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<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/mlkIII_300x212.jpg" height="300" width="430" />In the inauguration of the 44th &#8212; but first African American &#8212; president, this country got at least a glimpse of that mountaintop Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. profoundly claimed to see. With that as a backdrop, near the end of a historic week, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ had the honor of welcoming human rights advocate and community activist Martin Luther King III.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/blackboard_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />During his inaugural address on Jan. 9, Gov. James Douglas charged legislators and educators with finding ways to reign in spending in K-12 public education. Here, three ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty from public administration, education and economics discuss the proposed changes ahead.

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"> <PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="/~uvmpr/videos/glass_project3.mov"> <PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"> <PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"> <EMBED SRC="/~uvmpr/videos/glass_project3.mov" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </EMBED> </OBJECT> When ¶¶Òõ̽̽ students returned from the semester break there was a large, colorful gift awaiting them in the Davis Center. The new glass sculpture over-hanging the center's third floor Chikago Landing is the work of Ethan Bond-Watts '09, a project commissioned last year by the Class of 2008 as their parting gift to the university. <span id="caption">QuickTime Player is required to view this video. <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">Download the player here.</a> <a href="/~uvmpr/videos/glass_project4.mp4">View a smaller, faster loading version of the video here.</a></span>

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/iatridis_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />If your back hurts, you're not alone. Americans spend more than $50 billion each year seeking relief from lower back pain. Unfortunately, there are few easy or early treatments. But James Iatridis is on a mission to find them.