Mud, sweat and tears: These 200 photos reveal the grit behind The Pull tradition

Hope College students participated in The Pull, a long-standing tradition involving a tug-of-war battle between freshman and sophomore classes over a 600-foot rope.
Hope College students, divided into freshman and sophomore classes, battled over a 600-foot rope from shallow pits Saturday during The Pull, one of the nation's oldest collegiate traditions.
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