Whether their game is
billiards, bowling or Bag-Man,
low-budget students can save
some quarters by taking ad
vantage of the bargains in the
EMU basement. The savings
are part of the latest promo
tional campaign by the Recrea
tion Center.
Tournaments, discounts
should attract players
University students who enjoy
an occasional rack of eight ball, a
few frames of bowling or the
challenge of foosball can expect
to save a few dollars this term — if
they play at the University Rec
Center located in the EMU
basement.
Despite averaging more than
200 customers a week, Beverly
Ficek, acting manager of the
center, has several promotions on
tap to draw more students to the
facilities, and those promotions
mean lower costs for students.
Ficek, who earned a bachelor's
degree in geography from the
University in 1976, has worked
full-time at the center as assistant
manager for five years. She work
ed part-time as a bowling student
instructor while attending
graduate school in 1977.
Ficek ignored her degree and
continued to work at tjie center
because she enjoys the campus at
mosphere and the students, she
says.
"I've met students from all over
the world ," Ficek says.
The center has traditionally
made money, but not in the past
year. She says its share of the EMU
budget has decreased because
"when the University is hurting,
so is the rec center."
And she wants to boost center
activity by offering savings to
students.
One saving will be at the
billiards tables. On Thursdays,
tables cost $1 per hour from 4
p.m. to closing. The center boasts
15 tables, including three cushion
slates and one snooker table.
For those who delight in com
bining a game of pool with the
thrill of risking a couple of bucks,
the center is sponsoring a pool
tournament every Thursday at 7
p.m., Ficek says. Entry is $2 and all
the entry money will paid out in
cash prizes.
Bowlers also can benefit from
Ficek's promotions. From 2-4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, bowling
will cost $2 an hour, regardless of
the number of games bowled.
The more serious-minded
bowlers can play in leagues that
are offered four nights a week.
And free action nights even ap
peal to the thriftiest of students.
Different nights of the week will
feature differnt tournaments such
as backgammon or card games.
The center also has two dart
boards, chess, checkers and crib
bage games available. Students
need only to show their fee cards
to use the games.
As video addicts know, the rec
center's arcade room needs no
promotion because it currently
support^ the rest of the area, Ficek
says. The video game craze keeps
the arcade full and the quarters
rolling in.
Another popular feature of the
center is canoe rental. The rec
center controls the Waterworks
Canoe Co., which has canoes and
kayaks and is open April through
October — weather permitting.
Photos by Dave Kao
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