The Mennonite College of Nursing is currently in the process of preparing its self-study report for re-accreditation. In doing so, the College is encouraging students, faculty, staff, alumni and the nursing practice community to submit written and signed comments concerning its nursing programs to the deliberation team at the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.… Post the First Comment

This past Saturday, PRIDE, Redbird Series and Redbird Cinema presented the 2002 film, The Laramie Project, a documentary-style film concerning the events following Matthew Shepard's 1998 murder in Laramie, Wyoming. After the viewing in the Student Services Building, a close friend of Shepard's, Romaine Patterson, spoke about her involvement in the real-life aftermath of Shepard's murder.… Post the First Comment

The word scrotum does not appear too much outside of anatomy textbooks, or even in children's literature, but there it is on the first page of "The Higher Power of Lucky." The Newbery Award-winning book has caused quite a stir recently over its use of the word, which some people find inappropriate in a book aimed at young reader.… Post the First Comment

(U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida Faculty Senate denied former Gov. Jeb Bush an honorary degree after a debate at a meeting Thursday, as some senators criticized his lack of support for the university. "I wonder what's in it for us," said Mark Davis, a senator and clinical associate professor of operational dentistry.… Post the First Comment

"An Inconvenient Truth" was shown at the Global Review session Thursday, hosted by Normal resident Carolyn Treadway, who was trained by Al Gore and others from the Climate Project to take the story and film to the grassroots level. "I saw the film last summer and I was very impacted," Treadway began.… Post the First Comment

College drinking is not a new concept for people to grasp, but the way college students are drinking these days and the reasons, is something that may startle the nation. Last week, a report was released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.… 1 Comment

The McLean County Emergency Management Agency fully complied with a local citizen's request to provide them with emergency planning documents during last week's Sunshine Week Audit. Under the Freedom of Information Act, which the national audit celebrates, citizens are to be given access to open government records.… Post the First Comment

With certain research indicating possible benefits of marijuana, many believe Illinois should be one of the next states to legalize it for medicinal purposes. There are currently 11 states that allow doctors to prescribe the use of medical marijuana, however the protection for those patients isn't necessarily guaranteed.… Post the First Comment

KANAZAWA, Japan (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 170 others as it toppled buildings, triggered landslides and generated a small tsunami along the coast. The quake was followed throughout the day by aftershocks.… Post the First Comment

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it is considering flashing buoys and other new safety measures to guard against accidents at lake dams and spillways like the one that killed three members of a family last week on Clinton Lake.… Post the First Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales eroded Sunday as three key senators sharply questioned his truthfulness and a Democrat joined the list of lawmakers who want him to resign over the firing of eight federal prosecutors.… Post the First Comment

TEHRAN (AP) - Iran announced Sunday that it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, citing the "illegal and bullying" U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to stop enriching uranium. Gholam Hossein Elham, a government spokesman, told state television that the suspension would "continue until Iran's nuclear case is referred back to the IAEA from the U.… Post the First Comment

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iran as they searched for smugglers off the Iraqi coast had been outside Iranian waters, and warned that Britain viewed their situation as "very serious.… Post the First Comment

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - A man and woman fell overboard from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, but both were rescued after a four-hour search and appeared to be in good condition, a cruise line spokeswoman said. The 22-year-old man and 20-year-old woman fell 50 to 60 feet from a cabin balcony, said Julie Benson, spokeswoman for Princess Cruises.… Post the First Comment