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 <!-- Winter 2009 -->
 
-<eventitem date=":2009-02-05" time="5:30 PM" room="MC2062 and MC2063" title="UNIX 101 and 102">
+<eventitem date="2009-02-05" time="5:30 PM" room="MC2062 and MC2063" title="UNIX 101 and 102">
     <short><p>
     Continuing the popular Unix Tutorials with a rerun of 101 and the debut of 102.</p></short>
     <abstract><p>