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College to be visited by HLC for upcoming accreditation » TESSA BRUBAKER NEWS EDITOR A TEAM OF EDUCATORS will visit the college this week to help determine if Columbia should keep its accreditation for another 10 years. The site visit Nov. 5-6 will look at five categories as part of the reaccreditation process, according to Associate Provost for Accreditation Assessment Neil Pagano. The five criteria are mission; integrity; teaching and learning: quality, resources and support; teaching and learning: evaluation and improvement; and resources, planning and institutional effectiveness. “In order for a college or university to receive things like federal funds from the Department of Education, you need to be recognized by one of six regional accrediting associations in the country,” Pagano said. The HLC accredits colleges and universities in the North Central region, which includes 19 states. Pagano said the college needed to write a report for the visit, known as an assessment argument, showing it meets the criteria listed, as well as detailing the operations of the college. The college has been evaluated every 10 years since its first accreditation in 1974, Pagano said, and its most recent accreditation visit was in 2009. Tyler Roeger, project manager for assessment, accreditation and faculty development initiatives, said the team visiting the college is not HLC staff but faculty from individual institutions. Roeger said this is beneficial because they understand how a college operates. “It wouldn’t necessarily have to be that all of the folks match Columbia exactly, which wouldn’t be realistic, but it’s definitely

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helpful if some folks know, ‘Oh, here’s how a theater program operates compared to something like a nursing program,’” Roeger said. “It gives them a better sense of some of the decisions we’ve made and how we function.” According to an Oct. 30 collegewide email from Senior Vice President and Provost Stan Wearden, open forums and drop-in sessions will be held during the two-day visit for anyone at the college to come and contribute feedback and have their questions about the college’s accreditation answered. Open forums are scheduled for Nov. 5 from 3:45–4:45 p.m. at 618 S. Michigan Ave. and Nov. 6 from 9–10 a.m. and from 10:1511:15 a.m. at 1104 S. Wabash Ave. Drop-in sessions are scheduled for Nov. 5 from 5–5:30 p.m. and Nov. 6 from 8–8:45 a.m. at 600 S. Michigan Ave. “The forums are opportunities for the team to engage people on the campus to come and discuss with them aspects of their experience with the institution,” Pagano said. “We encourage people to show up.” Associate professor in the Humanities, History and Social Sciences Department and President of Faculty Senate Sean Andrews said he hopes the college will get accredited for another 10 years. “That’s the key to us operating as an institution,” Andrews said. “I hope the open forums also provide information to the team and provide faculty, and anyone else who comes to those sessions, the opportunity to provide further commentary and information about how we are meeting those criteria and how we can still do better.” Visit ColumbiaChronicle.com for additional reporting.

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High voter turnout Nov. 6 needed to restore political integrity » ARIANA PORTALATIN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ecent events throughout the nation highlight the importance of voicing your ideals Nov. 6. The number of horrific incidents reported within the past few weeks alone—including those involving racism, prejudice and overall injustice, likely influenced by the Trump administration—prove the need to be an active voter in more than just the presidental elections. Fifteen explosive devices were mailed to numerous political figures and CNN’s New York offices, leading to the arrest of 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc, seemingly in support of the Trump administration. The week of Oct. 29 was filled with funerals and memorial services for the 11 victims murdered during a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh Oct. 27, a horrific event considered the worst attack on worshipping Jews in U.S. history by the American Jewish Archives. In the midst of families mourning the tragic deaths of their loved ones, Trump stated an armed guard could have stopped the attack. Trump and other political figures have continued their attacks on immigrants. In a Nov. 1 speech delivered from the White House, Trump said members of the U.S. military sent to the Southern border would “fight back” against an incoming migrant caravan, possibly with guns, and announced his administration would make changes to the country’s asylum practices. He also vowed to end birthright citizenship protected by the 14th Amendment with an executive order, stirring controversy on whether a president should be able to so easily overturn a constitutional amendment. The amount of divide throughout the country due to political conflicts between Democrats and Republicans is upsetting but can be resolved with the help of voters. Congress is currently controlled by Trump’s Republican Party, but the upcoming election can restore the balance that is needed and even put Democrats back in power. According to the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization, the president and 2 THE CHRONICLE NOVEMBER 5, 2018

