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Sources: Pat Bosco, 785-532-6237, bosco@1xbet online casino edu;
A. David Stewart, 785-532-5644, ads@1xbet online casino edu
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-2535, bbohn@1xbet online casino edu
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010
MAGAZINE RATES 1xbet online casino AMONG NATION'S MOST MILITARY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University is among the most military-friendly schools in the nation, according to G.I. Jobs magazine.
The magazine has included 1xbet online casino on its 2011 list of schools that cater to the military. It's the second year in a row 1xbet online casino has received the honor, which is given to only 15 percent of all colleges, universities and trade schools in the nation.
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As part of the honor, the university will be included in G.I. Jobs magazine's 2011 Guide to Military Friend Schools, to be released in September, and in an online listing at http://MilitaryFriendlySchools.com.
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