Jack Zider crowned winner of Mr. SHU 2009
SHU senior beats out other contestants during male beauty pageant
Michelle Munden
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: A & E
Stripping?
Yes. Pelvic thrusts? Yes. Great music? Yes. Roller-skating around the stage in a sequined jump suit? Yes. All of these were consistent components of the Mr. SHU 2009 contest.
Mr. SHU is Sacred Heart University's version of a male beauty pageant. That means the contestants all had to participate in the swimwear, talent, and formal wear sections amongst others, for the contest that took place Friday, April 24.
There were also three judges- a professor, a resident hall director and another that is a well known and beloved Chartwells worker.
Here at Sacred Heart, not just anyone
can participate in this annual event. Nominations began around the end of February and tryouts took place shortly thereafter.
It was then that the Mr. SHU hopefuls
had to prove they have what it takes. Once on stage, these men surely proved they were not about to hold back.
The show began by introducing each of the contestants individually with a short, filmed skit played on the large projector screen.
However, although Zach Johnston did not have his own video, his on stage performance featuring a memorable scene from the Step Brothers movie still seemed to catch the audience's seal of approval. Remaking popular television shows or songs was a popular theme for this section; and it was certainly not without laughs.
Jack Zider remade the theme song introduction to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Mike Casazza filmed his own rendition
of MTV's hit show "Cribs," and Danny O'Connor adapted his own eharmony.com commercial that were all hysterical and witty.
The group dance that followed was a crowd pleaser. These eight men had the moves down pat. The dance included a popular mix of songs with flamboyant twists and shaking rear-ends.
"My favorite portion of the night was the talent section," said junior Joseph Borchetta. "No one was afraid to dance like a fool or bare it all."
From Soule's provocative aerobic workout on stage to Johnston's air guitar performance of "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness, it was clear that no dance move was off limits.
Yes. Pelvic thrusts? Yes. Great music? Yes. Roller-skating around the stage in a sequined jump suit? Yes. All of these were consistent components of the Mr. SHU 2009 contest.
Mr. SHU is Sacred Heart University's version of a male beauty pageant. That means the contestants all had to participate in the swimwear, talent, and formal wear sections amongst others, for the contest that took place Friday, April 24.
There were also three judges- a professor, a resident hall director and another that is a well known and beloved Chartwells worker.
Here at Sacred Heart, not just anyone
can participate in this annual event. Nominations began around the end of February and tryouts took place shortly thereafter.
It was then that the Mr. SHU hopefuls
had to prove they have what it takes. Once on stage, these men surely proved they were not about to hold back.
The show began by introducing each of the contestants individually with a short, filmed skit played on the large projector screen.
However, although Zach Johnston did not have his own video, his on stage performance featuring a memorable scene from the Step Brothers movie still seemed to catch the audience's seal of approval. Remaking popular television shows or songs was a popular theme for this section; and it was certainly not without laughs.
Jack Zider remade the theme song introduction to "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Mike Casazza filmed his own rendition
of MTV's hit show "Cribs," and Danny O'Connor adapted his own eharmony.com commercial that were all hysterical and witty.
The group dance that followed was a crowd pleaser. These eight men had the moves down pat. The dance included a popular mix of songs with flamboyant twists and shaking rear-ends.
"My favorite portion of the night was the talent section," said junior Joseph Borchetta. "No one was afraid to dance like a fool or bare it all."
From Soule's provocative aerobic workout on stage to Johnston's air guitar performance of "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness, it was clear that no dance move was off limits.
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