2001 ORIENTATION ISSUE BY AND FOR THE STUDENTS OF HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
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HERALD August 24, 2001
Orientation No. 122
HWS Extends Warm Welcome to Class of 2005
This Week: News
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Welcome! From The Herald
Feature 4 When Saga Just Won’t Do...
Schedule 6 Orientation Events & Descriptions
Sports New Coaching Appointments
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reparing for Orientation 2001 has been exhausting. The amount of hard work put into the next few days can be seen by just looking into the eyes of the handful of students leading the first-year welcome this upcoming weekend. However, when the first members of the class of 2005 begin to flood the parking lots of JPR, the Hill, and Mini Quad, the Orientation Coordinators, Leaders, and Sibs will be ready for action. This year’s orientation, coordinated by Hobart senior Dave Shellard and William Smith senior Amy Dundas, has been in the works for months. “Since January,” said Dundas, with a hint of pride in her voice. Her counterpart, however, speaks more lightly of the work they’ve put in. “We started yesterday,” noted Shellard. “We just make
it up as we go along,” he said with a smile. Dundas and Shellard spent the summer on campus, planning the weekend’s festivities, as Orientation Coordinators (OC’s). Their assistants, called Orientation Leaders (OL’s), arrived on campus August 17th, and the SIB leaders that they oversee came in on the 21st. Each part of the staff went through training and team building activities, and helped to organize the multiple tasks that needed to be carried out to make Orientation a success. The weekend is packed with activities to keep First-Year students occupied and entertained. The events (scheduled on Page 6) promise to provide First-Years with the opportunity to meet lots of people and familiarize themselves with the campus and campus community. The OC’s and OL’s are interested and eager to see how the events they’ve helped to plan will CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
A Few Suggestions... from the Orientation staff to the First Years - Get involved, and be sure to attend all of your orientation events. Even try out the optional activities -- you never know, you may have a good time! These activities are designed to help you meet people -- take advantage. Think of it this way: what do you have to lose? - Remember that you’re not alone. There are 550+ kids in the same boat as you are, with no idea what they’re doing. Don’t be intimidated -- and don’t isolate yourself. - Get plenty of sleep. College, and orientation in particular, requires a lot of work -- and it will leave you tired at the end of the day. Ignore your nocturnal urges and get some sleep -- at least for these first few days. - Don’t even THINK about touching alcohol. Hobart and William Smith is completely DRY through orientation -- even for students that are 21. If you get caught drinking, you WILL be asked to leave campus, whether or not you’re of age. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule.
OC Amy Dundas prepares “A Moveable Feast” for her Orientation staff during some down time this past week.
Things I Wish I Knew... ...by someone who’s been there Ian Schlanger News Editor
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s first years at the colleges you may be compelled at some point within these virgin weeks of school to ask an upper classman, “What do I need to know to survive my years at HWS?” If one does get a sufficient response from those hallowed ancients of col-
lege experience, one might leave satisfied that you are armed with an arsenal of knowledge to make your college experience a smooth one. For the rest, and probably the majority, of you out there dying to know the secrets of a successful college experience, here are some things that CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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work out. “I’m excited for the scavenger hunt,” said Dundas. “I’m looking forward to the service project,” said OL senior Emily Broiderick. Her fellow OL’s nodded in agreement, most being involved with other public service activities during the school year. “I’m looking forward to driving around in a golf cart,” added OL senior Ian Schlanger, a response received cheering and laughter from his associates. “And I’m looking forward to Sunday night at 9:00,” said Dundas, referring to the end of her orientation duties for the weekend. “I’ll be fast asleep by then.”
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Orientation Leaders & Coordinators take a breather at Odells last week before working on some last minute details.
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have been slated as, “need to know,” by the brain trust of the Herald. Quarters: Forget the days of coming home from a night out, and discarding your change across your dresser. Quarters are gold at the colleges, and if one would one day like to have clean cloths then they are a must. Do note that although the dryers may indicate that a simple donation of a dollar is sufficient to dry your cloths, this is hardly ever the case. Housing: Though you may notice those pretty buildings across the pond and next to the field house, don’t get too attached. You may complain all you want about housing as a first year, but it may be the best housing you get until your senior year. The only thing that may save you from a three-year sentence to JPR is hooking up with an upperclassman and having
them bring you into their housing selection. Time: We often disregard our parents as annoying overseers who serve no better purpose than to buffer our freedom, but this is not always the case. Parents tend to regulate our time when we are home, and at the colleges time often becomes a forgotten friend left behind, and never around when we need them. Keep track of time, when things are due, and when your classes are scheduled. There is no worse feeling than that of running out of time. Finally the only really important advice left to give, is that there really is no advice to give. Hindsight is often 20/20, and is something only gained through experience. As first years you will make mistakes and you will need to learn from them. All other pieces of advise are just paths once traveled leading you in a new direction, but one you must walk alone.
