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Talent Comes Out for “Dental School Idol” Talent ShowMegan F. Jennings, JDDirector, Student AffairsOn February 20 th , the StudentGovernment reinvigorated anUniversity of Detroit School ofDentistry tradition: the TalentShow. Students, faculty, andstaff gathered at Los GalanesRestaurant in Detroit’s Mexicantownneighborhood to display theirtalents and cheer on their friends.Modeling the TV show AmericanIdol, special celebrity guests hostedand judged the competition,including Dr. Bill Forbes as host RyanSeacrest, Dr. Helena Perez as judgePaula Abdul, Dr. Walter Lim as judgeRandy Jackson, and Dr. Carl Stone asjudge Simon Cowell.The acts included two accordionperformances, two rock bands,one traditional folk dance, severalsingers, and one dance troupe.While the competition was fierce,the winners of the 2009 talent showwere: in first place, the all-male firstyear dance troupe that tore up thestage performing to “Fergalicious”by Fergie; in second place, BrandieMarlow, a first year dental hygienestudent who brought the housedown with her rendition of “Chainof Fools”; and in third place, AdrianaZuniga, a third year dental studentwho dazzled with her traditional folkdance.First Place Winners: (left to right) Slaton Hoffner, Andrew DeZwann, MichaelRondinelli, Michael Frenchi, and Jake Miller. Not pictured: Jesse Thietten.Judges:Drs. Walter Lim,Helena Perez,and Carl StoneBased on the huge success of theevent, Student Government isplanning to repeat the talent showin the 2009-2010 school year.University of Detroit Mercy | School of Dentistry 59