With plastic quickly replacing cash, the resulting paper trail makes identity theft an increasingly common crime. According to the annual Federal Trade Commission report, consumers reported $1.1 billion in losses last year as a result. "Prevention is fairly simple: secure the information you do not wish a third party to know, or at least make it difficult for someone to access the information," said Robert M.

The University of Louisville track and field team traveled to New York City for the 2008 Big East Indoor Championships at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory this past weekend. The women finished in third place after scoring 79 points while the men came in fifth with 75.

On a bitter cold Saturday morning, while most of their peers were sleeping in, a host of University of Louisville students were hard at work for a worthy cause. Students like Patrick Beiting, Megan Reeves and Patrick Mayer, among others, joined forces to assist those in need by handing out blankets, toiletries and warm meals at The Lord's Kitchen.

Potential University of Louisville student voters may know the two candidates running for Student Government Association President better as "Rudy" and "Pedro." Rudolph Spencer, current SGA Services Vice-President, is competing against Matthew Clark for the 2008-2009 position of SGA President.

The next play in the University of Louisville's season comes with a parental advisory warning. Due to adult subject matter, language and graphic violence the play is not recommended for anyone under the age of 16. What play is this that is causing such a drastic audience reduction? "Titus Andronicus," Shakespeare's most bloody revenge story.

University of Louisville students gathered at the state capitol in Frankfort on Wednesday to rally their support for higher education funding. After weeks of promoting with flyers, e-mails and on-campus lawn signs, students and U of L's Student Government Association took the hour and a half journey to Frankfort to make their voices heard.

Back in October, the University of Louisville implemented its new text messaging system, Rave, in order to help notify students of emergency situations on campus. According to the Department of Environmental and Health Safety alert guidelines, there are also nine other warning systems in place.

"Welcome to my hobbit hole," said Mark Klimczak, the Old Louisville Candle Maker, as he unlocked the door to his basement wax workshop. Drippings of colored wax blotted out the counter tops between metal casings of paraffin and wicks, while boxes of melted candles lay in a perfect mess about the floor.

Those University of Louisville students who attended the Rally for Higher Education in Frankfort yesterday shared one common emotion: anger toward state legislation. With Gov. Steve Beshear's budget recommendation under review by the Kentucky General Assembly, many students wonder how much damage Beshear's proposed 12 percent cut to higher education funding will do to them.

In light of the impending budget crunch the University of Louisville finds itself in, it found some relief from an unlikely source - athletics. During athletic department budget preparations on Feb. 5, Tom Jurich, U of L Athletic Director, requested that $250,000 be allocated to U of L's general fund.