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  Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds light and variable..
  
  Tonight
  
  Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 69F. Winds light and variable.
  
  Updated: August 15, 2018 @ 10:36 pm
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On the move: ISU students returning to campus

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On the move: ISU students returning to campus

KEVIN BARLOW kevin.barlow@lee.net

NORMAL — Gabby Delreal, a sophomore biology major from Naperville, was working up a sweat just outside Watterson Towers on Wednesday morning.

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