2008 Woodie Awards
Taste-testing at the Mullins
Andrew Sheridan, Collegian Staff
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: Arts & Living
Not every happening was gastronomical in nature. "UMass Idol" and a local battle of the bands took up the lion's share of the speaker space, with the former continuing nearly all evening. The talent level was high, as all the singers had already passed through a qualifying round, but when both music events performed at the same time, the effect was a bit cacophonous.
The last event of the night was another newcomer this year: hot dog eating. Sponsored by Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs, the competition was officially sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, and the participants were fighting for a spot at the Nathan's July 4th contest on Coney Island.
"I'll never touch a wiener again," said one participant, after 12 minutes of furious face-stuffing.
"I think it went very well," said Ken Toong, executive director of Dining Services. With over 8,000 students passing through, the highest attendance in three years, Toong has every right to be pleased.
"We had the best 'Idol' ever, and I think students really enjoyed the variety of food and beverages," he said.
At 9 p.m., the Mullins center emptied out, select DCs re-opened, and life returned to normal in the UMass eating scene. Stuffed students, laden with stolen snacks and swiped soft drinks, made their way back home. Some were champions, some were spectators and some simply were sick off of hot dogs. But all of them had one thing in common: they had gone out of their way, gone out on a limb, and done some taste-testing.
Andrew Sheridan can be reached at asher1@student.umass.edu.
The last event of the night was another newcomer this year: hot dog eating. Sponsored by Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs, the competition was officially sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, and the participants were fighting for a spot at the Nathan's July 4th contest on Coney Island.
"I'll never touch a wiener again," said one participant, after 12 minutes of furious face-stuffing.
"I think it went very well," said Ken Toong, executive director of Dining Services. With over 8,000 students passing through, the highest attendance in three years, Toong has every right to be pleased.
"We had the best 'Idol' ever, and I think students really enjoyed the variety of food and beverages," he said.
At 9 p.m., the Mullins center emptied out, select DCs re-opened, and life returned to normal in the UMass eating scene. Stuffed students, laden with stolen snacks and swiped soft drinks, made their way back home. Some were champions, some were spectators and some simply were sick off of hot dogs. But all of them had one thing in common: they had gone out of their way, gone out on a limb, and done some taste-testing.
Andrew Sheridan can be reached at asher1@student.umass.edu.
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D Abrams
posted 4/29/08 @ 12:04 PM EST
Is anyone else upset that this was held during passover?
Ryan Damon
posted 4/29/08 @ 7:54 PM EST
Yeah, I'm not Jewish but that does seem to be bad timing. I'm more upset that this event closes down the Dining Commons. Who wants to use a swipe to have samples of food rather than having a fully satisfying meal at a dining hall? Taste of Umass? Well, I guess Umass tastes unsatisfying. (Continued…)
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