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ISTANBUL — Despite major education initiatives and social reformations since the time of Ataturk, many girls in Turkey still do not receive an education. Mustafa Kemal, now better known as Ataturk, or “Father of Turks,” is credited with founding the modern Republic of Turkey and was the first president of Turkey.
Columbine, Sandy Hook and Lone Star. These once nameless dots on the map now invoke feelings of hatred, fear and vulnerability.
He stifled her frantic screams with a pillow and restrained her flailing limbs with brute force. She could barely breathe as he raped her.
After they felt the school couldn’t help them, seniors Blake Thompson and Deanna Fox took matters into their own hands. A note posted on the second floor of Thompson’s apartment building quickly evolved into a campus-wide conversation about diversity at Elon University.
One team was looking for the Southern Conference tournament championship for the first time since 2007, while the other was making its first ever appearance in the tournament finals. The Elon University men’s and women’s tennis teams hoped to make two different versions of history April 21 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
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