Women’s basketball: Mann, Taylor Earn Tryout for USA Team

Sophomore swingman Kristen Mann and junior center Lindsay Taylor of the UCSB women’s basketball team have been invited to try out at the 2003 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Trials, held May 22-25 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Housing Group Looks To Better Options, Prices

With Santa Barbara south coast median home prices swollen to $859,000, the new non-profit Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara aims to increase the availability of affordable housing countywide.

Letter Misinterprets Intent of Signs on Women’s Center Lawn

This is in response to Scott Englund’s letter (Daily Nexus, “Protest Signs Tell More About Liberal Delusions Than Iraqi War,” April 28, 2003). As an employee of the Women’s Center, I would like to firstly explain the signs displayed out front last Wednesday evening.

UCSB To Hold First National Social Forum

UCSB will make history tomorrow in Corwin Pavilion when the UCSB Global Studies Association and the New American Project host the first United States social forum.

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Athletics Fees Strike Out

Several programs were seeking new fees to support recreational and varsity athletics. None of the fees were approved by voters in last week’s campuswide election, despite a high turnout that meant a lower percentage of voters were needed to approve fee increases.

Bad Timing Just Happens

The Student Action Forum on the Middle East (SAFME) recently organized a lecture – “Iraq, Israel/Palestine, and the Prospects of Global Empire” – by two well-known analysts of Mideast politics that took place during the Jewish religious observance Passover.

Democracy in the Balance, Day 2

Attention students: The true winner of the campus elections is being kept from you. Despite the repeated inquiries by my aides, A.S. refuses to say how many votes I received. They say I didn’t pay a fee, they say I’m “not a real person.

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: UCSB Tracks Down Mustangs at Home

The Gauchos hosted rival Cal Poly on Saturday at UCSB’s Pauley Track, marking the first time that Santa Barbara has competed against the Mustangs in a dual meet this season. The UCSB women won their portion of the dual meet 103-90 while the men came up a bit short, losing 107-88.