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Colleges and their students are obvious partners in the quest for publicity and immortality that a Guinness world record can bring.
Students and a professor at Bay de Noc Community College built what is believed to be the world's largest skateboard. The record, however, may be short-lived.

DEAL AT THE 19TH HOLE: The University of British Columbia has aced the acquisition of the world's largest collection of books about golf.

GETTING DEFENSIVE: Students and alumni at Fort Hays State University are wary of a proposal to change its name to the University of Western Kansas.

WHEY COOL: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison use a byproduct of cheese production to produce a new sports drink for Badger athletes.

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