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Graduate Student Instructors join C-Fac to bargain for better working conditions » TESSA BRUBAKER NEWS EDITOR

GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTORS joined the Columbia Faculty Union by signing union recognition cards over the summer and are planning to bargain for better working conditions, including wage increases and health care benefits. Steven Lazaroff, a second-year graduate student in the MFA poetry program and instructor in the English and Creative Writing Department, said the idea to unionize became concrete during the summer when students began meeting with members of C-Fac. From there, they worked on getting union cards signed and submitted for recognition, he said. Peter Ricci, a second-year graduate student in the MFA fiction program and instructor in the English and Creative Writing Department, said having GSIs unionize with C-Fac will help them fight for better working conditions. “There’s the material benefits of it, of being able to bargain with C-Fac for better pay and access to health care, which we don’t have as GSIs because we’re not technically faculty,” Ricci said. “We’re teaching classes and have all the responsibilities of faculty in putting together agendas every class, doing grades, meeting with students, maintaining office hours, all of those same core responsibilities, but we’re not considered faculty by the college.” Ricci said being a graduate student requires a larger workload in addition to teaching. He said because GSIs are not getting paid enough to support their livelihood, they often need to find additional

work on top of their other responsibilites as students and instructors. “Unionization and being able to bargain becomes important so that we’re not completely maxing ourselves out and driving ourselves into a ditch every semester trying to keep everything afloat,” Ricci said. “That’s not what being a graduate student should be.” Diana Vallera, adjunct professor in the Photography Department and C-Fac president, said the union wanted to bring together all non-tenure faculty at the college, which was the reason for recently changing its name from Part-Time Faculty Union to Columbia Faculty Union. “When our union first organized, there wasn’t an option of unionizing outside of part-time faculty, and with recent decisions in the [National Labor Relations Board] in the last few years, it allowed all non-tenure [faculty] to organize under one bargaining unit,” Vallera said. “Which of course allows a lot more strength and decisions and having a voice in the college.” Vallera said the union is waiting for a response from the college to see if it will voluntarily recognize GSIs as part of the union. “We absolutely have to work together and not allow them to try and pit us against each other,” Vallera said. “Certainly as a union, we’ve taken a big initiative. We’ve seen this school aggressively trying to prevent unionization.” Senior Director of the News Office Lambrini Lukidis said in an Oct. 25 email statement sent to The Chronicle that the college has not received notification of a successful formal vote by a majority of

GSIs and Teaching Assistants to join the union. “However, the college would not recognize any organization as an exclusive bargaining representative without ensuring those individuals have been afforded their rights to proceed under the National Labor Relations Act,” Lukidis said in the statement. “Those rights could include requesting a secret ballot election, one that is overseen by the neutral Labor Board here in Chicago.” Ricci said unionizing is also a direct response to the changes happening to higher education nationwide, with colleges focusing less on education and more toward a corporate model. “That’s why we’re all here, and we saw joining the union as a great way to fight that trend and maintain the things that we’ve loved about Columbia for future cohorts because we’re all going to be gone either this year or next year,” Ricci said. About 25 GSIs have joined C-Fac and are currently working on deciding leadership positions, he said. Ricci added that the effort to unionize with C-Fac has been entirely student-led. Jeffrey Barbieri, second-year graduate student in the MFA nonfiction program and graduate student instructor in the English and Creative Writing Department, said the college exploits GSIs because they want to have classes taught as cheaply as possible. “What they’re trying to do is get a lot of these classes taught for as little as possible

since they don’t have to treat us the same way as part-time faculty,” Barbieri said. “That’s not good for part-time faculty, that’s not good for us, that’s not good for students.” The GSIs have submitted signatures and hope to be recognized by the college moving forward, Ricci said. “The next process is working with the union on what our demands are going to be at the bargaining table,” Ricci said. “That means talking with union representation and saying, ‘Okay, these are the things that the GSIs want,’ and then they bring that to the [bargaining] table with the college.” tbrubaker@columbiachronicle.com

