<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/summer-2001/unconventional-sports-story.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>An Unconventional Sports Story</title><excerpt>As I reflect upon my odyssey at Westmont College, turning the pages of my mind from one memory to the next, I am struck by a fascinating curiosity. My most cherished memories, or “airport stories” as a dear friend once called them, are all linked by a common thread: they occurred while I was on the bench.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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