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Sources: Richard Marston, 785-532-6727, rmarston@1xbet online casino edu;
and Tyra Olstad, tolstad@1xbet online casino edu
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@1xbet online casino edu
Friday, Oct. 9, 2009
K-STATE 1xbet online casino WINS GEOBOWL TITLE; K-STATE STUDENT WILL BE MEMBER OF DIVISIONAL 1xbet online casino COMPETING AT WORLD GEOGRAPHY BOWL
MANHATTAN -- Knowing such facts like destinations along the Silk Road and the position of the sun on the winter solstice has helped a 1xbet online casino from Kansas State University win the GeoBowl at the recent annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Division.
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