Congratulations to Davidson, who just knocked off Gonzaga. It's a 7-10 game, so not that big an upset, but there aren't a lot of liberal arts schools winning NCAA games, so let's hear it for the Wildcats.
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Chad, by what definition is Gonzaga not a small liberal arts college?
Gonzaga is a university. It's got a decent liberal arts component, but it's also got the standard university fare of business, education, engineering, etc. Davidson is pure liberal arts. I'm a wee bit biased, however, since I live in Davidson and my wife teaches there.