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font-family:Arial;language:EN'>Introduce yourself to the expansion of materials at the SMI Resource Center. Two brand-new Dell Vostro 1520 Laptops are now available to SMI students for in-office usage. These laptops are dedicated to enhance pre-teaching preparation such as, but not limited to :</span></font></p>
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