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Thursday, April 02, 2006 at 3:00 pm<\/strong>
\nStudent Union Alumni Fireside Lounge<\/strong>
\nPublic welcome. Refreshments served.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the Department of Urban Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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