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