"Hard work on a good plan" was the theme President Al Bowman reiterated throughout his speech of what the university has accomplished in the past 10 years and the significant changes it will undergo in the near future. President Al Bowman presented the State of the University address in front of the Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall on Tuesday.… Post the First Comment

Relief is on the way for students across the country struggling to pay for their higher education. On Friday, Congress passed a bill that will reduce subsidies to lending institutions by $20.9 billion to help minimize interest payments on loans and increase financial aid available for students.… Post the First Comment

A faculty ensemble group traveled from England to perform a recital for ISU students to enjoy. The Faculty Chamber Ensemble of Christ Church College of Canterbury, England will perform a recital on Tuesday and another on Thursday. Both recitals will be held in the Kemp Recital Hall at ISU.… Post the First Comment

ISU will be assisting bilingual paraprofessionals who wish to obtain a bachelor's degree thanks to a five-year $1.28 million grant from the English Language Association: National Professional Development Program. The program will provide training to 75 different bilingual paraprofessionals currently working in the classrooms of Chicago Public Schools District 299.… Post the First Comment

A study by Lehigh University psychologist, George DuPaul, revealed that there are alternative methods to curbing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder besides drugs. The report indicated that simply structuring a child's day and providing consistency can make the difference.… Post the First Comment

A recent report from Reuters found that people who exhibit empathy are more likely to yawn when others do so. The study involved autistic children and those without the disorder. Both sets of children watched a video clip of people yawning followed by another video clip of people just moving their mouths.… Post the First Comment

NEW YORK (AP) - Relatives of Sept. 11 victims bowed their heads in silence Tuesday to mark the moments exactly six years earlier when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. The dreary skies created a grim backdrop, and a sharp contrast to the clear blue of that morning in 2001.… Post the First Comment

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Attorneys for a former Southern Illinois University student accused of writing a note threatening a "murderous rampage" filed a motion to have the note thrown out as evidence in the case. Defense attorneys contend the note was illegally seized.… Post the First Comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans sharply challenged President Bush's top military general and ambassador in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that some within the GOP retain serious misgivings about the protracted war. "Are we going to continue to invest blood and treasure at the same rate we're doing now? For what?" asked Sen.… Post the First Comment

Recent developments in the investigation of the crimes of wrestler Chris Benoit have shown that his actions may have been the result of prolonged brain damage from his years in the ring. Karri Miller, assistant trainer for ISU athletics, describes the new policy for treating head injuries.… Post the First Comment