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Discuss “'Relay' goes independent”

Late Saturday night, Gesling Stadium was surprisingly full of life. From eight in the evening on Saturday until eight in the morning on Sunday, 38 teams took to the stadium?s track to support the American Cancer Society?s (ACS) fight against cancer.

This year?s CMU Relay for Life event raised over $20,000 for the ACS, which is more than double what the event made last year. Last year?s Relay was CMU?s first and was sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, a community service fraternity based at CMU.

This year, however, the fraternity chose to turn the event?s leadership over to a independent Relay for Life committee. The Relay committee spent the past year planning and executing Saturday?s event, which, despite the chill weather, came off without any...

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