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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1987)
Photo bt Hubbi* lo The EMIi Recreation Center /fives students a place to step away from their tutoks and enjoy billiards as well as several other activities. Rec Center plans tournaments By Cami Swanson Emerald Reporter The Erb Memorial Union's Recreation Center hopes to in crease student involvement this year by adding more activities and tournaments in events rang ing from billiards to backgammon. According to Manager Sue Peterson, tournaments will be held for billiards, darts, bowl ing. backgammon, table tennis, chess, bridge, foosball, and even video games. Peterson, who joined the recreation center staff just this summer, said the center is definitely offering more of a variety of tournaments than last year. "They had a few billiards tournaments last year, but not with the same intensity or range of events as we are planning," she said. "We are looking for more student involvement and also hope to get them ready to compete in the Associated Col lege Union International tour naments." she said ACUl puts on local, regional and national tournaments for college students in events similar to the ones biting offered by the recreation center. Peterson, who participated in ACUl tournaments when she was in college, said this year's regional tournament will be held at Idaho State. Since the ACUl tournaments don't begin until January, the recreation center staff will hold their own tournaments this term "It lakes a lot of dedication on part of the employees They will seek out the sponsors, create new fliers and distribute them 5 reasons for lunch or dinner at Bubba's 1 Big Charbroiled Burger* 2 Thick Homemade Malts 3 Cool and Tasty Salads 4 Charbrorled Chicken Sand 5 You're hungry try us today Hubbo • 1249 Aldrf • J44 I960 Oprn Ml 10 •mil n S*l II w II themselves." Peterson said The first tournament, which will have opponents squaring off over video games, is scheduled for Oct. lti at 7 p.m. In addition to the tour naments. the recreation center is also offering "Moonlight Bowling" on Friday nights from 7 until 9. During Moonlight Howling the house lights are turned down over the bowling lanes, but not over the colored pins. The bowler who makes a strike wins a prize, such as a tree game of bowling. "It’s a lot of fun. especially after the beer gardens,” Peter son said. She plans tu bring music speakers into the i>owling alley from other parts of the center, so students can bowl to music. Peterson said she hopes the activity will generate more in terest in bowling among the students. The recreation center currently has an established facully/staff iniwling league, hut no such league exists for the students. Although the center serves primarily students. Peterson said non-profit groups such as Eugene Arts and Recreation. Sacred Heart Hospital and Step ping Stone regularly use the center The recreation center is also available to be rented for an evening. Peterson added The Pi Beta Phi sorority has asked to use the center's facilities Oct. Hi ATTENTION PARENT STUDENTS ASUO Child Care Subsidies are available for up to 70% of your child care costs (maximum $125 first child, $100 each additional child). The Subsidy may be used at on- or off-campus facilities as long as the provider is certified by the Children's Services Division. In form at ion on the AS IK) Child Care Subsidy is available at the ASUO Office, Suite 4, EMIJ or the Child Care and Devel opment Centers Main Office. 1511 Moss. letter perfect 300 E'b union 100(31 00 Ml 686 5511 •TYPESET TING •PASTE-UP»L Af OUT»OCSICII» PM T'S* TRANSPARENCIES Time: October 9, 1987 8:30-4:30 Location: South Eugene High School, Eugene, OR Global issues: Educating tor YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE... 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