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The Orange and Black is... Spotlight 9 Dejan Jestrovich Now 9 Jenna Hansen • Stephani Soto Connection 9 Jessa Dearth • Chelsea Tomasi
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InSight 9 Nic Murdock • Lesley Wharton Scene 9 Kayden Horwitz • Kirstin Maska
InSight takes you behind enemy lines • p. 19
Open to Interpretation 9 Bekah Gallegos • Dylan Proietti In Motion 9 Emily Dohm • Brionne Griffin Advertising Manager 9 Jenny Jessup Advertising Assistants 9 Jessica Gillis • Samantha Weinberg Webmaster 9 Tom Nelson Web Assistants 9 Zachary Bryner • Jon White
InMotion takes you to the X Games and gives you the lowdown • p. 15 Spotlight sheds light on the new Secretary of the Interior • p. 3
Graphic Artists 9 Garrett Brown • Greg Coleman Kyle Rogers
Video 9 Philip Shellabarger • Kevin Reed Austin Ross Adviser 9 Rick Jussel
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Graphic Editor 9 Nick Powell
Photographers 9 Kristin Balbier • Alyssa Behrens Cody Blankenship • Hannah Cook Noelle De Puey • Richard Gonzales Amy Nelms • Natalie Pipe
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Photography Editor 9 Shreya Pokharel
Reporters 9 Jillian Arja • McKenzie Binder Moriah Black • Sarah Bolton Kaitlin Cain • Cody Holman Zack Kelley • Katie Langford Eric List • McKenna Moe Grayson O’Roark • Emilie Pearson Kurt Peterson • Margeaux Prinster Baylee Ragar
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