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Show ' Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Intramural Club Sports Program Offering more than sports to students, faculty and alumni Tiffeny Tam Production Manager For most, the beginning of a school year is as exciting as having a hangnail on your big toe. That said, one organization is making sure the beginning of a new school year is synonymous with a set of exciting new activities. Westminsters Intramural Club and Sports Program is a year-lon- g program consisting of various sports, recreation, and charity events, and is open to anyone interested in becoming more involved with school activities. Intramural and Club Sport Coordinators Annette Smith and Joel Miller have spent most of their summer planning the upcoming events. The program has been completely revitalized and will begin once school starts, said Smith. The opening activity for the program took place Saturday evening in the Residential Village where students participated in a water balloon fight. Participants of previous years have said the coordinators have made it their personal goal to provide a program that students, faculty, staff and alumni of all ages can participate in. Last spring, basketball and flag football were the only activities offered. Still, participants say the activities that were offered had great response. Just ask Imran Khan. A Westminster student, Khan participated in last semesters Intramural program with a group of friends and ROTC cadets. His team participated in flag football and won the tournament. It was a lot of fun, everyone got really involved in it; it was good competition, Khan said. Khan is excited to see the program start up. Not only is he ready to sign up for indoor flag football again, but hes also considering soccer and Frisbee. The committee is doing a really good job with the the JXKXCtTC staff of fall 2006 program this year, he said. The Intramural Club and Sports Program began last spring, after the opening of the new Dolores Dore Eccles Health, Wellness and Athletic Center. While a few intramural activities have taken place in previous years, theres no competition this year as many new and additions have been made. Leagues, mini-leagu-es monthly activities are now being offered. Also, the outdoor intramural activities will mainly take place on the new outdoor Dumke field. People of all athletic levels are welcome to join as a group or as individuals, and players can create their own team names and uniforms. When players sign up, they will sign up for any or all of the sports provided, including basketball, indoor and outdoor flag football, soccer, Fresbee and volleyball. Prizes will be presented and an to the winning teams in each sport. assortment of awards in categories such as sportsmanship and best uniform will be awarded. Mini-leagactivities will include racquetball, swim dodgeball and wallyball. competitions, table-tenni- s, For those less interested in sports, participants are encouraged to take part in the various intramural social activities each month. These activities will include a pool party, a snowman building contest and numerous charity events throughout the year. The program requires a $5 per person deposit; however, the money will be returned if the rules of the intramural program are followed. The payment should be made to Annette Smith or Joel Miller, whose office is located in Payne Gymnasium room 108. If youre interested in more information about the Intramural and Club Sports Program, drop by their office, or check out their webpage at www.westmin-stercollege.edufivr- d, select the Our Programs category, followed by Intramural Sports. T-shi- rts ue Staff Writers: Kate Pappas Brooke Niemeyer Stephanie Petersen Production Manager: Tiffeny Tam Business Manager: Leslie Nuon Copy Editor: Stan Sarkisov Advisor: Kim Zarkin The Forum of Westminster College is published every other Tuesday. We encourage students, faculty, staff and all letters to: other readers to provide feedback. Kate Pappas at forumwestminstercollege.edu. Only signed letters will be accepted. The Forum reserves the right to edit aU submissions. Views expressed are those of the writers, and are not to be considered those of The Forum, ASWC, the faculty, staff or administration. E-m- ail Page 2 Photo by 1 iticny Turn Intramural Club and Sports coordinators Joel Miller and Annette Smith. Benefits of Being a Griffin Saving money was never so easy Tiffeny Tam Production Manager Editor: Students mingled in the Residential Village after the water balloon fight. The verdict is in: Westminster is expensive. Saving money is good. This year, look no further than the AWSC office, located in the Shaw Center, to save money on everyday expenses. The Griffin Connection Card is a discount card available to all Westminster students for free. While many freshman students already received the card during freshman orientation, all students are welcome to pick one up during ASWC office hours. The card offers a student discount at more than ten locations. New additions include: Bajio Mexican Grill, Blue Plate Diner, Brookside Broiler and Grill, Fat Cats Bowling, Golf in the Round, Lunas Italian Ice Cafe, Orions Music, Panda Express, Paradise Bakery, The Soup Kitchen, Tastys Donuts and Top Hat Video &.DVD. The discount is available until June 17,2007. The Griffin Connection Card was introduced by ASWC last year. According to President Ray Bradford, the program began in an effort to foster community relations with local businesses and obtain student discounts. Over the summer, ASWC has been working to get new businesses to participate in the program mostly based on students favorite shops and restaurants. In less than a year, the number of businesses has nearly doubled. As an organization, Id like to see Student Government focus as little as possible on politics and bureaucratic bills concerning internal affairs, and instead focus on the ways we can improve both campus life and the student experience, said Bradford. I think that by providing students with discounts to a variety of popular restaurants and businesses in the community, the Griffin Connection Card program reflects that aim and provides a tangible benefit to all students. Response toward the card has been positive, and is hailed as the reason that students can eat out, regularly and affordably. Although the card began last year, many are still unfamiliar with it. Graduate student Sherif Basta didnt know anything about the card until recently. After looking at what it had to offer, he was impressed with the discounts and locations. I cant wait to use it for Maggie Moos, he said. Bradford hopes that this program will be adopted by future student government administrations. Students are encouraged to provide ASWC with feedback regarding the card, in order for ASWC to compile a greater selection of businesses for future years. Volcume XXXX: Issue 1 |