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Jan 42 min read
Alumni Spotlight: Todd Morris
By: Ayaan Abbasi “Everything was a blank sheet of paper,” Todd Morris, member of IUDM’s first and second executive councils, said of the...
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IUDM
Dec 3, 20242 min read
IUDM Recap 2024
By: Ayaan Abbasi Hundreds of committee members, dancers, and executive council members alike gathered together at 8 PM on Friday,...
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IUDM
Nov 24, 20242 min read
National Diabetes Awareness Month Spotlight: Emma Weflen
By: Ayaan Abbasi November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and this month, Emma Weflen, FYDE Chair on IUDM’s Fundraising Committee,...
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IUDM
Nov 4, 20242 min read
IUDM Gala 2024
By: Ayaan Abbasi On October 18th, IUDM held its 19th annual Gala at the Indiana Roof Ballroom! Surrounded by the background of a starry...
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IUDM
Oct 23, 20241 min read
IUDM Alumni Gives Back After 2010’s IUDM
By: Ayaan Abbasi Dance Marathon has always been a part of Kate McDougal’s life. From elementary to high school, she remembers hearing...
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IUDM
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Alumni Spotlight: Michael Quane
By: Ayaan Abbasi In 1991, the very first IU Dance Marathon took place, creating an organization and experience that transforms the lives...
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IUDM
Oct 1, 20241 min read
IUDM Gets Sporty: A Day to Remember at the IU vs. Western Illinois Football Game
By: Jillian Bernstein September 7th was a day filled with excitement and camaraderie as IUDM had the honor of being featured at the IU...
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IUDM
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Connor Whaley: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Spotlight
By: Lillian Henninger Connor Whaley is a junior at Indiana University and is from Indianapolis, Indiana. This will be his third year...
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IUDM
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Day of Hope Recap 2024
By: Ayaan Abbasi From the sunrise at Lake Monroe to the midnight reveal of the day’s total amount of fundraising, IU Dance Marathon...
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IUDM
Sep 8, 20241 min read
For the Kicks 2024
By: Kate Acra On Thursday, August 29th, IU Men’s Soccer recognized IUDM at their “For the Kicks” game. Before the game, IUDM members and...
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IUDM
Sep 5, 20241 min read
Why FYDE
By: Hannah Bukowski My experience in IU Dance Marathon (IUDM) started when I found out about First Year Dancer Experience (FYDE) my...
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IUDM
Aug 13, 20241 min read
Jocelyn Meggenhofen: Living With Alexander's Disease
By: Sasha Boudtchenko Jocelyn Renee Meggenhofen was born with a disease that is as rare to get as getting struck by lighting — a form of...
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IUDM
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Beckett Culp: Giving Back to His Community
By: Hannah Peri Beckett Culp's story began when he was just six months old. At a routine checkup, he was diagnosed with a rare and...
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IUDM
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Evelyn Donaldson: Spreading Positivity
By: Darya Neil Evelyn Donaldson was born 7 weeks early and spent her first 5 weeks in the Riley NICU at IU North. Despite early...
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IUDM
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Alumni Spotlight: Adam Shaffer
By: Ayaan Abbasi Adam Shaffer still remembers his final IU Dance Marathon during his senior year at IU. After participating in the...
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IUDM
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Celebrating 100 Days Until IUDM 2024!
By: Ayaan Abbasi We started with over 200 jelly beans, and today we see that number reach 100, a number signifying that there are 100...
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IUDM
Jul 17, 20241 min read
Zaiden Burbrink: Against the Odds
By: Lillian Henninger Zaiden Burbrink entered a world where the odds were stacked against him. He was born with NAS (Neonatal Abstinence...
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IUDM
Jul 10, 20241 min read
Dallas Kolley: A Heart of Gold
By: Mallory Roadruck In July of 2022, Dallas Kolley was born in Riley Hospital for Children’s Maternity Tower with a congenital heart...
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IUDM
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Lucy Beyers: Inspiration for All
By: Kate Acra Lucy Beyers was born with a rare cardiac birth defect called heterotaxy that impacted the arrangement of her internal...
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IUDM
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Ronald McDonald House Spotlight
By: Kaitlyn Grifonetti On Tuesday, April 23, the chairs on IUDM’s Public Relations committee set off for the Ronald McDonald House (RMH)...
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