View Larger Map James Rouch, 19, of Hinsdale, was charged with possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis after a 3:45 p.m. Thursday arrest at the University Police Station, police said. (0) comments

by Heather Holm/Student Government Editor

One more senator will be added this week to the Student Senate. The new senator will be filling a spot for another senator that resigned this semester because of academic reasons, said Student Senate Speaker Isaac Sandidge. "It depends on how the semester goes if she comes back or not," Sandidge said. (0) comments

In Monday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, James Roush's last name was misspelled in the blotter. In Monday's edition of The Daily Eastern News, Secretariat was misidentified as the latest winner of horse racing's Triple Crown. Affirmed was the last horse to win the Triple Crown. (0) comments

The last of three Latino dance lessons will be at 7 p.m. today in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The lessons are a part of the Latino Heritage Month celebration, and participants will learn how to perform the Rumba. (0) comments

by Sarah Ruholl/Staff Reporter

Journalism today is in a state of crisis. It is not a profitable business, so it is being allowed to slip away. This is the impression Robert McChesney gave to students who attended his lecture on Tuesday night in the Physical Science Building. McChesney feels the crisis will ruin America. (1) comment

by Jessica Leggin/Activities Editor

Adam Larck said if anyone wants to yell out obscenities about the government for five minutes, then they can do it. "People can speak their mind if they want," said Larck, a junior journalism major. The Society for Collegiate Journalists will sponsor "Free Speech in Action: Express Yourself" from 11 a. (2) comments

by Joe Astrouski/Staff Reporter

Six members of the Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning will decide the future of the Electronic Writing Portfolio's remedial portion, the committee decided Tuesday. Students whose first two EWP submissions are deemed unsatisfactory by faculty reviewers may be required to take a diagnostic writing test and a remedial writing program. (1) comment

by Heather Holm/Student Government Editor

It should not be hard to notice students with "I am registered to vote, are you?" stickers affixed to their shirts. Students who register at Rock the Vote from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today in the Library Quad will receive a sticker with the slogan. There will be additional booths in the Martin Luther King Jr. (0) comments

by Krystal Moya/City Editor

About 20 members of Citizens for Recycling presented their 1,306-person petition to the Charleston City Council Tuesday night for the support of the adoption of a curbside recycling program for the city. More than 12 Eastern environmental biology students for professor Nancy Clutant also attended in support of the recycling group. (0) comments

by Stephen Di Benedetto/News Editor

Gov. Rod Blagojevich gave the Lincoln Log Cabin and other state historic sites a little more time before closings take effect. Blagojevich will delay the closings of historic sites until Oct. 15 because of personnel issues with layoffs. "We never been through a scenario quite like this before," said David Blanchette, spokesperson for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. (0) comments

by Emily Zulz/Administration Editor

Karissa Rogers applied for financial aid so that she could attend college. Without it, the freshman psychology major would have had a harder time doing so. "I received financial aid. It didn't cover my entire schooling, but it covered enough," Rogers said. (0) comments