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Sydney Burdine, Clara Billing and Jake Cannon earned OVC track and field Athletes of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
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The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
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In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Eli Pippin, a music education major at SEMO, about the Southeast Wind Symphony's upcoming concert titled The Road is Life: The Music of James David. The performance is set for February 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the Bedell Performance Hall at the Southeast River Campus. It features an evening dedicated to the powerful and expressive works of composer James David, in residence at Southeast.
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