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  • What an Emmitsburg rugby player thinks about Rutgers' 'womxn' shift

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📰 News we're reading

• Rutgers women's rugby adopts 'Womxn's' branding as university let's men compete with women (campusreform.org) — A Mount St. Mary's University rugby player from Emmitsburg weighs in on Rutgers University's decision to let athletes join club sports based on gender identity and a team's shift to 'Womxn's Rugby' branding. Her comments, drawn from years in the sport, reflect both support for inclusion and concern about safety and fairness for women in contact sports, connecting a national debate back to Emmitsburg's campus.
   

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