State Hornet

Women’s basketball falls to Montana
The Sac State women’s basketball team dropped its first of two home games to Montana 76-53 Thursday at the Memorial Auditorium in front of 137 fans.

Editorial: Changing faces
With very little notice, there is now a new face in the position of Athletics Director at CSUS. Last week women’s volleyball coach Debbie Colberg replaced Judith Davidson. While the exact reasons for the change remain unspoken, from the state of Hornet athletics, it has been clear to many that the change is long overdue.

Academy Awards^® Contest: Cast Your Vote
Who will win the 1999 Oscars^®? Cast your vote for a chance to win two lift tickets to Alpine Meadows.

ASI questions future of Athletics

February 17, 1999

Associated Students, Inc. continues to be frustrated with the lack of accountability demonstrated by the Athletics Department and is looking for answers about Debby Colberg’s sudden appointment as director of the struggling department last week.

ASI contributes $2 million annually to the Athletics budget through student fees generated by a 1995 ASI referendum, yet board members have had difficulty obtaining answers to questions pertaining to graduation rates in athletics.

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CSUS link approved: Pedestrian tunnel to be open by 2000
Construction of a bicycle and pedestrian tunnel linking CSUS with East Sacramento is on the fast track to be completed by the time the Olympic Track and Field Trials are held on campus in July 2000.

QuickBits
‘Cheap’ computers – at last

Tax credits could save students and parents a bundle
CSUS students can add a little padding to their pockets by taking advantage of two college tax credits for the 1998 academic year and possibly receive an added bonus in their upcoming tax return.

Police Log
February 8-14

ASI board has six vacancies: Student government seeks motivated students
Associated Students Inc. is facing a chronic number of vacancies on its board this semester.

California State Student Association seeks second student trustee
The first obstacle to adding a second student trustee to the CSU Board of Trustees has been cleared with the introduction of AB 213, sponsored by California Assembly member Gloria Romero.

Local CFA members vote to oppose tentative agreement with CSU
Members of the CSUS chapter of the California Faculty Association voted last week to oppose the tentative agreement reached between the Chancellor’s office and the CFA in January after nearly a year of negotiations.

Jo-Ann Bulf memorial set for Feb. 18
A memorial celebration for Josephine “Jo-Ann” Bulf will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, in the University Ballroom.

ASI recreation center a possibility: Estimated cost between $25 million and $40 million – Students being polled for project interest
Questions about money may sink a proposed $25 million student recreation center project before it gets off the ground, but Gary Davis, ASI president, is determined to make it a reality.