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J. Denny Weaver, meet J. Denny Beaver.

The introduction may go something like that when Dr. J. Denny Weaver, professor emeritus of religion at Bluffton University, meets the new Bluffton mascot named in his honor on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 9, at the university. The two J. Dennys will get together for the first time at 12:30 p.m. in the picnic tent inside Salzman Stadium.

Weaver, a leading theologian, was a faculty member from 1975-2006 and Bluffton's faculty athletics representative for 22 of those years.

By Hannah Chappell-Dick

(P-G girls results at bottom)

On Sept. 30, the Bluffton cross country team walked out of the school and onto the bus. They drove to the Riverdale Invitational: an unusually large Thursday meet of about 10 schools.

In year's past, the course, while fast, has been hard and uneven. This year, however, two days of rain softened the ground and made it much more pleasant to race on. The flat course, beautiful fall weather, and the high number of competitors helped many Pirates lower their times.Bluffton