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Penn State forward Lamar Stevens shoots against Illinois' Mike Thorne Jr. during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan 28, 2017, in State College, Pa. (Phoebe Sheehan/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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Penn State guard Tony Carr catches a pass over an Illinois defender during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan 28, 2017, in State College, Pa. (Phoebe Sheehan/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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A photo of Penn State coach Patrick Chambers is raised in the student section during an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Saturday, Jan 28, 2017, in State College, Pa. (Phoebe Sheehan/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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Penn State guard Shep Garner goes in for a layup against Illinois during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan 28, 2017, in State College, Pa. (Phoebe Sheehan/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND OF JAN. 28 AND THEREAFTER- Rainbow trout trout alevins sit in a petrie dish on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Park Elementary in Richmond, Utah. Students are raising the fish from eggs until they are released in the spring as part of the Trout in the Classroom project. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP)
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Kerry Coarse, coordinator for support services for the Northwest Primary School, shows Dania Khatib, 5, the school playground as her mother Mahasen Boshnaq, left, and father Ahmed Khatib, right, follow behind in Rutland, Vt. The Syrian refugee family arrived in Rutland this month. Khatib said he looks forward to being self-sufficient, working, having a home for his family and school and clothing for his children. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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Newly arrived refugee Dania Khatib, 5, tours a classroom with her mother Mahasen Boshnaq, center rear, and father Ahmed Khatib, right, at the Northwest Primary School Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Rutland, Vt. The Khatib family arrived in Rutland this month. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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Lt. Gov. Syrus Habib, bangs the gavel as he presides over the Senate, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. Senators were debating whether to vote on the "levy cliff" bill, which would delay a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect though property taxes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2016 file photo, Salt Lake City Democrat Rep. Angela Romero prepares to testify at the state Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Romero, a Utah lawmaker, is working on new statewide rules requiring college counselors to keep sex abuse reports confidential. The move comes after Brigham Young University faced significant backlash when it was revealed that some reported assault information was shared with the school's honor code office. Romero says her legislation was not spurred by the controversy at the Mormon-owned school but it would apply to public schools and private schools like BYU. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - In this April 20, 2016, file photo, protesters stand in solidarity with rape victims on the campus of Brigham Young University during a sexual assault awareness demonstration in Provo, Utah. Rep. Angela Romero, a Utah lawmaker, is working on new statewide rules requiring college counselors to keep sex abuse reports confidential. The move comes after Brigham Young University faced significant backlash when it was revealed that some reported assault information was shared with the school's honor code office. Romero says her legislation was not spurred by the controversy at the Mormon-owned school but it would apply to public schools and private schools like BYU. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - This April 20, 2016, file photo, protesters stand in solidarity with rape victims on the campus of Brigham Young University during a sexual assault awareness demonstration, in Provo, Utah. Rep. Angela Romero, a Utah lawmaker, is working on new statewide rules requiring college counselors to keep sex abuse reports confidential. The move comes after Brigham Young University faced significant backlash when it was revealed that some reported assault information was shared with the school's honor code office. Romero says her legislation was not spurred by the controversy at the Mormon-owned school but it would apply to public schools and private schools like BYU. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. CST.- "It's fresh and healthy and it's good," said Sarina Xiong, an eighth-grade student at Maplewood Middle School in Maplewood, Minn. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 as she waits in line to pay for her lunch. "I'm trying to eat more healthy," she said. The school is one of several in the Twin Cities to embrace the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement, which hopes to increase healthy eating and reduce waste by making foods more appealing and accessible for students. ( Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. CST.- Students surround the salad bar at Maplewood Middle School in Maplewood, Minn. on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The school is one of several in the Twin Cities to embrace the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement, which hopes to increase healthy eating and reduce waste by making foods more appealing and accessible for students. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, Chris Kurz removes one of two violins he's made to show his old music teacher Don Carn during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, the body of a violin still being made by Chris Kurz rests on a chair during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. Kurz said he's funded his luthier training and back-and-forth traveling to Europe by waiting tables for weeks at a time at York City's White Rose Bar and Grill. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, William Penn music teacher Don Carn, left, hands back a violin to former student Chris Kurz after playing it for the first time during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, William Penn music teacher Don Carn plays a violin made by former student Chris Kurz during a visit by Kurz to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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In this Jan. 12, 2017 photo, Chris Kurz inserts a mirror inside the F-hole of a violin he constructed from scratch during a visit to his alma mater William Senior High School in York, Pa. Valedictorian of his high school class, Chris Kurz, 27, dropped out of Penn State to study violin-making in Cremona, Italy. With his extended visa expiring in April, Kurz is now at a career crossroads. (Chris Dunn/York Daily Record via AP)
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Investigators check a school bus that crushed a car after a chain reaction crash in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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An investigator checks a school bus that crashed in South Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A Fire Department spokesman said there were no injuries to the seven students or the driver aboard the bus. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
