that anniversary Friday night.
"They did a few of their famous skits while the judges tabulated the votes," Piechocinski said. "There was a chicken rap, a wrestling skit and a drive-thru skit in celebration of their 30 years of performing (at Murray State) together."
Admission to the event was one canned good that was donated to Needline of Calloway County.
Ashley Henson can be reached at ashley.henson@
murraystate.edu.
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