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If it seems like anyone can turn out a C.D. these days it's because they can, especially when it involves the organization "One Hit Wonder." A few students took advantage of the campus activity and created a single that may not be on Billboard's top 10, but at least is a hit to them.
by Jessica Giordano staff writer
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The music-loving and the extroverted of our campus were given a special treat on Tuesday Sept. 26, when "One Hit Wonder" took over the Wigwam that afternoon.
"One Hit Wonder" travels across the country to various college campuses and corporations to give individuals the opportunity to sing their favorite hit songs and have them recorded onto a CD. After the recording session ends, the performer poses for a personal album cover that they design themselves.
Although most students just sat and watched, unmoved, some were actually brave enough to participate.
"I embarrassed myself completely, but it was fun and the first time I have done something like this," Patrick Kelly, a firstyear English major, said. He sang the very popular "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Another passionate performer was Donna DiBlasio, a senior computer science major, who sang Sheryl Crow's "My Favorite Mistake."
"I liked it because no one could see me in the booth, so I felt comfortable." DiBlasio's friends cheered as she went on to do Brittany Spears' "Sometimes."
Later in the afternoon Salvatore Iaquinto Jr., a senior liberal arts major gave an en-