Arizona Rec Center Holds ‘Stress Buster’ DaysTUCSON, AZ -- The University of Arizona’s student recreation center hosted a “Stress Buster Day” on Nov. 13, featuring free massages, cancer screenings and other health services, the Arizona Daily Wildcat reports.... Clubs Should Consider Athletic Training Center TechnologyBy: By Jennipher Shaver As college athletics has become more competitive over the years, universities across the country are spending millions of dollars to build... University Athletic Training Center Technology Could Trickle Down to ClubsBy: By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor NATIONWIDE -- As college athletics has become more competitive over the years, universities across the country are spending millions of dollars to build athletic training facilities equipped with state-of-the-art amenities for their sports teams. And many university athletic training professionals say that these features—many of which cost thousands of dollars if not more—could trickle down to the consumer health club market.... Some Rec Centers Close on Football Game DaysBy: Stuart Goldman Columbia, MO The success of the Missouri Tigers, ranked in the top five in the latest college football polls, has resulted in a change for the University... Changing OptionsWhen the Southtowns Family YMCA was built five years ago in the family-oriented Buffalo suburb of West Seneca, NY, organizers anticipated a huge influx... Missouri Student Rec Complex Closed on Game DaysCOLUMBIA, MO -- The success of the undefeated Missouri Tigers, ranked No. 5 in the latest college football polls, has resulted in a change for the University of Missouri Student Recreation Complex and its patrons. The complex is now closing during home football games, beginning at kickoff, and will remain closed the entire day, according to the Columbia Missourian.... Full Steam AheadBy: By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor Next month, Club Industry 2008 rolls into Chicago, bringing an array of seminars, special events and products to more than 6,000 fitness professionals... Uphill ClimbBy: By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor The climbing wall at the Student Recreation Facility at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) serves two purposes. The 43-foot-tall wall is both... Club Closes After Minnesota College Files Eviction ComplaintBy: Stuart Goldman Moorhead, Mn Officials at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are still weighing their options after Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center, a for-profit... Pittsburg State Opens New Student Rec CenterPITTSBURG, KS -- The new $16 million Pittsburg (KS) State University Student Recreation Center and Kansas National Guard Armory, which opened on Aug. 4, is experiencing increased traffic from students and faculty members since classes began on Monday.... Club Closes After Minnesota College Files Eviction ComplaintMOORHEAD, MN -- Officials at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are still weighing their options after Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center, a for-profit club that operated in a building it leased from the college, closed last week.... Making New TracksBy: By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor The Club Industry show may be a veteran event in the fitness industry it has more than 22 years under its belt but this year's conference and exposition... College Gets The LEED GoldBy: Pamela Kufahl Ann Arbor, MI The Washtenaw Community College Health & Fitness Center in Ann Arbor, MI, has received gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's... Fitness Levels Decline as Texas Students AgeBy: By Pamela Kufahl, editor AUSTIN, TX -- Texas students become progressively less fit as they age, according to recently performed tests on 2.6 million Texas children. ... Washed AwayBy: By Stuart Goldman, managing editor, and Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor The extent of the damage caused by flooding in Iowa this summer won't be known for several weeks, perhaps even months. The rising waters from the Cedar,... Interview with Kent Blumenthal, Executive Director of NIRSAWe’re about [two months] removed from the NIRSA Conference and Expo in Austin, TX... Central Florida Center Becoming Too Crowded for Some StudentsORLANDO, FL -- At the Athletic Business Conference and Expo last December in Orlando, a pre-conference tour featured the University of Central Florida’s athletic facilities. The campus’s state-of-the-art, 84,000-square-foot recreation and wellness center was among those facilities.... San Diego Fitness Pioneer DiesSAN DIEGO -- Frederick Kasch, a health and fitness pioneer, died earlier this month at a San Diego hospital at the age of 94, about a week shy of his 95th birthday. ... Portland State Rec Center Will House City’s ArchivesPORTLAND, OR -- The $71 million Portland State University student recreation center, scheduled to open in 2010, will have a unique feature, courtesy of the city of Portland, OR.... NIRSA Conference Sets Attendance RecordAUSTIN, TX -- The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) set an attendance record with nearly 2,500 attendees at its annual conference and exhibition April 2-5 in Austin, TX.... Harvard Rec Center Complies with Muslim Students' Request for Women-Only HoursBy: Stuart Goldman Cambridge, Ma Men are banned for six hours a week from the Harvard University's Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center. The ban was to accommodate Muslim... Harvard Complies with Muslim Students’ Request for Women-Only HoursCAMBRIDGE, MA -- Harvard University’s Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center has banned men for six hours a week to accommodate Muslim women who, for religious and cultural reasons, cannot exercise comfortably in their presence. A discussion about this policy was aired on NBC’s “The Today Show” this morning. ... Missouri Southern Students Protest Fee Increase for Rec CenterJOPLIN, MO -- Some students at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) have asked fellow students to sign a petition to repeal a $150 per semester student fee increase that would help pay for a student recreation center.... Austin City LimitsBy: By Stuart Goldman, managing editor The city of Austin, TX, has no doubt changed since 1968, the last time the National Intramural-Recreation Sports Association (NIRSA) held its annual conference... In BRIEFIn mid-February, a little more than a month after police had arrested two men who had broken into lockers and stolen credit cards and other belongings... |
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