Errata
Last week, the Thresher reported that $4 million from the KTRU sale would be used toward construction of the East Servery. The Thresher would like to clarify that no final decisions have been made on the amount any project or service will receive, including the East Servery.Due to a printing error, page 10 of last week's issue was not printed. A PDF of this page can be accessed using the following URL: http://tinyurl.com/thresher- page-10
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