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NEWS • 11
12 • GOTH KIDS AT OU WEEKEND
12 • CENTERSPREAD
GOTH KIDS AT OU WEEKEND •
13
CENTERSPREAD • 13
14 • FEATURES
TEXAS TRAVESTY • OCTOBER 2005
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PVSXBJUSFTT 14 • FEATURES
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JUMPING THE SHARK SINCE 1997
“NO” MEANS “CONVINCE ME.”
15
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FEATURES • 15
16 • FEATURES
16 • FEATURES
TEXAS TRAVESTY • OCTOBER 2005
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FEATURES •
JUMPING THE SHARK SINCE 1997
17
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FEATURES • 17
18 • FEATURES
18 • FEATURES
TEXAS TRAVESTY • OCTOBER 2005
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FEATURES •
JUMPING THE SHARK SINCE 1997
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FEATURES • 19
20 • OPINION
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20 • OPINION
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OPINION •
JUMPING THE SHARK SINCE 1997
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“NO” MEANS “CONVINCE ME.”
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OPINION • 21
22 • OPINION
TEXAS TRAVESTY • OCTOBER 2005
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22 • OPINION
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