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 Live & Loud returns                       Spotlight: Swim coach   USG elections: last
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FALCON FORENSICS & DEBATE
2021 OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
BGSU FALCON FORENSICS, SPEECH
                                                four positions at the tournament closing         place finish in Impromptu Speaking and           and the team has placed within the top
AND DEBATE TEAM PRESS RELEASE                   out finals. The squad, led by Allison Sturley,   the state championship in Extemporaneous         four universities at each tournament. The
On Feb. 19 and 20, the BGSU Falcon              earned four of the top six best speaker          Speaking. Phoenix Anson also had an              team virtually competes next at Cornell
Forensics, Speech and Debate Team won the       awards with Allison advancing with a perfect     outstanding tournament, placing third in         University, before heading off to Louisiana
state championship tournament in debate         win record. Topics ranged from debates over      both Poetry Interpretation and After Dinner      State University to participate in Charity
and placed second in speaking events. This      US economic policy and politics to ethical       Speaking. Sara Harmon, Samantha Millison         Debates which raise funds for children’s
marks the 60th year BGSU has consistently       philosophy.                                      and Amaya Quaker also saw success in final       cancer research through the “Debate for
earned top ratings amongst peer schools            On the Speech side, BG placed second          rounds in Prose Interpretation, Programmed       Life Foundation.” BGSU will digitally head
in the state. This year’s tournament was        behind a strong team from Ohio University.       Interpretation and Communication Analysis.       to this year’s National Online College
unique in that it took place in a 100%          The Falcons earned final rounds in 15 of the     Each member of BGSU’s team earned their          Championship tournament held May 7-9.
virtual environment with 10 universities        21 events they entered at the championship       way into at least one final round.                  Forensics, Speech & Debate is a co-
participating from their home campuses          tournament. BG closed the gap on Ohio               “I am exceptionally proud of this team.       curricular program supported through the
and dorm rooms. Ohio University, John           University which entered nearly double           Performing within a virtual environment at       BGSU School of Media and Communication,
Carroll University, Otterbein University, the   the number of events. The Falcons were           the state level offered a myriad of challenges   open to all BGSU undergraduate students.
University of Akron, Kent State University,     led by freshman member, Steven Iwanek,           and each team member embraced these              For more information, contact Paul Wesley
Heidelberg University and Muskingum             who placed second in both Impromptu              challenges and succeeded with class              Alday, Director of Forensics and Debate at
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by placing all four BGSU debaters in the top    also topped his final rounds with a second       virtual competition this season for BGSU,

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YOUR LIFE                                                                                      September
                                                                                                February 24,
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                                                                                                             2021 | PAGE 3

                                                                                                     PHOTOS BY ANDREW VOGELPOHL

LIVE & LOUD
March 1, 2021 Premiere
BG FALCON MEDIA PRESS RELEASE
Bowling Green, Ohio, March 1, 2021…                 “Live and Loud is a
The new and improved Live and Loud will
premiere with their first artist on March        showcase for every genre
1, 2021, at 8 p.m. The series, which has
partnered up with Music Industry Club,
                                                  and artist imaginable.”
will start with a performance from Brandon                        — RC —
Bell. There will be a total of three artists
                                                            Entertainment Editor
showcased by the end of Spring 2021. Each
artist featured will perform their music and
answer interview questions.
   Each episode in the series will showcase      A QR code to BG Falcon Media’s YouTube
a different genre of music. The first            channel, where the premiere will be shown,
performance will be an Indie Alternative         can be found below:
genre. The other two artists will perform
R&B and Alternative Rock.
   “In an age where music tastes are as
electric as ever, it’s important that Live and
Loud is a showcase for every genre and
artist imaginable; otherwise it wouldn’t
be reflective of today’s modern musical
landscape,” Ryan Cummings said.
