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The Minority and Police Partnership will celebrate its sixth year of bringing community members and law enforcement together this Wednesday. And it all began with a letter. "[The letter] requested to facilitate a meeting with the executive board of the [National Association for Advancement of Colored People] and law enforcement chiefs and sheriffs from the greater Bloomington-Normal area," ISU Police Chief Ronald Swan said.… Post the First Comment

College of Business is hosting their annual Business Week. This year's theme, "Tomorrow's World," allows speakers to address broader topics such as educational preparation, leadership, service, etiquette, networking and goal setting as well as career advancement.… Post the First Comment

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., spoke in the Bone Student Center Monday morning regarding the cost of textbooks for college students. Durbin recently announced legislation to make textbooks and supplemental materials more affordable. "A full-time college student spends about $898 on books and supplies each year," he said.… Post the First Comment

A presentation on the need for clean elections will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. in Capen Auditorium. "The seminar is about how people should be aware of our electoral process and how the campaigns are financed," Kara Karraker, a junior public relations major, said.… Post the First Comment

Sarah Gwin FSView & Florida Flambeau (Florida State U.) (U-WIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - CoolWorks.com is a Web site for people to find a seasonal job or career in some popular places like Yellowstone, Yosemite or even out of the United States. Students can get a summer job as a camp counselor, or they can work at places like ski resorts, ranches, theme parks and tour companies.… Post the First Comment

In today's day and age, reaching millionaire status may not be as significant of an achievement for some Americans as it was 50 years ago. In those days, a millionaire's lifestyle was often associated with glamorous dinner parties, outrageously expensive vehicles and limitless shopping sprees.… Post the First Comment

With a highly unprecedented move, the French government has become the first country to release the entirety of their UFO documents to the public. Two weeks ago, France opened the files on the Internet. However, within several hours, the site crashed.… 1 Comment

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - A suicide truck bomber targeted a police station in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens, including many children from a nearby school, police said. Video by an Associated Press cameraman showed at least four wounded U.… Post the First Comment

CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's police superintendent announced Monday he was retiring early as his department tries to deal with two highly publicized videotaped beatings involving off-duty police officers. Last month, prosecutors filed felony charges against one officer accused of beating a female bartender, and six other officers were removed from street duty after they were accused of assaulting four businessmen in a bar.… Post the First Comment

Trevor Davis Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. - University of Oregon Department of Public Safety and Eugene Police officers responded to a report of a transient man masturbating and viewing pornography on an open-access computer at the Knight Library around 9:30 p.… Post the First Comment

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - Tsunami waves churned by an undersea earthquake crashed ashore in the Solomon Islands on Monday, wiping away entire villages and triggering alerts from Australia to Hawaii, officials said. At least 13 people were killed, and the prime minister warned that the toll would likely grow.… Post the First Comment

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - The lawyer-turned-partner of Anna Nicole Smith dropped his bid Monday to halt the use of DNA to prove the paternity of the former Playboy playmate's infant daughter when it appeared a Bahamas court was going to reject his appeal. An attorney for Howard K.… Post the First Comment