Eastern is currently looking for students to participate in the 2003 College Bridge Team Championships, which will begin next month.

To participate in the event, players must have been born in 1977 or later and must be currently be taking at least seven credit hours this semester, a press release stated.

Bridge players interested in being a member of the Eastern team should contact Leo Comerford in the Math Department at 581-3628 or [email protected] by Jan. 31.

Teams participating in the tournament will pursue $1,000 in prize money and an all- expense paid trip to the finals in Long Beach, Calif., which takes place July 18 and 19.

According to a press release, the two-stage event, with the first stage being a zonal competition between schools, will be a 28-board tournament on the Internet beginning Feb. 23.

There will be four to six winning teams from the zonal competition and these teams will win transportation and boarding to the finals.

This event was last held in 2001 in Toronto, Canada with nine teams participating in the zonal competition, a press release said.