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I Too often in By LIBBY KURTZ As the end of summer draws near, Texas A&M students have found that looking great in swim suits is no longer an incentive to exercise. Many students are turning to A&M’s vast array of recreational ac tivities to help them stick with a weekly exercise program. Dennis Corrington, director of recreational sports, says the intra mural program offers 74 different activities in 38 various sports throughout the year. Activities are grouped into classes according to skill levels. Class A is for the highly skilled; B is for the modestly skilled; and C is for the beginner. Class D is offered in major team sports as recreational leagues. Intramurals are open to students, faculty, staff and spouses. Corrington says intramurals are popular with students. “The social aspect of intramurals has caught on with students,†he says. “It’s a lot more positive, in most peoples eyes, than bar hopping as places to meet people. “The students at this University, in my opinion, are more active and enjoy competition. Recreational sports offer them the opportunity to have fun while competing with others.†Besides intramurals, the recre ational sports department also incor porates outdoor recreation, facilities management and the sport club pro gram. The cycling club is a sport pro gram activity. Danna Bunker, the club’s vice president, says even though the team competes, its main goal is for everyone to have a good time while cycling. “It’s boring when you’re training by yourself,†she says. “When you have someone else out there riding with you, it’s a great motivator. When I’m alone it’s tough to psych myself up to keep going.†Bunker, a sophomore applied mathematics major, says she rides with the cycling team every day and encourages all cyclists to join the team. Kelly Jo Rude, a veterinary stu dent, also encourages people to join the team. Her “sport,†however is aerobics. She has been teaching aer obics for three years. She teaches a high-low impact aerobic class four days a week in the A-1 lounge on the north side of campus. “Last year, I was teaching two aer obics classes a day, but I don’t have time this year,†Rude says. “The de mand is still there for my two classes, though.†Rude says she has 50 students in her class. “Most of my classes are composed of female students,†she says. “I’ll have a few guys show up mid-semes ter, but the majority won’t stick with it.†She says male students usually get embarrassed because of the large percentage of women in the class, or because they think they’re not coor dinated enough to keep up with exercise moves. The A&M Roadrunners Club, an other sport club, doesn’t ask its members to be coordinated, just in terested in running. President David Ortiz says mem bers run three to four miles twice a week. They usually run along va rious courses around campus in the late afternoon. “Many of our members join for health reasons,†he says. “I think people are realizing exercise and running aren’t that bad. Running, especially, is an addictive type of sport once you start.†Ortiz, a senior sociology major, says the club is open to everyone re gardless of the individual’s running skills. “We encourage everyone from the most experienced and compet itive runner to the beginner runner to come out and run with us,†he says. Besides motivation, safety is an other factor students consider when deciding to participate in group exercises. Amelia Williams, a sophomore pre-med major and a student in ■g to correct t Bample of this ■here our con Bir freedom of ■The movie’s Beie Blonde, boy J unkie ravie. 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Corrington says the recreationi department of fers so many choitc | of activities in which to participiUl that there is no excuse for studeui not to get involved and stay in shaptl Southside residents play for keeps on ‘Mod Quad’ By KRISTI LORSON Living in a southside coed hall this year is like enjoying a hot fudge brownie with fewer calories and twice the vitamins. The new residence halls, in their second year on campus, have fewer rules and twice the spirit of last year, according to some veteran residents. Eppright and Wells Hall resi dents, who recently passed a 24- hour visitation policy, say they and their southside neighbors are feeling the winds of change. “You can feel it in the air that it’s changed from last year,†Dolores Reyes, social director for Wells said. “The people are more friendly this year, and there’s more communica tion going on.†Lisa Marchand, a Wells resident adviser, said it has already been an exciting year. “We have a really laid back, relaxed atmosphere, but once an activity is planned, the enthu siasm comes out of the woodwork.†In the first two weeks of school, Wells has planned and participated in several activities. Saturday, they had a first hall birthday party complete with a wa termelon, birthday cake and a vol leyball game on the “mod quad†vol leyball court. They also plan to have several guest speakers this fall, and continue their tradition of “dinner with the resident director.†“Our hall is like family because our resident director is married and we call them mom and dad,†Mar chand said. “They always prop open the door and cook spaghetti or tacos ■mm u ^ Photo by Kristi Lorson “Mod Quad†residents, those that live in the southside modular dorms, don’t go to the pool. They bring the pool to them • for us and everyone’s invited.†In Les Appelt, the mod quad’s all- 1, dinner “I’m really fired up,†Appelt crew - - - male hall, dinner and birthday par ties are replaced with other spirited events like bonfire and a fall formal. Plans for the fall formal are being kept secret but plans for bonfire are loud and clear. chief Chris Cobb said. “My goal is to get people out there to love it as much as I do, and also to be safe.†Cobb said he has ordered T -shirts for residents that plan to help dur ing bonfire cut. He is also asking dedicated supporters to get “letter head†haircuts to spell out B-O-N-F- I-R-E. Competing with Les Appelt’s bon fire spirit, the residents of the all-fe male modular, Rudder Hall, want to get noticed this year. “Everybody talks about being the best damn dorm on campus,†social director Laura Yepez said. “Well, we’re going to be rowdy this year, so you’d better watch out.†Yepez said Rudder’s “bonfire buddy†program shows how enthu siastic and involved the hall will be this year. “In two days, we’ve already used up two sheets of butcher paperthi | are as large as this wall,†she said Residents can sign up for differel activities or suggest new onesontht paper that covers a wall in theenin way to die hall. “Over 40 people came to brain! torm activities at our last hall met ting,†Yepez said. “They want it know what’s going on and get volved with it.†If Rudder is going to be the to; hall on campus, it is going to havett compete with Eppright, last year! Coed Hall of the Year. The Coed Hall of the Year Await is based on hall involvement and rtf idem participation, and Kpprigk shows no signs of slowing down. | Social director Wendv (iesellsai 14 activities, including a barbecue,! slumber party and an open houstl have already been planned fot tl* fall. Hall unity is her top priority. ; “We plan to have more quality at tivities this fall so everyone can get® know each other, starting will roommates games, then floor acli' ities and finally with different hallii Gesell said. Like many other juniors, Gesft decided to stay on campus becaiis she was closer to her classes, andke friends were on the hall. “When people find out I live® Eppright they say, ‘Oh wow. Thai 1 great.’†Gesell explained. “It’s nf® living in the coeds. I would® 1 change it for the world.†For more information about i'f ing or participating in campus hout ing, call the Residence Hall Assodt tion office at 845-0689. IK