The new NCAA heavyweight champion is a Radio, Television and Film major who takes Mandarin Chinese, is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, has put in work for WNUR, and once sported shaggy bleach-blonde hair that made the 285-pounder even easier to spot in a crowd.…

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Picking up where it left off, top-ranked Northwestern began the 2008 campaign with 10 straight victories and looks poised for a run at its fourth consecutive national championship. NU (10-0) faced only one opponent ranked in the top 25 during the first month of the season.…

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While Northwestern lacrosse opened its new stadium to a full house, the same cannot be said for NU softball. The No. 16 Wildcats played their first game in renovated Sharon J. Drysdale Field last Friday while most students were home for Spring Break. Despite the small crowd, the team came through with a 10-0, five-inning thrashing of the visiting Wisconsin Badgers, the first of four wins to kick off the Big Ten season.…

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As Northwestern opened its Big Ten season against Purdue, the Wildcats were headed the wrong direction. Coach Paul Stevens' squad entered the series having dropped five consecutive games, but the Cats managed to win one of four matchups with the Boilermakers this past weekend.…

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Ladies and gentlemen, meet Northwestern's newest NCAA champion. He's a 285-pound behemoth who won 29 of the 30 matches he wrestled this season. He's a two-time All-American who has helped resurrect a moribund program. And he's a frat boy. On the surface, he's the archetypical jock.…

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