Mid-term exams are throwing you for a loop. You can’t wait for spring

break. Murphy’s Law is infinitely a part of your daily schedule. Get away

from it all and be hypnotized.

He’s back. Tom Deluca, comedian and hypnotist, will be on campus at 7:30

tonight at the University Center Auditorium spreading loads of laughter and

heart-stopping entertainment.

Deluca is no stranger to the University. He has performed on campus the

past four years.

Jeff Cathey, program adviser for Student Activities, said Deluca will help

break the monotony of students’ class schedules.

“Deluca’s program is filled with surprises for audience members who will be

entertained throughout the program,” Cathey said. “The last time he was on

campus, it was a sellout.”

The National Association of Campus Activity awarded Deluca the Entertainer

of the Year for his comical performances at college campuses across the

country.

The fee for the performance is $5 for students and $7 for the public, a

small price for loads of fun that will last long after his lively antics

have ended.

“His hilarious show ranges from making people dance, to doing things just

out of the ordinary that they wouldn’t necessarily be caught dead doing out

in public,” Cathey said.

A previous performance by Deluca at UT was advertised by the students

themselves. “His performance is one that should not be missed. The last

time he was here several students learned about it by word of mouth. He’s

just that good,” Cathey said.

Heather Locke, Central Entertainment Board chair, has seen Deluca perform.

“He gives so much energy to his performance. I have seen him walk onto a

stage, and the audience just go crazy,” Locke said.

“He asks 20 or more audience members to participate and do crazy things

such as make them talk like they were from Mars or consistently forget

their names,” Locke said.

For those unaware of what hypnosis is, there should naturally be some

skepticism. Hypnosis changes a person’s conscious awareness. Under

hypnosis, consciousness is reduced to the level it is during dreams.

The hypnotized person differs from a sleeping person, because they can be

active. A hypnotized person can write, talk or walk. Usually a person under

hypnosis will do what the hypnotist commands them to do.

For further details about this event or future activities contact Student

Activity at 974-5455.