DJ Larry Moore's days providing the music for THON have come to an end after more than 20 years. Starting in 2015, the Entertainment Committee will be solely responsible for the music, according to the THON blog.
THON has changed some dates around for the upcoming year after mistakenly scheduling the first canning weekend over Yom Kippur.
Hearts melted earlier this week when this heartwarming video starring a young cancer patient and her nurse became a viral phenomenon. The video stars Kamryn, a 7-year-old battling Kidney Cancer and her nurse, a former Penn Stater and avid THONer, Tom Shelley lip syncing to the classic tune “Love is an Open Door,” from Frozen. What started as a simple way to cheer Kamryn up during a trip to the hospital for a blood transfusion soon gained national attention when Kamryn's mother and biggest supporter uploaded the video to the #TeamKamrynn Facebook page on July 3.
Michael Pilato recently added some larger-than-life Penn Staters to his Inspiration Mural, which he unveiled over Arts Fest Weekend. Pilato, arguably State College's most famous artist, added individuals from all aspects of Penn State, from athletics to the arts and most notably, THON.
THON has officially earned a top spot in Business Insider's list of the 20 Best College Traditions in the U.S. The list, which was announced on Monday, compiles some of the some of the most popular and memorable collegiate traditions.
The third of Major League Baseball's games benefitting THON was announced over the weekend, and it will pit the Philadelphia Phillies against the San Francisco Giants on July 23 at Citizens Bank Park.