   With over 15 performances, Live and Loud
has given a platform to musicians around
Bowling Green. Live and Loud started with
student volunteers at WBGU-FM and then
became a production of BG Falcon Media             For more information, please visit the BG
during its renovation in 2020.                   Falcon Media website. n
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                                                                                                                                                                      February 24,
                                                                                                                                                                                9, 2020
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Golden Globes predictions
Matt Geiger | Entertainment Reporter                                                                    Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama             the misguided ideologies of Trump-era
                                                     for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which made jaws                                                           America. It has been quite a while since
                                                                                                          • Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
The 78th Golden Globes are on Feb. 28, so            drop across the country because of the stiff                                                       a true comedy has won the award, which
                                                                                                          • Andra Day, “The United States vs. Billie
it’s time to make some predictions. Keep in          competition it managed to top. Thankfully,                                                         is why a win for the time-loop rom-com
                                                                                                            Holiday”
mind, the Hollywood Foreign Press Asso-              the crowd-pleasing “Trial of the Chicago 7”                                                        “Palm Springs” would feel equally gratifying,
                                                                                                          • Vanessa Kirby, “Pieces of a Woman”
ciation, the journalism organization that            and confident “Promising Young Woman”                                                              as it managed to strike an unexpected
                                                                                                          • Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
sponsors the ceremony, is a highly exclusive         are both great movies whose connection                                                             chord with audiences confined to reliving
                                                                                                          • Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young
bunch. As such, their choices for nominees,          with audiences will go duly noted. But if any                                                      the same day over and over again while
                                                                                                            Woman” - WINNER
and by extension, their choices for winners,         of this year’s nominees has the strongest                                                          stuck in quarantine. Because it is still the
are anything but predictable. While some are         case, it has to be Chloe Zhao’s neo-Western                                                        same cultural phenomenon it was since its
                                                                                                           Undoubtedly the closest race of the
to be expected, others are “questionable” to         “Nomadland,” which has been cleaning up                                                            premiere on Broadway, it would be unwise
                                                                                                        awards, this is truly anyone’s to lose. Each
say the least. Not only this, but as the first ma-   in the awards department and was, in terms                                                         to underestimate “Hamilton,” even if it’s not
                                                                                                        of the nominated women give tour-de-force
jor ceremony of the awards season, their de-         of its appearance on year-end lists, the best                                                      as “cinematic” as its competition.
                                                                                                        performances that each communicate a
cisions more often than not set the course for       reviewed film of the year.
                                                                                                        different, but equally relevant, sentiment
future ceremonies. The HFPA won’t hesitate                                                                                                              Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or
                                                                                                        of the current cultural zeitgeist. Without a
to throw a ‘strike-three-you’re-out’ curveball       Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama                                                             Comedy
                                                                                                        clear front-runner, whoever wins for this
at all of us, ruining the chances of many films        • Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”                                                                      • Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat Subsequent
                                                                                                        category will most definitely be earning the
that we would have otherwise had pegged                • Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black                                                               Moviefilm” - WINNER
                                                                                                        recognition. However, McDormand and
as strong contenders. Predicting each of the             Bottom” - WINNER                                                                                 • James Corden, “The Prom”
                                                                                                        Davis have already become Golden Globe
awards correctly is about as easy as hitting a         • Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”                                                                    • Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton”
                                                                                                        darlings, and since the HFPA typically
homer with your eyes closed — yes, the sec-            • Gary Oldman, “Mank”                                                                              • Dev Patel, “The Personal History of
                                                                                                        recognizes a well-built campaign when they
ond baseball metaphor was necessary — but              • Tahar Rahim, “The Mauritanian”                                                                     David Copperfield”
                                                                                                        see one, the most likely choice here is Carey
it’s certainly worth a try. To quote the Joker,                                                                                                           • Andy Samberg, “Palm Springs”
                                                                                                        Mulligan for her vengeance-fueled, feminist-
“Here ... we… go.”                                      The Golden Globes loves to award first-
                                                                                                        grounded turn. Mulligan has successfully
                                                     time nominees, and it would be with both                                                               The path seems pretty clear for Sacha
                                                                                                        managed to turn the best reviews of her
Best Motion Picture - Drama                          the utmost gratitude and a very heavy                                                              Baron Cohen to walk away with this one
                                                                                                        career into major awards hype that is sure to
  • “The Father”                                     heart that they recognize the late Chadwick
                                                                                                        make a lasting impact.                          again. Having already won the award for the
  • “Mank”                                           Boseman. After his tragic passing last                                                             first “Borat” film, his win would mark the
  • “Nomadland” - WINNER                             August, Boseman made one final splash,
                                                                                                        Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy         first time that an actor has won the Golden
  • “Promising Young Woman”                          and a huge one at that, with his posthumous
                                                                                                          • “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” - WINNER       Globe twice for playing the same character.
