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Discuss “Students dance for St. Jude's”

Last Saturday night, more than 35 teams of CMU students danced for St. Jude?s Children?s Hospital at the University?s third annual Dance Marathon. One of CMU?s most popular charity events, this year?s Dance Marathon raised over $5600 towards funding research and treatment programs at St. Jude?s to benefit kids with catastrophic childhood illnesses, particularly cancer.

Modeled after Penn State?s ?Thon,? the largest student-run philanthropy event in the country, Dance Marathon is an all-night (8 pm?8 am) dance party that changes theme by the hour and includes board games, T-shirt decorating, DDR, and refreshments. Participants each paid a $20 entry fee and were asked to raise $10 in donations.

Throughout the night, a giant thermometer charted...

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