Prepare to be amazed! Delivering on his promise, celebrity entertainer, Robert Channing, enthralled a jam-packed audience in the University Center Little Theater on February 4, 2010. Hosted by Kean's Campus Life Activities for Student Success, the awe provoking feature of America's foremost mind-reader and psychic led the audience into suspicion and left them spellbound. Luring passerby students to sit and join the show was Sheila Philbert of the University Center Administration; with a question-mark decorated envelope held high, Philbert called across the atrium, "I hold predictions in my hand, and they may be for you!" Channing utilized the audience for every mystic moment, establishing himself as more than some mediocre, parlor magician. The method to his madness drew from his ability to keep the audience in an equilibrium of wonder and laughter. Behind every "trick" lied comedy. Some of the shtick positioned students to side-bar converse each discussing how logic could break the illusion, but some elements of the show were just too baffling to formulate. Using a random student audience member, a 7-times blindfolded Channing sent to have a random monetary bill brought to his hands. Within seconds of holding it to the side of his head, Channing handed back the bill and was able to identify its $10 amount.but then floored the audience when he continued to read off its serial number flawlessly! This omniscient presence continued throughout the show rending Channing "the all-knowing".

The part of the show that caught most of the audience of guard, but literally begging for more through shout-outs, was the bowl of fortune-telling. Channing asked that the audience to write down various bits of information on a piece of paper including any number they wanted and a question they wanted answered. While remaining blindfolded, Channing called to audience members as he fished aimlessly for the collected papers. He beckoned them to stand and addressed them directly about their writing, sometimes knowing full-well their vague describe scenarios, and at other times encouraging them to share their hearts with the rest of the audience. Here, Channing predicted relationship outcomes, marital status, future pregnancies and always wrapped the conclusions around humor or the eerie. Some students tried to write larger, more complex numbers to test the skills of the psychic. Anthony Nieves, a freshman undecided major, was awed when Channing recited his social security number half-way, stopping short of completion and scrambling the remaining numbers. After leaving the show, the stumped student stated, "I'm going to be racked about this all week; I want to know how he did it."

Channing has performed on ABC, CBS, NBC, and even FOX; and part of his cliental has been Former President Bill Clinton and Whitney Houston. If any students missed the opportunity to have their fortune announced or missed the show completely, it is great to know that this is not Channing's first performance on campus and more than likely will not be his last.