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November 6, 2006 —
Ten solo and group acts displayed their vocal talents last Wednesday in the Cardinal Cage during "Cardinal Idol," SVSU's version of "American Idol."
Acts ranged from original compositions to last minute entries, and the event was hosted by Student Association member Jeanna Byers. The audience served as the judges through donations to the SVSU football helmet presented by their favorite act. The performers with the most money in their helmet won the competition.
Those taking first place were Josh Worley and T.J. Dowell. The group first sang "Iris" by the GooGoo Dolls and continued on to perform an original piece that was only interrupted by a stray ping-pong ball.
Instead of relying solely on their musical talents, the group also offered "hugs for money." In the end, they collected the most and were named the winners.
Taking second place, the beat boxing Jewel Pearson kept the audience laughing. He ended his performance with the Mario theme song, after which he wiped off the microphone and executed a heel click into the audience.
Third place went to a duet comprised of Cordell Bush and Lisa Maroni who started off the evening singing a capella "A Whole New World" from Disney's "Aladdin."
Byers was pleased by the overall outcome of the event. She was "really excited about the great turnout in participants and audience." Rachelle Austin, an audience member claimed that the show was "very entertaining" and would come to similar events in the future.
While some would view the location as a drawback due to the background noise present, Byers was pleased.
"We used what we had," she said. "We wanted it in a central location so that more people would come, so the theaters were not a good option."
The top three acts were awarded prizes, and non-winning performers were pleased with the event, according to Scott Haase.
"There was good competition," he said. "I can't complain.”