After nine hours of THONing, spectators have agreed -- Thrift Shop by Mackelmore is the number one song played so far by a nearly 2:1 margin. Coming in close second was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, followed by Wagon Wheel by Bob Dylan.
It has been an exciting first nine hours on the floor for Onward State staff member Ali Fogarty as she had the opportunity to meet Charles Millard. Read more about it in our dancer update.
At three in the morning, THON organizations are starting to see their numbers drop. The passion is still here, as well as the football game + second half of a Harlem Shake video atmosphere, but people eventually have to sleep. Despite all that, Delta Chi and Kappa Kappa Gamma are still going HAM.
Though they brought two entirely different styles into the Bryce Jordan Center, cover bands Shake, Shake, Shake, and Lowjack each came to THON 2013 equipped with tons of energy for their respective half-hour sets.
Senior Chris Bracht has become quite an attraction at THON. After waiting a few minutes in a line of Penn Staters eager to get a picture with the famous squirrel, I got the chance to interview him.
We caught up with Penn State's favorite Commonwealth campus to talk about how their THON was going so far. Only less than an hour from State College, Penn State Altoona has always been heavily involved in THON's success.