At 6:42 this morning, RAM Squad took to the stage and generally rocked the Bryce Jordan Center with a dazzling display of hip hop dance. Towards the end of the performance, RAM brought its THON children onto the stage, putting a capper to an excellent performance and RAM’s emphatic introduction to the larger world of THON.
Early on Saturday morning, dancers and moralers seemed to be in good spirits, and were very energetic to talk about their experience at THON 2012.
Springfielders are quirky, passionate, dedicated, and innovative, but above all, they are a family. As we celebrate THON’s 40th birthday Springfield celebrates its 12th–12 years and a million dollars raised for THON, but also 12 years of close relationships with its THON families and 12 years of the larger, ever-growing Springfield family.
Local State College rock band My Hero Zero took the stage at the Bryce Jordan Center just after 5 a.m., ready to wake up the crowd with unique covers that encompassed the entire musical spectrum, from 'N Sync and Avicii to the Beatles and Bon Jovi. The group, which benefits from a Jaegermeister sponsorship, has been donating iTunes song sales to THON for the past month. They opened with a "Living on a Prayer" cover, took a trip down memory lane with "Bye, Bye, Bye" and "Larger Than Life", and appealed to the electronic crowd with "Levels" and "Party Rock Anthem" covers.
John Tecce, editor at Onward State and Nittany Nation THON dancer gives us an update from the floor almost a dozen hours into THON 2012.
Most people realize that the colors of the OPPerations Committee, the dutiful floor-washers and table-movers of THON, are dark blue. But how does one make out the committees inside the committee? With the only thing that will stand out in a group of 15,000 people: Crazy Hats! It has become tradition for each sub-committee of […]