Eighty-two students gathered in Dewick Wednesday night for the chance to be Singled Out. The Order of Omega and the Golden Key sponsored the event that brought together students for the chance to win a free date, in a format based on the once-popular MTV dating game show.
Emily Kott was the lucky girl to win a date with Randy Newsom in the lively game's second round. Kott gave consistently witty answers to the questions that Newsom asked, but one answer in particular won him over. "If I were a car, how would you drive me?" Newsom asked. Following the round, Newsom grinned broadly, exclaiming, "She wants to drive me like a stick shift!"
As for the beanie-clad Kott? "It wasn't quite like the TV show, but it was still fun," she said.
Elias Vasquez bent over backwards - literally - to win a date with Alethea Pieters. When Pieters asked the contestants to show the audience their best dance moves, Vasquez did a back flip. The strategic move won over the audience - and Pieters.
The event was emceed by Eric Greenberg and held four rounds. The winners of the other two rounds were Sara Rosenbaum and Wes Jewell as well as Maria Suarez and Dave Frew.
According to Stacey Hofflich, the Order of Omega - the national Greek honor society - decided to hold the event in response to a Letter to the Editor printed in the Daily.
"There was a Letter to the Editor about how the dating scene at Tufts stinks," Hofflich said. "Since we're a really new organization, we wanted to get our name out there - and what better way to do it?"
In addition to the Order of Omega, the event was sponsored by the Golden Key Club, and area restaurants and clubs donated prizes. The winners won tickets to Blue Man Group, House of Blues, and the Improv Asylum, as well as dinner at John Harvard's Brew House and the Joshua Tree.
Students paid $5 for the chance to be a main contestant and $2 to be "singled out," while audience members shelled out $2 just to watch the comedy unfold. All profits will be donated to Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD).