  • “The Trial of the Chicago 7”                     performance as a temperamental trumpet
                                                                                                          • “Hamilton”                                  His win would certainly make plenty of
                                                     player with big dreams, but no means to              • “Music”                                     sense. His brash, shameless approach to the
   Aside from “The Father,” there is good            make them a reality. Like Peter Finch in             • “Palm Springs”                              character has played easily the biggest role
reason to believe that any of the nominees           “Network” and Heath Ledger in “The Dark              • “The Prom”                                  in the first film’s strange legacy, and given
could take the big prize. “Mank” is holding          Knight,” Boseman’s performance has been                                                            his simultaneous supporting nomination for
strong with the six nominations, the most of         and will be talked about to death, and would          The Golden Globes certainly has              “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” it looks like this
any film this year and possesses a director/         still be the performance of his career even        a tendency to lean more towards                 is his year. However, one should not count
star duo that is quite hard for HFPA voters          if he hadn’t left the world too soon. Having       dromedaries, but the mix of biting social       out Andy Samberg for his turn in “Palm
to resist. Not to mention, it’s no secret that       said that, the lack of love for the movie itself   commentary and outrageous comedy                Springs.” A surprisingly more mature role
Hollywood loves to eat up movies about               does mean that there is a tiny bit of wiggle       should pay off for the “Borat” sequel. The      than he is used to playing, his performance
itself. Then again, the HFPA is not above            room — a very, VERY tiny bit, at that — and        uncertain political landscape we managed        has been hailed as one of his best, and given
giving the award to audience favorites, as           if anyone is likely to top Boseman, it would       to find ourselves in over the past year gave    that he has never lost at the Golden Globes,
evidenced by the highly controversial win            have to be Anthony Hopkins, who will likely        the mockumentary as big of an advantage         it’s clear that the HFPA has enough respect
                                                     appeal to more traditional voters regardless.      as its predecessor as it unabashedly exposed    for him to recognize his work again.

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Fun snowy activities to do                                                                                                                          THESTREET
around BG                                                                                                                                           How did you spend your
                                                                                                                                                    snow day?
Megan Finke | City Editor                           Snowball fight                                 Cross-country skiing (or walking)
So far, BG has had a handful of snow days,          This may take some time and organization,      BG is home to the start of a vast cross-
but more are expected to come as it’s noto-         but this is one of the easiest things to do.   country skiing trail known as the Slippery
                                                    Only a few things are needed and those are     Elm Trail. This 13-mile trail spans from BG                                      “I was out of
rious for the frigid weather. Snow-activities
                                                    a big open field, snow and people. There are   to North Baltimore with many access points                                       town but I was
are not for the weak of heart, as you not only                                                                                                                                      also working
have to compete with cold snow, but also            many on-campus spots where friends can         along the way. Some are on Sand Ridge
                                                    gather for some fun, But there are also some   Road, Gypsy Lane Road, Portage Road,                                             on homework.”
winds.
                                                    local parks with clear grassy areas, perfect   Mermill Road and Freyman Road.
The weather might not phase some, so here
                                                    for a snowball fight. Some of which include
are some places to have some winter fun.
