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MONDAY,AUG.19,2002
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KU Recreation Services helps students join sports teams, clubs
By Todd Smith
Kansan staff writer
Although most of Shenk Fild will be out of commission this fall, Intra- natalual players still have options available to them.
Mary Chappell, director of recreation services, said students who play intramural sports would find most of Shenk Field, located northwest of 23rd and Iowa streets.
She said the University was making improvements to Shenk Field with a new drainage system, paving of the road for the field and new sidewalks.
"We have a terrible drainage system at Shenk Field; every time it rains students can't play because of muddy fields and this backs up playing in the field with canceled and rescheduled games." Chappell said.
The new drainage system will help to keep the field as dry as possible and enhance the safety and the aesthetics of the playing field, Chappell said.
She said recreation services would use Robinson East Field, and a section of Shenk Field on the north side, and were working with Lawrence's Park and Recreation Department to use fields in other parks in Lawrence.
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Chappell said the changes at Shenk field would affect intramural soccer and flag football that is usually played on these fields.
She said the improvements would be done for the 2003 fall semester.
She said the intramural sports of bowling and eight ball pool should once again be played at the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union this fall.
"My understanding that the Jay-bowl will be open in August," she
Students interested in becoming involved with KU intramurals should contact Robinson Center at 864-3546
Chappell said that if the Jaybow) did not open then they would play these sports at Royal Crest Lanes, 9th and Iyowa streets.
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Recreation Services offers a number of different sports for students to play at these fields and in Robinson.
Lindsey Whittington, office assistant for recreational services, said there were team sports available for students, which included flag football, sand volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, indoor volleyball and a pre-holiday basketball tournament.
The individual sports are tennis singles, golf, bowling, eight ball pool, and single play racquetball.
Whittington said that students who wanted to play in team intramural sports must elect a manager for the team.
There are manager meetings and the manager will receive all the information about where and when the team will play.
She said students should come to 208 Robinson to sign-up and receive information about either team or single intramural and about costs that might be involved with playing the sport.
Whittington said most sports were free, but golf required a greens fee.
ness needs.
Robinson has six gymnasiums, a room with a rock climbing wall, free weights, racquetball courts, volleyball, a squash playing room, saunas and two pools for students to use.
Jerry Phillips, Robinson center facilities director, said the building was open to academic classes during the day and some of the facilities were closed to students.
He said there was a sunrise time for use of the facility from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. for the pool and 7:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday and 8 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday for the weight room.
Phillips said the weight room, pools and other fitness options were open at different times throughout the day and people could come to Robinson to obtain a schedule.
He said the use of the facility was free and students just needed their student ID.
Erin McNitt, Kansas City, Kan., senior, said Robinson was a decent facility with good workout equipment.
"Robinson is good for working out for those who cannot afford memberships at commercial gyms in Lawrence," she said.
Phillips said students could also borrow equipment from Robinson. It has basketballs, raquets, and racquetballs, weight training belts, volleyballs, tennis balls and badminton available.
Phillips said some facilities were open all day at Robinson.
Students who would like more information about Robinson can call 864-3546.
Contact Smith at editor@kansan .com
Campus jobs
money was good for students.
office of student financial aid, and students who were eligible could enter the federal program through his office. He said the government set an amount students could earn per academic year and then gave them the opportunity to earn it. The government would then reimburse the employers 75 percent of each paycheck. He said working for
"Studies show that students who participate have a better chance at continuing to the second year," Johnson said.
Johnson said one of the main advantages to the program was that a majority of the jobs were on-campus. He said more students would attend class if they were working on-campus already.
Hartley said she thought more offices on campus would hire only work-study students because they
couldn't afford not to. She said limiting employees to work-study students was unfortunate.
Marc McMiller, Palm Bay, Florida, junior, works at Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall. He said he started last Augus, and started because it was close to where he lived and he needed extra cash.
"It's nice to have some money in your bank account," McMiller said.
Contact Pilgren at ditor@kansan.com
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