Large crowd gathers at Assembly Hall for Chief's 'Next Dance'
By Pam G. Dempsey
Sunday November 16, 2008
Robin Scholz
University of Illinois student Logan Ponce, dressed in replica regalia, performs as Chief Illiniwek in front of a large crowd Saturday at 'The Next Dance' event at the Assembly Hall in Champaign.
URBANA – For just over four minutes on a cold, windy Saturday, Chief Illiniwek was back.
As a dozen protesters rallied outside, thousands of supporters rallied inside at the Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon to watch University of Illinois student Logan Ponce, dressed in a replica Chief Illiniwek costume, dance to the song played by a band of alumni, not the alumni band – an event billed as "The Next Dance."
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