Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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Cholesterol tips. Members of the university home economics and student health departments spent one day during Springwcli week teaching students and members of the community about cholesterol. Predicting the future, Jim Nugent, director of housing, receives help from Pam Ridler as a computer helps him analyze what type of employment and lifestyle he is best suited to have. MIKE HAWLEY Springwell yA l b 29

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PHIL GOOCH The first Springwell: by Eric Jonira Feeling better was never so much fun. Students at the university realized this firsthand during the month of April when a week-long health fair titled Springwell took place on the campus. In the past, one-day fairs had been commonplace at the univer- sity, but under the direction of Jim Nugent, director of housing, the week-long format was derived for 1988. And according to Nugent, Springwell was a tremendous success. I thought that it was a very successful week, Nugent said. ' There was a lot of cooperation from people and organizations at the university and in the community. Also, the people who conducted the programs were just outstanding. I think that the participation will grow as we continue to conduct this thing. Exact participation numbers were not kept during the week, but Nugent said the most successful events were a cholesterol screening, the unveiling of a new fitness trail on the campus, a visit by the American Red Cross Bloodmobile, presentations on stress reduction and a humor night at the Backdoor. Kathy Douglas, director of student health at the university, was in charge of planning the day that ended up being the most successful as far as participation. Douglas and the other workers in the student health depart- ment conducted the cholesterol screening event in addition to coordinating the hike on the new fitness trail that winds across the campus. Walkers on the hike were joined by a small group of the Tiger Marching Band, which played rousing parade tunes as the group walked. We used to have health fairs that lasted just one day, Douglas said, but we never had anything this big. We decided to have Springwell because it involved more people on campus and in the community, and it was attended fairly well by both. For Nugent, the first Spring well marked the beginning of what he hopes will be a very popular event in the future. Like it is with most events of this nature, I would have liked to have had more people, Nugent said. But overall, I think this was a good start. Hays Days and Oktoberfest didn ' t start big either, but they sure are now. I can foresee Springwell as a huge health fair that people from all over the region come to — kind of like an Oktoberfest except that it lasts longer. It will get much, much bigger, Nugent said. This won’t hurt a bit. Teresa Craven, an employee at St. Anthony’s hospital in Hays, performs a simple test on a university student during Springwell week. Springwell + A L 28

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ALLEN LANG All together now Cast members of jose Greco perform a dance number during their program. Beautiful costumes played a big part in the program, which was one one of the most popular Encore Scries productions. What a singer Jorge Rojas, one of the many guitarists and singers in Jose Greco performs a solo number during the program. Encore Series 30 ALLEN LANG