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Suggestions for Parents - Let Go. Parents, we understand that you’ll miss your now almost-grown children. But it’s time for them to be on their own. Don’t overstay your welcome after moving them in -they’ll never meet new people if you’re in the way. - Be Patient. The SIB leaders and Orientation coordinators have done their best to make the process of moving in a pleasant one -- or at least not an awful one. But keep in mind that there are 550+ other sets of parents trying to move their kids in as well. Don’t get upset if you find yourself stranded in the middle of JPR’s infamous parking lot surrounded by a sea of college students. It will all be over soon. - Be nice to the Orientation Leaders and they’ll be nice to you. And things will go much more smoothly. - Attend the events scheduled for parents. These were planned with YOU in mind -don’t skip out. - Introduce your son or daughter to the wonderful world of Wegmans. Buy them some goodies for study breaks. - Don’t forget to leave some surprises (MONEY) with your son or daughter. They won’t be able to thank you enough.
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s you, the class of 2005, join our campus and community, we at the Herald would like to extend a warm welcome. HWS is a wonderful place to spend four years, and we hope you’ll make the most of them, academically, socially, and athletically. We’ve worked very hard preparing this issue for you, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed planning it for you. The Herald is a weekly newspaper devoted to our campus and student life. We cover a variety of events, both academic and social,
and report on issues that directly affect the student body and the campus community at large. We’re completely staffed by students, and we welcome any firstyears (or sophomores, or juniors, or seniors…) that would like to come and help out. If you like to take photos, write, or want to learn layout, come visit us in the basement of Scandling Center, call x3857, or email us at herald@hws.edu. With that said, The Herald would like to put in its two cents and offer you a few helpful hints for your time here at HWS. Yes, HWS is a wonderful place to spend four years, but only if you help to make them that way! Sure, right now you are scared,
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unsure and seemingly friendless! But, in a few weeks, you will have it all down—meeting up with new friends for lunch at Saga, going to weekly meetings at LAO or WEOS, finding your favorite spot in the library. Soon enough, you will find a way to make this place, your place. As you settle in, remember that college is not a time to rest on your laurels. HWS has many opportunities, clubs, organizations, teams and service activities. But, we don’t have it all. If HWS is lacking something that you want, get out there and make it happen! This is a small school. There are numerous opportunities for you to make your voice heard and there is ALWAYS a chance for you
to make a change. You can start a new club. Apply for a new theme house. Start a different intramural team. Run for student government. Become an R.A. Sing in chorale. There are a million different ways to be a leader on this campus. HWS is small enough that your effort can make a big difference, and big enough that achieving your goals will be no small feat. College is about challenging yourself. Don’t forget about all of the extra-curricular activities that you did in high school. Some of those things you loved, and you’d like to continue to pursue at the collegiate level. Then, of course, there are those things that you’ve always wanted to try. Want to broadcast your own ra-
dio show? Learn how to play the piano? Write a screen play? Play rugby? It’s all easier than you think. And it’s all right here.
