Brandon Swanson of Aurora, center, was among members of Aurora's Hope D. Wall School Rockets Special Olympics basketball team who competed in "Hoops for Hope," a second annual exhibition game with Aurora University students and employees at Thornton Gym on last Thursday. At left is Al Sondgeroth, computer-science instructor. Halftime featured a performance by Wall cheerleaders and six AU professors who were pied in their faces for $1 donatiions. The event was a fundraiser for Mu Sigma Pi, an AU service learning club for pre-healthcare students. (Al Benson photo)