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With Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl set to enter the WNBA Draft after this season, there’s another level of urgency for the upperclassmen.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The University of Houston currently has three freshman residence halls, three halls for upperclassmen, three apartment complexes and one loft-style building.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
However, ahead of his first college game, Mountaineers offensive line coach Matt Moore called Frazier into his office and told him that an upperclassman had been suspended for the first game.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The University of Houston currently has three freshman residence halls, three halls for upperclassmen, three apartment complexes and one loft-style building.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
However, ahead of his first college game, Mountaineers offensive line coach Matt Moore called Frazier into his office and told him that an upperclassman had been suspended for the first game.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Other freshman senators were sworn in on Jan. 3, the first day of the new Congress, but Justice stayed behind in West Virginia to simplify the transition of power to his successor, Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV).David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
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His personal-best 27 points (18 in the second half) were the most by a Maryland freshman since Justin Jackson’s 28 against the Golden Gophers on Jan. 28, 2017.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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Around the same time, sophomore beach volleyball player Nora Hayd went viral as the goth volleyball player, earning thousands of social media followers in a matter of days.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2025
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Outlook: The Gators are expected to return James, McCray and sophomore T.J. Searcy and Gumbs as potential edge rushers.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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After breaking La Jolla’s career scoring record last season as a junior with more than 1,100 points, Bennett has added 370 points this season and is leading CIF San Diego Section Division III in scoring and field goals made.Ben Ali H Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Azzi Fudd had one of the best 3-point shooting games of her UConn women’s basketball career in a 73-55 win at Georgetown on Saturday, but the redshirt junior wasn’t most proud of her 21 points or her 5-for-8 percentage from beyond the arc.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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North Crowley Isaak Hayes, Soph., G — Hayes, arguably the best underclassman in Fort Worth, has been out of action since Dec. 20.Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, the NCAA tried to tighten its restrictions, introducing a new rule that only allowed underclassmen to transfer once without having to sit out a year.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Right now, annual tuition for an undergrad at a University of California campus is $14,934 — with total school costs running around $45,000, according to UC.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Harris, 60, the daughter of a South Indian mother, an acclaimed breast cancer researcher, and a Black father, a renowned economist, was born in Oakland, attended Howard University for undergrad and received her law degree from the University of California Hastings.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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