Man is elected homecoming queen at Minnesota university

[matcom]

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St. Cloud State University students Thursday elected a man as homecoming queen.
Fue Khang, a student from Minneapolis who serves on the student government, will represent the university as homecoming royalty.

It is the first time since 1940, when homecoming royalty were first selected, that a man has been crowned queen, said Marsha Shoemaker, a university spokeswoman.

To select homecoming royalty, student organizations can nominate and campaign for candidates. This year, 58 candidates were on the ballot, Shoemaker said.

About 750 of the university's 15,500 students voted, she said. Candidates are judged equally on how they do in interviews with university staff and in the student vote. Candidates also receive points for participating in games.

The judging formula that combines points from the interviews, vote and games is designed to make sure a candidate is serious and will represent the school well, said Jessica Ostman, director of university programming.

Ostman said it is uncommon for student groups to nominate a man.

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[Fridays Child]

1. And a lovely queen he is.

[qb]

2. Good for him. I had to laugh at the mom quoted in the article:

"It was such a disappointment," said Kim Ferber of St. Cloud, whose daughter Annie was a queen candidate. "I don't even want her going to the school if this is how it's going to be."

My, my. We do take our homecoming royalty seriously, now don't we!

[On the Road]

3. Life Imitating Cartoons

I wonder if this guy were inspired by the Fairly Odd Parents episode in which Timmy's father insists on running in the beauty pageant -- and wins.

[Champ]

4. hahahaha

You always comes up with the funniest 3-4 articles, I may get in a few good ones but I'm still nowhere near Matcom's level.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. One college where I taught had only a homecoming king

He was crowned in a spoof of the Miss America pageant, which included a talent competition and a swimtrunks competition.