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Over 930 men played R.I.M basketball last year — but only 80 women.
Involved with intramurals
5,000 students took advantage last year
The last two years have been filled with
equal parts of turmoil and triumph for
Karla Rice and the University’s intramural
program.
Though it all, though, both have manag
ed to remain practically invisible to anyone
but the work-study students who work in
the intramural ofice.
But that is the way Rice prefers it,
because to her, doing is important, not
watching.
“The biggest value of our program for
many is social,” she says, referring to the
wide variety of team-oriented sports spon
sored by Recreation and Intramurals.
“Coupled with that are the open recrea
tion hours we offer that attract fitness'
people like swimmers and weighlifters,”
she adds.
Rice was formerly the head of the
Women’s Recreation Association, which
merged with the men’s intramural program
in 1979 into RIM. Rice moved from WRA to
head the new University intramural
program.
Little did Rice know what was in store.
As part of her duties, Rice not only
directed the intramural program but
scheduled much of the use of the physical
education facilities at the University during
non-class hours.
What was already a difficult job was
made harder by the unlimited access to
University facilities afforded the general
public. The result, says Rice, was overuse,
misuse and a rapid deterioration of the
facilities.
"We had no control before,” she recalls.
"Our facilities were deteriorating. But our
new security has stopped that. And
because of that, we have been able to
upgrade the facilities."
Last year, almost 4,000 students were in
volved in RIM-sponsored activities, and
another 1,300 used the intramural facilities
on a reservation basis (racquetball, hand
ball, etc.).
The “traditional" sports — football,
basketball and softball — have proven the
most popular, according to a statistical
summary of activities compiled over the
summer.
In all three, men's leagues have drawn
the most participants, a fact which has
Rice both concerned and content.
The concern stems from the lack of en
tries in the women’s leagues.
“Our main problem is that we need more
women to participate in recreational ac
tivities," Rice says. "Men are drawn more
to what we offer than women, because we
offer a lot of competitive activities.”
As an example, Rice points to basket
ball. Last winter, 930 men played in the
RIM basketball leagues, while only 80
women signed up to play.
To reach more women, Rice has increas
ed the number of coed activities, which
she says seem to draw more women.
“We seem to reach more women through
coed activities," she says. “That would
seem to indicate that women are more in
terested in the social aspect."
Although Rice believes that competitive
recreational activities have a place in what
RIM offers students, she doesn’t believe
conflict has a place in RIM activities.
“We want a wholesome type of competi
tion,” says Rice. “We want it based on a
friendship level, not on a You dirty so and
so’ level."
Rice moved to change intramural flag
football rules this year because of that
type of problem All contact has been
eliminated, says Rice.
“Contact gives an opportunity for con
flict. We would rather have a wide-open
game than a lot of crash and bash."
Unlike schools like Ohio State, which are
funded through their athletic departments,
RIM is funded partially through student
fees ($56,(XX) last year) and partially
through the physical education
department.
Although there is no direct tie between
intramurals and the athletic department,
Rice says there is quite a bit of contact
between the two.
"It’s a two-way street. We take advan
tage of some of their facilities, like Autzen
Stadium and Hayward Field, and they use
some of our facilities,” Rice says.
"They also often help with their exper
tise. For instance, the assistant wrestling
coach is putting on our wrestling tourna
ment this year, and he is getting help from
his wrestlers," she says.
With the improvement in facilities and
adequate student funding, there are few
things left on Rice's “wish list."
One present Rice would like is a concen
trated recreation and intramural center,
similar to the one at Oregon State, that
would be "open day and night.”
Coupled with that. Rice would like to
find a solution to the ‘dire need for fields"
that plagues RIM every year. She says the
recent construction of the South Bank field
next to the Willamette River is a start, and
that plans for three more similar fields will
provide even more help.
"We re in a constant state of flux,” says
Rice. “We are still trying to improve, to
make RIM better.
“We are always trying to move forward.”
By John Healy
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Photo by Doan Guernsey
F'ag football rules have been changed this fall to eliminate all contact.
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