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Orientation Schedule 2001 DAY 1 Friday, August 24, 2001 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The Odyssey. Check-In and Matriculation Melly Academic Center Lawn (rain location: Robert A. Bristol Field House) *HWS President Mark Gearan and Mary Herlihy-Gearan greets new students and their families. *Enrolling students sit for ID photos, collect important Orientation materials, and receive room keys. 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. A Room With A View. Move In, assigned residence halls *Residential Education staff members greet new students and help with the move in. 12:00 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. My World and Welcome to it. Various Open Houses 1:30 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. The Personal President. Community Welcome, Bristol Gymnasium *President Gearan and other community members welcome new students and their families. 2:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. The Tie That Binds. Families and Students say Goodbye 2:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Treasure Island. SIB Group Meeting, Hobart Quad *Meet your SIB leaders and other new students in your SIB group *Receive your first clue and begin your adventure. Dress in shorts/jeans and sneakers. Bring rain gear if appropriate. 4:45 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. Circle of Friends. Floor Meeting, assigned residence halls *Your R.A. will lead a discussion about community living at the Colleges *Get to know other members of your floor. 6:15 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. A Moveable Feast. Backyard BBQ, Hobart Quad (rain location: Saga) *Enjoy the cookout with students from another residence floor. 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. My Name is Asher Lev. Hillel Oneg Shabbat Reception, Jewish Culture House at 412 Pulteney Street 8:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m. Light in August. Candle Lighting Ceremony, Hobart Quad *The Classes of 2005 come together for this class tradition. 9:30 p.m.- 11:30 p.m. A Midsummer Nights Dream. Block Party, Lawn in front of Bristol Gymnasium. (Rain Location: Bristol Gymnasium)
DAY 2 Saturday, August 25, 2001 8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. SIB Group Breakfast, Meet at your various SIB locations around the William Smith Green *Grab a bagel and go over the day’s schedule. *Get your class schedule 8:30 a.m.- 9:45 a.m. Measure for Measure. CIRP Testing & Social Norms, Albright Auditorium and Geneva Room (check your orientation folder)
DAY 3 Sunday, August 26, 2001 8:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. And Still I Rise. Continental Breakfast, Saga, Scandling Center and Albright Auditorium Atrium SIB Groups 1-20 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Mathematics and the Imagination. Math Placement Test Check your folder to see when and whether you must take this test. Test will be given in Gulick 208.
SIB Groups 21-40 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Sense and Sensibility. How HWS Works! Albright Auditorium *A lively presentation by students to teach you what you need to know.
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Mathematics and the Sense and Sensibility. Imagination. Math Placement 10:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. The Call of Service. More than Good How HWS Works! Test Works, Presented by Craig Rimmerman, Professor of PolitiAlbright Auditorium Check your folder to see cal Science, Hobart Quad (rain: Bristol Gymnasium). *A lively presentation by when and whether you students to teach you what must take this test. Test will 10:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The New Citizenship. Service Learning you need to know. be given in Gulick 208. Project * Learn more about yourself and your new community by helping agencies and organizations in Geneva and beyond 10:40 a.m.- 10:55 a.m. I and Thou. Who are We?, Follow the with your SIBS. location in your Orientation folder *Hear the stories of four students and how HWS has 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Farenheit 451. Ice Cream Social exceeded their expectations. *Cool off with some ice cream at various points around campus. 11:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Autobiography of a Face. Who are You?, Various SIB group locations 4:15 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. Mathematics and the Imagination. Break/ *Bring those items that represent your culture to share with Math Placement Tests for Groups 21-40, check your folder to your SIB group. see when and whether you must take this test. Test will be given in Gulick Hall, room 208. 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. Fast Food Nation. Lunch, Saga, Scandling Center 5:15 p.m.- 5:45 p.m., 6:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m., SIB Groups 1-20 SIB Groups 21-40 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Advise and Consent. Meet with your Living by the Word. Living by the Word. Faculty Advisor, follow the locations in your Orientation folder Faculty Presentation Faculty Presentation Sunken Gardens Sunken Gardens 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Bridge for Passing. Advising Open House, *Reflect on how active *Reflect on how active Bristol Gymnasium learning becomes part of learning becomes part of *3:00- 4:00p.m. Individual Advising Appointments: Students your experience at HWS. your experience at HWS. who have problems or questions concerning fall semester registration meet with their faculty advisors. 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m.- 7:45 p.m. *3:00-5:00p.m. Departmental and Program Open House: Babette’s Feast. Dinner Babette’s Feast. Dinner Faculty are available to answer your questions about any Houghton House Houghton House class, requirement or placement level, major or program. *Eat with your SIB group *Eat with your SIB group and enjoy student art work and enjoy student art work 4:00 p.m. Their Eyes Were Watching God. Roman Catholic at this historic mansion, at this historic mansion, Mass, St. John’s Chapel which is the home of the which is the home of the Art Department. Art Department. 5:15 p.m. House of the Spirits. Protestant Service (Episcopal tradition), St. John’s Chapel 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mathematics and the Imagination. Math Placement Tests for Groups 1-20, check your folder to see 6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. From Where We Stand. Gathering when and whether you must take this test. Test will be given in William Smith - Gathers in JPR Courtyard and in Gulick Hall, room 208. William Smith Circle Hobart - Gathers in Comstock Dining Hall, Comstock Hall 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. As You Like It. Arts Sampler Library Atrium 6:30 p.m. Home is Where the Heart Is. College Deans’ *Enjoy an introduction to the performing arts at the Col- Dinners leges. William Smith: Passing of the Colors and Deans Welcome Dinner 9:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. The Great Gatsby. Dance Party Hobart: John Henry Hobart Matriculation Dinner The Barn *Celebrate the beginning of your career at Hobart and *Come and be part of the fun, dance the night away at our William Smith.Semi-formal dress. Glow Party, don’t forget to wear white!