                                                    Carter Park on 401 Campbell Hill Road and      Black Swamp Curling Center                       KAYLA WEHRI
                                                                                                   A unique indoor winter activity is curling,
Sledding                                            City Park on 520 Conneaut Ave.
                                                                                                   and the local Black Swamp Curling Center
                                                                                                                                                    Junior | Visual Communication
                                                                                                                                                    Technology
This may be one of the most draining winter
                                                    A winter walk                                  sits right off Dixie Highway. The public can
activities, but it sure is fun. As we know, BG      As many probably wouldn’t prefer spending      attend and watch people curl while hanging
is flat, but we have a few hills that are perfect   their free time taking walks during winter     around the 9th End Bar. If interested in
to slide down. One of which is located on           weather, some do. Any morning stroll after     curling, there are many opportunities to                                         “I went out of
the east side of campus behind the baseball         a fresh snow easily provides breathtaking      sign up on Black Swamp Curling Center’s                                          town, I went to
fields. A more well-known area on campus is         views. Though if someone wishes to switch      website for Learn-to-Curl sessions.                                              Sandusky.”
the hill is the back side of the Wolfe Center.      up their snowy walk on campus to a snowy
Its architecture includes a slanted grassy          winter walk, a good place to start is BG’s
area making it a perfect sledding spot. A           Wintergarden park on 615 S. Wintergarden
popular off-campus hill is the Conneaut             Road. Trails are carved into a scenic wooded
Park Sledding Hill, which can be found              area making people feel like they aren’t in                                                     TORI NIESE
                                                                                                                                                    Junior | Visual Communication
between Conneaut and Haskins Road.                  BG.
                                                                                                                                                    Technology

                                                                                                                                                                                    “I actually
                                                                                                                                                                                    spent it at
                                                                                                                                                                                    home, me and
                                                                                                                                                                                    my dad went
                                                                                                                                                                                    skiing.”

                                                                                                                                                    ANNA MOORE
                                                                                                                                                    Freshman | Finance

                                                                                                                                                                                    “I spent it
                                                                                                                                                                                    in my dorm
                                                                                                                                                                                    first but once
                                                                                                                                                                                    everything
                                                                                                                                                                                    opened back
                                                                                                                                                                                    up I met up
                                                                                                                                                                                    with a friend
                                                                                                                                                    MORGAN BARRY                    and did
                                                                                                                                                    Freshman | Visual               homework.”
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SPORTS                                                                                                                                                              February 24, 2021 | PAGE 6

BGSU swim coach travels world,
settles in the waters of Bowling Green
Shayne Nissen | Falcon Media Sports Director      care of you but we had to buy like kool-aid,
                                                  buy different kinds of candy she had. We
Rickey Perkins’ love of swimming has taken
                                                  had to buy everything, nothing she had was
him all over the world. From growing up in
                                                  free and that was part of who she was,” he
Midland, Texas, to swimming collegiately in
                                                  continued. “The reason why we did that was
Alaska and coaching in the Bahamas, love
                                                  to teach us that life is hard and you’ve got to
and hard work are what guides him.
                                                  work for everything you get.”
   That mentality took Perkins to Bowling
                                                     But Estelle didn’t just do this for her
Green State University, where he is currently
                                                  grandkids because it was true, she did it
the head swimming and diving coach. When
                                                  because it was necessary for raising Black
asked why he loves swimming so much, the
                                                  children in America.
answer is almost always the same.
                                                     “She was a strong woman that taught us a
   “It can save your life. That’s something
                                                  lot about having to work hard a lot about the
that is so special about the sport and that’s
                                                  fact that we were Black and that sometimes
why I love it,” he said.
                                                  we were going to have to work twice as hard
   In a cruel twist of irony, the element
                                                  to get just as far. She wasn’t shy about those
that Perkins loves so much is the one that
                                                  kinds of things at all,” Perkins said. “That
took away someone he cares about. When
                                                  is what I learned from her, that you will be
Perkins was just two years old, his biological
                                                  recognized for your color first and you’ve got
father drowned in a boating accident.
