IN TOUCH
with the EMU Recreation Center
Rec Center has fun n’ games to cure wintertime blues
A
re you h.ivinjj
a 1 '
hard time
finding some
thing to keep
you entertained after the
holiday chaos has faded
aw ay?
It you’re tired of being
hypnotized hv that glinting
ho\ popularly known as the
telet ision, the I Ml recrea
tion t enter may have an an
swer to your restlessness.
Some people think of bil
liards as a n.inie only played
in smoky pool halls ealled
"Sharkey’s” or "Nick's."
I his is a pray e mist (incep
tion.
Pool v an he a stress re
luting activity made for
students yyho need to burn
oft steam after mind-rat k
ing midterms.
I he recreation center
has Ittehc pool tables, and
placers can knock around
as many balls as you like
for only S2.70 an hour
(w ith student I.I V ). If you
have never played before
and are shy about your bil
liard skill, tlo not fear. Von
can hide in the yery back of
the room at one of the
Itselve tables the center has
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While pool shark Clare Winter shows Kevin McQuarne how it s done, students can try tho Rec Coo
ler s bowling alley or dart games
to offer. 1 here are also two
snooker tables, for those
who know exactly how to
pi.is that elusive eotisin of
billt.i rds.
“I'd never really played
pool before I came here,
and now I’m really perfect
ing ms came," said l O se
nior and new pi>ol devotee,
Kirsten 1 letiry.
it pool isn’t your tiling,
you i an always check out
the center’s how ling alley .
Students can knock
those pins down for just
Si. 2 5 a game can rent
those neat little howling
shoes for only $.50.
A ping-pong Cable is also
available for a mere $1.50
an hour.
Those names can get
pretty cut-throat, and
chances are there will he
someone banning around
itching for a game or two.
1 he center lias a dart
board for $1.20 an hour,
and with a little imagina
tion, a dart game can re
lieve the tension caused by
a favorite landlord or rela
tive.
"The key is in proper
extension from wrist to
shoulder,” said l O student
Richard 1 ea on his dart
throw mg technique.
lor the intellectuals
among us, there are board
games and playing cards to
exercise strategic minds.
These are free of charge,
which is an extra bonus lor
starv ing students.
As many of us know, the
recreation center is the
onlv place left in the I 'Ml
where smoking is allowed.
So, for that dying breed
known as smokers, the rec
reation center may be the
place you’ll want to study,
as well as find your enter
tainment.
The recreation center is
open Mon-Thurs from 9
a.m. to 1 1 p.rn., Friday
from 9 a.m. to 12:10 a.m.,
Sat from 12 p.m. to 12:10
a.m., and Sunday from 12
p.m. to I 1 p.m.
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