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Monday, AugustlS f tudenl inday, August 28,2000 Page 3 THE BATTALION meet with University dministrators. Puesday SGA conn ill meet at Rudder Foil iss the responsibilities livfdual committees,M 1 trators such as Its s, director of PTTS.ii ;se, director of II be available arounda Wednesday for c ussion. Inesday will give rtunity to meet the preside iidents andadministrat®, ersity, and it wi visible to the students,a nportant,” Lane said, and other executive M's will be at RudderFa yla I WEIGHT ROOM etiquette [guide to pumping up and slimming down at the Rec Center Thursday to meet stilt n capacity. t Stuart Hutson — 'ie Battalion It is not a high school gym. It is not a country club, nd, most importantly, it is not a meat market. is the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center, bet- rknown to the general populace of A&M as simply “the ec.” Every day, thousands of students and faculty flock The giant temple of fitness to engage in the exercise of dr preference, jamming its rooms, halls and courts to nding out the weekonb the SGA office. -IRE Continued fromhf There is no doubt that college students are a remark- SG A^will otter refitii iiy odd bunch. They are a combination of intelligence, pnity and energy — all mixed with the remnants of ado- scent hormones. So, it is no surprise that when a large mberof these individuals join together to actively ex- t themselves, there is much fun to be had. In order to successfully participate in this orgy of ac- vity, it is important that the members of the Rec recog- zethe unique set of etiquette rules due to the peculiar- y of the clientele. ng having a memorial all: Nov. 18 and a yellptact 21 in place of Bonfire, realize that there will be pel here at that time, that it would be appropn, a memorial then,” Lane sail ae to have a set agendabi tO US€ I/O US'pJ(2/</S'OUn of the semester.” i ^ ^ ^ dditional committeewiJ ru JeS //jd/t/OC/ Je&meO in february to createa: :| i y' //je /n/'/r/c/z'ac/e. '' (o ou sAodA// 'ezziezn/jes 1 y/ar/cyz rjt/nc/ emorial for the collapse. sk force headed by Bni ead of educational ad* will investigate thek I of building Bonfire.l} •ce will be'divided i: mps, which will maken da lions on various ire during a nine-m ginning in August. April 2001, Southerlat ill be a member of groups, said, he in — Allisa Johnson Senior sports management major INTIMIDATION IS FOU TIIF WEAK Although the primary goal of many participants is the esting of an impressive body, the Rec staff would like remind these enthusiasts that the time to show off is it while in the weight room. After all, those with good dies are not at the Rec because they have those looks /o solid designs forant dmuscles; they have those looks and muscles because rtured Bonfire. ey are at the Rec. /ill take the committee r| “We get a lot of guys who come in here and try to do to make a recommendat! )much weight or scream while they are lifting so that ilding a new struct® :y will intimidate other people,” said Nick Merz, a Rec land said. “This is why! iployee and a senior industrial engineering major. “All be a Bon fire in 2001 bee end up doing is making other people angry because ill not be enoughtimetoi! Jy are disturbing their workout. As for the ones that cess.” me in and try to lift too much weight, all they are do- zever, the Memorial Stri ig is endangering themselves and others.” (MSC) is planning a* : Scott Harrison, a lifeguard at the Rec and a senior in- ]ue for the victims ofibei Rational studies major, said that it is important to re- i the form of the white 6 cniber not to show off the muscles that others do not re- emorial ribbon. It wi. L want t0 se e. in the front hallway;:* | “Every once and a while, there will be someone wear- iigathong or something else that is way too skimpy,” he said. “This isn’t a nude beach, and we would all have a lot more fun if everyone remembered that. There are times when someone will walk out of the locker room who forgot to put on their swimming trunks. And there are others who feel it is OK to swim in their underwear.” For those who wish they had the body and abilities to show off, Cory Ormsby, a Rec employee and senior marketing major, said they should forget about the show-offs and just do their own thing. “It’s best to get a slow and safe start, doing low weight and forgetting about the guys who can bench 300 pounds,” Ormsby said. “You’ll eventually get there if you stick with it and work out safely.” BUFF UP; DON’T HOOK UP While taut bodies glistening with sweat may be a turn-on during porno flicks, Merz said that one should con centrate on his or her own physique and not those of others. “It’s inevitable that when guys come here they will check out girls, and that when girls come [to the Rec], they will check out guys,” he said. “For a lot of people, talking to friends and checking other people out is half the reason they come here. It’s not that that isn’t OK, but they need to remem ber that they are also here to seriously work out. Other wise they might as well go to the mall.” Kristen Crosby, a Rec employee and senior kinesi ology major, said that modesty should be a catch word for those seeking a good workout and not a good date. “Girls who come here should at least wear a sports bra, and for a lot girls they should really wear more than that,” she said. MIUUOK, MIKKOK ON THE WALL... While the mirrors lining the walls of the Rec weight room may make the area seem more like a temple to vanity rather than a serious facility dedi cated to pumping iron, they do serve a purpose. “The mirrors are there so that you can watch your self when you work out to make sure that you have good form and are exercising correctly,” Ormsby said. “So you shouldn’t stand in front of someone working out just to admire yourself, and you should be cau tious of blocking someone else’s view when you are working out.” READING IS FUNDAMENTAL Just because a student is at the Rec and not in the li brary, it does not mean that he or she does not have to read. The Rec’s walls are plastered with signs dictating what to do or not do while engaging in your favorite ath letic activity, but Ham son said those signs are not just for decoration. “People constantly ignore the signs or ask if they can go ahead and do what the sign says not to do anyway,” he said. “The fact is that the signs aren’t just there to make our jobs easier. They are usually there for safety reasons and everyone’s best interest. For example, people will dive into the pool off the spot where it says ‘shallow water, do not dive.’ ” PLAY NICELY AND TAKE TURNS As comfortable as those weight room benches and Stairmasters may be, occupying a machine or set of weights for an undue amount of time can irritate other exercisers. “Whatever you do, don’t stay on the same machine for a long time because there will always be someone wait ing to use it after you,” Merz said. “There are some guys that come in and spend half an hour on bench press dur ing our peak hours. The mdest thing you can do in here is hold up someone else’s workout. ,v RUBEN DELUNA/The Battalion Merz said that those using the cardiovascular ma chines, such as the Stairmasters, should remember that there is a half-hour limit, and that those doing multiple sets on machines should allow other people to work in. “The best time to come in is between six in the morn ing and about one in the afternoon because there are the fewest people here, and you don’t have to worry as much about taking up machines,” Merz said. Crosby said that people occupying basketball and vol leyball courts should remember to allow others to play. “A lot of times a group of guys will get on a court and not allow some girls or even some of the guys in on the game,” she said. “It’s no fun standing on the sidelines.” As Allisa Johnson, a Rec employee and senior sport management major, said, “You should remember to use your playground rules that you learned in the third grade.” >f the damage fiscally® if lawsuits, and legally f University reaction. r students who are ad esite to cut and aid inti 1 bucket truck process d ■ would be card-i :rs of the group, table to any legal rep further sdfety, no inet •s would be admitted® d access to the site led at gates. Slip-up We have Emergency Contraception. ca..1-800-230-PLAN and be connected to the nearest clinic P Planned Parenthood® of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc. www.pphouston.org /tiller. 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