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 F .i« photo 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. Afoe Reynolds TRACK TOWN PIZZA PRESENTS VEGETARIAN PIZZA ANATOMY 101 Tin-' SAUCE; Our Own Secret Kt«ir Matfc* from 10C% Ffrnl Tbniato F\irrr