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Don’t Get Shut Out, Arrive Early

PR Captains Anna Sofio and Lenny Smith say this year's THON has been busier than ever.


Even if you have access to a coveted pass for the final 4 hours of THON, you will have to arrive early if you want to use it. The floor is expected to reach capacity by 9 or 10 a.m., before the official close of the pass line at 12 p.m. The floor has been at capacity several times throughout the weekend, more often than ever before, according to the captains.

We Are…The Dancers (By Hour 32)

I'm beginning to lose feeling in my fingers. It's been over 31 hours since THON started. That's like watching almost one and a half seasons of '24' back-to-back. Spirits are high on the dance floor though and the dancing is still raging on strong. But it is becoming apparent that some of the following symptoms of sleep deprivation are beginning to take effect:

  • brain's problem solving greatly diminishes
  • possible hallucinations
  • depression
  • irritability
  • slowed reaction times
  • slurred speech
  • tremors

But Matt is trying not to keep his mind on such things.

Indie Spotlight: A-7

While on the floor, I ran into Rachel Tsupros, a dancer for the independent organization A-7. The following is the short conversation we had about A-7, what it means to dance at THON, and quality vintage suits. Read on for the full interview.

A Sojourn onto the Floor

I thought I'd take a short walk-a-bout through the craziness of the THON floor to pick out some of the finer details that are difficult to see from up here in the press box. Here's some of what I saw:

Characters Sighted:

A jester, The Cat in the Hat, The Geico Gecko, Men in Black (AKA THON child Eli Sibler and his father), a clown, and Lady Gaga.

Items found/stumbled upon:

Foam sword, squirt pistol, smiley-face balloon, butterfly head-band, Iron Man bouncy ball.

Read on for some more notable events.

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