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Advanced high strength steel: Or how I spent my summer vacation
Ask most college students how they spent their summer break and you’ll probably hear about trips to the beach or an easy-going summer job. But ask Jaylin Myers about his summer and he launches into an explanation about the properties of advanced high strength steel. An Atlanta native, Myers spent his summer participating in Mississippi…
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Catching on
When most high schoolers dream of beginning their college football careers, they think of touchdown runs, interception returns and bowl games. They see themselves stepping on the field as true freshmen and amazing their coaches and fans with displays of speed and athletic ability. They hope to be named all-conference, All-American or even win the…
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Turning obstacles into stepping stones
Over the course of her Tulane women’s basketball career, senior Britt Themann has made quite a name for herself. A standout in both the classroom and on the court, Themann exemplifies the meaning of the phrase student-athlete. She has earned nearly every academic honor imaginable yet still finds herself ranked among the most prolific three-point shooters in…
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Second choice works out in the long run
She is arguably the best player in the brief history of Tulane women’s soccer. She has scored more goals and recorded more assists than any other Green Wave player. She holds 15 school records. And she is by far the most decorated soccer player ever to wear Tulane green. And yet, Colleen Lake almost didn’t…
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They’re back
MSU’s super sophs return following impressive freshman season At a school where the tradition of the baseball program runs as deep as the home runs hit by Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro in the mid-80s, the talk every spring in Starkville turns to All-Americans, series sweeps over SEC opponents and trips to NCAA Regionals. Last…
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Completing the cycle
From humble beginnings, Erick Dampier’s game is poised to make him the next Bulldog great in the NBA Often times, storybook basketball tales begin with a phenomenal talent working his way out of the inner-city and to a successful college or pro career by playing pick-up games on the playground. Sometimes they involve the blue-collar…
