On Friday, March 21, Elizabethtown College continued its popular Mr. Etown competition with Mr. Etown 2014: Lumberjacked.
Over 900 students attended the annual Office of Student Activities event. Eight male students, each representing a residence hall on campus, began the show with a dance to “Timber,” by Pitbull feat. Ke$ha. Former Mr. Etown and Etownian Opinion Editor Matt Walters, a junior, hosted the show with senior Homecoming King and Etownian Sports Editor Adam Moore.
The hosts introduced contestants and engaged the audience with miniature skits throughout the evening. The first main portion of the show consisted of contestants’ personal five to nine-minute dance performances. Sophomore Blake Schmidle, representing Royer, performed his individual dance routine first during the evening. Mr. Brinser, senior Chris Jones, followed with his routine on “how to become a star.”
Third in the lineup was sophomore Andrew Calnon from Founders with his “Mean Girls”-themed routine. Senior Steve Smith, hailing from Myer, followed with his dance performance on what he learned at Etown. Ober’s first-year Ian Kulis danced to a series of songs by Michael Jackson. Senior Owen Howson from the Quads reflected his time at Etown with his performance. Mr. Apartments, senior Kyle Farkas, prepared a routine about “cutting loose.” Finally, first-year Eric Yoder represented Schlosser with a performance examining the “evolution of dance.” The question-and-answer portion of the show followed the dance routines.
Contestants were escorted onstage by friends, family members or other people of their choice. Each guy then provided an answer to a thought-provoking question, in the style of a pageant. The audience’s votes and judges’ scores were tallied during the intermission.
Yoder was voted second runner-up, Farkas earned first runner-up and Howson was crowned the new Mr. Etown.