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It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, there is a backlash against this terminology. The school still officially uses "first-year", but [[The Knox Student]] recently reverted back to the term freshman. I wish they hadn't.  
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It used to be that you had to call the freshmen first-years. Now, there is a backlash against this terminology. The school still officially uses "first-year", but [[The Knox Student]] recently reverted back to the term freshman.
  
 
==Why First-year==
 
==Why First-year==
First-year is considered more gender-neutral because it does not have the word "man" in it. First-year is also more literal than "freshman", as to prevent pretentious first-years with college credit from calling themselves sophomores.
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First-year is considered more gender-neutral because it does not have the word "man" in it.
  
 
==Why Freshman==
 
==Why Freshman==

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