THON 2012 Weekend Coverage Wrap-Up
What a year and what a weekend. Penn State students overcame enormous sets of obstacles over the past four-and-a-half months to raise $10,686,924.83 FOR THE KIDS. Onward State (or rather, our alter ego @THONwardState) was there all weekend long to provide you with coverage of this year’s amazing event.
Here is the story on the total reveal and the organization totals: THON 2012 Breaks $10 Million by Dan Vecellio
We also had a ton of pictures and video that can be found in our live blog: [Live Coverage] THON 2012 Live Blog
Below you can find the stories that hopefully captured the emotion, energy and significance of those 46 hours:
From The Floor
- Tucker Haas to Perform Party Rock Anthem by Greg Pickel
- THON 2012 Line Dance Lyrics by Dan Vecellio
- Bill O’Brien Wows Crowd At THON by Drew Balis
- OPP “Heads” The Creativity Of THON by Dan Vecellio
- My Hero Zero Impresses at THON 2012 by Zach Berger
- Saturday Morning Stories: Dancers And Moralers Speak by Meghin Moore
- RAM Squad Rocks The Bryce Jordan Center by Bobby Chen
- Slides of Strength Get Dancers Off Their Feet by Tyler Hoy
- “Future Nittany Lions” Rock The Red Carpet at Fashion Show by Maggie McGlinchy
- Kids Spark BJC At “THON’s Fireworks” Variety Show by Maggie McGlinchy
- Puttin’ In Work: 90 Minutes In The Shoes of a Morale Captain by Tyler Hoy
- Men’s Gymnastics Ends Football’s Two Year Pep Rally Reign by Drew Balis
- Sunday Morning Performers Keep Spirits Up by Zach Berger
- Couple Proves Best Dancer Mail Goes Past Pretty Pictures by Dan Vecellio
- Natty Nittany: #THON12 Swagger by Evan Ponter
- Sleep Deprivation, FTK! by Evan Ponter
- [Video] Tucker Haas Party Rocks by Alex Federman
- Second Half Of THON Variety Show Doesn’t Disappoint by Ellie Skrzat
- Jay Paterno: “I Challenge [The Media] To Come To THON by Ryan Beckler
- On The Floor For The Final Stretch by Tyler Hoy
Dancer Profiles
- Senior Pals Set To Dance For 46 by Tyler Hoy
- Dancers Get Their Feet Wet At THON by Matthew D’Ippolito
- Alum Comes Back For Her Chance To Dance by Dan Vecellio
- Tecce Talk: THON Hour 12 by John Tecce
- Owen Divers: From Protecting The Floor To Dominating It by Zach Berger
- Dancer Update, Hour 25: Laughter and Tears by Matthew D’Ippolito
- Saturday Night Stories: Most Memorable Moments So Far by Greg Schlosser
- Dancer Profile: Ben Greenberg by Kevin Horne
- Dancer Update, Hour 34: Over The Hump by Kevin Horne
- Sunday Morning Stories: Dancers Share Favorite Mail by Alex Robinson
Organization Profiles
- Springfield: More Than an Organization, A Family by Bobby Chen
- Rock Solid: The College of Earth And Mineral Sciences by Meghin Moore
- Atlas Welcomes Third Family This THON by Bobby Chen
- THON PASS System Difficulties by Ryan Beckler
- The Five People You See At THON by Ryan Kristobak
- Mobile Pass System To Resume Service This Morning by Dan Vecellio
- More Than A Survivor: An Interview With Nick Pantalone by Alex Robinson
- Emily Whitehead, THON Appreciation by Nina Rizos
- 2012 Homecoming Theme Announced at THON by Kevin Horne
- Floor Pass System Back Up And Running by Ryan Beckler
- The Carrano’s Return To THON: Parent-Parent Support by Ryan Kristobak
Post-THON
- On The Floor For The Final Stretch by Tyler Hoy
- [Video] Slides of Strength + Final Reveal Reaction by Melanie Versaw
- THON 2012 Prop Bets: The Results by Evan Kalikow
- The 46 Hours I Lived by Ryan Kristobak
- Dear Uncle Mark, Here’s What I Did For You This Weekend by John Tecce
- [SoundSlides] THON 2012 in Pictures by Matt D’Ippolito
- THON Not In National Media Agenda by Nina Rizos
- What THON Means To Me by Kevin Horne
And here is a time-lapse video of THON courtesy of StateCollege.com:
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