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      College: A new territory for juniors to explore

      Gini Barreda, Section Editor
      October 11, 2012

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      Gini Barreda, Features Editor

      Although her strengths lie in writing and editing stories for Achona, she also specializes in Storify and photography. Gini is currently President of the...

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