By Kat Zeman kzeman@@dailyherald.com Elmhurst College has a new president. Alan Ray, who presently lives in Massachusetts but plans to move to the Chicago area soon, has been hired to replace Bryant L. Cureton.

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By Melynda Findlay mfindlay@@dailyherald.com Elmhurst College is going green. The college has received a grant of $48,300 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help bring green building and sustainable design to its campus.

By Melynda Findlay mfindlay@@dailyherald.com Elmhurst College is going green. The college has received a grant of $48,300 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help bring green building and sustainable design to its campus.

By Randy Reinhardt, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Feb. 3--BLOOMINGTON -- Brent Ruch still wears knee braces, although Elmhurst College basketball coach Mark Scherer said his standout sophomore center probably doesn't need the protection. "He's just so used to them," Scherer said Friday.