THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
3A
HEALTH
Rec center adds new classes
Boot camp-style workout among the options available to students
BY LAUREN HENDRICK lhendrick@kansan.com
Amber Long knows students visiting the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center struggle to find workout equipment during peak hours, which are typically from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Long,fitness coordinator,said the recreation center would be busy as students work on achieving New Year's resolutions and
spring break.
She said students were flocking to the recreation center, eager to shed pounds, tone muscles or bulk up. This year students will have more options to help them achieve their goals.
"A lot of people have New Year's resolutions and don't know where to start."
bics class, will begin in March.
The recreation center, newly renovated with 45,000 square feet of additional space, has added three new KU Fit classes and a new six-week boot camp program scheduled to begin Jan. 26. KU Fit passes cost $50 and must be renewed each semester.
Step Express, an intermediate aerobics class, and Athletic Conditioning, an interval-based workout, have been added to the KU Fit class roster and are offered several times during the week. Hip Hop Hustle, a hip hop aero-
"A lot of people have New Year's resolutions and don't know where to start," David Wilson, Lawrence sophomore, said.
Wilson has been a personal trainer at the recreation center for the past year and is gearing up to lead one of the boot camp groups. For $50, students can sign up for the Boot Camp Challenge, a program comprised of five small groups led by KU trainers that will
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meet twice a week for six weeks. Long said she worked with personal trainers to develop the program.
"By the end of the six weeks people will be able to see results in tone and weight loss," she said.
"People get the benefits of a personal trainer but are within a group setting," Alex Miller, Bonner Springs junior, said.
Participants will complete a fitness assessment during the first week to measure flexibility, strength and endurance. During the first week trainers will also help participants make personal goals for the six-week duration of the program.
personal training sessions. The $50 fee divided by 12 sessions comes to a little over $4 per session.
Miller said he thought the boot camps trainers and group atmosphere would help motivate participants. He said working out in groups sometimes increased a person's competitive drive.
"Each week gets progressively more difficult." Wilson said, adding that each session would build on the previous session, helping participants meet their goals.
Maria Beg, St. Louis junior, said she was uncertain if she could withstand boot camp.
"That's too hardcore for me," Beg said.
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She said she made a New Year's resolution to work out more often and curb her appetite for junk food. While Beg said she did not plan to enroll in boot camp, she purchased a KU Fit pass so she could attend yoga and cardio dance party classes.
Boot Camp Challenge trainer Stephanie Thompson, Shawnee junior, said students of all fitness levels were welcome.
"My goals are to give people an idea of their fitness levels and help them reach their individual goals," Thompson said.
Friday is the last day to sign up for the six-week boot camp.
— Edited by Andrew Wiebe
FESTIVAL (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
Spencer Holdren, Topeka senior, celebrates with his acting partner Spencer Lott, Lawrence junior, during the preliminary judging at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Monday afternoon at Murphy Hall. The five-day festival provides college theater students with the opportunity to improve their skills and compare their performances with others in their field.
an additional two-minute scene from "The Importance of Being Earnest" for judges Wednesday night and are one of 16 groups that will advance to the final round on Friday. Erik LaPointe, Kansas City, Mo., senior, also made it to the final round.
"It's really cool to get to share your work with other people that wouldn't normally be able to see it and to see other people perform," Holdren said. "It's exhilarating but extremely nerve-wracking at the same time."
Jack Wright, professor of theater and film who is coaching the KU students in the competition, said the top participants in each competition category at the end of the week will go to the John E. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,
D. C., in April to represent Region 5 at the national competition.
"It's a great activity for college students and it gives students the chance to see performances from students in different states," Wright said.
Liz Banks, Dallas graduate student, is another student volunteer and is also participating in a lighting design competition. She said the festival provided a networking opportunity for theater students and gave them the chance to start making job contacts. She said it was also good for KU students to see the work of other students.
"It's always important to see what other students are doing so you can learn from their successes and mistakes." Banks said.
attention from the governor and other notable figures. Katherine Pryor, managing director of University Theatre, said Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Gregg Henry, the artistic director of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., will attend a dinner sponsored by Chancellor Robert Hemenway celebrating the culmination of the festival on Friday.
The festival has even received
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The public can participate in the festival by going to the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Dr., and paying a $30 fee to register for a day of the festival. Once registered, a person can attend shows and workshops for that day.
Edited by Susan Melgren
Human rights center attempts to count deaths in Gaza
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Squatting in the rubble, his briefcase perched atop his knees, the human rights researcher interviewed residents of a house shelled
by Israel as he compiled a list of Gazans killed and wounded during Israel's offensive against Hamas.
Yasser Abdel Ghafar's work is part of a painstaking endeavor by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights to count the casualties of
the 23-day war. The group released a final tally Wednesday, saying 1,284 Gazans were killed and 4,336 wounded, the vast majority civilians.
Israel has accused Hamas of inflating the civilian casualties.
saving it has the names of more than 700 Hamas militants killed in the fighting.
The two sides disagree on the death toll, particularly the ratio of combatants and civilians.
On Wednesday, fieldworker
Abdel Ghafar worked to uncover the circumstances of how one family lost its home and two relatives.
reduced the house to rubble.
His 75-year-old grandfather Khail Najar and the elderly man's 7-year-old granddaughter, Alla, were killed in the attack, which
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights has been publishing daily death toll updates with names, ages and whether the victims were civilians or combatants on its Web site several days.
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