2025 Class Gift Announcement
Class gifts at Penn State date back to 1861, when the graduating class gifted a portrait of the university’s first president, Evan Pugh. Today, this…
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My Ode to Penn State THON
When you grow up in Pennsylvania, you grow up hearing about THON. My school district held “Mini THON” when I was in middle school, people…
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How To Maximize The Weeks Leading Up To Thon
THON, Penn State’s 46-hour dance marathon, is rapidly approaching, with high stakes after raising a whopping $13, 756, 374. 50 in 2022. Penn State prides…
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The Best Looks from the 2021 LACMA Gala
Hailed by some as the Met Gala of the West, the LACMA — Los Angeles County Museum of Art — Art + Film Gala made…
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Here’s How Greek Life Raised Money for Online THON
With Penn State’s iconic THON online this year, Greek Organizations – who are always very involved in THON—had to improvise and find ways to raise…
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OPINION: A Freshman’s First THON
As a freshman, THON seems like a secret known only to those who have experienced it. Whenever I’d ask what THON is like, I would…
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Four Diamonds: The Fund Behind THON
THON has become a distinctive mark of the Penn State community, as the dance marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. THON weekend…
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Mackenzie Anderson: Finding Purpose in Pain
At 8 a.m. on a Wednesday, the HUB-Robeson Center was nearly empty, save for several early-risers in the Starbucks line. The sleepy dynamic shifted, however,…
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Axis Allies
With THON just around the corner, a hundred organizations around campus are finally setting down their cans, reeling in their THONvelopes and getting ready for…
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Last Minute THON Fundraisers and Events
The Penn State community has been working hard to prepare for THON weekend and with one week left to go, it’s time for that final…
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Discovering Tomorrow’s “Hidden Wonders”
With a month to go before we dance for a cure for 46 hours, the THON events are well under way. The THON Showcase, “Hidden…
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All is Calm Before THON | THON 2017
Here’s to a weekend made possible by the culmination of individual efforts all for collective inspiration of hope in children battling cancer. Let’s all show what #CancerCannot.
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THON 2016: Who do you THON for?
There are many different reasons why over 15,000 student volunteers participate in Penn State’s Dance Marathon (THON).
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On-Campus THON Blood Drives through the American Red Cross Provide Last Chance to Donate
Penn State’s Dance Marathon (THON) is a few days away, but the opportunity to donate is still open.
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