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We're baaaa-aaaack!
Welcome back to our students — and welcome to Exeter to our newest Exonians! It's going to be a wonderful year.
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'A tremendous step forward'
50 years ago, Exeter's Trustees voted in favor of coeducation.
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Painting and pancakes at the principal's house
The Bob Ross Painting Club creates 'happy little trees' and other works of art to handle stress.
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Technology: A Winter Dance Concert
How have seismic shifts in technology and digital communications affected our interpersonal relationships? Exeter's Winter Dance Company tackles that question with original choreography in a variety of movement disciplines.
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The Secret Garden
The Winter Mainstage brings Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's classic to life at the Goel Center.
![Justin Li and M. Sharkey discuss Li's artwork in the foyer of the Lamont Gallery.](https://exeter.edu/sites/default/files/styles/et_standalone_feed/public/li-link.jpg?itok=58d4_hqC)
'A love letter to Exeter'
Artist inspires Justin Li ’20 to take action and express his own truth through art.
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Track runs to records, titles at Eastern States
The 86th running of the Eastern States Championships saw Big Red boast record-breaking times, a pair of titles and nation-leading time.
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Morris caps career with top-5 finish at Nationals
Morris puts the bow on a terrific Big Red career with an exciting run at Nationals.