Taking someone out for a date will not only improve one's social life now but it will also benefit the building of a new home. The Public Relations Student Society of America has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of McLean County to host a "Vegas Lights and Date Nights" date auction Wednesday, March 28 to raise money for Habitat's current project.… Post the First Comment

Many high school seniors have not mastered high-school-level math and reading skills, but grade point averages have risen, according to two reports issued last month. The National Assessment of Educational Progress tested 21,000 high school seniors from 900 public and private schools and found that scores were worse than in 1992, when a similar test was given.… Post the First Comment

Even though common cough syrups such as Robitussin and Benadryl can be useful, they can also be harmful to young children. According to a study from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention from 2004 and 2005, over 1,519 children under the age of two had serious health problems after taking cough and cold medicines.… Post the First Comment

Craig McLauchlan, assistant professor in the chemistry department, became the most recent ISU recipient of the CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The award, which is given to faculty in early career development, provides approximately half a million dollars over a five year period to each recipient for research and the development of educational programs.… Post the First Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - With Democrats pushing for an end to the Iraq war now entering its fifth year, President Bush pleaded for more patience Monday, saying success is possible but "will take months, not days or weeks." The war has stretched longer, with higher costs, than the White House ever predicted.… Post the First Comment

KENT, OH (AP) - Funding for HIV/AIDS education has been decreasing, but the number of new HIV/AIDS cases continues to rise. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School and the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a study that indicated decreased funding for HIV/AIDS prevention education contributes to increases of HIV/AIDS cases.… Post the First Comment

Madeline W. Lissner Harvard Crimson (Harvard) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- As Harvard College admissions officers scramble to determine the final list of students who will be offered admission to the Harvard Class of 2011, there is one group of students that will feel the squeeze of the expanding freshman class - transfer students.… Post the First Comment