{"id":31455,"date":"2026-03-16T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=31455"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:39:17","slug":"founding-day-and-pushball-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/founding-day-and-pushball-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Founding Day and Pushball 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, March 6 marked Founding Day fun at Macalester, a drizzly 50-degree afternoon celebrating tradition and community. 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