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'(Che ©amecock Men vie for title of Mr. Legs l BY Zeina Makky The Gamecock Picture 12 guys showing off their legs, strutting and swaggering before a cheering crowd. USC Student Government President Jokata Eaddy host ed the first annual Mr. Legs competition, which took place during Homecoming Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Greene Street in front of the Russell House. Only 10 of the initial 19 contestants showed up, but two extras were able to fill in as contestants. The idea of the contest came from former student Travis Ackers, who submitted the idea to Homecoming Com missioner Jo Smith and Carnival/Kickoff Chairman Hy drick Harden. The guys only had a few seconds to impress the judges and the crowd. According to Harden, the contes tants were evaluated on not only the “general physique of their legs, but also on their attitude and spirit, and cre ativity.” Though some seemed unprepared, contestants prepared ! dance routines or stripteases. Pink roses and Hawaiian neck I laces were given to the judges while Pharmacy sophomore ; Chuck Lansing, dressed in a baby blue towel robe, threw J candy to the crowd and started to put cream on his legs be ; fore asking for a little crowd participation. Some of the guys were dressed as girls, including ; business freshman Blaine Benthall, a Kappa Sigma frater nity member, who donned a leopard-print dress and wore high heel sandals. Others stripped, creating frenzy among the masses. Management Science sophomore Marc Meha gan from Pi Kappa Phi took off his trousers to reveal red and black painted legs, and then removed his Afro wig and shirt as he writhed like a snake. “I worked on all my self confidence and after a while I looked at my legs in the mirror for a mighty long time, and I just realized that, well, no one can compare to me,” Mehagan said when asked how he managed to gather the courage to perform. The contestants, of course, had to have self-confidence as they were asked, beforehand, to write a paragraph about why they deserved to win. Eaddy read parts of the essays to the crowd as she presented the contestants. Most of the men said they played ! soccer or another sport and they deserved to win. ' Some put a little more thought into why they had the best legs. Tanzanian-bom Faiyaz Dossaji, member of Pi Kap , pa Phi and international studies junior, said his legs “were tanned 365 days a year. Indian guys never get credit for ' their bodies, so why not me?” Dossaji said. “A three-page essay was submitted by Mike Scott on behalf of Rob Goodwin, the second contestant,” Harden said. “It was a very funny, satirical essay dealing with the El Salvadorian Liberation Movement and the Allendes....” After the parade, the band Hipbone played for about 90 minutes, after which the winner was announced. Mr. Legs was Roy San Pedro, a Pi Kappa Alpha member who dressed as a hula dancer for the competition. San Pedro was awarded his title at Wednesday’s Jamfest and didn’t give a speech upon acceptance of the award, Smith said. Most contestants didn’t care about winning. “I thought it’d be fun, it’d be different and it was,” con testant Chuck Lansing said. “I’d be happy to win, but I did it for fun.” The spotlight desk can he reached at gamecockspotlight@hotniail.com. Laura Dalrymple The Gamecock A contestant shows off his legs during the Mr. Legs contest Tuesday on Greene Street COCKFEST from page 7 els should be turned in at the backstage door. Musgrave said that Dane Cook, a comedian originally from Boston, will .also perform a stand-up comedy rou tine. “He’s been on Comedy Central and on Letterman, said Musgrave. He does a good show.” Freshman Franklyn Rainsford said, ‘Tin not in a fraternity, but I’ll be go ing to Cockfest with my friends. I think the pep rally will be more spirited this year than it has been. USC students have shown so much school spirit that it kind of puts me into that kind of mood, too.” According to Musgrave, the event win serve as a culmination oi me Homecoming events. At the end of show, Kelly and Cook will announce the winners of Half-Time, the Parade, Cockfest, and finally, the overall win ners. 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