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I had planned to write a brief post about the multiple talents of Dartmouth undergrads, and then perhaps segue into a pitch for this space’s favorite team — women’s hockey — whose rugged defenseman, Katie Horner, showed a tunefulness as an Idol that opposing players who tried to take the puck from her last season had not heretofore appreciated.

But that post is not to be. For in the middle of a Michael Jackson group medley, in the spoken section of Thriller:

And whosoever shall be found

Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse’s shell

a Jackson-suited figure came upon the stage. His voice was full and low. Dressed in a fedora, leather jacket, loafers with white socks, and a single glove, he glided forward in a crouch — his face hidden. He moved well, and many in the crowd wondered who he was, given that the six Idols were already on stage and the judges were accounted for, too.

And then he turned, his face popped up, the band hit the chorus, and to the ecstatic roars of the rising crowd, we all recognized a beaming President Kim.

Unannounced, with the audience unawares, his coup de théâtre had worked perfectly. He remained on the stage for the next minute or so, dancing merrily with the Idols, as the audience whooped and cheered.

I won’t go on beyond this for fear that readers will think that I am getting soft, but folks, let me say this: we are in the presence of star power. Jim Kim has the makings of a beloved President.

Addendum: Even though there is no question in my mind that Katie Horner ‘11 has the best slapshot among the Idols, Dan Van Deusen ‘11 won the competition, followed by Kevin Oh ‘12 and Jamie Hwang ‘10. Go figure.