A small group of students discussed the causes and possible cures for prejudice Monday night as part of the Student Association's Campus Crime Prevention Week. Nearly 20 students gathered at a forum called "Confronting Our Prejudices" in the Heritage...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TERRY MUTCHLER SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)—Flooding last summer caused $1.5 billion damage in Illinois, and the state will pick up the tab for about $16.5 million, the governor's office said Monday. Al Grosboll, Gov. Jim Edgar's point...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MICHAEL BROWN TRENTON, N.J. (AP)—Strict federal controls on Ritalin, the popular medicine for hyperactive children, have backfired, causing a six- to eight-week delay in replenishing its supply, according to its manufacturer....

Would you like to be the next Mike Royko? Or how about the next Barbara Walters? If you're interested in print or broadcast, the Journalism Open House is for you. The Journalism Open House takes place at 1 p.m. today in Reavis Hall 103. The open house...

You may not have heard of the New Greek Council (NGC), but chances are you soon will hear of some of its current members. The NGC is a sort of training ground for future Interfraternity (IFC) and Panhellenic Council members. NGC members learn to organize...

AP AEROSPACE WRITER MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)—Their faces are puffier. Their muscles are flabbier. But Columbia's astronauts are still feeling frisky halfway into their 14-day medical mission. ‘‘We're having a lot of fun, getting a lot...

Students, representatives, speakers and volunteers all participated last Friday and Saturday in the annual Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) conference. The HACE conference, which was held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers in downtown Chicago,...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BOB EGELKO SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Prisoners executed by cyanide gas experience ‘‘suffocation and air hunger and intense physical stress'‘ before they die, a witness testified Monday in a lawsuit seeking to shut down California's...

The city of DeKalb will help the new Target department store become a reality with $2.48 million in grants and loans as incentive to build the store. The city council approved a resolution Monday night for a development agreement between the city and...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education is considering a moratorium on new programs, but that could hurt Illinois public universities, according to NIU President John La Tourette. If the IBHE decides to implement a moratorium it would mean that no new...

James Norris, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has agreed to a one-year extension to his term as dean. Norris' fourth term as dean was supposed to end at the close of the 1993-94 school year, but Norris said he received an official request...

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CHRISTOPHER CONNELL WASHINGTON (AP)—President Clinton readied a second launch of his health care plan Monday, lifting restrictions on fee-for-service plans and adjusting other provisions in response to criticism of the original...