Intramurals offers students ‘playtime’
By Sheila Landry
Of the Emerald
The University’s Recreation
and Intramural program (RIM)
is offering new students the op
portunity to “get acquainted
and have a little fun” during
orientation week, said RIM
coordinator Karla Rice.
A “Co-ed Softballfest” will
be held Sept. 20 from 3-5 p.m.
in the field east of the RIM office
at 103 Gerlinger Hall. Teams
will be organized on the spot
and prior sign-ups will not be
required.
On Sept. 23, the Hayward
covered tennis courts will be
open beginning at 1 p.m.
for“Drop-in and Lob" tennis
matches. Participants are ex
pected to bring their own equip
ment for both activities. Return
ing students wishing to join in
the fun are welcome to do so,
Rice said.
“Participating doesn’t re
quire any experience,” she add
ed. “We're not looking for any
star athletes, and there won’t be
any prizes or trophies. We want
everyone to play for the intrin
sic love of play."
Once school gets into full sw
ing, a “Sand Volleyball Tourna
ment” will be held all day Sept.
27 which will give V-bal fans
the opportunity to break in the
new facelift the intramural
volleyball sand court received
this summer, when 240 tons of
sand was spread over the hard,
pitted old surface.
“The old court wasn't soft
which didn’t make it very con
ducive to volleyball play,” Rice
said. “The new sand is of a bet
ter quality which means it
won’t pack down as easily and
get so mud-caked like the old
surface.”
For those wishing to play
through the season, there will
be a “Coed Volleyball Tune
up” inside the Gerlinger Annex
gym Oct. 2. Entry deadline is
Oct. 1, and entries must come
with a minimum six-member
team to qualify and sign-up.
Rice said the “tune-up” will
give teams a chance to meet
with other competitors before
the official season begins the
following day.
As with all other seasonal in
tramural team sports, par
ticipants are expected to follow
the IM regulation handbook
available in the RIM office.
There is no charge for one-day
competitive sports, but seasonal
sports fees range between $10
and $15 per team for the season.
The RIM program offers a
variety of recreational and com
petitive activities throughout
the year ranging from Razzle
Dazzle Football to Innertube
Water Polo. According to Rice,
over eight thousand students,
faculty and staff participated in
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the RIM program last year, and
she anticipates even more in
volvement this year.
To encourage further interest
in the program, RIM has
scheduled a ‘‘Coed World
Series Softball Tournament” for
Oct. 10 and a ‘‘Men’s World
Series Softball Tournament”
Oct 14. According to Rice, this
is the first time RIM has held
softball tournaments in the fall.
"We wanted to take advantage
of the good weather and give
people an opportunity to check
our program out at the same
time,” she said.
A new weight training center
has been added to RIM’s long
list of recreational offerings this
year. The Harry Jerome Weight
Center was made possible
through the fund-raising efforts
of the "Men of Oregon” Track
Team and their coach, Bill
Bowerman, a former University
track coach. According to Rice,
the center was designed with
the general student in mind,
and it is the best equipped
facility of its kind in the area.
The center is open for use by
students, faculty, staff and com
munity members of RIM’s Open
Recreation Program.
Open Rec offers a less struc
tured, non-competitive form of
participation that allows com
munity involvement.
Throughout the year, facilities
are regularly set aside for drop
in activities, however, reserva
tions are required for use of the
tennis and racquetball courts.
An equipment check-out ser
vice is available at the Esslinger
locker room. Facility user
passes must be purchased with
the exception of University
students registered for Physical
Education courses. User passes
are available beginning Sept. 19
through the RIM office for $1
per day or $2 with locker room
privileges. Students, faculty
and staff may also purchase
passes for $25 a term or $75 a
year. Community members pay
$35 a term and $125 a year.
Community residents are also
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Special activities scheduled through the RIM program give both
male and female students the chance to participate in some real
‘down-to-earth’ fun.
able to participate in RIM’s All
Campus Events program, which
has activities ranging from a
twenty-minute slow bike race to
weekend tournaments to four
week fun leagues. The program
is geared toward offering men’s,
women’s and coed activities for
the novice on up to advanced
skill levels.
Sports and recreation
schedule listings are available
in the RIM office. Athletic
trainers are available to all par
ticipants as a source of
emergency and initial care.
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