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Professor receives prestigious award

Anil K. Jain, university distinguished professor in the department of computer science and engineering, joined a list of about 150 people worldwide as a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Research Award. The award was created by the nonprofit Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which was established by the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of international research cooperation.

FEATURES

Music download sites broaden horizons, save budgets

My car has more than 102,000 miles on it and is due for some much needed repairs. They won't happen anytime soon, however, since I'm about $18,000 in debt and I still owe my brother a birthday gift from August. This with only a few hundred dollars to my name.

COMMENTARY

Johnny's world

Athletics administrators seem to think the Spartans' newest football head coach is the right person to turn what became black and blue in 2002 into Green and White once again.

COMMENTARY

Granholm goals

Congratulations to Michigan's first woman governor, Jennifer Granholm. Now that Granholm has begun her job she, like John F.

ICE HOCKEY

2 defensemen leave program

It's the new year, and as "Auld Lang Syne" says, it's time for old acquaintances to be forgotten.That motto rings especially true nowadays for the MSU hockey team, which saw two defensemen leave the team in December.

FEATURES

Kubrick's political, military satire proves truly timeless

Although its original intent was to satirize politics and military policy during the Cold War, "Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" packs a wallop of a punch that can easily be applied to our current dilemma with international relations.

MSU

Sparrow, Blue Cross make deal

While some MSU professors and staff heaved a sigh of relief last week for the continuation of their health care at Sparrow Hospital, others are seeking alternatives for the future.Sparrow Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan reached a temporary agreement Tuesday.The agreement will continue health coverage at Sparrow facilities for 67,000 Mid-Michigan residents while attempts are being made to come up with a long-term contract.The deal was music to the ears of some MSU faculty covered by the insurance company, including physics and astronomy professor Norman Birge.

COMMENTARY

Group deserves respect, funding

I would like to express that the Michigan State University Residence Halls Association (RHA) has earned my trust, and I think that all students living in residence halls should support RHA.

MSU

DCL students improve success on bar

The MSU-Detroit College of Law had 87 percent of their first-time applicants pass the Michigan Bar exam in July, the second highest passing rate in the state. The score is six percent above the state average and is second only to the University of Michigan Law School, which had a 94-percent passing rate.

MSU

4 students nominated for Truman Scholarship

Kevin Glandon said he surprised himself when he knew what to say at his interview for the Truman Scholarship. "I realized when they asked me all these questions, I have answers," the international relations and political theory and constitutional democracy senior said. He must have answered correctly. Glandon, along with three other MSU students, were nominated based on their public and community service achievements - and could each win $30,000 for their continued education. General business administration and pre-law senior Kelly Averbeck, international relations and finance senior Jared English, international relations and chemistry senior Andrew Goetz and Glandon applied for the scholarship in November and will revise their applications in late January before they enter into the Harry S.