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easons defending them,
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these programs, because
taught students to think on
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Page 3- Thursday, July 24, 2003
Playing the game
Intramural sports offered by the Rec Center beat the monotony of studying
By Kristin McNulty
THE BATTALION
As the fall semester nears, students will
put away their suntan lotion and beach
balls in exchange for books and scantrons.
But to beat the back-to-school blues, stu
dents can participate in intramural sports
offered by the Texas A&M Student
Recreation Center.
The Rec Center offers a wide variety of
intramural sports - from flag football to
wallyball - for the fall and spring semes
ters. A&M students can find stress relief
from school in intramural sports, accord
ing to Dane McGinnis, a sophomore
wildlife and fisheries science major.
“Intramurals give you something fun to
do so you don’t have to worry about
school. You are just there to have fun,”
McGinnis said.
McGinnis played 1-on-l flag football
last fall and 4-on-4 last spring. He said he
enjoyed it and that he plans to continue
playing this fall.
Melissa Sherrod, a junior kinesiology
major, played intramural basketball and
said it was a fun hobby.
“My favorite part of playing was the
competition and staying in shape while
meeting new people,” she said.
While intramurals offer a good time
with friends, teams do compete for
awards.
All-University Champions in classes A
and B are awarded intramural champion
T-shirts, and All-University Champions
in classes C and D receive certificates.
Rec Center employees encourage stu
dents to speak with a Member Service
clerk to find what days and times are
available for sports with a round robin
playing format. Intramurals are offered to
all A&M students, faculty and staff who
are 18 to 25 years old. Players must pres
ent their student or employee I.D. at the
games.
The intramural program also provides
an opportunity for students to become
intramural officials.
Tarvoris Johnson, a 2003 A&M gradu
ate, worked as a basketball official and
refereed games and ran the clock.
“It was a way to make money and a
way to participate in something I liked -
basketball,” he said.
Anyone seeking to become an official
must attend training clinics, provide a
good attitude toward players and
other workers, be dedicated to the
sport and must always follow the
rules of the game.
Though students play intramu
ral sports to have a good time, the
sports are not to be taken lightly.
McGinnis stresses the importance
being a team player.
“Only play if you are going to be ded
icated. Don’t let your team down,” he
said.
There are 38 intramural sports
offered, and the Rec sports staff is
always looking to add new activi
ties. To suggest any sports or activ
ities contact Mike Waldron at 845-9672,
and for more information call member
services at 845-7826.
The entry dates to sign up for intramu
rals are listed online at
www.recsports.com, in the Rec Handbook
and on flyers around campus.
GRAPHIC BY SETH FREEMAN • THE BATTALION
najor, said she is unsuref
BIZARRE IN BRIEF
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has to offer,” she said
University will welcom
will say goodbye lota
imencement, Harper said
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Giraffe struck and
dlled by lightning
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP)
- Lightning struck and killed a
giraffe at Disney's Animal
Kingdom as the animal roamed
among tourists, company offi
cials said Wednesday.
The accident occurred
Monday as a severe lightning
storm moved over the
imanjaro Safari attraction,
Disney spokeswoman Diane
Ledder said.
"To the best of my knowledge,
it was a quick death," she said.
It was unclear if any tourists
saw the lightning strike.
Betsy the giraffe, who was 6
years old, was the first animal
to die from a lightning strike at
the theme park, Ledder said.
"It's very unfortunate and
unusual...but it has happened
in the past" at other U.S. parks.
she said.
The park has lightning rods
placed throughout the safari
area to protect animals.
Egg yolk sellers
found innocent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A
poultry researcher and a surgeon
were cleared Wednesday of
defrauding the public by market
ing powdered egg yolks as an
immune-system booster, but
were found guilty of selling
unapproved drugs.
Prosecutors said Marilyn
Coleman and Dr. Mitchell
Kaminski told people the egg
powder could cure or prevent
yeast infections, autism, cancer,
chronic fatigue syndrome and
AIDS.
Under federal rules, food
supplements are considered
drugs — and thus subject to a
rigorous approval process —
when they are advertised as
treating a disease.
Coleman, Kaminski and their
company, Ovlmmune Inc., were
convicted of 15 misdemeanor
counts, including selling unap
proved drugs and failing to regis
ter them.
The jury, which started deliber
ations Friday, acquitted each
defendant of mail fraud and
conspiracy.
Each count carries up to a year
in prison and a $100,000 fine. No
sentencing date has been set.
Coleman's attorney Max Kravitz
said he would decide later
whether to appeal. "I believe in
the product," Kravitz said.
Kaminski, a plastic surgeon in
Niles, III., said the government
was trying to obstruct science.
"This jury doesn't know how
important this verdict is," he said.
The government must regulate
such products to protect the
public, said federal prosecutor J.
Richard Chema.
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