Here's what went down at the BJC while you were away.
As one group moved in one direction -- vertically, toward the ropes held by other members of the committee -- another peeled off to the side and crossed their path horizontally, moving from one side to another with methodical coolness.
The list of THON's top fundraising sources and uses have remained mostly unchanged over the last decade.
"As mayor of the Borough of State College, I have the privilege of attending many worthwhile events," Filippelli said before making the official proclamation. "But none with as big a heart as THON."
A Penn State student has been arrested for illegally trespassing into several residences in White Course Apartments' Grubb Hall and exposing himself to victims who were initially asleep, according to a Penn State Police spokesperson.
"Everybody is impacted by cancer, and I think that's what THON's about -- being there fighting for the cause together."