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Hobart & William Smith Athletic Departments Announce 2001 Coaching Appointments Hobart College
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Pisanelli Hobart College Head Basketball Coach Rich Roche has announced the appointment of Statesmen standout Rob Pisanelli ’00, as assistant basketball coach for the 200102 season. He replaces Izzi Metz ’98, who left the team after one season to join the Cornell University staff. Pisanelli started 90 consecutive games for Hobart, while averaging 16.6 ppg.
Hobart College Head Lacrosse Coach Matt Kerwick announced the members of his coaching staff for the 2002 season. Brian Rodgers from Georgetown University will serve as Hobart’s top assistant, while Jamie Breslin will trade his Hobart uniform for a coach’s clipboard. An accomplished player and coach, Rodgers spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Hoyas, working primarily with the defense. To round out his full-time staff, Kerwick appointed Breslin, a 2001 graduate of Hobart. The 2000 Patriot League Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American finished this season second on the team in goals (23), assists (9), points (32),
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Breslin and ground balls (40). He finished his career with 92 goals and 46 assists for 138 points.
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Wenzel Roche also announced the appointment of Carl Wenzel to serve as an assistant coach for the 2001-02 season. Wenzel joins the Statesmen with more than 30 years of experience as a basketball coach and player. Wenzel has been a teacher in the Geneva City School District since 1975. He coached the boy’s junior varsity basketball team from 1975-76 through 1979-80. For the past 21 seasons, he has guided the Panther’s varsity basketball team to a 265-182 (.593) record.
FIELD HOCKEY
Cross Country 2001 Schedule Karver
Tennis 2001 Schedule Date Opponent Time Sept. 13 at Cortland 4:30 p.m. 15 at Oneonta 1 p.m. 16 BROCKPORT 1 p.m. 19 GENESEO 4 p.m. Sept. 21-23, ITA Regional Tournament 25 at Ithaca 4 p.m. 29 ST. LAWRENCE 10 a.m. Oct. 2 HAMILTON 4 p.m. 3 at RIT 4 p.m. Oct. 6-7, UCAA Championships at Vassar Oct. 12-14, NYSWCAA Championships at Cornell
William Smith Soccer Head Coach Aliceann Wilber announced the appointment of Suzanne Willard to serve as the Herons’ assistant coach for the 2001 season. Willard is a 1999 graduate of William Smith and one of the program’s most accomplished goalies. A four-year starter for the Herons, she collected 58 victories against 13 losses and three ties for a career winning percentage of .804. Willard holds the William Smith records for career saves (369), career saves per game (4.86), and career wins.
William Smith Head Lacrosse Coach Pat Genovese announced the appointment of Caitlin McLean to serve as assistant coach for the 2002 season. McLean graduated cum laude from Georgetown University earlier this year with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. McLean was a consistent presence in Georgetown’s nationally ranked defense the last four years.
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Event Time at Buffalo State Invitational Noon at Oswego State Invitational Noon HOBART ANDWILLIAM SMITH INVITATIONAL 11 a.m. at Houghton Invitational 11 a.m. at UCAA Championships TBA at St. Lawrence Invitational TBA at Rensselaer Invitational TBA HERON INVITATIONAL 11 a.m. at ECAC Championships, Grafton, Mass. TBA at NCAA Regional Championship, New York City TBA at NCAA Championships, Rock Island, Ill. TBA
William Smith Field Hockey Head Coach Sally Scatton announced the appointment of Becky Karver, a native of Boyertown, Pa., to serve as the Herons’ assistant coach for the 2001 season. A talented two-sport student-athlete at Ithaca College, Karver will also assist the William Smith lacrosse team in the spring. A 2001 graduate of Ithaca with a bachelor’s degree in sports information and communications, Karver was named the 2001 James K. Harris Award winner, as the Bombers’ top multi-sport senior athlete. A secondteam All-American in field hockey and lacrosse, she led both teams to postseason play in all eight seasons.
