Nick Pantalone, an 18-year old freshman at Lebanon Valley College, was diagnosed with cancer during junior year of high school. He fought the disease with never-ending tenacity and good spirits and it united the community around him. His story earned him a trip to speak at THON 2011, where he stole the show with his […]
I don't think that I made it through more than an hour of THON last year before boredom took over and I ventured back to East Halls. But after just a few caffeine-powered hours in the Bryce Jordan Center and a trip down to the floor, my perspective on the world's largest student-run philanthropy has taken a complete turn. I finally get it. And that's thanks to a conversation with Dancer #181, senior elementary education major Owen Divers, a Phi Mu Alpha dancer that's dedicated a ton of time to the event during his four years at Penn State.
Public Relations Overall Kirsten Quisenberry has told Onward State that the new mobile PASS system which was taken offline earlier this morning will be up and running again this morning when traffic is beginning to increase for the afternoon.
At 6:42 this morning, RAM Squad took to the stage and generally rocked the Bryce Jordan Center with a dazzling display of hip hop dance. Towards the end of the performance, RAM brought its THON children onto the stage, putting a capper to an excellent performance and RAM’s emphatic introduction to the larger world of THON.
Early on Saturday morning, dancers and moralers seemed to be in good spirits, and were very energetic to talk about their experience at THON 2012.
Springfielders are quirky, passionate, dedicated, and innovative, but above all, they are a family. As we celebrate THON’s 40th birthday Springfield celebrates its 12th–12 years and a million dollars raised for THON, but also 12 years of close relationships with its THON families and 12 years of the larger, ever-growing Springfield family.