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FIRE at 2007 College Media Advisers Convention
Will Creeley and I will be speaking at the Fall 2007 College Media Advisers Convention in Washington, D.C. this Friday. We know lots of Torch readers are student journalists who are attending the conference, so please stop by for our session or just to say hi! We look forward to meeting you!
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