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By Aidan Farber and Ben Belford-Peltzman
December 15, 2023
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Aidan Farber
Aidan Farber, Lead Sports Editor
Grade 12 If you were a bagel, what would you be? Everything bagel with cream cheese and tomatoes
Ben Belford-Peltzman
Ben Belford-Peltzman, Pressbox Director/Sports Editor
Grade 12 Why did you join the Black and White?  I love writing and podcasting about the latest sports news in our community.
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