Condition for Tuition Ends

     Student Recreation and Wellness Center’s Condition for Tuition came to a close yesterday. 

      This semester saw a drop in participation, with 832 people signed up for the program. Despite this drop, more students were able to complete the whole program. According to ASI marketing coordinator Ashley McKeachie a near 150 participants finished the program this semester, more than the 100 from last semester. 


 

The award ceremony will be held this Thursday, May 10 at the SRWC Aquatics Center. The event will have free food, a live band and a photo booth.

     Participants in the event are encouraged to wear Hawaiian attire in keeping with the Polynesian theme.

Didn’t finish the Condition for Tuition program? Don’t worry. Students who did not finished the program are still eligible for select prizes.

Grand Prize:                                                       Free Tuition for the Fall Semester 2012

Beach Clean-up Prize:                                    1 3G Bike ($200 value)

Condition for Tuition Finisher Prizes:       5 SRWC Summer Memberships ($88 value)

                                                                                2 Travel Trainers ($95 value)

                                                                                1 Polar Hear Rate Monitor ($89 value)

                                                                                10 Assorted ASI Recreation Prize Bags ($20 value)

**Awards Ceremony Drawing Prizes:     1 3G Bike ($200)

                                                                                5 SRWC Summer Memberships ($88 value)

                                                                                2 Travel Trainers ($95 value)

                                                                                5 Assorted ASI Recreation Prize Bags ($20 value)

**MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE TO WIN & YOU DON’T NEED TO HAVE FINISHED THE PROGRAM TO BE ELGIBLE FOR THESE PRIZES.  JUST SHOW UP AND ENTER THE DRAWING.       

Keep Fit During Summer

     With the semester coming to a close the Student Recreation and Wellness Center is encouraging students to keep up their healthy lifestyle over summer.

     Students who are not attending summer session can pay a fee of $88 to continue to use the SRWC over the break during their modified summer hours.

     “I think it’s a good deal,” said graduate student Justin May. “It’s about the same price as going to another gym, just without the hassle of canceling a membership after a few months.”

     However, some students however are upset that the fee to attend the SRWC is included with fees for summer session. 

     “I already pay for it during the regular school year and don’t use it,” said journalism major Lauren Clark. “Why should I have to pay for something I already don’t use during summer too? I guess I’ll just have to start using it.”

Students can purchase their summer membership beginning on Saturday, May 26.

SRWC Becomes Popular Place to Study

     With the absence of any type of store or shop in the lobby of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, students have been using it as a place to study.

    
    Students can be found studying at the SRWC from opening at 6 am to closing at 12 pm on weekdays, but it has peak hours from about 11 am to 9 pm.

     Convenience is a big factor for most students  in this popular study area.

 
       “It’s a very popular place to study,” said SRWC employee Brandon Robinson. “I think it’s a proximity thing. I study there a lot, and for people who have classes on lower campus it’s more convenient than walking all the way up to the library. That and it’s fairly quiet.”

      Other students who frequent the SRCW agree with Brandon.

     “I like studying there because it opens up before the library so I can go there early in the morning,” said sophomore Michael Chan. “Plus it usually has better internet access than most areas of the library, more outlets, and is less busy.”

     With the opening of a new Robeks in the SRWC set for summer some students feel it will be too busy to study there anymore. Others think it will be just another reason to be there instead of the library.

Whatever the reason for studying in the SRWC, more and more students continue to make it a popular area during all hours of operation. 

Zumba Jam

     The Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be hosting another canned good fundraiser event on Thursday-- This time in the form of Zumba Jam.

     Due to its popularity, Zumba was chosen as a good way to promote wellness while giving back to the community.

 
     The event will be taking place in the Main Gym from 5-7 pm. Students who wish to participate are encouraged to bring at least one can per hour of dancing.

  
     All members of the SRWC are encouraged to participate, as well as non-members. Those who are not a member of the SRWC can pay a guest fee to participate in the event.

     A rotation of five instructors throughout the two-hour event will each instructor an opportunity to teach the class with their own style.

     The event will include raffle with a grand prize of a free summer membership to the gym, as well as giveaways to the first 20 participants.

     Maureen MacRae, fitness coordinator at the SRWC, expects to have more than 50 participants.

All canned food received will go to the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House. 

Source: Daily 49er

New Robeks to Open in SRWC

      Students who like a nice smoothie or snack after working out are in luck-- According to the Daily 49er A new Robeks will be opening in the lobby of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

     
     The lobby of the SRWC has been left empty of concessions after low sales shut down the Fresh Foods Café Express only three months after the facilities opening in fall 2010.

Those who frequent the rec center are having mixed reactions, but student surveys show that students wanted a sort of juice and smoothie bar there.

     “I’m excited,” sophomore Julie Choi said. “I usually go to the Robeks at the USU after going to the rec center anyways. Now I won’t have to walk all that way.”

Others aren’t so impressed.

    “I like it the way it is, without any sort of shop in the lobby,” said sophomore Ussnee Ittimekyin. “I study in there sometimes, and I’m sure a Robeks would make it a lot busier.”

