Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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I think it ' s (the complex) a great place and I feel to use it ' s services I ' m retired, said. ALONG WITH basketball, volleyball and courts, an indoor track is available for running or a walking. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) CHRIS ROCKEY, freshman in elementary education, reads a little at homework as she rides a PTS 1000 on the second floor of the Rec Complex. (Photo by Christopher Assaf)

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Continued from page 23 The rec center is a good facility and it has a lot of diverse programs to in, Strautman said. It has more equipment than most of the centers in City I ' ve been to. We have to lift weights every other day as a team and on the weekends we ' re on our own, said Steve sophomore in pre- medicine and member of the K-State track team. I like to go to the rec (on weekends) to finish up the weeks workout. Gladys Springer, a retired controller from K- State ' s postal center, said she walks two miles a day and uses the indoor track at the complex when the weather is bad. Concerns of the heart Cardiovascular fitness is a vital part of life and was a vital part of Lifeline Lifeline was a program sponsored by the Recreational Services at K-State for the past four years. It was open to all students, faculty staff, alumni, and others who had a facility use card. The program lasted for 13 weeks at a time, renewing at the of each semester. Basically it ' s trying to improve the cardiovascular system, Karen Loesfler, director of Lifeline said. In order to participate in Lifeline, individuals had to register at the Rec Center and pay a five dollar This fee covered the cost of the T-shirt each recieved at the end of the 13 weeks. If the didn ' t wish to purchase a T-shirt the fee was only 25 cents. To begin, a goal level had to be chosen. The levels ranged from Fresh Start, which was good for the beginner, to Die Hard, which called for an immense amount of determination and work. There were five levels in between these two that allowed a person to slowly work to the Die Hard level. At each goal level there was a minimum number of points that had to be accumulated by the participant each week. These points were earned by participating in one or a variety of sports through the week. Each activity was worth a certain number of points depending on the amount completed and the time it was completed in. The point system was based on the book The Way , by Kenneth H. Cooper. Activities that a participant could do ranged from running, walking, and cycling to cross country skiing, football, and golf. Loesfler said it was a good program because picked their own level and their own activity. The participant kept a daily log of miles that was turned in three times through the 13 weeks so a cumulative progress sheet could be kept and posted. It ' s all on an honor system. she said. At the end of the thirteen weeks, if the goal was met the participant recieved a T-shirt with the Lifeline logo and the person ' s accomplishment. Loesfler said the enrollment in this program has been low because of a publicity problem. It had been basically word-of-mouth advertising. Barb Watson, who was taking classes in the P.E. department, participated in Lifeline. It ' s really not hard to do, she said. It gives you a goal to work for. I highly recommend it. Ted Cable, assistant professor in forestry, used raquetball to earn his points. This has kind of given me more of an incentive to play more regularly; he said. There ' s more of a level of committment. It is a challenge and it kind of motivates you, so you just go out there and walk, said Diane Hobson, an office assistant at the rec center and participant in the walking challenge. by Melissa Paul

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LANCE HONIG, junior in mathematics, drops off his Haymaker Escort button at the front desk of Haymaker after escorting a student across the campus from the Union. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) by MELISSA SIMPSON Hall ' s escort service offered to a valuable service for women. With more than 25 escort requests a week, Haymaker considered their service a success. The escort service was of nearly 100 men, who volunteered their free time to walk women from their residence halls to classes, or parking lots anywhere on campus. Escorts also met women at buildings on to walk them back to their halls. It ' s unsafe to walk alone in Manhattan anymore, at night, said Stephani Stowell, sophomore in social work. With all of the rapes and attacks happening more frequently on campus, the escort service really is a good thing. Todd Hicks, sophomore in environmental design, served as president of the escort Hicks said he was screened for his position after Haymaker ' s governing board reviewed his application. I got involved because I thought it was a valuable Hicks said. It was something worthwhile that only required me to be trustworthy. I knew I could do it without giving up anything but free time. STEFFANY KLAUSE, freshman in arts and sciences, waits for Honig to put on his jacket before they leave the Union. Honig, met Klause in the Union to walk her to West Hall where she lives. (Photo by Christopher Assaf) At the beginning of each semester sign-up sheets to become an escort were posted on every floor. Any male from Haymaker interested in being an escort had to be approved by a resident assistant. They were jogging escorts, who accompanied women runners on their runs, but otherwise escorts were restricted to on-campus addresses or parking lots. After we got a call from the front desk and before we left, all of us had to stop by the front desk and put on a button that stated we were an escort, said Mark Johnston, freshman escort in civil We also had to report in after the call, because the two times were recorded for safety reasons. Johnston said there were no real rules to follow, but escorts had to be responsible and treat the women respectfully. It takes up some time, the real late night calls aren ' t enjoyable, but it ' s worth it, Johnston said. I wanted to meet girls, and being an escort isn ' t hard work. 26 Escorts