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Students on alert after attack near Georgia Tech campus

By Doug Evans

Published December 23, 2016

ATLANTA -

Most students are home from the holidays, but two Electrical engineering students from Nigeria said they usually walk in pairs and take the campus shuttle to stay safe.

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