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Beginning in fall 2010, K-State will introduce a new reading program, the Kansas State 1xbet online sports betting Network, or KSBN, as part of the first-year experience.
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&1xbet online sports betting ;Typically, for reading programs, the book tends to be inspiring nonfiction,” said Greg Eiselein, professor of English and co-director of K-State First, the new K-State first-year experience program. &1xbet online sports betting ;'The Hunger Games' is exciting, cutting-edge fiction – a rather innovative choice. It's a dystopian novel that raises a lot of thought-provoking issues about contemporary society.&1xbet online sports betting ;
&1xbet online sports betting ;I am an avid reader and when I was told the first-year experience program committee was considering a common book for all to read, I was excited,&1xbet online sports betting ; said April Mason, K-State provost and senior vice president. &1xbet online sports betting ;I have distributed 'The Hunger Games' to all of my provost staff members and the deans.&1xbet online sports betting ;
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Along with campus discussion and visiting speakers, a campuswide multiplayer game will be offered in the fall revolving around &1xbet online sports betting ;The Hunger Games.&1xbet online sports betting ;
While K-State's reading program is one of the first offered by a Board of Regents institution in Kansas, Eiselein said similar reading programs are part of the first-year experience at many universities. What is new is the way in which the K-State 1xbet online sports betting Network will approach the various aspects of the reading program, including the game, philanthropic activities and discussions and lectures related to the novel's themes, he said.
&1xbet online sports betting ;The game, the events and discussions inside and outside of classes will have everyone talking about the book as they might 'Avatar' or 'Harry Potter,'&1xbet online sports betting ; Eiselein said. &1xbet online sports betting ;I think reading and activities are a way for people to interact and get to know each other.&1xbet online sports betting ;
All freshmen will receive a copy of &1xbet online sports betting ;The Hunger Games&1xbet online sports betting ; at their campus orientation visit in June. Copies for current K-Staters will be available at Varney's Book Store in Aggieville and the K-State Student Union Bookstore.