Senior Sorority Sister of the Day: It may have taken over half a century, but 90-year-old Bertie McConnell has finally realized her dream of joining the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Washburn University.
The Topeka resident nearly became a member in 1941, having attended several Zeta rush parties, but then World War II happened.
McConnell left school shortly after the attack
The Interpipes Are Leaking of the Day: Author, military historian, and two-time Jeopardy! c
Follow Up of the Day: Pretty pink princess Sophia Grace Brownlee tore up the viral video charts last week with her precocious cover of Nicki Minaj’s "Super Bass," so it was only a matter of time before she found herself Ellen, face to face with her idol.
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Dreams Do Come True of the Day: "Cry and you shall receive" probably isn't the best lesson to teach a five-year-old, but maybe just this once: According to the Wall Street Journal, New Jersey governor Chris Christie will sign a proclamation today making Jesse Koczon -- the then-three-year-old who was teased for being too small to be New Jersey'
Dreams Do Come True of the Day: Following the SXSW screening of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, Mark Walters of Bigfanboy.com fulfills a life-long dream of tickling the real Elmo (AKA Sesame Street Muppet Captain Kevin Clash).
[thanks adam!]
Dreams Do Come True of the Day: Maria Aragon, the 10-year-old Internet sensation whose performance of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" went ultra-viral on YouTube, was invited on stage by Gaga herself at last night's Monster Ball show in Toronto to perform the song that got her noticed.
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