Tucker Haas, the viral Black Eyed Peas one-man cover band superstar and Four Diamonds child announced on the THON webcast Friday night that he would be covering Party Rock Anthem this year.
With the countdown to THON kickoff drawing near, the campus is filled with positive energy and a strong urge to break out some sweet dance moves. One of the many questions asked by the student body is “Who is going to be keeping these dancers moving for 46 hours?” Well I’m glad you asked. There is a multitude of entertainment that will be taking the stage as well as the dance floor.
There are many quantifiable measures of THON’s success, namely how much money students raise from canning, rafflebooking, THONline donations, THONvelopes, and so on. The Family Relations committee, however, seeks success in an intangible and emotional way: through the children and families that inspire everything from the canning to the dancing.
You might know Shane McGregor as #2 on the football field, but this weekend, he will be showing off his skills in a different venue. Nope, I’m not talking about his self-proclaimed talent of “throwing things,” I’m talking about dancing. Tomorrow, the senior quarterback and his renowned flowing blonde locks will be hitting the dance floor to represent Parmi Nous in THON 2012.
One of my favorite parts of THON is the review of the last five line dances that THON has done which usually takes places right before Family Hour. There are some that are better than others (cough, 2008, cough), but they all make you remember about the events that happened in those years. Let's take a journey back in the day and relive these masterpieces of music.
Led by 28 points from Maggie Lucas, the Penn State women's basketball team got one of its biggest wins of the season on Thursday night against Purdue 74-63. The win moves the Lady Lions one step closer to a Big Ten regular season title. Next up for Penn State is a crucial game against Ohio State on Monday.