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588:Tau Beta Pi
413:Kurt Cobain
80: /
55:Coordinates
1772:Categories
1708:Holy Cross
803:Asa Packer
783:Alice Gast
753:Presidents
669:Facilities
468:References
357:Billy Joel
287:gymnastics
241:basketball
157:GLIFL/CIFL
68:75°21′25″W
1720:Lafayette
1455:1999–2000
758:Clery Act
705:Rivalries
597:Athletics
566:Academics
395:MC Hammer
367:Allentown
335:on their
219:Athletics
189:, in the
65:40°35′4″N
1684:Bucknell
1667:Case Gym
1642:American
660:Softball
650:Football
456:See also
293:Concerts
289:finals.
268:and the
264:and the
112:Capacity
103:Operator
41:Location
1696:Colgate
1580:2024–25
1575:2023–24
1570:2022–23
1565:2021–22
1560:2020–21
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1430:1994–95
1425:1993–94
1420:1992–93
1415:1991–92
1410:1990–91
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1400:1988–89
1395:1987–88
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1355:1979–80
1350:1978–79
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1340:1976–77
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1300:1968–69
1295:1967–68
1290:1966–67
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1280:1964–65
1275:1963–64
1270:1962–63
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1200:1948–49
1195:1947–48
1190:1946–47
1185:1945–46
1180:1944–45
1175:1943–44
1170:1942–43
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1140:1936–37
1135:1935–36
1130:1934–35
1125:1933–34
1120:1932–33
1115:1931–32
1110:1930–31
1105:1929–30
1100:1928–29
1095:1927–28
1090:1926–27
1085:1925–26
1080:1924–25
1075:1923–24
1070:1922–23
1065:1921–22
1060:1920–21
1055:1919–20
1050:1918–19
1045:1917–18
1040:1916–17
1035:1915–16
1030:1914–15
1025:1913–14
1020:1912–13
1015:1911–12
1010:1910–11
1005:1909–10
1000:1908–09
995:1907–08
990:1906–07
985:1905–06
980:1904–05
975:1903–04
970:1902–03
965:1901–02
951:Seasons
741:History
578:Faculty
417:suicide
409:Nirvana
129:Tenants
1744:Loyola
1732:Lehigh
928:People
905:Venues
827:Places
748:Alumni
721:Spirit
628:Sports
432:Phobia
317:, and
260:, the
121:Opened
333:AC/DC
258:teams
244:teams
183:arena
93:Owner
49:18015
1756:Navy
1654:Army
311:KISS
170:PIFL
148:USBL
139:NCAA
446:LED
279:'s
277:ABC
185:in
166:IFL
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