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THE BATTALION Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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www.finaid.org
Face it, college is expensive. Every semester,
most students make the trip to Financial Aid
Services to seek help with the large bill that
appears right after registration.
FinAid.org brings Financial Aid Services to the
students. Questions regarding grants, loans, schol
arships and military aid are answered in one place.
Each type of aid is given its own section on
the site where everything is explained entirely. In
addition to demystifying the financial aid
process, it includes links to other sites on the
Web that deal with college admissions. Users can
browse the site from the standpoint of a student,
parent or educator. It allows educators to get to
the more detailed information, while directing
students to a simple checklist of steps that must
be followed when applying for aid.
If users have questions that the Web site can't
answer, they can send e-mails to a professional
adviser who responds from the Web site.
However, the Web site reccommends students
call its toll free number or ask their own finan
cial aid advisers for help.
High school and college students would be
well-advised to visit FinAid. It is an invaluable
site to anyone with even the smallest FinAid
question.
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any think.Org newscast is the stop for anyone
who wants to know about the biggest daily news
happenings on the Internet, but doesn’t want to
spend too much time searching.
any think.Org updates its news stories sev
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Web. The information available covers a wide
spectrum of topics. Stories are pulled from The
New York Times, USA Today and Time, as
well as from sites such as Salon, Rolling Stone
and MTV.
In addition to news, look for links to random
Web sites for sounds, tests and even tips on mix
ing drinks. There is even an “Idea of the Day” to
inspire readers.
any think.Org also features the ability to
search Google, Yahoo stock quotes, eBay, the
Internet Movie Database and Merriam-Webster
Dictionary and Thesaurus all in one place. This
feature really makes the Web site the one place
to stop for those without much time to be on
the Internet.
This Web site is quick and easy to use. It
keeps users up-to-date on what is going on in
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Singer Bobby
Brown hospitalized
ATLANTA (AP) - Bobby
Brown, who was sent to jail
last week for drunken driving,
has been hospitalized,
authorities said Tuesday.
The singer was taken from
the county jail to Grady
Memorial Hospital around 3
a.m., DeKalb County Sheriff's
Office spokeswoman Mikki
Jones said. She declined to
provide details, saying
inmates' medical information
is confidential.
Brown entered the DeKalb
jail Friday after pleading guilty
to a 1996 drunken driving
charge.
He was sentenced to eight
days, but Jones said Brown is
eligible for release
Wednesday under a "'good
time'" policy that reduces
sentences by 25 percent for
good behavior.
If Brown is still in the hospi
tal Wednesday, he could be
released from custody without
returning to the jail, she said.
Anastacia reveals
cancer diagnosis
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pop
singer Anastacia revealed
Tuesday that she's been diag
nosed with breast cancer.
The cancer was discovered
last week during a routine
checkup, the 29-year-old said
in a statement.
"My doctor was insistent
that 1 have a mammogram
even though it was not
required. He saved my life!"
she said.
"I appreciate all who are
concerned, but please don't
worry. Either way, I have no
intention of letting this news
get me down. I'm a fighter by
nature and nothing will ever
change that."
Publicist Paul Freundlich
said Anastacia is in dance
rehearsals in New York and
plans to finish filming a video
for her latest single, "Love Is a
Crime,'" featured on the
soundtrack of the film
"Chicago."
DMC optimistic
about investigation
NEW YORK (AP) - Although
no arrests have been made
nearly three months after the
killing of Jam Master Jay, DMC
of the rap group Run-DMC
said he's glad police haven't
given up on the investigation.
The group's disc jockey,
whose real name was Jason
Mizell, was shot Oct. 30 in his
Queens recording studio. He
would have turned 38
Tuesday.
DMC, whose real name is
Darryl McDaniels, was opti
mistic that the killer would be
caught.
"You know a lot of people
think that cops are the enemy
and they really don't care. But
the police that are working on
Jay's death are doing an
excellent job," DMC said in an
interview with MTV News, air
ing Tuesday.
"You got hope that if the
cops don't catch them, the
streets will."
Police Commissioner
Raymond Kelly said Tuesday
he had nothing new to report
on the case.
DMC and Joseph "Run"
Simmons have retired from
performing since Jay's death.
"When you see Run-DMC
and Jam Master Jay it was
something that was original, it
was something unique, it was
something special," he said.
"Out of respect to Jay, we
looked at it like, all right, he
served his purpose, he served
his purpose and his job was
done."
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