The Quad

Issue date: 3/31/08 Section: Features

On Thursday night, a lively crowd attended the first annual Mr. West Chester University competition at Emilie K. Asplundh Hall to see 16 guys battle it out to win the title.

With 16 smart and talented contestants, Diem from MTV's "Fresh Meat" and "The Gauntlet III" hosted the event. It may have been the first annual and, with the huge turn out, it will not be the last Mr. WCU.

The competition started off with an entertaining dance performance by all of the contestants. The men came out in purple and gold T-shirts and did a dance routine to the Beach Boys song "Be True to Your School."

After their routine, each contestant was introduced. Along with each introduction came an interesting fact about each contestant. While introducing themselves, each guy explained to the crowd exactly how much WCU spirit they had.

With just three weeks for dance practices and trips to the mall, the guys successfully showed off their moves and personal style to the crowd.

Before the competition began, Diem and other students threw out T-shirts from the Student Activity Council. SAC not only supplied the T-shirts for those who caught one, they also sponsored the event.

The first event for the contestants was casual wear. Each guy modeled in an outfit that they would wear any day of the week. No contestant was better than the other; they simply wore clothing that described their own individual personality.

Casual wear was only the first of many entertaining portions of the competition. It was not until the talent portion where the contestants showed their talent in order to make the crowd go wild.

The talent portion included any appropriate talent that could be performed on stage. The men of WCU sang, played instruments such as the guitar and piano, danced, juggled, some did back flips and one guy, Matt Ziegler, was brave enough to juggle while bouncing on a pogo stick.

Chris Dickerson won over the women in the crowd by playing a medley on the piano. He began with a number from Beethoven, and then eased into a Disney medley including songs from "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin." Once he began playing, it was seconds before he had the crowd singing along with his piano.

After the impressive talent portion, each guy was introduced in his formal wear with an escort on his arm. The guys dressed to impress, with outfits better than their Sunday best. Along with their formal wear came the question and answer portion in which each guy answered each question in their own personal way.

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