Every night, Joshua “Josha” Peay steps into black high heels. He cranks up his radio and practices his dancing, hip shaking and facial expressions in front of a full-length mirror. By day, the Morgantown sophomore is a communications disorders major and director of the Outlet Alliance.

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For her daughter’s 22nd birthday, Beverly Shelton took off work to stand in line outside Diddle Arena. She arrived at 1 p.m. Thursday to hold a spot for her daughter, Glasgow junior Lee Ann Weatherholt, until doors opened to the Dierks Bentley concert at 7 p.

Standing in a circle, 10 Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members clad in sweat pants, T-shirts and tennis shoes clasped hands and bowed their heads. They said a prayer full of thanks and requests for guidance in schoolwork, persistence and help putting one foot in front of the other.

John Bennett logged on to eBay without high hopes, but less than a week later, he was standing in Busch Stadium watching the St. Louis Cardinals take on the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. Bennett, a freshman from Decatur, Ala.