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» KACI WATT STAFF REPORTER THE HOLIDAY SEASON is approaching and this year, for the first time, Columbia students will play a major role in Millennium Park holiday festivities. A new event known as the Millennium Park Art Market was introduced to the lineup Oct. 12 and will sell student artwork, including goods from ShopColumbia, according to Alisa Baum, program director of city markets in the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and After School Matters will also sell art. “[The ultimate goal is] to showcase the artistic talent of young people in Chicago, and to show that Chicago is a world-class city [within the] arts,” Baum said.

“[Also], to provide a fun and different atmosphere for people who are visiting our crown jewel of Millennium Park.” The market will run Nov. 16—18, and will be held in a heated tent on the Chase Promenade North located within the Millennium Park Campus, 201 E. Randolph St., Baum added. ShopColumbia is scheduled to include 25 student artists, according to Ronda Payne, director of student spaces and retail strategies at Columbia. The featured artists will mainly come from a pool of existing artists that have worked with ShopColumbia; however, applications were open online for other students to apply, she said. The Millennium Park market will include one-of-a-kind art pieces including jewelry, fashion, paintings, sculptures, prints and

drawings, according to the Mayor’s office. Continuing with the theme of Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth, Baum said the holiday Art Market provides exposure for the particpating young artists. “The winter holidays are always strong selling points because [people are] shopping for their family and friends,” Payne said. “A combination of people looking to buy holiday gifts as well as [with] having this increased audience, we’re going to have a really strong sales opportunity.” Sophomore graphic design major Jordan Hasek has been selling his work with ShopColumbia for about a year and a half. Hasek’s art will be featured in the Art Market and includes a variety of pins and patches, he said. The opportunity to sell work professionally to so many peo-

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ple at the market is exciting, Hasek added. “There [are] over 10,000 people interested [in attending the event] on Facebook. I personally have participated in markets [before], and they don’t have an estimated attendance rate that high,” Hasek said. “It’s a good opportunity for the school and everyone participating.” The decision to accept students and their work included in the market is made by the ShopColumbia review board, Hasek said.

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EMPTY LOFT SPACES and closed businesses have been repurposed into open concept galleries welcoming artists to curate and display their work. A new studio in Bronzeville is adding to the growing art scene on the South Side. LuxeB Studio, 358 E. 47th St., is an open-concept studio sporting the slogan “create curate collaborate,” according to LuxeB Studio Publicist Kendra Edmonds. “Our target audience is the creative community, but it’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs or anybody that wants to come in and utilize the space,” Edmonds said. “It is an open-concept space. When people lease it they can come in and create whatever vision they have for their brand or business.” LuxeB Studio offers in-house services to individuals in the creative community who need help with photography, marketing and branding, as well as makeup application services, Edmonds said. “LuxeB Studio also offers [to] lease the window space and the location [on] 47th and King Drive,” Edmonds said. “[It’s] a bustling area with a lot of foot traffic.” Curator and consultant Roe Melloe said he has a working relationship with many galleries throughout the city, but the ones he frequents the most are in the Bridgeport and Bronzeville neighborhoods.

