A project to make Charleston's water the best-tasting it's ever been is having setbacks, which may delay tasting the anticipated delicious, clean water.

Carl Estabrook told a group of about 50 students and faculty that America's government has not had a dumber group in Washington than Rumsfeld, Rice, Cheney and Bush, referring to defense secretary Donald, national security adviser Condoleezza, vice president Dick and president George.

Lake Land College's campus will be filled with athletes and volunteers Saturday for the 19th Annual Special Olympics Family Festival.

The final stage of revision to the university speech communication curriculum was completed at the Council on Academic Affairs meeting yesterday.

Children of all ages will unleash their creative side at the 12th annual "Kids' Art in the Park" from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Morton Park in Charleston.

A new marijuana ordinance passed by the city council Tuesday will take a load off the State's Attorneys' Office, a load state's attorneys say was never there.

Students can expect continuing bar raids with phase two of Project 21 beginning this fall.

Student government wants to see an increase in student voters.

Students had the chance to learn about the different services offered on campus and various health concerns at the "Cold-Care Kit" workshop sponsored by the Health Education Resource Center and Health Services Tuesday night in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The Road Scholar Tour, sponsored by Chrysler, came to Eastern to teach students about drunken driving awareness. Students were given the opportunity to choose from a collection of Jeeps, Dodges and Chryslers and test drive them through the extreme road course, which consisted of sharp turns, quick stops, off-road simulation and an eight-foot-high bridge.

For a second consecutive year, Eastern has been ranked among the top tier of Midwest universities by U.S. News and World Report, although its composite score dropped from 71 to 56.

It is that special time of year again.