                                                  to make sure that your skill and character
   “He was out fishing, a boat bigger than his                                                                                                                            PHOTO PROVIDED BY RICKEY PERKINS
                                                  outweigh your color.”
got too close. It wasn’t that he couldn’t swim,
                                                     It wasn’t until 11 years after Perkins’ father
he was a good swimmer,” Perkins’ mother                                                                  “I saw it the first day I walked on deck,”       That career continues to this day at
                                                  drowned that he would get in the water and
Christine Walker said of the accident.                                                                Perkins said.                                    BGSU where Perkins teaches athletes about
                                                  learn to swim himself.
   “He was just in the water and something                                                               “I was the only skinny Black kid in a         swimming and life. He credits many of his
                                                     “It took my momma a while for her to let
pulled him under,” she said.                                                                          speedo. Then you hear all of those jokes that    teachings to mentor Rick Powers. Powers
                                                  us learn how to swim. I think we were at a
   According to the CDC, between 1999-                                                                Black people can’t swim, they’re going to        is another accomplished swimming coach
                                                  lake and I had a life jacket on and a rope tied
2010, the fatal unintentional drowning rate                                                           drown, their bones are too thick. Basically      who’s worked in Puerto Rico, Dubai, Israel,
                                                  to the dock and my mom was like ‘you are
for African Americans was significantly                                                               right from the start, but I think the sport of   Africa and Europe.
                                                  going to do this’,” he said. “I think the life
higher than that of white Americans across                                                            swimming even though it’s not as diverse            “The main thing that he taught me was
                                                  jacket actually had a hole in it.”
all ages. The disparity is most pronounced in                                                         I think the people that are in it are good       the plan. Before I met him I used to kind
                                                     Hole or not, it made no difference to
swimming pools. African American children                                                             people, you know they are very open-             of wake up and go to the deck and I had a
                                                  Perkins. The kid from Midland, Texas never
aged 5-19 drown in swimming pools at rates                                                            minded people.”                                  workout in mind and I would try to make
                                                  needed a life jacket after that day. Perkins
more than five times higher than those of                                                                The jokes didn’t bother Perkins much at       it up as I went and he was like ‘you can’t do
                                                  surmounted the obstacle of learning how
whites.                                                                                               the time, but it still motivated Perkins to      that if you are going to be successful. You
                                                  to swim. However, when Perkins began
   Those statistics are not lost on Perkins.                                                          prove people wrong.                              need to sit down and plan out the week,
                                                  swimming for his high school team, he faced
   “I think right now, the drowning rate                                                                 “I think you spend most of your life trying   plan out the month and make sure you know
                                                  a new obstacle: race.
of African Americans is very high. I think                                                            to prove people wrong. And trying to prove       the direction you are going,’” Perkins said.
number one, because access to pools is                                                                that yes I can swim, I can do these things.         Planning wasn’t the only thing Perkins
limited but when there is access to it, if we        “It can save your life.                          So yeah it motivated me. It motivated me,”       learned from Powers. His mentor’s love of
don’t know how to learn or to control how to
swim bad things can happen,” Perkins said.                (swimming)                                  Perkins said.
                                                                                                         As big a motivation to become a swimmer
                                                                                                                                                       travel transferred over as well.
                                                                                                                                                          “He kind of put that bug in me as well.
   Perkins’ life was further shaped by a
grandmother he visited often as a child in
                                                    That’s something that                             as that might be, Christine and Rickey’s
                                                                                                      step-father Will Walker, thought that there
                                                                                                                                                       We’ve been to five other continents so far.
                                                                                                                                                       We love seeing different parts of the world,
Texas, whom he called “big momma Estelle.”          is so special about the                           was more to his success as a swimmer.            that’s something that I love. Growing up
   “In the summertime we would be                                                                        “He was just so dedicated, and he loved to    knowing that the world is so big but at the
dropped off there and she had us and we              sport and that’s why                             swim,” Walker said. “He always worked hard       same time so small,” Perkins said.
would have to go out into this big lot and
just hoe ground. We were just hoeing the                    I love it.”                               at everything that he did, whether that be
                                                                                                      his swimming or his grades.”
