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NU Special Olympics: Don’t say the ‘R-word’

NU students Emilie Hsieh and Michael Marzano handed out t-shirts in Norris Tuesday Brian Rosenthal/The Daily Northwestern.

NU Special Olympics held “End the R-Word Day” at Norris University Center Tuesday to raise awareness of the “derogatory nature of the word retard.”

The group handed out wristbands, pins, posters and t-shirts to students at Norris. The campaign is part of an effort to make the world a “better place for those with disabilities,” according to an email from the organization.

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