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  • SVM News – March Issue

    03/31/2025 By Matthew Fu, Ren Cai, Arjun Vanam Huh…weirdly familiar… Introduction 3 Updates 4 Newsfeed 5 Recent Stock Market “Crash” 5 Signal Group Chat Leakage 6 Literature 7 Unit 48: Strands Forest 7 Part 1: SGT Isaac 7 Part 2: CPL Clyde 10 Part 3: CPL Clyde 13 Credits: 17 Introduction Hey everyone! Welcome back…

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  • SVM News – February Issue

    02/28/2025 By Matthew Fu, Ren Cai, Airjuan Vupuyama We Love Doing This Introduction 3 Updates 3 Newsfeed 4 Super Bowl LIX 4 An Update on the LA Fires 6 Literature 7 Unit 48: Undead Mud 7 Part 1: SFC Clyde 7 Part 2: SGT Lydia 10 Part 3: SGT Isaac 13 Part 4: SFC Clyde…

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  • SVM News – January Issue

    1/31/2025 By Ren Cai and Matthew Fu WELCOME 2025!! Welcome Back! 3 Updates 3 Newsfeed 3 Deadly LA Fires Devastate City 3 DeepSeek: The New AI Sensation 5 What Sets DeepSeek Apart 5 Efficiency and Innovation 5 Open-source and Accessible 5 The Future of DeepSeek 6 Literature of the Month 7 Unit 48: Paradise Closet…

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  • Short Story – Unit 48: Holiday Special

    By Matthew Fu Part 1 The now fully reconstructed building of Unit 48 bustled with excitement. The holidays have come! Some officers had gone home, like Warren, who’d run off to Montana for his family cabin. Others, like Isaac, stayed in South Dakota. He grabbed a stepladder, and walked down to the lobby. Lots of…

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  • Short Story – Unit 48: Something’s in the Pipes

    By Matthew Fu Part 1: MSG Edward Two long hard years, but he’d made it! Former corporal (Promoted to captain) Edward had finally gotten to Captain. He parked his little Honda Accord in the cracked parking lot, and walked towards the main building, still covered in metal scaffolds, hard hats, and yelling construction workers. The…

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  • Short Story – Unit 48: The Wormhole

    Part 1: SPC Warren Two years prior… The clouds swirled like a gray bowl of porridge as 2000 insects and arachnids fell onto the floor mats of a black Chevy Suburban. Detective Vincent mopped the sweat from his brow, panting, but relieved. He was sure that Unit 48 would never hear from Creapicrolly town again.…

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  • Short Story – Unit 48: The Drummer’s House

    By Matthew Fu Part 1: CPL Clyde Clyde bumped his car onto the post in front of the parking spot for the 32nd time, and almost skipped into the main building before regaining his dignity and walking. He had gotten through his first month at Unit 48 no problemo. As he entered the lobby, a…

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  • SVM News – November Issue

    11/30/2024  By Ren Cai and Matthew Fu FALL IS HERE!!! Welcome Back! 3 Updates 3 Newsfeed 3 Clash of Titans: 2024 World Chess Championship Kicks Off 3 A Battle of Strategy and Wits 3 The Opening Salvo 4 Anticipation and Speculation 4 The Road Ahead 4 Passenger on Flight is Facing Federal Charges After Trying…

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  • SVM News – October Issue

    10/31/2024 By Ren Cai and Matthew Fu HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Welcome Back! 3 Updates 3 Newsfeed 3 The Exciting Start of the 2024-2025 NBA Season 3 Standout Performances 3 New Viewing Experiences 4 Valuable Franchises 4 Looking Ahead 4 Unit 48: The Ghost Cars 5 Part 1 – Junior Officer Stefan 5 Part 2 – Officer…

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  • Short Story – Unit 48: The Case of Creapicrolly Town

    By Matthew Fu Part 1: Corporal Ian (extended) A green jeep rolled down the dusty road, crushing a few tumbleweeds. Even in broad daylight, the town of Creapicrolly seemed ghostly and wrong to corporal Ian. He hated this. Ghost towns were on his list of top ten fears, yet sergeant Ryan had still dispatched him…

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