Happy Halloween Readers!
I wish you all a safe night tonight! I hope many of you choose to partake in school sponsored events that secure your safety. There happens to be a gospel choir concert tonight as well for
all those that are interested. Nearly a week has gone by since the loss of our fellow Husky and although there is more normality in daily routines, it has not been forgotten. The student body is trying to move forward although the news continuously reminds us about what happened. There have been no arrests just yet but the police are working hard to try and find the person.
This past Monday students all around campus tuned into the live reports from Jaspers funeral in Miami Florida. The UConn Football team was flow down to Miami to give their fallen team mates
their final respects. It was a touching ceremony streamed online as well, for those who did not have a TV available at the time. The memory of Jasper still stays dear in our hearts.
On Wednesday night the university got into the Halloween spirit and brought Ryan Buell for the students to see. Ryan Buell happens to be a ghost Hunter. His show brought fear to many and caused many to rethink their belief in spirits. He presented films and documentaries in which his belief of the spirit world is demonstrated. Many were struck by the videos shown because something that they had never believed in was
suddenly being proven to them. It by far created the right atmosphere for Halloween week.
Along with the Ryan Buell show on Wednesday there was also another very important meeting that started. The first HuskyTHON 2010 Dance Representative meeting occurred on Wednesday night. HuskyTHON is an annual fundraising event that the university supports to raise money for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. It was created by the office of fraternity and sorority life in 1998. However PRLACC lead the way for cultural centers in HuskyTHON 2009. We became the first cultural center to participate. The goal of HuskyTHON is to raise as much money as possible to donate to the nonprofit organization. It is an 18 hour dance marathon in which students get sponsored to stand for the full 18 hours. Entertainment, games and food are all supplied, yet nothing puts a price on the faces of the children that come to visit. Each
group has a survivor assigned to them. We meet the child and they tell us there at time heartbreaking survival story. I encourage all reader to partake in this wonderful community service opportunity and fundraise with an organization. I know for a fact that the cultural centers are always looking for people to help support the cause. 
The pictures included are from HuskyTHON 2009 in hopes of motivating readers to volunteer :)
I wish you all a safe night tonight! I hope many of you choose to partake in school sponsored events that secure your safety. There happens to be a gospel choir concert tonight as well for
all those that are interested. Nearly a week has gone by since the loss of our fellow Husky and although there is more normality in daily routines, it has not been forgotten. The student body is trying to move forward although the news continuously reminds us about what happened. There have been no arrests just yet but the police are working hard to try and find the person.This past Monday students all around campus tuned into the live reports from Jaspers funeral in Miami Florida. The UConn Football team was flow down to Miami to give their fallen team mates
their final respects. It was a touching ceremony streamed online as well, for those who did not have a TV available at the time. The memory of Jasper still stays dear in our hearts.On Wednesday night the university got into the Halloween spirit and brought Ryan Buell for the students to see. Ryan Buell happens to be a ghost Hunter. His show brought fear to many and caused many to rethink their belief in spirits. He presented films and documentaries in which his belief of the spirit world is demonstrated. Many were struck by the videos shown because something that they had never believed in was
suddenly being proven to them. It by far created the right atmosphere for Halloween week.Along with the Ryan Buell show on Wednesday there was also another very important meeting that started. The first HuskyTHON 2010 Dance Representative meeting occurred on Wednesday night. HuskyTHON is an annual fundraising event that the university supports to raise money for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. It was created by the office of fraternity and sorority life in 1998. However PRLACC lead the way for cultural centers in HuskyTHON 2009. We became the first cultural center to participate. The goal of HuskyTHON is to raise as much money as possible to donate to the nonprofit organization. It is an 18 hour dance marathon in which students get sponsored to stand for the full 18 hours. Entertainment, games and food are all supplied, yet nothing puts a price on the faces of the children that come to visit. Each
group has a survivor assigned to them. We meet the child and they tell us there at time heartbreaking survival story. I encourage all reader to partake in this wonderful community service opportunity and fundraise with an organization. I know for a fact that the cultural centers are always looking for people to help support the cause. 
The pictures included are from HuskyTHON 2009 in hopes of motivating readers to volunteer :)
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