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We Will: The Campaign To Spend $3.75 Billion
The Flipside thinks the money can be better spent on biweekly Dillo Days for the next two decades, or a few windows in Blomquist Gymnasium, and maybe another fan or two.
Supreme Court Considers Whether Dancing for 30 Hours Is “Cruel and Unusual”
Charleston and the ACLU claim that dancing for so long is both “degrading to human dignity” and “patently unnecessary,” thereby meeting two of the principles that would render the punishment “cruel and unusual.”
Area Homeless Man Dons Dance Marathon Bib, Earns Enough to Move off Street
In the past three days people have put over $2000 in his cup, shouting words of encouragement such as “Dance for the kids!” and “Do it for Joseph!”
Crack-Selling Sophomore Changes DM Fundraising Tactics
“The thing with drugs is that they get old after a while. People want something new and exciting. That’s where I got my next idea.”
Sophomore Sells Crack to Fundraise for Dance Marathon
McClaren packaged his product and took it to the outlying neighborhoods of Chicago, where he sold it to other dealers, homeless addicts, and several mayors of various Canadian cities. He used a portion of the profits to fund the production of the next batch and the rest went to his DM fund.
POINT / COUNTERPOINT: NUDM Registration
With registration for Northwestern University’s 40th annual Dance Marathon closing Oct. 25, many students are debating the merits of dancing for 30 hours. The Flipside asked proponents of two opposing viewpoints to present a list of reasons for and against participating in DM.
Daylight Saving Time Fucks Up Dance Marathon
EVANSTON — A riot erupted during Block Ten of Northwestern’s 39th annual Dance Marathon after the sleep-deprived emcees announced that the final block would be extended by an hour due to Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time, when clocks move forward an hour on the second Sunday of March, caused Dancer Relations to miscount the amount of time remaining in the thirty-hour charity event. “At first I thought I was just disillusioned from the lack of sleep,” said first time
Freshman Wears Suit to DM: “It’s Always Better to Be Overdressed Than Underdressed”
Dance Marathon Fundraisers Lose Money
EVANSTON — In a rapid race to meet the half-money deadline, Dance Marathon participants have been holding fundraisers across campus, netting approximately -$3,750 as of Friday. Freshman Keri Brandl, who will be dancing for her sorority Quad-Delt, said that she hosted a doughnut sale in her floor lounge last Wednesday. “I was selling them for a dollar each, but no one was buying them,” Brandl said, “So I decided to barter with the other person in the lounge who was