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Before the competition began, the contestants??comprising a mix of spelling bee veterans and untrained novices—rifled through enormous dictionaries, quizzing each other on esoteric words...
Judge Sanyee Yuan ’12 was impressed by the contestants?? lack of inhibitions. “I think the guys have fun on stage,” she said. “Guys are guys, they let everything hang loose.” Daniel E. Minamide ’12 walked the stage in only a tiger-striped Speedo, eliciting a chorus of catcalls. Eyes grew wide when Byron T. Lichtenstein ’11 ripped off his shirt and jiggled his pecs...
...second part of the competition, three judges questioned the team about its proposal and tested the contestants?? understanding of general monetary policy...
...Quad.On the shuttle ride, plenty of innocent passengers were entertained by the fierce ongoing challenge, responding with various degrees of amusement. “This is filling—this is not like salad,” said Melissa Hoyos ’10 as she sympathized with the contestants?? increasingly-full stomachs.“You’ve been doing this for two hours?” asked an incredulous bystander. DeSantis nodded grimly—no words were necessary.Still on the shuttle, Tan approacheed two students seated side-by-side and asked if they would...
...about. On the one hand it’s completely ridiculous, but on the other hand, if you think about it, it’s true.”Shortly after my initial exposure, I sought out and attended a local air guitar competition. I learned that contestants?? scores are determined by a figure-skating-style scale. A competitor receives zero to six points in three different categories: technical merit, stage presence, and—most important—“airness.” “The formal definition of airness,” explains...