     According to Christina Esparza, ASI communications coordinator, the success of Robeks in the USU has made it a good choice for the SRWC.

    The Robeks in the USU will not be moving, a new one will be opening. It is set to open in the summer. 

Participation in Condition for Tuition Drops

     Despite alterations in the Condition for Tuition program, fewer students have signed up this semester. Changes to the program were intended to make it easier for students to attend to make it easier for students to participate, however that didn’t motivate students to sign up.

    Though the sign-up period was extended by a week the amount of students who are participating decreased. Only 800 students signed up to participate this semester, opposed to the more than 1,100 participants last semester.

     Some students find it a good incentive to go, but were unaware of the deadline to sign up.

“I should have signed up, I go to the rec center all the time. The deadline just somehow slipped my mind,” said junior Harlan Huynh.

     Others find it hard to participate, especially commuter students.

     “It’s all for a good cause really, but I have a gym that’s closer to my job and I live in Whittier, so commuting at night just for a workout would be a hassle,” junior chemistry major Antony Caruso said.

     Despite this decrease in participation, membership services and marketing coordinator Ashley McKeachie is hopeful of the program.

     “We are hoping that the origin of this program has planted seeds that will help it continue to grow over the next few years,” said McKeachie. “ We expect that this will be an integral continuous program offering that will help reinforce positive healthy lifestyles for our students for many semesters to come.”

Source: Daily 49er

Condition For Tuition is Back!

      After being deemed a tremendous success last semester, the SRWC’s Condition For Tuition is back.            

Benefactor Josh Owen with Fall 2011 winner.

 Photo credit ASI Newsleter

      Last semester students were required to sign up for various activities to receive their needed 30 points. Around 1,100 students signed last semester with a little over 100 students completing the whole program, hitting the 10% full completion rate goal. This semester hopes to see even more complete the program with it only taking an hour at the facility to gain a point with a limit of one point per day and a total of five points per week.

      This new adjustment is going to make it easier for students to participate in the competition. Many students found it hard to make it to the fitness classes that were needed to gain points.  “I couldn’t make it to the classes last semester because of school and work, but now I can go on my own time and earn points,” said CSULB student Melissa B.

      “We are hoping that the origin of this program has planted seeds that will help it continue to grow over the next few years.  We expect that this will be an integral continuous program offering that will help reinforce positive healthy lifestyles for our students for many semesters to come,” said Ashley McKeachie Membership Services and Marketing Coordinator for ASI Recreation.

       Sign-ups end this Friday and the program ends on May 3.

 

What Are These Stickers on My Locker?

                If you are wondering why some lockers have stickers on them and why others do not, it’s because the Student Recreation and Wellness Center is testing out a new concept.

                Every day at the beginning of the semester the employees at the SRWC have to help 20-25 people open their locker, and the biggest problem as to why they cannot open their locker is the fact that they have identified the wrong locker. To help with this they have put stickers on sections of each locker room to test if it helps people to remember which locker they used.

                The two stickers in the women’s locker room say fitness and intramural, which causes some confusion. 
               “I wasn’t sure if I could use those lockers or not at first if I wasn’t involved in fitness classes or intramural,” said sophomore Julie Choi.

                So far the spoken word response has been positive, but the written response has been mostly negative. SRWC worker, Melissa B., attributes it to the philosophy that when something good happens you tell two people, but when something bad happens you tell 20. The SRWC is going to continue testing this practice they borrowed from the theme park industry for a few more weeks before they decide whether or not to introduce the concept throughout the whole locker room.

NIRSA DAY

If you’ve been in the Rec Center this past week then you may have noticed a booth set up to collect cans in celebration of NIRSA Day. You may have also noticed the fact that it wasn’t all too successful.

The SRWC had an unmet goal of collecting 1,000 pounds for Food Finders. The first day saw the most donations and student representatives were optimistic feeling they could reach their goal. However they were far off, only collecting 150 pounds.

The SRWC recommended that people bring a canned good to participate in the daily activities held at the Rec Center in order to celebrate National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Day but many were unaware of both the canned food drive and what NIRSA was. Boxes were set up for students to donate canned items as soon as they walked in the building that were accompanied by big signs that explained what NIRSA was, but most students just walked on past it.

                NIRSA Day, February 22, was a day to celebrate the anniversary of NIRSA, an organization set up in dedicated to fostering “recreational programs, facilities and services for diverse populations.” The SRWC celebrated it last year, but in a different way. They went to class rooms to educate students on what NIRSA was and gave out prizes. This year they asked students to join in on the giving and donate canned items that are now going to be donated to a multi-regional food bank that helps some 16,000 people per day.

             

 NIRSA DAY 

WHAT IS NIRSA? 

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After its opening in Fall 2010 the CSULB’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center has been a hot-spot among students.

                The CSULB SRCW is an Associated Student Inc. run facility that is open to all students, faculty, and affiliates of the University. Whether or not students decide to use the facility, how often they use it, or what resources there that they use, they all pay for it through a portion of their student fees.

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