The U.S. Senate approved a bill to cut $12.7 billion over the next five years from federal student loan programs, but the director of financial aid said students would not be the biggest losers - lenders would. Mike Scott, the director of financial aid, said students should not expect changes in their loan programs, but he said the decision by Congress could result in lenders reducing borrower's benefits, such as origination fees - money taken out to start loans.

In Fort Worth's meat and potato desert, Spice International Cafe is an oasis for the palate.The menu offers multinational selections inspired by a mom and pop duo who own and cook in the cafe.Located next...

Tucked away on the corner of Berry Street and McCart Avenue sits Zam Zam Cafe, a small Mediterranean eatery with a surprisingly extensive menu.Zam Zam's menu offers nearly everything a starving college student is, in fact, starving for - and for a reasonable price.

Co-owner Hossein Tabaei, who previously owned the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants that once occupied Zam Zam's spot, started the restaurant so he could offer more products than the franchises would allow.

TCU employees can now access their Form W-2 online as part of a broader effort by TCU to make payroll services more efficient and employees' private information safer.Form W-2 is used to report wages and taxes of employees for the previous calendar year.

TCU Human Resources adopted the service in order to encourage customer service and help avoid identity theft, said Debby Watson, director of payroll services.

Getting above-average grades with relatively few hours of work is an ideal situation for a college student.According to the 2005 National Survey of Student Engagement, students coming to college are expecting just that.

More than 90 percent of students entering college expect to receive grades of B or better, but less than 20 percent expect to spend more than 25 hours a week studying, the amount of time which most faculty say is needed, according to the survey.

The TCU baseball team players, while pleased with the respect granted to them by their No. 19 national preseason ranking, said they refuses to allow early recognition to dull their intensity."You want to be in the top 25 and be considered an elite program," junior outfielder Austin Adams said. "But to tell the truth, preseason rankings just means what you did last year."

Though every team aims to be perceived as top-level, sophomore pitcher Sam Demel said programs on the rise - such as TCU - are easily singled out by opponents.

Senior defensive tackle Jared Kesler has been named to the national All-Mayday Team by ESPN's Mark May.The All-Mayday Team honors players who show toughness during the season. Kesler, who tore his ACL in an Oct. 8 win at Wyoming, said it feels good to be recognized.

"It makes me feel good to know that other people have noticed, and also nationally they have recognized it," Kesler said. "If it's able to make it up to ESPN, I am pretty proud of that."

Head coach Gary Patterson said Kesler is one of the team's leaders.