Raleyn Debner is sporting a patriotic fanny pack around her waist for the Big Event. Red, white, and, blue sequins create a fashionable replication of the American flag and cast tiny specks of light on the floor of the Nickelodeon family room. “There’s a patriotic hour, and the committee wanted to pick a theme that [...]

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“A Deli Sandwich”. That’s the nickname 13-year-old Adell Lees was given by her Morale Captain assistant. “It’s a nickname I have had since third grade,” Lees said. The nickname is just one component of the Morale Captain in Training experience. The MCT program gives teens a chance to shadow the older Morale Captains and Morale [...]

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Alice Baker brought an extra t-shirt, a “funny” pair of spandex pants, and a toothbrush with her tonight. “I’ll probably visit [the bag room] a couple of times,” the 2010 University of Iowa graduate said. “I might change into different clothes if I need to. I brought some important stuff with me that I don’t [...]

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A line of Dance Marathon families stretched from the entrance of the IMU Main Lounge to the Family Room in the second floor ballroom. The families, decked out in dark green shirts, shuffled through a sea of mostly first time participants as they made their way to the stage. Meanwhile Brenna Teitsworth, 9, was playing [...]

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Hand drawn and painted banners of decorated cloth covered the walls as lights flashed across the crowded ballroom. A sea of green flooded the Iowa Memorial Union as the dancers arrived for the opening kickoff. Veterans and first year dancers coming together because of one reason: For the Kids. Herky and the Spirit Squad pumped [...]