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169:$ 20 million
142:Broke ground
137:Construction
17:Bender Arena
1804:D.C. Armory
1768:Union Stage
1703:Blues Alley
1582:Alumni Hall
1570:Reitz Arena
1534:Hart Center
1355:Ward Circle
1302:Main Campus
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84: /
59:Coordinates
1923:Categories
1678:The Anthem
1539:Holy Cross
1376:Camp Leach
400:2019-03-25
309:References
225:volleyball
197:Volleyball
193:Basketball
69:38°56′16″N
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1723:Echostage
1698:BloomBars
1693:Black Cat
1673:9:30 Club
1551:Lafayette
1221:Wrestling
1194:Athletics
908:1999–2000
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275:Pearl Jam
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176:Architect
158:Renovated
72:77°5′24″W
1515:Bucknell
1498:Case Gym
1473:American
1410:Category
1295:Campuses
1133:Research
346:(1992).
326:(1997).
297:See also
132:Hardwood
118:Capacity
107:Operator
41:Location
1527:Colgate
1364:Related
1269:Current
1084:Schools
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529:Seasons
184:Tenants
129:Surface
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1575:Loyola
1563:Lehigh
1318:Places
1279:People
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477:Venues
227:, and
150:Opened
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