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AMBLER IN ACTION
Cody Chaplin, Wichita senior, lines up his shot on the new golf simulator at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center on Thursday morning. Students can reserve the simulator for 90-minute games or practice sessions for up to four players at a time.
Jun Hee Sebastian Cho, Cheonan City, South Korea, senior, takes a shot on Thursday afternoon at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Indoor soccer and roller hockey are among the many additions to the recreation center.
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Recreation center addition now open
Virtual greens bring golf courses to Ambler
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BY ADAM SAMSON asamson@kansan.com
An avid golfer, Michael MacGregor likes to play whenever he gets a chance.
MacGregor, St. Louis freshman, golfed during winter break, but with below freezing temperatures it has been hard to continue golfing outdoors.
pansion of the
In the new expansion of the
Users can hit the ball into a Kevlar screen, which will simulate the result.
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, a Full Swing Golf Simulator allows students to work on their golf game indoors.
Rick Rosenstengle, associate director of Recreation Services,
Students can virtually golf at Pinehurst, Torrey Pines, Pebble Beach, St. Andrew's and even Prairie Dunes, located in Hutchinson.
said that with more space, universities were always looking for opportunities to diversify their recreation centers.
"There may be people who are only interested in playing golf and that is the only reason they come into the rec center," Rosenstengle said. "They need to be represented here like anyone else."
MacGregor thought his simulated experience was as close as it would ever get to his real game.
"It definitely takes a little getting used to," MacGregor said. "It will catch any swing flaw and make it worse than this really is."
On the $62,000 simulator, students can choose from different turf options and 33 courses. Rosenstengle said most of the courses replicated places that held the U.S. Open or another professional golf tournament.
With a quick call to the recreation center, students can make 90-minute reservations up to 24 hours in advance to virtually golf at Pinehurst, Torry Pines, Peb-
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Soccer, extended track offered after delays
BY LAUREN HENDRICK
lhendrick@kansan.com
The addition to the Amber Student Recreation Fitness Center is now open after months of delays. It opened Dec. 22 after rain and building difficulties prevented it from opening in May 2008.
The $6.3 million addition features two basketball courts, two racquetball courts, a martial arts room, a virtual golf simulator, an extension to the indoor track, stretching areas, boxing bags and two gymnasium courts where students can play soccer, floor hockey and football.
Mary Chappell, director of recreation services, said the recreation center was worth $23.3 million with the addition.
Regular hours beginning January 20:
Monday-thursday
5:30 a.m. - Midnight
Friday
5:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m.- Midnight
For reservations call: (785)
864-3546
Since the addition's opening, Brett Pitts, facility supervisor, said he had noticed students using the new space and equipment. He said the extension of the track from
one-eighth of a mile to a quartermile had attracted the attention of students.
"It's not so boring." Shannon Tygard, Leawood senior, said. Tygard said she used to avoid running on the track because of the limited length and scenery.
The track provides students with a bird's-eye view of the recreation center addition. Several stretching areas are also scattered around the track addition.
Kaitlyn Cash, Dallas senior, said she might run around the longer track instead of using the treadmill.
"It's probably better for my knees." Cash said.
it's said a lot of the new space
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RECYCLING
Fountain's bottle sculpture helps promote recycling efforts
BY AMANDA THOMPSON
BY AMIRIDA HORTONSON
athompson@kanan.scan
Matthew Farley transformed the would-be empty Chi Omega fountain into a winter work of art.
The University of Kansas is taking other steps to encourage students to start the new year with recycling in mind. For the first time, the University will participate in a 10-week RecycleMania competition from Jan. 18 to March 28. This year, more than 400 colleges
Farley, Wichita graduate student, used more than 1,000 empty water bottles collected by KU Recycling to create the fountain sculpture called "Frozen Assets." He said he created the project to give students a visualization of the importance of recycling.
and universities around the nation and in Canada will compete to see which campus can recycle the most. Big 12 competitors this year include Baylor and Kansas State.
Jeff Severin, director of the Cen-
ity, said he thought seeing Farley's sculpture in the midst of a competitive atmosphere would pique student curiosity and drive people to find out more about the issue.
When we are
much of an impact on our own," Severin said. "But a project like the fountain really helps us put things in perspective and comprehend numbers that are sometimes difficult to wrap our minds around."
"...a project like the fountain really helps people put things in perspective..."
When we are just using one bottle at a time and tossing it in the trash, or hopefully a recycling bin, we can convince ourselves that we don't really have that
ter for Sustainabili
JEFF SEVERIN Director of the Center for Sustainability
Cecilia Stumpff, Wichita senior, is a recycling crew leader for the Environmental Stewardship Program, also called KU Recycling. This group contributed the bottles used in Farley's sculpture. Stumpff will lead efforts to collect and
weigh recyclables and submit totals to RecycleMania. She said she thought the idea of a competition between schools would help get
students more involved and excited about recycling.
"People who might not otherwise see the incentive to recycle may get more into it because it is a competition," Stumpff said.
Farley received a sponsorship for his project from a company in California called EcoUsable Inc., which manufactures stainless-steel water bottles. In sponsoring Farley's sculpture, EcoUsable Inc. hopes to decrease the use of plastic water bottles.
Farley's project was originally scheduled to be taken down at the end of the month. With all the positive feedback, though, Farley said he hoped the display would extend later into the semester.
"Frozen Assets," an art display by Matthew Farley, Wichita senior, is featured on the Chi Omega Fountain. The display is made of about 1,000 water bottles for a special topics class in public art and is intended to encourage students to recycle.
Edited by Justin Leverett
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