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? 

Welcome!

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.

                Climbing at the rock wall, playing basketball at one of the many courts available, taking a high-intensity spin class, or just relaxing in the jacuzzi are just a few of many activities that are offered at the SRWC. But I’m not here to brag about the facility.

This blog is here to keep students up-to-date with the happenings at the SRWC, whether it is events, new innovations, thefts, or everything in between.