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Show The Daily Utah Guvoide, Friday, Student plays footbag from ooe pc and improve their fighting skills. The sport first became popular in the United States 12 years ago when two friends in Oregon began experimenting with games aimed at keeping a small beanbag airborne. Since then, the World Footbag Association records footbag sales exceeding 5 million in the United States. More than 4,000 college campuses have shown support for this new form of physical fitness. In contrast to most other popular sports, Holland said footbag emphasizes lower body control. The idea is to eliminate the upper body except as it is needed for balance. "Unlike the United States, the rest of the world stresses lower body coordination in athletics, he said. "Because sports like soccer are prominent in many parts of the world, athletes learn to control their lower body. "In the United States, however, sports like baseball, football and tennis require eye-hacoordination and athletes fail to develop good lower body coordination. He believes the United States would produce more world class athletes if coordination and concentration training using a footbag were stressed. Holland said many people become frustrated with the sport because they have never learned the skills necessary to manipulate the bag correctly. "People become easily frustrated because they don't know how to do it, he said. Not only will participants learn the proper way to manipulate the footbag by taking the DCE class, they will also learn about the sports history and have the opportunity to compete in footgolf, footnet and freestyle activities. Students will also develop rhythm by jumping rope to music. "I would like to stress that this is a serious but fun d class," he said. "Even though boys are usually seen playing footbag, girls are often better at it at first because they are more flexible and accustomed to lower body muscular control." Likening footbag to aerobics, Holland said the sport also has a balletic touch because of the muscular control it requires. "Even someone who considers themselves a klutz can find a lot of value from this course,' he said. "I can guarantee that I can teach anyone to do it properly." Holland recommends the course for anyone wishing to participate in a serious but fun physical fitness activity. Students can register for the course through the Division of Continuing Education. nd co-e- CAM PA 4, IKS was irs offfeir to loofcfflt agoimg, psirgomiall Doss posotoBy Coy by Shauna Docta Chronicle sufT Instead of being depressed, people can turn ting or personal loss into positive experiences with the help of two educational programs being sponsored by the Women's Resource Center (XTRQ. In the eight-wee- k program, "Staying Really Alive, women who are age 45 or older can learn to approach old age as a time of Mary Saville Simper, a social gerontologist, will teach the program by focusing on holistic health and the creative experiences that surround aging. The program will deal with the mental, physical and spiritual aspects of aging and will talk about stress management and assertiveness skills. self-discove- Jane Langford, co-direc- tor ry. of WRC, said the program will teach women to find excitement and new opportunities in the aging process. "In our society aging is not positive. From the time we are small children we are told that old is not OK and so as we age we become prejudice against ourselves, she said. By educating women about the positive aspects of aging while they are still young, the program will teach them to take control of their lives as they age, Langford said. ' She added that Saville Simper, who received her Ph.D. at 63 years old , is proof that aging can open new Fund honors retires An endowment has been established to honor Dalmas H. Kelson, professor of political science at the University of Utah, upon his retirement as director of the Master of Public Administration Program (MP A). Faculty, staff and alumni of the political science department and MPA program have donated $1,500 to launch the fund. At a dinner sponsored by the MPA Student Association and Pi Alpha Alpha, national honorary for students in public administration, Kelson was given a plaque reading: "In recognition of Dr. Kelson's contributions as director of the Master of Public Administration Program and more importantly his commitment in helping the students realize their academic and personal goals." r possibilities for The program on aging will run every Thursday from Jan. 10 through March 7. There are two sessions, from 1:30 to 3:30 pjn., and from 5:30 to 7:30 p jn. in Union 293. In another program, "Growing from Loss, Kathleen Draza, MA., will show men and women ways to redirect their feelings of loss. ' Draza says there will be exercises in the program to help people who have suffered loss through death, divorce, relocation or changing roles. "Ill be letting people know that tragedy doesn't have to be a dead end street. "I don't have any magic, but I've found that if you can get people to realize that they can grieve and then put it away and continue to grow and learn, they somehow feel better,' she said. Braza said the real benefit of the program is getting people to talk about their grief in a supportive environment. Braza teaches a course in death and dying at the university and is a specialist on helping children cope with the death of family members. This group will meet on Wednesdays from Jan. 9 through Feb. 27 from 7 until 9 p.m. in Union 293. Registration for each session is S18 for students and $36 for People who want to register for either session can call the Women's Resource Center at non-studen- ts. 581-803- 0. cut rates Lawyers one from page there who really needed an attorney but couldn't afford one and were getting raked over the coals as a result. The Ombudsman office receives about 180 calls a week and 20 to 25 of them are referred to a lawyer under the new service. The others are given ad ice either by an Ombudsman board member or are may counsel with a lawyer for a short time for only $5. Although they receive such a large volume of calls, Kunkel estimates only 50 percent of the students even know such a service exsists. "I would encourage the students, if they need it, to use it. It's one of the many sevices provided by student government and it's a really good service." -- i Applications are available in ASUU offices for J trfl Q IS CtlI fto Deadline: January 7 Contact Jennifer Botte at 6 for more information 581-686- |
