Final Eat 'N' Speak Sends Off the Class of 2012

On Wednesday, April 25^th, Upper Division students gathered in the Jean Ann Cone library to bid a final adieu to many of the musicians and entertainers who collectively defined their experiences at Eat ‘n’ Speaks for the past few years.

Graduation-themed cake was provided for all!

The final Writing Center event of the year was organized and sponsored by senior Directors George, Lizzy, and Charles, as well as junior Interns Megan and Elizabeth. In lieu of their usual imaginative themes, these students decided on a traditional graduation theme to pay tribute to the Class of 2012 and specifically the event’s senior performers.

Interns Elizabeth and Megan introduced the acts.

Senior Speak showcased a few of the less familiar musical talents on campus. Monica sang Regina Spektor’s “Fidelity,” a song she previously performed at the Middle Division Variety Show in eighth grade. Vince and Jeff strummed a few tunes on their guitars. Employing her multilingual abilities, Rachel sang a French song about mermaids.

Vince and Jeff warm up before their performance.

Monica prepares to sing "Fidelity."

To the audience’s delight, the lineup was also chock-full of perennial favorites. MC Dempsey and J. Reed, the charismatic and colorful rappers who wrote and performed rhymes at all of this year's Eat ‘n’ Speaks, rapped apropos, self-composed pieces about the end of the school year. George, Alberto, Austin, Connor, Vince, and Jeff regaled the audience with an impromptu guitar-and-piano jam session. 

MC Dempsey flaunts his lyrical genius.

Connor and Austin also reenacted their comedic musical interpretation of “A Whole New World” from Aladdin. Their pitch-perfect performance, complete with falsetto harmonizing and eccentric interpretive dancing, earned a standing ovation from the crowd. Bringing the event to its conclusion was Director George, who, after being encored unanimously by the audience, sung a breathtaking rendition of the classical operatic standard, “O Sole Mio.” As George bellowed the final “sta 'nfronte a te,” the audience rose to their feet and matched his booming voice with deafening applause.

George, Connor, Alberto, Jeff, and Vince
combine their musical skills into an epic jam session.

A gaping hole has undoubtedly formed where these captivating performers once stood by the Cone library shelves. However, as we say a bittersweet farewell to the Class of 2012, we also eagerly welcome underclassmen to fill this gap by volunteering their talents at future Eat ‘n’ Speaks. 


-Yunhan