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THON hosts 24 for a cure dance
Students raise money for pediatric cancer
Behrend students stayed awake for 24
straight hours this weekend, a feat that is not
unusual with the excessive partying and deca
dence associated with college life.
What makes this accomplishment really
special, however, is the fact that those who
participated danced for those 24 hours, non
stop, in an effort to raise money for kids like
Rylee Dorer, a nine-year-old whose pediatric
cancer is in remission. 24 For A Cure was
hosted by THON and raised nearly $1,500 in
their 24 hour event.
The proceeds will go directly to the Four
Diamonds Fund which directly benefits those
suffering from pediatric cancer, as well as their
families, through things such as laboratory re
search, hotel rooms for families who need to
stay close to their child during treatment and
aid with medical bills.
Jennifer Slane, Chair Member of THON,
was not the only one to see the importance of
the event.
"There is no failure in THON," Slane said.
"We could have raised five dollars from this
event and I still would have been happy. Of
course we want to raise money, but it's more of
the action that matters. It was people coming
together for 24 hours all for the same cause,
for the same fight."
The battle cry was fierce and Behrend stu-
Dance held
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disabled adults
CAROLYN ZAFFINO
senior reporter
Every year the Barber Na
tional Institute holds six Ex
panding Social Opportunities
(ESO) dances.
The dances are hosted by
Behrend, Edinboro, Gannon,
and Mercyhurst colleges.
The ESO dances are held for
adults with disabilities be
tween the ages 18-35.
This was the second dance
this year hosted by Behrend,
the first one was a Halloween
dance that was held Oct. 8,
and over 170 guests and vol
unteers came and dressed up.
The dance on Nov. 5 had
about 105 guests, not includ
ing volunteers, and the ma
jority of them never sat down.
"My daughter has so many
friends because of these
dances that I have to force her
off of the phone," said Nancy
Mulson, the mother of one
guest. "This has revolution
ized her social life. She looks
forward to every dance."
Volunteers for the dances
come from the four colleges
that host it as well as those
who answer fliers, or even
the community service frater
nity Alpha Phi Omega. For a
number of reasons, personal
or charitable, these students
come out to help organize the
event.
"I heard about this through
Megan Myers and I work at
the Barber National Insti
tute," said Caitlyn Cybulski,
a sophomore English major
at Penn State Behrend. "My
brother has down syndrome,
so I come to these dances
anyway, but this time I got to
help out."
Megan Myers us a psy
chology major that also vol
unteered her efforts to orga
nize the dance.
"We are always looking
for volunteers, and this is a
great way to get involved in
the community," said Myers.
dents responded.
"We had 14 dancers for the event along
with numerous moralers and security," said
Marla Whitney, who ran the dance alongside
Jess Durbin said. "We had activities, dancing,
games, sports, and themed hours throughout
the whole 24 hours. Some of the themed hours
that we had 'Toga Olympics' and a Luau hour
where we limbo'd and listened to Jimmy Buf
fet. Also throughout the event, we had several
organizations come and provide some sort of
entertainment or relief for the dancers."
TOBY KELLER
assistant news editor
With the clocks falling back on Sunday, it
meant that many students around campus got
a much needed extra hour of sleep, study-time
or a chance to catch up on Sunday NFL Count
down.
Some, however, saw it as a chance to fight
back against something dreadful and awful,
and to raise money for those who are in des
perate need. It was a cause dearest to Dorer,
one that she got the best of, and those who
know her story share that feeling.
"Every single minute of those 24 hours
was a fight for her," Slane said. "Every time I
would see one of the dancers in pain, I would
just tell them to think of Rylee and you would
just see a smile on their face. If that nine-year
old girl could beat her battle with cancer, we
could beat our battle with the pain.
"It was a good bonding experience for ev
eryone involved and I am so proud of every
single person who walked into Erie Hall."
"Plus it impacts these peo
ples' lives for months. They
talk about this dance until
there is another one that they
can talk about."
This is the tenth annual
dance.
"These dances are a great
way to get those with disabili
ties, as well as those without
disabilities, to get to know
each other," said Joyce Mc-
Donnell, an employee for
Barber National Institute.
"The perspectives of the stu
dents who help out are for
ever changed by these."
Volunteer duties include
not only watching over the
refreshment table, but they
keep an eye out to make
sure no guest is unsafe. An
other duty if the volunteers
is to mingle amongst those
attending and to dance with
the guests. Parents are often
happy to see all the volun
teers on the dance floor, so
cializing with their children.
"It's amazing to see the
students that come to ev
ery dance that is held and
dance the whole time with
the guests, it makes me very
happy," said mother Diane Pi
etkiewicz.
There was a three dol
lar charge to attend, but that
money goes right back to
wards the refreshments, the
sound system and music,
prizes, and even gifts for the
Christmas dance.
Plans begin right away
for the next dance, often the
morning after. The commit
tee went over what worked
and how they could make the
next one better.
"The dances are always
fantastic. My daughter looks
forward to them and then
just dances entire time," said
Joyce Vallimont, another par
ent.
The next dance is Dec. 8
at Mercyhurst. Prospective
volunteers can call the Barber
National at (814) 453-7661.
Academic and Career Planning Center event
CONNOR SKIM
editor-in-chief
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intended major - but not
many know what the hell to
do with it.
Next week's "at Can I
Do With a Major 1n..." event,
hosted by the Academic
and Career Planning Center
(ACPC), could help that.
According to Mary Beth
McCarthy, director of the
ACPC, says that the event
will hold practical informa
tion on "what students can
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