In June, Forbes ranked Pilsen in the top 12 coolest neighborhoods in the world because it is heavily populated with hip galleries and walls decorated with colorful murals. The Bridgeport and Hyde Park neighborhoods have multiple art centers, all adjacent to Bronzeville. “The art scene in Chicago is definitely one that is growing, [especially] among the black and brown communities. [It is] because of social media and the way the culture is shifting because of [it],” he said. “Black art has become this new cultural norm of acceptance. [People] want things that look good in their homes; they want original work, things that have meaning and purpose and power behind it.” Jai Kalondra is a Chicago-based visual artist that collaborated with LuxeB Studio for an event Oct. 21. “ I was a featured artist at their art show [Big A--Sketchbook], and I have another event coming up,” she said. “I will be hosting a Paint and Sip there. [The art show’s atmosphere] was great, there was a lot of good vibes and energy. One of the artists at the show said that there was a lot of love in the building, and I agreed.” Kalondra said she had conversations with other artists about displaying their work. She said the lack of places young artists can afford to display their art is becoming an issue in Chicago’s art community.

“LuxeB is on the South Side of Chicago, which is great because there are not a lot of art venues on the south side, there aren’t many places where kids can go and have a

creative outlet on the South Side,” she said. “That is great. We need more of that.” jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

Formerly the Luxury Boutique 47, LuxeB Studio has renamed and reopened its location in Bronzeville, 358 E. 47th St., offering an open-concept studio space for Chicago’s growing creative community.

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Veteran burns candles to combat stress, PTSD

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Chronicle endorses J.B. Pritzker for Governor » ColumbiaChronicle.com EDITORIAL

ccording to an Oct. 21 report by the New York Times, the Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth in a cruel effort to roll back Obama-era protections transgender people have under current federal civil rights laws. In Obama’s administration, the legal concepts of gender in federal programs were loosened. Legislation was created to recognize gender identity as something a person can choose, and not by the sex assigned at birth. This sparked the 2015 debate about which bathroom transgender individuals should be allowed to use, according to the same article. A 2015 Time magazine article said conservatives advocated for “bathroom bills” so individuals use the bathroom that matches the sex on their birth certificate, despite how they identify. “I don’t want men who think they are women in my bathrooms,” testified a

Reduce, reuse, recycle and remember to vote » KRISTEN NICHOLS COPY EDITOR

ood shortages, wildfires, the death of coral reefs, coastal flooding, droughts and rampant poverty could be seen as early as 2040, according to an Oct 1. environmental report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Maryland woman in a 2014 hearing on an LGBTQ non-discrimination bill. A lack of understanding for transgender people is leading the Trump administration’s unspeakable effort to erase transgender identity. We cannot allow ignorance to erase the identities the LGBTQ community has fought for years to protect and validate. We must support organizations that can educate, advocate and use our votes to stop this from being implemented. We need to educate those who think being transgender is a man who wants to use the women’s bathroom. A transgender woman wants to use the bathroom because she is a woman. A transgender woman wants to identify as female because she is exactly that. By continuing to support LGBTQ organizations like the Human Rights Campaign, blatantly incorrect ideals can be eradicated. In response to the Times article that revealed the administration’s heinous For current college students, 2040 is within our lifetimes. The agricultural industry would be threatened by the 2.7-degree-Fahrenheit increase cited in the report, which could affect the economy internationally, as stated by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the biggest decisions about the environment remain in the hands of the Trump administration, there are ways to make a positive impact on a smaller scale. Approximately 500 million plastic straws are used each day in the U.S., according to the Eco-Cycle, a nonprofit recycling organization. Eight major companies have recently committed to banning plastic straws, including Starbucks, Disney, American Airlines, Hyatt and Marriott International, according to a July 9 Time magazine article. Illinois residents can vote to ban plastic straws with their Nov. 6 ballots. College students are busy, which means takeout food can often be the easiest

