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Far becomes near

September 11, 2017

From across the country, and from across the globe, Skidmore freshmen converged on campus last week as 600-plus strangers.  But through pre-orientations like the SCOOP outdoors adventure in the nearby Adirondack Mountains, fast friendships and cultural comfort began to blossom in just a few hours. Here’s how it looked:

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