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Don’t throw out that old couch!  It just could be that it’s the fastest thing on wheels.  Instead, contact the Office of Student Development at Malone College (330-588-7815).  The Malone College Davenport Derby will be held Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. in front of the Randall Campus Center located on the campus at 515 25th Street N.W. in Canton.
 
Teams of Malone College students locate old davenports and transform them into racing machines, decorating them and themselves according to themes.  Then they’re off… competing for the coveted golden couch.  Placements are based upon categories such as “best costume,” “most spirited,” and of course “fastest.”
 
The tradition is a throwback to an earlier tradition of bed races that once took place along 25th Street, soon after the College relocated its campus from Cleveland to Canton in the mid-1950s.