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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, August 21, 2000
Illustration by Kyle Ramsey/KANSAN
Choosing between campus facilities local fitness centers gives students ...
Sixth Street Fitness, 2500 W. Sixth St.
Total Fitness Athletic Center, 925 low St.
Weighty wallet workout
By Gina Kohake Special to the Kansan
Although students pay $13 in campus fees to use Robinson Center, many also choose to pay about $20 a month to join private health club.
Nick Hale, Wichita junior, said, "I don't go to Robinson because it reminds me too much of a dungeon. They don't have the greatest equipment, and you always have to wait in line."
Bob Lockwood, Robinson facility director, said the University's workout center didn't have enough space for the number of students who wanted to use it.
"The facility is actually set up to teach classes," Lockwood said. "We do well enough with the equipment we have, but no matter what, it is hard to accommodate 25,000 students."
Robinson is on the south side of campus. The building houses workout equipment for students, but is also the site of classes, such as aerobics, running and weightlifting.
Because classes often are in session during the day, the center is usually open for students who want to work out only in the evening or in intervals between classes. This semester, the hours will be from 6 to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights, and 6:30 to
10:30 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Robinson also
will be open during the day
on Satdays and Sundays.
Warren Corman, University architect, said the state legislature had approved the University's proposal for a new recreation center. Plans are being discussed for the center, which will be built in the field south of Watkins Memorial Health Center.
Other fitness clubs throughout Lawrence offer a range of membership options for students.
Nick Hale joined LAC. He said he thought the advantages of a private club outweighed the extra cost.
Lawrence Athletic Club and Total Fitness Athletic Center welcome student members.
"Lawrence Athletic Club offers a better selection of machines," Hale said. "They are always new too, since LAC leases them."
Lawrence Athletic Club has one facility at 3201 Mesa Way and another at 2108 W. 27th St. Hale said he went to the club on 27th because it was a more popular location for students.
"I really like it." Hale said. "You are surrounded by a lot of people your own age. It makes working out more interesting."
The gym has different rates depending on which facilities — such as the weight room and swimming pool —
members want to use. A student gym membership at the 27th Street facility would cost a student around $21 a month, plus a one-time $99 membership fee.
Total Fitness, 925 Iowa, is a good option for students because it's open 24 hours, said owner Marty Tuley.
"Accessibility is one thing that sets us apart from the rest," Tuley said. "We are open 24 hours, so everyone has time to work out."
Amy Miller, Leavenworth senior, said Total Fitness made it a little easier to work out because it provided entertainment — rows of television screens in the aerobic-machine room.
"I like the television factor at Total Fitness because you can work out and watch TV," Miller said. "It passes the time."
Total Fitness has different plans for students, but Tuley said many students chose the two-year deal, which costs about $25 a month with no joining fee.
"This is a great time for health and wellness," said Lockwood, Robinson director. "I remember a government agency saying the other day that the greatest disease is obesity, and the only cure is health. I think students are becoming aware of that and trying to do something about it."
- Edited by Mindie Miller
KU sorority rush participants to wear T-shirts on first day
By Keeley Thurston Special to the Kansas
Prospective sorority members will wear Hawk Week T-shirts rather than their own outfits on the first day of recruitment this fall.
The Panhellenic Association, the coordinating body of the 13 sororities at the University of Kansas, says it wants sororites to judge women by their character, not by their clothes.
"It is not about what accessories a woman has," said Kelly J.Karnes, assistant director of Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center.
The recruitment period — or rush — begins August 20 and lasts five days. The University of Kansas is joining other universities who are making the change to wearing T-shirts the first day, including the University of Missouri.
About 1000 women are expected to take
part in recruitment this fall.
On the first day of recruitment, the women visit all 13 sororities. The sororites invite fewer women back each day. At the end of the week, the women visit three sororites and receive a bid from one.
Panhellenic says it wants to move to a nofrills recruitment, show the women a united Greek system and make the potential recruits feel] at ease on the first day.
The National Panhellenic Conference,
the coordinating body of all college Panhellenic Associations, is encouraging other changes at the University, including adding a philanthropy day in which participants perform a community service during recruitment.
Many sorority members are in favor of the changes.
"It is a positive thing and wearing the same thing brings the pressure down a notch," said Julie Hall, assistant recruitment chair for Kappa Kappa Gamma and Topeka junior.
Women participating in recruitment are given a pamphlet that includes the type of outfit they should wear each day. Outfits for recruitment begin with a simple sundress and get more formal each day, usually ending in a black cocktail dress.
Edited by Phil Cauthon
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