This semester, Campus Life's I-Talent will be embracing 'no-talents' on June 13 in the John W. Hart Gymnasium at 7:30 pm.

Ame Funaki, a sophomore in elementary education, and Brigham Fanos, a freshman in construction management, are event coordinators for Campus Life. They said that, unlike other talent shows the school has hosted, this event will embrace the talents people overlook or keep to themselves.

"So it's a no-talent talent show," Fanos said. "So, anything but singing, dancing or just basic, common instruments, and if you are playing a basic instrument, you have to add a twist to it. It's really just like random obscure talents that people might have that they might like to do in their back room, and maybe like show as our hidden talent at parties and different things like that."

Funaki and Fanos said the night will include talents like voice impressions, magic tricks, yodeling, monologuing and playing Minecraft.

"Some of them are actually genuinely cool talents, just like weird party tricks, and some of them are just like funny things that people have come up with, and people have gotten creative, which is cool to see," Funaki said. "That's what's been fun for us so far, to see how people can just come up with something, then make us laugh. And the prize is a $1,000 scholarship, so people are motivated."

In addition to the competition winner receiving a $1,000 scholarship, students who attend the event will have the chance to enter a raffle for a $500 scholarship.

Funaki and Fanos said they didn't want the elimination process to only be based on whether they thought the act was entertaining because that could be subjective. They said they decided to look for people who were entertaining and maintained an engaging performance and who may interact well with the crowd.

The event coordinators added that the no-talent show has given students the opportunity to share their unique talents and shows other students that there are all sorts of talents around them.

"I think it's an opportunity for talents that are often pushed to the back burner to really shine," Funos said. "Those students who maybe don't feel like they have talent or don't feel like people like cheer them on for what they do and what they spend their time with. It's a time for them to get in front of everyone and to showcase the things that they're passionate about, which I think is really wonderful."

Tickets can be purchased at the ticketing office in BYUI's university store, online, or at the event.