Nick Pantalone, an 18-year old freshman at Lebanon Valley College, was diagnosed with cancer during junior year of high school. He fought the disease with never-ending tenacity and good spirits and it united the community around him. His story earned him a trip to speak at THON 2011, where he stole the show with his […]
I don't think that I made it through more than an hour of THON last year before boredom took over and I ventured back to East Halls. But after just a few caffeine-powered hours in the Bryce Jordan Center and a trip down to the floor, my perspective on the world's largest student-run philanthropy has taken a complete turn. I finally get it. And that's thanks to a conversation with Dancer #181, senior elementary education major Owen Divers, a Phi Mu Alpha dancer that's dedicated a ton of time to the event during his four years at Penn State.
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.