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VOLUME XXXV NO. 9
They Danced Until They Couldn't
While most normal people were Janet Firth and Ivan (Doctor
on their ways to cupcake parties Disco, give me ) Moore. The
or Kool-Aid blasts, - twenty couple which won the television
students obsessed with a burning for having raised the most money
desire to dance for thirty was Joni Abel and Mike Mixon.
straight hours were taking Together they raised a little over
part in the third annual Lambda $7OO. The grand total raised
Sigma Dance Marathon to benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular - Dijstrophy. They spent - Association was $l,BOl. The
Friday and Saturday dancing and Lambda Sigma Honor Society
After 14 hours: Still going strong
playing other grown-up games
such as: Three-Legged Race,
Rope-Jumping, Toilet Paper
Rolling Contest (also known as
making a mummy out of your
partner ), Spotlight Disco Con
test, and Pie Throwing Contest.
Because it was a disco, the
winners of the Spotlight Disco
Contest was none other than
Dance Marathon
A Firsthand Look
Editors Note: This is a personal
account of the grueling ex
perience of participating in a
dance marathon.
When I was asked to do this
assignment, I was told to give the
participant's point of view, of the
Lamda Sigma Dance for
Muscular Dystrophy. Since I had
already signed up for the event, I
figured my assignment would be
an easy one. All I had to do was
describe the pain and agony of
suffering through thirty hours off
dancing. But something very
strange happened during the
thirty hours. A strong bond of
friendship was formed between
twenty two people.
At first, as expected, everyone
was wondering who would quit
and if they could endure. The
couples were hoping each other
would drop out. Every couple put
shows on for the spectators. But
after the onlookers has left
(sometime around 3 a.m.) - it
became apparent that everyone
would have to rely on each other
to make it an enjoyable occasion.
This was done in numerous ways.
Published by the Students of theSehrend College of the Pennsylvania . State University
would like to give special thanks
to the following: Janis Pugh of
the MDA, Sharon Pulte and Jill
Conn for their parts in the
organization and running of the
marathon, WBCR and supporting
D.J.'s, and the dancers. Also,
congratulations to all of the
dancers for having found a way to
support a worthy cause.
The first was called the "Go"
chant. A circle was formed and
everyone would place their hands
in the middle, all chanting," Go,
Go, - Go." To relax everyone, a
train was formed and the con
testants would massage the
person's back in front of theem.
Then there were three fools who
provided the laughter as they
attempted to sing along with the
songs. At the end of the night
though the whole group was
singing in perfect harmony.
If you witnessed these events
Saturday night and figured them
to be big put ons you were quite
wrong. These events started
around 4 p.m. Saturday night and
climaxed at midnight with a
grouj sing along of James
Taylor's version of Carole King's
"You've Got A Friend".
After the song there was not a
dry eye in the entire circle. We all
knew we had done more than
dance for thirty hours - for
Muscular Dystrophy. We
developed new friendships that'll
last long after the pain and
fatigue have disappeared.
Jim Pastorious
Station Road, Erie, Pa. 16563
Outing Club
Plans Vermont
Ski Trip
By BM Hegman
The Behrend Outing Club is
planning a ski trip to Smugglers'
Notch Vermont. over spring
break. The trip will start from
Behrend Saturday, February 23
and return Sunday, March 2. In
all there will be five days of
skiing. The outing club members
will stay at Highlander Inn which
is approximately two miles away
from the ski slopes. Another area
close where members may ski is
Mt. Mansfield in Stowe Vermont.
Roughly 35 people plan to go
and the estimated cost is $160.00.
This includes lodging, lifts, two
meals per day, round trip
transportation to Vermont, and
transportation to and from the
slopes. People who have signed
UD must make a deposit of $25.00
by December 17, 1979. For those
interested, please put the deposit
in an . envelope and place it in the
Outing Club mail box at the
R.U.B. desk. All other interested
people please contact Bill
Hegman at 899-8063 or Carl
Heimel at 899-1972.
Here's hoping your
Christmas is trimmed
with happiness!
Dan Ferraro
Performs At
Coffeehouse
On Wednesday, December 5,
Behrend College was privileged
with the musical performance by
Dan Ferrara. Dan is an in
credibly talented guitarist on
both folk and twelve string
guitars. -He played selections by:
James Taylor, Jackson Browne,
Jerry Jeff Walkerson, the
Beatles, Stephen Foster and a
few of his own compositions.
It was an enjoyable show for all
of the four people in the audience.
Bill Hegman described it as
"good music to just sit and sip
beer by."
The next Coffee House after
Christmas will feature the
notorious Elastic Waste Band.
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:.10nly a few dare the Behrend slope
Ca
On
n You Walk
Water?
There are many who ClaiElhat
the U.S. Army (and the ROTC)
breeds water-walkers. On
February 16, 1980 that saying
may be somewhat correct;
members of Behrend's ROTC
department plan to cross Lake
Erie, on foot, a distance of ap
proximately 26 miles. To help
prepare students for this ar
durous trek the ROTC will offer
training weekends.
Three separate training
programs have been sponsored
prior to this expedition; two cross
country skiing weekends and an
overnight winter survival
exercise at the Gem City Gun
Club. The ROTC Department has
decided that participation in
these trips is mandatory before
crossing the Lake. With this
training, it is hoped that frostbite,
cold weather, injuries and fatigue
will be averted.
The expedition party will leave
Dan singing at last Coffeehouse
THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 1979
Friday afternoon February 15,
1980, for the Canadian side of
Lake Erie. There they will camp
overnight and set out the morning
of the 16 for Presque Isle. That
night group members will sleep
in Arctic tents on the Lake Erie
ice. The expedition will hopefully
reach Presque Isle by Sunday,
February 17, 1980.
Master Sergeant General
Donald King, who is in charge of
the operation, spoke op
timistically about this mission.
He remarked that the trip was
planned in accordance with the
Coast Guard and that radios will
be carried to keep in touch with
the party on shore. An expedition
was planned last year but failed
to finish because the ice had not
frozen adequately.
For those who are interested,
the ROTC office has additional
information on the upcoming
weekends and the final ex
pedition.