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Al Roker, NBC's Today Show
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America has turned out 60 new stars. They're called the Girls Choir of
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THE BATTALION
From Russia with love
JP Beato III • the battalion
The abstract composition of Russian oil
painter Dmitri Koustov envelops Allison
Cruse, a senior anthropology major, in the
MSC Visual Arts Gallery. Koustov's "World
of Dreams" exhibit will be on display until
March 1,2003.
Federal agents shut
down lottery scam
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -
Federal agents say they have
broken up a scheme based in
Canada that defrauded elderly
victims across the United States
NEWS IN BRIEF
out of more than $5 million by
telling them they had won a
lottery jackpot.
Authorities have recovered
$4.5 million from Israeli and
Jordanian banks, U.S. Attorney
Thomas Colantuono said
Tuesday.
Fifteen Canadians were
arrested Tuesday in Montreal
on charges of racketeering and
conspiracy to commit mail
fraud. They are to stand tria/w
New Hampshire, where o/rerf
their earliest victims Ivm,
Colantuono said.
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Real World Conference 2003
Friday, Jan. 31 - 9-5 and Saturday, Feb. 1 - 9-2
Tickets available through the MSC Box Office (979) 845-1234:
Conference (One Day) - $10; Conference (Both Days) - $15;
Etiquette Dinner - $20 per person
The etiquette dinner is limited to the first fifty reservations.
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