With Breast Cancer Awareness Month in full swing, Colleges Against Cancer kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Week, Monday on the Quad, by raising money for the American Cancer Society. The event will take place everyday this week near Schroeder Plaza on the Quad from 11 a.… 1 Comment

Of each dollar spent on the Illinois lottery, 33.4 percent is transferred to the Common School Fund, which aids public schools. However, of the 50 states, Illinois is ranked 49th in state funding for public schools. This only accounts for about 32 percent of the cost it takes to educate a student, according to Clare Fauke, communications coordinator for A+ Illinois.… Post the First Comment

Many citizens have recently been debating over whether or not the production of alternative fuels will cause more hunger for inhabitants of developing countries. Due to a rise in the demand for and price of corn, it will be increasingly difficult for people in these areas to purchase our resources.… Post the First Comment

The well-known 'castle' that adorns the northwest corner of the Quad may be unique to the ISU campus, but not to campuses across the state. Cook Hall is one of many such 'castles' on each state school campus. John Peter Altgeld served as the governor of Illinois from 1893 until 1897.… Post the First Comment

A new security feature was recently approved for the $100 bill. The new security feature is a thread made of 650,000 tiny lenses, which magnify micro-printing on the bill. The change in the $100 bill will make it easier to test if a $100 bill is real. The $100 bill is the most frequently counterfeited bill of counterfeiters outside the United States.… Post the First Comment

The Washington Supreme Court said recently it is OK for politicians to lie about their opponents. Politicians who lie are protected by the first amendment right to free speech, according to the Washington Supreme Court. Sometimes states pass laws to try and stop politicians from lying about their opponents, Gary Klass, assistant professor of politics and government, said.… Post the First Comment

Former Vice President and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee, Al Gore, is feeling the heat and not the kind associated with global warming. After winning the Nobel Peace Prize this past Friday for his crusade on climate change, several Democrats are encouraging Gore to try for the presidency yet again.… Post the First Comment

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead. The fight by Adlee Bruner and friends to pull the 11-foot mako shark onto the boat from the Gulf of Mexico took more than an hour on Saturday.… Post the First Comment

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A co-defendant in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case told a judge Monday he would plead guilty to a felony and testify against Simpson and four others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers. The plea agreement with Charles Cashmore, 40, of Las Vegas, ups the ante in the prosecution of Simpson.… Post the First Comment

PARIS (AP) - A suspected pedophile sought in a worldwide Interpol manhunt has been identified and is believed to be in Thailand, the international police organization said Monday. The man was allegedly shown sexually abusing 12 young Vietnamese and Cambodian boys, apparently ranging in age from 6 to early teens, in about 200 photographs posted on the Internet.… Post the First Comment

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) - President Bush never picked a spending fight when his party ran Congress, but with Democrats now in charge of the budget, he's dug in for a challenge. In a stop in Arkansas, Bush on Monday planned to again chide congressional leaders for failing to send him any of the 12 spending bills that keep the government running.… Post the First Comment