Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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ports and Recreation whether it is to create the body beauiiful or to work off tension after a midterm, students are hitting The Tracks. the courts, even the slopes in pursuit of fun and fitness. 14 7 sports and recreation +-

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Dorm lite is first 01 all adjustment: to sharing a room with a total stranger who might become the best friend you ever had, to sharing a floor and a bathroom with forty other people. There are joys: the sense of community, with friends only a step or two away; independence and treedom-ior many the iirst real shot at being responsibte for themselves. There are disadvantages too: little privacy tunless locked into a bathroom staID; coid. cold winters the heater in your room just isnit strong enough to fight, lumpy mattresses and cold showers that get scalding hot when someone ilushes. The cafeteria never quite replaces home cooking, but then Morn never cooked for 1500 people. The nice thing about the cafeteria is that there is no worrying about cooking or doing the dishes. The disadvantages never really change: ham manages to sneak into the menu three or iour times a week and mystery meat in some form or another makes its appearance. What's served isn't always what people are hungry for. but they eat anyway. They always eat. anyway. home sweet home 13

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On a coilege campus. some of the most visible people are the athletes, amazing in their ability to make the very difficult look easy. However. the great majority of students do not have the determination or desire or even the talent to go out for interrcoiiegiate sports. Interest in fitness has prompted many to become involved in intramural or individuai sports. This concern tor a healthy body can be seen in the weii tilled aerobics classes and the abundance of ioggers and weight litters. For some. the interest is in the mastering of a sport, such as skiing or tennis. For others, competition is the iure. Intramural basketball and voileyball are popuiar with both dorm teams and fraternities and somtities. Others choose to test their skill in iess active pursuits like pool. ping-pong and video games. sports and recreation - 15