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We cannot allow the Trump administration to erase identities

plans, HRC said, “This is a direct attack on the fundamental equality of LGBTQ people and, if this administration refuses to reverse course, Congress must immediately take action by advancing the Equality Act to ensure LGBTQ people are explicitly protected by our nation’s civil rights laws.” According to the HRC, the proposed Equality Act would amend existing civil rights laws—including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Jury Selection and Services Act and several laws regarding employment—to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. HRC also said additions to the Equality Act would add clear, non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people. A poll option to make sure we’re fueled to finish homework, classes or shifts at work. While we’re not in control of the packaging or eco-friendliness of restaurants, we can control which establishments we buy food from and what we do with the packaging when we’re finished. Student favorites, such as Blaze Pizza and Chipotle, are introducing ecofriendly packaging. In 2016, Chipotle introduced 25 percent post-consumer cutlery and increased recycled content in its aluminum foil. Additionally, about 80 percent of its restaurants recycle waste materials and 875 provide recycling options for customers, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report. Blaze uses recyclable packaging, and its straws, lids and cups are made from plant materials, according to the company’s site. Plastic, cardboard and aluminum are recyclable in Illinois. If a meal comes in packaging made of one of those three

done by the organization found nearly two-thirds of LGBTQ Americans have experienced discrimination. We must prevent this from continuing by voting to prevent restrictive legislation from being enacted. We cannot let ignorance dictate an identity. We must vote Nov. 6 for people whose views align with ours and who will work to protect transgender rights. Your vote matters, and it will stop the erasure of transgender individuals. We cannot let the President of the United States tell transgender people who they are and are not. We must protect our trans brothers and sisters from the injustice spewing from the Trump administration. odeloian@columbiachronicle.com

COMMENTARY materials and can be adequately cleaned so that no oil or food items remain, they should be recycled. There is little excuse for laziness when campus buildings have recycling bins next to trash cans and each residence life building provides a recycling room. Relying on reusable utensils is another solution everyone can contribute to. Reusable straws and cutlery are available in a variety of materials, from paper or plastic to metal, bamboo and glass, and can be purchased from retailers, such as Amazon, Target or KleanKanteen.com, to name a few. Some even come in a sleeve or container that make slipping them into your backpack simple and convenient. Paying attention to packaging, responsibly recycling and relying on reusable products will lessen your contribution to the climate crisis we face, and voting with the planet in mind will force those in power to act on this issue. knichols@columbiachronicle.com

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Chicago Teachers Union helps start possible first US charter school strike » MIKE RUNDLE/CHRONICLE

On Oct. 30, members of the Chicago Teachers Unions from the Acero charter network voted 98 percent in favor of striking, which could become the first charter school strike in the history of the United States.

the system that provides billions of dollars a year to them to run the schools,” said Liv Finne, education director of the Center for FOR THE FIRST time in charter schools’ Education at Washington Policy Center—a 26-year history, a handful of South Side think tank in Seattle. “Charter schools repcharter school teachers may hold the resent a counter vision for public education first-ever U.S. strike, union leaders said. where parents get to choose the school and Acero district school union members teachers are allowed to innovate.” voted Oct. 30, with 98 percent of the Jurema Goraam, an administrator at 503 respondents voting in favor of strik- Baker College Prep, a charter school on ing. Acero is represented by the Chicago the South Side not involved in the strike, Teachers Union, which also represents said unions can help teachers organize Chicago International Charter School and and have their voices heard, but the sitvoted 96 percent in favor of a strike Nov. 2. uation could elevate their platform and Acero union members returned to the lead to dissolution of charter schools in bargaining table in the days following to Chicago altogether. try again for a contract agreement before “We are very disappointed that [union setting a possible strike date, according to members] would vote to authorize a strike. It an Oct. 30 CTU press release. is unfair to parents and students to threaten According to CTU Communications to disrupt classes when Acero Schools are Director Chris Geovanis, the teachers more than willing to continue negotiations are seeking increased pay, smaller class and work with the federal mediator brought sizes, sanctuary policies for the Latino stu- in this weekend,” reads an Oct. 30 statement dent population and increased classroom from Acero. “Regardless, we will continue to resources for students with disabilities. negotiate in good faith. We are committed “The bureaucracy in Chicago Public to reaching an agreement that provides a Schools and the unions both benefit from reasonable and competitive compensation » ALEXANDRA YETTER STAFF REPORTER

