university gardens trial begins today

Opening statements are expected today in the lawsuit brought by condo owners in University Gardens. The trial is in Dallas County’s 134th Civil District Court, and will determine whether SMU violated its “legal obligations” to the owners in the way the university obtained control of the complex. The lawsuit is another part of a long battle between the condo owners and SMU. Gary Vodicka and Laura Tazel are two of the litigants and the site’s potential use for the Bush Library is the central part of their suit.

— Mark Norris

registration due friday for women’s symposium

Do you want to have it all? Join the 41st Annual Women’s Symposium on March 2 from noon to 8:30 p.m. The Symposium is free to students, faculty and staff and will feature luncheon speaker Ann Crittenden, interest sessions and the “Profiles in Leadership Awards” dinner, including a panel of successful women addressing their personal and career journeys. Participants must register online at http://www.smu.edu/womsym by this Friday at 5 p.m. For more information, e-mail Courtney Aberle at [email protected] or call her at 214-768-4796.

— Natalie Bidnick