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End-of-semester course evaluations are making their way to college offices across the country. At some schools, students can make their comments more public on pick-a-prof.com, an online forum for students to praise or complain about their professors. Anna Panoka of member station WUWM in Milwaukee reports.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports on Internet entrepreneur Edward Jackson, co-founder of an on-line business called Skillsvillage.com. Jackson talks about his current success as well as the lessons from his previous start-up attempts over the last five years.

The venerable Florida tourist attraction known as alligator wrestling is hemmed in these days by Super Bowls, casinos, Disney World, and declining interest among Seminole indians. From Hollywood, Florida, Pippin Ross reports. http://www.seminoletribe.com/enterprises/hollywood/okalee.shtml

Host Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Rick Karr about an settlement between major record labels and the internet music company, MP3-dot-com. The record companies had sued over copyright infringement, but the agreement allows the internet firm to keep distributing music online.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pair of ballot initiatives aimed at limiting the development of new office buildings in San Francisco. The measures were motivated by the expansion of many dot-com businesses into a neighborhood that has been home to low income Latinos and artists.

This past week, federal prosecutors indicted Joseph Massino, the alleged boss of New York's Bonnano crime family, on charges including racketeering and murder. Host Liane Hansen speaks with journalist Jerry Capeci, writer of the "Gang Land" column in The New York Sun. Visit Jerry Capeci's web site at http://www.ganglandnews.com.

Michigan State and Baylor meet in Indianapolis for the women's NCAA championship basketball game. Mechelle Voepel, with The Kansas City Star and ESPN.com, previews the matchup.

A federal jury finds former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers guilty on all counts for his role in an $11 billion accounting scandal. Tess Vigeland of Marketplace reports.

College freshmen get a chance to meet future classmates before reaching campus thanks to a new Web site. Started by Harvard underclassmen, thefacebook.com has spread to 70 colleges.

Web site devoted to favorite quotes from now missing Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf: WeLovetheIraqiInformationMinister.com