What is morale? Morale is the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time. UNI Dance Marathon is driven by the morale and passion shown from its members, but one committee in particular: the morale captains. Kody Gafkjen has been a part of UNI Dance Marathon all four years he has attended UNI. As a sophomore Gafkjen applied to be a morale captain and has not parted from this role since. “I knew Freshman year at the Big Event that I wanted to get more involved than just being on a committee,” Gafkjen said. “I saw the morale dance and the passion they had so I knew that was my goal for next year.” So what does it take to be a morale captain? “You have to be
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