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6 Things That Have Already Happened in 2017

New year, New news

Emily Guessford

Jan 02, 2017

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6 Things That Have Already Happened in 2017

Chicago Tribune

1. The twins with different birthdays and birth-years:One was born Saturday night, just before the ball dropped, while the other was born within the first few minutes of the New Year.

2. The Turkey Nightclub Massacre: In the early hours of Sunday morning, a gunman attacked a nightclub in Turkey, where people were celebrating the New Year, and killed at least 39 people.

Read about it here: http://time.com/4620005/turkey-istanbul-reina-shoo...

3. The Hollywood sign took part in the "New Year, New Me": Some jokesters had the clever idea of altering the famous sign at the start of 2017.

4. The U.S. Coast Guard started off 2017 with the continued search for the missing plane: On December 29th, a plane carrying six people went off the radar when traveling over Lake Eerie and hasn't been seen since.

5. Two protestors dangled from the ceiling of the Vikings stadium during the football game: Dakota Access Pipeline protestors hung from the rafters of the football stadium, undid a banner, and continued to hang out above the stadium seats while the game continued on.

Read about it: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/01/us/dapl-protester-mi...

6. California had 191 Earthquakes: As of noon on Sunday, January 1st, California had undergone 191 Earthquakes within 24 hours.

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Lifestyle

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Rebekah Lee

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And guess what? I did not rush my freshman year. I spent the first half of my freshman year isolating myself from everyone on campus. I spent all of my time in the library, and then (since I was a commuter) went back home once my work was finished.

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The day you walked onto your school's campus for the first time you were scared, excited, and unsure of how the next four years of your life were going to turn out. You doubted it would go fast and even though you weren't positive about what your future plans would hold, you had plenty of time. You figured out your major, added a minor or two, joined a handful of organizations and all of the sudden you're here. Your final semester of undergrad. Now you've got 25 problems and graduation is only one.

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Syllabus Week At UD Explained By "The Office"

"The Office" understands the struggle of the first week back from winter break.

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January 19th is the first day of the second semester at the University of Dayton, and students couldn't be more excited. However, the excitement that students are experiencing may be short-lived once they see what this semester's courses will entail. Although students will be happy to be back at Dayton, they may realize this semester will be more difficult than they predicted. Here are some things that happen during syllabus week explained by " The Office."