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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Our nationally-ranked men’s basketball team (#18) is off to a hot 11-1 overall record and 4-0 start
in Lone Star Conference play, while our women’s team is 6-5 and 3-1 in LSC games.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Starting Thursday night with games at 5:30 and 7:30 against rival Texas A&M-Kingsville, we have
a very important three-game stretch over five days that will set the tone for the rest of LSC play.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">We need a LOUD and PROUD Lion crowd for these games.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">As a reminder, faculty and staff tickets are free by visiting the Lion Sales and Service office
in the Field House with your Lion Card, and athletics will also be hosting a special Faculty and Staff Appreciation Pizza Party between games on Thursday night at the Field House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Please RSVP to External Operations Coordinator Taryn Driver for the pizza party by calling 903-468-8756
or <a href="mailto:taryn.driver@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">taryn.driver@tamuc.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">We also hope you can make the other two upcoming doubleheaders:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Saturday, January 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Angelo State (Women – 2 p.m. / Men – 4 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Tuesday, January 9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Tarleton State (Women – 5:30 p.m. / Men – 7:30 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Thank you, and Go Lions!<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">John Humphreys<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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