As she stared at the black cross tattooed on her wrist, Jeanette Popp told students Wednesday how both redemption and revenge drove her to fight for the life of the man who robbed her of her daughter.The...

College students are broke. Everyone knows that. And as graduation is approaching, the financial situation many seniors face may get stickier.Many college students will have to take on financial responsibilities they have not previously known, and the disconnection from Mom and Dad's pocketbook sends many into frenzied fear.

Larry Lockwood, a professor of finance, said, "A financial planner can help, but there's no substitute for reading and studying on your own."

SPENDING & BUDGETING

"Xena," debated to be the 10th planet of the solar system, apparently has a sidekick - a moon.Astronomers at the Keck Observatory on the Mauna Kea Volcano in Hawaii found the moon, dubbed "Gabrielle" for Xena's fellow heroine of the TV show "Xena: Warrior Princess," after taking images of the planet with an advanced telescope, according to the Web site of "Xena's" discoverer, Mike Brown.

More often than not, when a conversation has run out of steam, you talk about the weather.These days though, the weather is pretty important.

With a possible record number of storms this season, it is important to keep in mind that, despite the high amount of media coverage that has sensationalized natural disasters, students are still responding to needs of those who have been affected.

With the early-decision admissions deadline approaching for prospective TCU students, admissions office staff members said they expect half of applications to arrive over the Internet.Over the past five years, Internet applications, at TCU and across the country, have grown in popularity, according to www.collegeboard.com.

The Web site also reports 98 percent of students applying to college this year have access to Internet applications.

Feb. 4 Alumni game Time TBAFeb. 10 at Tulane noon

Feb. 11 at Houston 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 12 at Rice 6 p.m.

Feb. 14 vs. Texas State 7 p.m.

Feb. 17 at Arkansas 1 p.m.

Feb. 18 at Texas-Pan American 5 p.m.

Feb. 24 vs. Wright State 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 vs. Wright State 2 p.m.

Feb. 26 vs. Wright State 1 p.m.

Feb. 28 vs. Dallas Baptist 7 p.m.

March 3 vs. Florida Atlantic 7 p.m.

March 4 vs. Florida Atlantic 2 p.m.

March 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 1 p.m.

I thank Brian (Wooddell) for mentioning what we are trying to do to control the cat population on campus with FACT (Frogs And Cats Together). I would like to point out that the group (and all feral cat groups) are run by volunteers who put in a lot of time and effort to help campus cats. If you would like to learn more about our activities, join us in the Brown-Lupton Student Center next Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.