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				<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Matt Moes</p>Jason Heyward may be the future of Atlanta<br><p>Jason Heyward&mdash;future MLB stud?&nbsp; How about the NL Rookie of the Year?&nbsp; Yes, that seems fitting.&nbsp; It seems hard to believe his resume is so short if he will be NL Rookie of the Year, but he is only twenty-years-old!

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				<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>By Matt Moes</p><br><p>Intramural sports are one of the most popular activities on campus. There are plenty of great reasons to join according to Tyler Parks, an intramural supervisor at the REC. He shared that his favorite aspect of intramurals is the friends he&rsquo;s made. ...</p>]]>
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