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B-CU follows FAMU; leaving MEAC for SWAC – Daytona Times

BY ANDREAS BUTLER DAYTONA TIMES After a week of speculation, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU is moving to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). On Thursday, the university announced that its Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept an invitation to join the SWAC. B-CU says the move is in the best interest of its institution. “Bethune-Cookmans move []

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