Jeremy Heebner

No matter where you are in your career, it is important to get started on your post-career plans. The sooner you take control of your finances and make saving money a part of your life, the better off you will be when your retirement party comes around.

If you live in or around San Francisco, the following information will help you do your part to head toward the city's goal of diverting 75 percent of all garbage to recycling by 2010.

The Illini will try to pull another upset when they meet the six seed Minnesota Golden Gophers in the semifinal. The Gophers had a much stronger first half against the Indiana Hoosiers than they did on day one against Northwestern when they trailed 34-21 at the half.

The Big Ten Tournament started with a bang as nine seed Michigan and ten seed Illinois upset Iowa and Penn State. Eleven seed Northwestern nearly caused the third upset of the day, but Minnesota narrowly avoided the embarrassment.

The anti-drug movement has found another scapegoat substance and it's called Salvia Divinorum. Salvia is drawing attention from lawmakers all over the country as more people take advantage of the legality of the hallucinogen.

The San Francisco skyline will be transformed by the Transbay Terminal that will combine nine different transit systems to meet California's future transportation needs, according to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority.

The Big Ten will clash this week in the conference tournament. Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Michigan State will likely receive a bid to play in the NCAA tournament.

Scammers, grifters and the generally unscrupulous are using tax rebates to steal the identities of unsuspecting victims. The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert this week warning of such schemes.

For better or worse we live in an age when financial identity is a target of thieves. With a social security number and small amount of personal information, an unscrupulous person can easily open lines of credit and access bank accounts of an unsuspecting victim.

If you've been on this annual journey known as spring break, you know that part of the fun is having the opportunity to make new and exciting, yet often destructive, decisions.

Consumer Reports released its annual issue dedicated to automobile rankings for 2008. The most reliable source for this information, Consumer Reports has been publishing this special issue since 1948.

Census 2010 is fast approaching. The census is used to allocate federal funding, apportion Congressional seats, and inform business decisions in the private sector, but an accurate count of the country's population may be in jeopardy due to lack of funding.

Election 2008 just got more exciting. Infamous consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced his intention to run for President of the United States as an independent this morning on Meet the Press with Tim Russert.

As the candidates rally support for their presidential bids, the true essence of many issues gets lost in the excitement of speeches and rallies. The health care plans of all three have one thing in common: the lofty goals are probably never going to be reach fruition.

Bay area astronomers, amateur and professional alike, will lock their eyes on the moon this evening as the shadow of the Earth will temporarily block much of the direct light of the sun.

The new season of Dancing with the Stars is set to begin on March 17 with twelve celebrities, including sports champions, award-winning actors, nationally-syndicated radio personalities, successful character actors, an R&B singer and... Steve Guttenberg.

As the 2008 presidential race begins to intensify, the competition between Republicans and Democrats is going beyond deciding whose candidate will run the country for the next four years. The parties are competing to show the country which can be more 'green.'

Thousands of students are poker enthusiasts on some level. Some play on the internet, others play with friends. Smith and MacDougal are regulars at a daily poker game in the freshman dormitory complex, East Halls.