HERALD GAME OF THE WEEK
William Smith Field Hockey vs. Messiah on Saturday, 1:00 pm
HOBART Soccer 2001 Schedule DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1-2, at Penn State Behrend Tournament Sept. 1 vs. Hiram 2 Consolation/Championship 5 at Geneseo 8 ST. JOHN FISHER 11 at RIT 14 VASSAR 15 RENSSELAER 19 at Utica 22 at Nazareth 25 ROCHESTER 28 at Union 29 at Skidmore Oct. 2 KEUKA 6 at Ithaca 12 at St. Lawrence 13 at Clarkson 20 ALFRED 24 at Hamilton 28 FREDONIA
TIME 10 a.m. TBA 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 1 p.m.
Football 2001 Schedule Date Sept.
Opponent Results 8 at Dickinson 1 p.m. 22 Union 1 p.m. 29 at St. Lawrence 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 Rochester 1 p.m. 13 Franklin & Marshall 1 p.m. 20 at Alfred 1:30 p.m. 27 at Ithaca 1 p.m. Nov. 3 St. John Fisher 1 p.m. 10 at Rensselaer 1 p.m. Game times are tentative and subject to change.
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EVENT at Buffalo State at Oswego Invitational HWS INVITATIONAL at Houghton at UCAA Championships at St. Lawrence Invitational at Rensselaer Invitational HERON INVITATIONAL at ECAC Championships at NCAA Regional Championships at NCAA Championships
Golf 2001 Schedule
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Date Event (Course) Time Sept. 7 at Elmira Invitational 10 a.m. 8-9 at St. Lawrence Invitational 2 p.m. 11 at Skidmore Invitational 10 a.m. 17 NAZARETH, ST. JOHN FISHER 1 p.m. 22 at Pitt-Bradford Invitational TBA 24 at Oswego Invitational TBA 27 at UCAA Championships TBA 29 HOBART INVITATIONAL 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at East Stroudsburg Invitational Noon All home matches are played at CenterPointe Golf Course.
Field Hockey 2001 Schedule Date Opponent Time 1 MESSIAH 2 GETTYSBURG 6 GENESEO 8 at Lock Haven Sept. 15-16, William Smith Invitational 15 MANHATTANVILLE St. Lawrence vs. Susquehanna 16 St. Lawrence vs. Manhattanville SUSQUEHANNA 19 at Brockport 21 UNION 22 SKIDMORE 27 at Rochester Oct. 2 at Ithaca 5 at St. Lawrence 6 at Hamilton 10 CORTLAND 13 at Lebanon Valley 19 VASSAR 20 RENSSELAER 24 NYSWCAA Quarterfinal 27-28 NYSWCAA Championship 31 NCAA First Round Nov. 3-4 NCAA Quarterfinal 10-11 NCAA Championship Sept.
1 p.m. Noon 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 11 a.m. 1:30 11 a.m. 1:30 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Soccer 2001 Schedule
Cross Country 2001 Schedule Sept.
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TIME 1 p.m. TBA 11:45 TBA TBA TBA TBA 11:45 TBA TBA TBA
Date Opponent Sept. 1-2, at Gettysburg Tournament Sept. 1 vs. Wilmington 2 at Gettysburg Sept. 8-9, HERON CUP 8 NYU Union vs. Ohio Wesleyan 9 OHIO WESLEYAN Union vs. NYU 14 at Vassar 15 at Rensselaer 18 GENESEO 22 ITHACA 28 UNION 29 SKIDMORE Oct. 3 at Nazareth 6 HAMILTON 12 ST. LAWRENCE 13 CLARKSON 16 at RIT 20 CORTLAND 24 ROCHESTER 31 NCAA First Round Nov. 3-4 NCAA Regionals 10-11 NCAA Quarterfinals 17-18 NCAA Championship
Time 11:30 a.m. 2 p.m. 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Noon 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA
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