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Nolan McNulty is a co-editor of the Talon Website. He is a senior at Ankeny High School. In his free time, Nolan likes to hang out with his friends and family, watch movies, and lift weights. He is attending the University of Iowa after high school, and planning on majoring in management. A fun fact about Nolan is that he enjoys listening to rap music, and his favorite artists are Kanye West, Denzel Curry, and A$AP Rocky.
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