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By Lisa Merryman
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™njoy,” Phillips said.
Sponsored by Chi Omega, Songfest is a van
ity, Vaudeville-type show which brings together
jarious campus organizations to compete for
te Songfest title.
Traditionally, a men’s and women’s organi-
ation form a team and perform a seven-minute
long and dance routine, usually relating to the
[heme of the year.
This year, the 24th annual Songfest entitled
Give My Regards to Broadway,” will take
llace at 7 p.m. in Rudder Theater on Saturday,
ov. 23. All proceeds from Songfest ticket
jales will go to the Brazos Valley
lehabilitation Center. In addition to the thrill
if performing, there are many benefits to par-
licipating in Songfest, Phillips said.
“I’ve had a great time with my sorority sis
ters through the years doing Songfest,” Phillips
said. “Songfest builds morale for each chapter
or organization that participates and is good
public relations for them too.”
Erin O’Donnell, this year’s Songfest chair
man and a member of Chi Omega, said
preparation for the show began in March 2002.
The results have already been
rewarding, (including) friend
ships and a sense of accomplish
ment. Its amazing how much
talent is on this campus.
— Lauren Groover
sophomore biomedical sciences major
“So much preparation has gone into Songfest
this year.” O'Donnell said. “Communication
with the acts is especially important so that they
know what and how to perform.”
She said the members of Chi Omega are
appreciative of the hard work the participants
put into the show every year.
“The 10 acts we have this year have been
working diligently and consistently,” she said.
“They practice about two times a week for
around two to three hours. This year some
groups will be performing actual musical num
bers while others will put a modern spin on the
Broadway music.”
According to O’Donnell, Songfest is a fam
ily-appropriate show and is entertaining for all
ages — including her 7-year-old sister who has
attended Songfest every year since O’Donnnell
was a freshman.
Because Chi Omega hosts Songfest, its
members cannot participate in a competing
group; however, new members have the oppor
tunity to open the show.
“It’s a little intimidating performing in front
of 2,500 people, but it’s so much fun and we
grow very close as a chapter,” O’Donnell said.
Lauren Groover, a member of Sigma Phi Lambda
and a sophomore biomedical sciences major, will be
a rookie participant in this year’s Songfest.
Groover said she has enjoyed the practices
and the opportunity to work with other college
students and create a successful end product.
“The results have already been rewarding,
(including) friendships and a sense of accom
plishment,” Groover said. “It’s amazing how
much talent is on this campus.”
Bidding on Eminem's former
home surpasses $1 million
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Bidding for
me of Eminem's boyhood homes has
surpassed Si million on an Internet
auction site.
The modest Warren home, listed on
eBay since Thursday, was appraised at
$91,000. Bidding opened at $120,000,
and by Tuesday afternoon, the high bid
was more than $1 million.
"It's just amazing the response we're
getting," said Sebastian Lucido, a Utica
attorney who bought the house with
Roland Fraschetti, a Macomb County
commissioner and real estate developer.
Eminem's uncle, Todd Nelson, sold
the house this month for $45,000 to
Lucido and Fraschetti. The 1,300-
square-foot home has three bedrooms
and two bathrooms. It was built in
1940 and has been in Eminem's fami
ly for at least 50 years, Fraschetti said.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
"Sure, some of the bids could just be
people showboating, but you have to
figure with that number of people,
some have to be legitimate," Fraschetti
told The Macomb Daily of Mount
Clemens for a Tuesday story.
The Web site, which includes pic
tures, had more than 18,000 hits in
less than four days, Lucido told The
Detroit News.
Bids on eBay will be accepted until
Dec. 14 at 5 p.m.
D'Angelo resists arrest,
subdued with pepper spray
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Grammy-
winning R&B singer D'Angelo had to
be subdued with pepper spray after
he resisted arrest on misdemeanor
charges of aggressive driving and
other Counts, police said.
Chesterfield police said they went
to D'Angelo's suburban Richmond
home after a confrontation he report
edly had with a woman at a gas sta-
SARAH FOWLER • THE BATTALION
tion Sunday. The singer, whose real
name is Michael Eugene Archer, alleged
ly cursed at the woman and spit on her
after he cut her off in his sport utility
vehicle, police said.
D'Angelo allegedly resisted police as
they tried to arrest him Monday and had
to be subdued with the spray, Maj.
James B. Bourque said.
The 28-year-old singer was released on
his recognizance pending a Jan. 15
appearance in Chesterfield General Court.
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