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GREENHAWKS
Campus electric consumption peaks with rising temperatures and growing class sizes - page 5
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY
New mural painting class looks to leave its mark on Newport - page 4
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Rights vs. wrongs: Why social media and labels have driven a divide in our generation - page 10
SPORTS
Sophomore leaders: Miami’s young core sets high expectations - page 6
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‘A historic Commissioner Don Dixon denies achievement’: request for public debate Miami
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