Kirsten Kwon is from Palatine, Ill. This is her second semester on The Kansan. Last semester she worked as a correspondent, and she will now be working as a general assignment reporter. In the future she plans on living in Chicago and pursuing a career in either entertainment journalism or investigative journalism.
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Regents finalize tuition increase
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