Thon 2009!!!

From left, Brianna Lipper, cousin of Four Diamonds child Aaron Thomas, 9, along with Thomas' mother, Jenny Krebs, Krebs' mother Susan Wagner, sister Shaylynn Thomas, 10, and Lipper's friend, Chelsea Simerly, 14, watch a video of Thon children who have lost their battle with cancer during Family Hour at Thon on Sunday afternoon.

Overall captains reveal the total amount raised for Thon 2009 Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Joe Paterno speaks during Family Hour at Thon on Sunday afternoon.

Jen Miller, a finance captain, plays with Brian Weinsheimer, 7, a Thon kid on Sunday morning.

Thon participants perform the line dance Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Elaina Richards, a sophomore majoring in math education, puts together a marshmallow tower while staying with on the floor.

Danielle Adams, middle, the line dance coordinator, along with the morale captains, teaches Thon participants the 2009 line dance on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Danielle Adams, line dance coordinator, middle, leads the Thon morale captains as they teach the line dance to Thon participants on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Casey Miller, a Thon dancer, plays with Sydney Bush, 5, the sibling of a Four Diamonds kid on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Members of the Thon Rules and Regulations Committee, in red shirts, along with other Thon participants, learn the line dance on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Elaina Richards, left, helps her friend, Bobby Vasconi, a Thon dancer, put together a marshmallow and toothpick sculpture on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Kris Wagner, left, of Lititz,Pa., holds her son, Caden, 4, while looking into the stands during Thon on Saturday night. Wagner's other son, a Four Diamonds child, passed away last month.

Jack Weinsheimer, of Lancaster, Pa., helps son, Braydan, the sibling of a Four Diamonds child, put together a cap during Kid's Mail Call hour, which took on a superhero theme.

The men's gymnastics team performs during the Thon Pep Rally on Saturday night in the Bryce Jordan Center. The Pep Rally's theme this year was movies and the men's gymnastics team performed with the theme of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Members of the Women's Lacrosse team perform their "Madagascar" routine on stage during the Thon Pep Rally at the Bryce Jordan Center Saturday night.

Jezebel Baker, 2, left, of Gettysburg, Pa., a sibling of a Thon child plays with Katie Milnes, a dancer on Sunday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Samantha Stone, 4, a Thon child, tries to burst bubbles with her smiley face ball Sunday morning at Thon in the Bryce Jordan Center.

Aging

Mid Witmer, left, of State College, smiles at a comment from Virginia Lawrence, also of State College, as the two play Canasta with other women on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. The women meet every week at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., in State College.

Virginia Lawrence, left, of State College, sorts through her cards as Peggy Strayer, also of State College, does the same while playing a game of Canasta on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. The women meet every week at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., in State College.

Dirty Jobs

Allen Lowery, a livestock caretaker, feeds a sow at Penn State's Swine Center at University Park on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.

Dustin Dreyfuss, a freshman majoring in agribusiness management, looks at a chart to see how much he needs to feed a sow at Penn State's Swine Center at University Park on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.

Steelers’ Celebration

After the Pittsburgh Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl Sunday, Penn State students converged on Beaver Canyon, cheering as cars drove by honking their horns. Police, dressed in riot gear, were on hand to defuse the situation and issued an order to disperse about 20 minutes after the end of the game.