Twenty-four hours ago, a lime green sea of dancers sat on the floor of the IMU beginning a chant that would follow them throughout the night: “For the Kids.” A day later, they are ending exactly where they started, sitting together for one goal, one fight. This year Dance Marathon participants raised over $1.3 million [...]
Archive | February 4, 2012
Cartwright key to Iowa’s defeat of Penn State
By Ben Schuff benjamin-schuff@uiowa.edu About 10 days ago, Bryce Cartwright asked Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery what he needed to do to play more. The senior guard had played 17, 16, and 19 minutes in Iowa’s three previous games in mid-January after being the starting point guard at the beginning of the season. The second-year [...]
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2012 DM: Power Hour begins
Green glow sticks flew over the heads of more than 2,000 Dance Marathon dancers, families, and volunteers. “Let’s make enough noise so they can hear us over at the hospital,” one of the DJs yelled out into the crowd. It was the start of Power Hour. LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” — a fan favorite from [...]
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Iowa stymies Penn State early on the way to 77-64 win
By Jordan Garretson jordan-garretson@uiowa.edu The Hawkeyes needed nearly every second of Wednesday’s game to secure a 64-62 win against Minnesota. They didn’t wait so long to distance themselves on Saturday. Iowa (13-11, 5-6 Big Ten) used a 16-2 opening run to shock Penn State (10-14, 2-9) and ultimately earn a 77-64 victory in front of [...]
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UI President commends dancers, “…you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.”
A few keynote guests arrived shortly before Power Hour at the IMU for Dance Marathon 18. President Sally Mason arrived and greeted past alumni and current dancers. Before Mason spoke to the dancers and families she told The Daily Iowan that Dance Marathon was her favorite campus event. “This event is so important to the [...]
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VIDEO: Dance Marathon alum: “I remember it being a lot easier”
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2012 DM: “I had cancer, but I am also here to dance for my friends that died of cancer.”
The Morale Captains in Training finally got their first taste of the lime light. MCT’s and Morale Captains performed under the bright lights for the first of two Morale Dances a little while before participants geared up for Power Hour — the final hour of Dance Marathon. Morale Captain in Training Regan Hulsig said learning [...]
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VIDEO: Patients graduate from Dance Marathon
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