package for our teachers and staff while maintaining the best possible educational outcomes for our students.” Geovanis said some Chicago charter school teachers are disrespected and do not enjoy the same job opportunities or classroom resources compared to charter schools in more affluent Chicago neighborhoods. Goraam said she hopes a strike would bring more transparency, opportunities and advocacy for teachers, regardless of union membership. “The big issue is that charters don’t make as much as CPS, and, on top of it, there is a lot more demand as a teacher in a charter school, yet you have less [people] to advocate for you,” Goraam said. Charter schools lack support and transparency for teachers, and have been purging workers of color despite the majority black and Latino student population, Geovanis said. Some charter school teachers and parents do not support the strike because teachers will be unpaid, and it will disrupt the learning environment for students, she added.

The difference between public school and charter school strikes lies with the parents, Finne said. At public schools, parents have no choice but to leave their children in school while teachers strike, but at charter schools, parents can pull their kids out and enroll them in a non-striking school, which Finne says could affect what happens at the bargaining table behind closed doors. Geovanis said the union is deeply committed to working with parents to build support and open communication between them and the unionized teachers. Although Goraam said charters do have their flaws, they have continued to grow and evolve over time, and this strike may help to speed up the process by giving teachers a way to advocate for themselves. “In most cases, because charters are independently run, you really don’t have those checks and balances,” Goraam said. “If you don’t think something is working well, you don’t have a voice [to change that].” ayetter@columbiachronicle.com

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$1 buys a plot of land in Chicago through Large Lots program » JERMAINE NOLEN STAFF REPORTER

Applications are available online at LargeLots.org, and those interested can find the lot that they would like to buy and

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CHICAGO RESIDENTS HAVE the opportunity to purchase vacant plots of land for just $1 through a second round of the Large Lots program, one of the recommendations by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s “Five-Year Housing Plan.” Chicago will direct $1.3 billion in public spending from 2014-2018 to create, improve and preserve more than 41,000 units of housing citywide, according to the program’s website. “The goal of the Large Lots program is to put underutilized, city-owned land back into the hands of the private sector for productive purposes, such as side yards, gardens and passive open spaces or even new housing,” said Peter Strazzabosco, deputy commissioner for the Department of Planning and Development.

Sonya Eldridge, program director for the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, said the process takes about nine months to a year to complete. Currently, applicants are submitting their economic disclosure statements. Before working for the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council, Eldridge worked in Hyde Park for the Southeast Chicago Commission. The commission at the time was involved in a planning process called the Green Healthy Neighborhood Plan, incorporating mostly South Side neighborhoods, such as Back of the Yards and Englewood. “This Large Lots program came out of a planning session where folks from Englewood were asking, ‘What can we do about all these vacant lots?’” Eldridge said. “’How can we repurpose them?’ And that is how this program was born.”

The next Large Lots round of applications will open in early December. The Program’s website shows a map of plots available for purchase for $1.

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apply online. The $1 asking price for the land is eye catching, but in order to successfully complete the application process there are a few stipulations, Stazzabosco said. “You have to be a property owner on the block to be eligible to purchase a lot. This program is designed to [benefit] the people who live in the areas where these

lots are located,” Strazzabosco said. “It’s not for speculators, it’s not for people out of town—it’s for people who live and own property where these lots are located.” William Hill, owner and operator of William Hill Gallery, 6442 S. Dorchester Ave., has benefited from the Large Lots program. He said the application process was simple and step-by-step, so he was very comfortable with the it. “I had cultivated [the land] before it was for sale—so, for maybe seven to 10 years, I was taking care of the land next to my home,” Hill said. “It’s [now] a sculpture garden.” Large Lots’ website also offers additional assistance and guidance to future land owners through ambassador organizations located in different neighborhoods. “We’ve had some pretty great success here[in Back of the Yards],” Eldridge said. “The first round we sold about 200 lots. The second round we are hoping for something close to that, if not more.” jnolen@columbiachronicle.com

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