$7,838,054.36 For The Kids
SHAWN ANNARELLI
managing editor
Behrend THON:
Penn State THON clubs and
families celebrated another
record-breaking performance
last weekend, but the Behrend
THON club rejoiced a miracle.
Rylee Dorer is an 8-year old
girl that has battled cancer
since Oct. 2G07 and entered re
mission in Jan. 2010. She is
Penn State Behrend's THON
child and the bond built be
tween Behrend THON and the
Dorer family and Rylee's remis
sion made this year's THON
weekend particularly special.
"I have never seen a little girl
make so many friends so eas
ily,” said Molly Thomas, a sen
ior majoring in computer
science.
Rylee's outgoing nature
sparked the relationship she
and Behrend THON members
have.
“She is wonderful,” Thomas
said. “And the family treats us
like we have known them for
ever.”
“We have gained an entirely
different aspect of life,” said
Carly Lapp, a senior majoring
in management. “This year
means more than any other
year to us because of Rylee and
her family.”
Rylee is the 2009 Leukimia
and Lymphoma Girl of the Year
and an inspiration to the
Behrend THON club.
“She was the highlight of the
weekend to us,” Lapp said.
Penn State THON:
Penn State’s 38th annual
yearlong dance maraTHON,
which the largest student-run
philanthropic effort in the
Swimming and Diving take fourth consecutive title
The men’s and women’s swimming
and diving teams blew away their com
petition last weekend at the Grove City
College Invitational for the 2010 AMCC
titles. The team won its fourth consecu
tive AMCC title.
“They’re deserving of this from a com
bination of factors: their strength as a
team, supporting each other, as well as
the hard work that they put in through
out the season,” said head coach Jen
Wallace.
The Behrend men’s team finished
with 385 points, out-swimming Penn
State Altoona (148), Frostburg State
University (130), and University of Pitt-
Bradford (114).
The women’s team shared the success
with 336 points over Penn State Altoona
(152), University of Pitt-Bradford (122),
and Frostburg State University (108).
“Their domination in the water ex
ceeded their expectations,” Wallace
said. “Within the AMCC, they did over
and above what we asked of them.”
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Over 3,000 people attended and celebrated the THON finale at Penn State University Park. THON broke its annual record by $345,000.
world, raised $7,838,054.36 for
pediatric cancer research for
The Four Diamonds Fund at
Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Behrend raised $19,024.88
this year.
This year’s efforts concluded
with a 46-hour non-stop dance
off at University Park in the
Bryce Jordan Center.
“The finale is for the chil-
event initiated the final meet. Katie Van
Epps, Hilary MacManus, Julie Cook,
and Danielle Wilson, each did their part
to place first in this event, completing
the relay in one minute and 44.62 sec
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KAYLA BISHOP
staff writer
The Behrend men also placed first in
this event. Frank Sullivan, Clay Alte
mose, Everett Sargent, and Dane Dom
brosky finished the relay with a time of
1:26.80.
Wilson finished the 500-yard Freestyle
event in 5:42.06 earning the women’s
team seven points. In the same men’s
event, Dombrosky took first place, earn
ing the Lions nine points and complet
ing the event with a time of 4:55.43.
In the 200-yard individual medley, the
Lady Lions claimed first through fourth
place. Anne Lawrence finished with the
fastest time of 2:15.80. For the men, Ben
Struck (2:04.91) took second place.
Krystal Kovach earned first place in
the women 1-meter diving with a score
of 416.90. In the men 3-meter diving,
Steve Graves (331.95) also took first
place.
“When it comes time to compete, I let
everything go and allow my body to
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everyone else who have com
mitted so much time and effort
towards THON and the chil
dren,” Thomas said.
Activities for the 700 Penn
State dancers on the court
ranged from giant Jenga games
to the unique “Slides of
Strength,” a baby-powdered
Slip ‘n Slide. The dancers had
have a mind of its own,” Graves said.
Graves dove exceptionally well during
his senior year.
“I became a lot more comfortable and
confident on the boards and it has been
a good end to my diving career.”
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for the entire finale.
“The activities provided for
the dancers are to help them
last throughout the weekend,”
Lapp said.
“Dancers are announced only
four weeks in advance,”
Thomas said. “Potential
dancers are given tips about
two months in advance to pre-
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structed to not drink caffeine in
the weeks before the finale.
University Park varsity sport
teams provided entertainment
and competed against each
other in a talent show.
The first place women 400-yard med
ley relay team included Meghan Ste
fanko, Brittany Tanilli, Anne Lawrence,
and Van Epps.
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Concerns
Lady Antebellum were just some of the
performers being considered. Ulti
mately, the student body chose The Goo
Goo Dolls.
Gough, a junior majoring in in
business, says that he
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“The varsity sport teams do a
talent show that they call a pep
rally, which is always big,”
Lapp said.
“The children get into the act
also with a variety show, too,”
Thomas said. “A 9-year-old
named Tucker stole the show.
He performed ‘Boom Boom
Pow.’ He knew all of the words,
even ones that he shouldn't
know."
In the last four hours of the
event, the families give
speeches about their experi
ences with their children and
THON. The most sobering part
of the weekend unfolds as a re
membrance
video plays for
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“As the numbers appeared we
knew broke the record when
we saw the eight then seven [in
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“The previous record was
$7.4 million raised so everyone
knew. [THON Chairwoman]
Caitlin Zanowski announced
the total while jumping up and
down. She congratulated every
one for their hard work and
great effort.”
“There was a lot of excite
ment. Everyone was either
cheering, crying or both.”
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CONNOR SATTELY
editor-in-chivf
Two of the final four candi
dates for Behrend’s opening
chancellor position - Dr. Gerard
Voland, and Dr. John Beehler -
have accepted positions at
other universities
There are
now two re
maining candi
dates: Dr.
Donald Birx,
and Dr. Allen
Soyster.
Chancellor
Search Com
mittee Chair
person Diane
Parente says DonBld BifX
that those deci
sions don’t af
fect the
process of se
lecting the re
placement
“We had four
great candi
dates who we
felt would be
great to have in . „ Behre " d Bea “ n
the position,” Soyster
she said. “We would feel com
fortable to take Any one of
them for the position, so when
two accepted positions else
where, nobody panicked. There
wasn’t a big reaction; we have
plans in place.”
Voland, according to a press
release from the University of
Michigan, was selected as
provost of the University of
Michigan-Flint campus.
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