                                                                                                                                                          No matter where in the world Perkins
                                                                                                                                                       travels, his love of swimming comes with
ground, just chucking up dirt. We had to do                                                              Perkins eventually did prove people           him. It’s a love harkening back to a 13-year-
that before we could eat,” Perkins said.
                                                            — Rickey Perkins —                        wrong. Not only did he attend college on         old kid tied to a dock, breaking free and
   “It’s funny because usually with your
                                                       Head Swimming and Diving Coach                 a swimming scholarship, but he began his         swimming for the first time.
grandparents they are supposed to take                                                                coaching career in 1994 and didn’t look back.
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BGSU baseball set to get back on field in 2021
                                                     Hallock wants this team to play their                                                   “I think it will be good for fans to come out
Drew Terhall | Sports Reporter                     game. He said they want to be able to              “If we’re focused on                and see the product we put on the field. It’s
Baseball season is upon us.                        control the tempo of the game and put                                                  something that the alumni, the students and
   Bowling Green’s baseball team is set to         pressure on the opposing team.                     what we do and we                   the people in town can be proud of because
open the season at Middle Tennessee State            “If we’re focused on what we do and                                                  we’re going to be a team that plays with a lot
on Friday.                                         we play our game at a high level and we             play our game at a                 of energy, a lot of heart and we’re going to get
   The last game the team played was on            execute, we will be harder to beat,” Hallock                                           after some people,” Hallock said.
March 10, 2020. After that, the season was         said.                                               high level and we
cancelled due to the pandemic.                       The Falcons look to prove the doubters
   Head Coach Kyle Hallock expects the             wrong this season. They were picked in the         execute, we will be
season opener to be about getting back into        MAC coaches’ poll to finish tenth out of
a “game mode.”                                     eleventh.                                            harder to beat.”
   “It will be all about getting familiar and        This could make for a special season for
reacclimated with the game and competing           the Falcons. Furnas hopes that fans can                    — Kyle Hallock —
against a different opponent, with umpires         safely come support this team as they look                 Head Baseball Coach             Visit bgfalconmedia.com for more.
and the scoreboard on. And with something          to win a MAC title.
on the line again,” Hallock said.
   While each team in the MAC had to
deal with COVID, BGSU was the only
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team to have their program cut during the
pandemic.
   Back in May, BGSU decided to eliminate
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department budget cut. BGSU alumni then
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program.
   The emotions felt during that time will
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certainly translate to the field.
   “There was a chance we wouldn’t be here
right now without the alumni stepping up
and giving the university all that they had.
Emotions are going to be high for sure,”
senior first baseman Adam Furnas said.
   Last season, freshmen and sophomores
made up most of the roster. The majority of
the team lacked experience playing in the
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   The Falcons only got 13 games into the
season before it was shut down. There is
optimism that the games played last year
can help accelerate the progress of the
inexperienced players.
   “We got a little bit of experience, we didn’t
get a whole lot. We’re looking to get more
experience from the get-go and build some
momentum earlier in the season,” Hallock
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   This season will be Hallock’s first season
as the head coach. Hallock has been with
the team since being hired in September of
2018. He was hired to be the team’s pitching
coach.
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roles where they can be successful. If they
are successful in those roles, then they can
expand upon that,” Hallock said.
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to run in the
USG elections
Hallie Riley | Campus Editor
Next month the Undergraduate Student           then you are eligible to campaign for these
Government elections for president and vice    positions. Those who are interested will be
president will take place.                     required to attend at least one information
   Election week is set to begin on March 29   session before starting their campaign.
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   Voting will begin around 8 a.m. that        session is Feb 25 at 7:15 p.m.
Monday as well, and the results will be           If you are interested in running, please
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