Cabrini students had the opportunity to rock out to hits such as, “The Thong Song,” “Bye Bye Bye,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Respect” on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Karaoke night was the latest event planned by the Office of Student Activities. It was held at the cafeteria on Thursday from 5-7:30 p.m. Students had the opportunity to perform on stage in the cafeteria’s New York setting.
Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” was the song of choice for Joe Johnson, a junior political science major. “It was an awesome experience. You don’t get a chance to do karaoke much around here. It’s one of my favorite songs and my friends were encouraging me to go up there, so I did.” And does Johnson recommend another karaoke night in the future? “Yes, it was a great experience and lots of fun.”
The cafeteria was decorated in a New York style theme. There were balloons, Broadway posters and Fifth Avenue Street signs. There was a large screen provided with the words so the audience could sing along and a stage for the performers.
“The Sign” by Ace of Base was among the crowd’s favorite, which was performed by Mike McFarlane, a junior criminology major. McFarlane describes the experience as great. “The lights were hot but I just took it in stride. I just went with it.”
Karaoke night came about when the dining services wanted to do something in conjunction with the cafeteria’s New York theme, says Ashley Shoenfelt, director of student activities. An outside company came to set up the sing along screen, stage and microphones.
The audience took part in the fun and sang along when Charles Bush, a senior English major, Greg Lusty, a junior business administration major, Rodney Collins, a junior business administration major and Lamar Fisher, an undecided freshman, sang N Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye.” Collins agrees that the experience was worthwhile. “We should do it more here. It was fun.”
Towards the end of the night even the cafeteria workers got in on the fun. Two of the workers sang and danced to Juvenile’s “Back that Thang Up” as the crowd clapped along.
Some other performers include freshman elementary education major, Ariel Johnson who performed “Killing Me Softly; and junior political science major Genicka Faye Voltaire who performed “Unbreak My Heart.”
There were a good number of people present at the event. OSA is happy with the turnout says Shoenfelt. The students and performers expressed eager interest to have more karaoke nights in the future.
