At that point, Donovan grabbed his credit card and his roommate's wallet out of the robber's hand and backed the robber into a bedroom.
The robber then returned the $39 he had taken from Donovan's wallet, saying "that's all I took," Donovan recalled.
Donovan returned to his common room and began dialing the police.
At that point, the burglar lunged for the door, and a scuffle ensued.
Donovan, a member of the heavyweight crew team, said he wrestled the burglar to the floor and yelled for his roommates, who were asleep in the other bedroom.
The burglar stomped on Donovan's bare foot and took off into the hallway.
Donovan's awakened roommate then tackled the burglar, throwing the man into the wall before he escaped down the first-floor hallway, out the middle entryway door and toward Thayer Gate.
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