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Bill Nipper, 65, is in the middle of his second stint as a UCLA undergraduate student, 40 years after he first attended classes in the 1970s. This time around, he plans to take full advantage of the university’s resources.

https://dailybruin.com/2013/06/10/ucla-returning-student-has-new-appreciation-for-educatio/web-ns-6-10-nipper/

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Bill Nipper was asked to leave UCLA as a student, had a stint in the military, raised a son and spent decades working various jobs before he really began to take his education seriously.

https://dailybruin.com/2013/06/10/ucla-returning-student-has-new-appreciation-for-educatio/

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UCLA returning student has new appreciation for education

By Katherine Hafner

June 10, 2013 12:00 a.m.