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Forensics students share their team warm-up routine before they compete.
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Acting like you 're mashing potatoes in the mid- one warm-up stands out among the rest.
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tea. But for the forensics students, this is a normal you have a sudden change of character," ...
competition routine. For freshman Brenna Watkins, bacas are a fun

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to forensics students, are a way for the entire team being yourself.
to get together before competing and help the "I think the best part about warm-ups is being
students to become energized for the day. able to not care about what you do or look like
"Warm-ups just really seem to get everyone's while you 're doing them ," Watkins said. 0

energy going before we compete," junior Vaibhav Before the team breaks off to their rounds, they >
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warm-ups to allow each student to prepare for we 'll be together, whatever the weather, whether
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