What: The Penn State Nittany Lion Basketball program will sponsor a dodgeball tournament to raise money for Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) that supports the Four Diamonds Fund. The tournament will be held on October 18 in the Multi-Sports Facility behind the BJC, but teams must pre-register. All proceeds of the tournament benefit THON. THON […]
What: The THON involvement fair is a chance for students to get involved with THON and THON organizations. Groups like Ohana, Springfield, Atlas, Pyramid, A-7, Foto, Pillar, Kudos, and DTCF will be attending. It is also a chance for Independent Dancer couples and new organizations to sign up for THON 2010. Be sure to come […]
What: THON is holding a fundraiser with the help of the Pittsburgh Pirates. “Wear your blue & white, cheer on the black & gold, and raise money FTK!!!” When: Friday July 31 at 7:05 pm Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh Cost: For ticket information, email Lauren Farrell. Tickets are available at three price levels: $12 […]
The Collegian reports today that the 2010 THON overall chairperson has been chosen. Caitlin Zankowski, a senior majoring in industrial engineering, was very excited to begin working on the task ahead. Zankowski has worked her way up through the Rules and Regulations committee over the years, working as R&R Captain R&R Overall Chairwoman this year. […]
For about two weeks this fall, this writer had the privilege (or punishment) of attending water polo club practices. Those guys are pretty hard– their practices run from 10 to midnight every night. My sleep soon took priority, as did this little blog called Onward State, but so it goes. The WaPo guys aren’t all […]
Thanks to a commenter named Steve on an earlier post about THON being featured on NBC’s Today Show, we’ve been able to locate the segment. I was a little disappointed that it didn’t air last week, but the piece does a pretty good job explaining THON and showing how awesome it is.