By Brandon Davis

A common dilemma many students face when beginning their college careers out of high school is figuring out how to stay in shape while adjusting to a new schedule.

The Student Activities Center’s fitness center offers a variety of different activities to help keep students in shape, including an accessible weight room stocked with treadmills, free and machine weight systems and other cardiovascular equipment.

“In the Louisville Metropolitan area, this [SAC] is one of the best facilities around,” Ken Carey, gym employee, said. “The vast array of equipment and stuff that this facility has here along with the facilities at the Crawford and Humana, it can’t be beat.”

The SAC is open weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is free with an active student ID.

The SAC fitness center also provides five racquetball courts, two squash courts and complete locker room facilities along with four multi-purpose gym floors which are used for basketball, volleyball and badminton.

“It offers pretty much everything you want,” Greg Welsh, junior nursing major, said. “They have a gym, basketball courts, racquetball and they’re always open when you need them to be so it’s pretty convenient.”

For those looking to keep themselves occupied in some competitive form or just looking for a way to blow off some steam without all the sweat, the Cardinal Corner might be the answer. Also located in the SAC, the Cardinal Corner provides an assortment of free games for students to compete in, including pool, ping-pong, air hockey and foosball.

The Ralph Wright Natatorium, located on the corner of Warnock Ave. and Floyd St., is one for the newest facilities on campus and allows students a chance to swim in an Olympic-size pool. The Natatorium is also home to the U of L’s men’s and women’s swim teams and is complete with an eight-lane, 50 meter competition pool with depth ranging from four feet, six inches to 18 feet.

“It’s really a great facility,” Matt Blanford, graduate student and lifeguard, said. “It’s brand new and I think students are surprised when they find out that it’s even here and they’re allowed to use it for free.”

The Natatorium is open from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and is also open at various times on weekends.

The Humana Gym is another facility available for students looking to work out. Located on Bradley Ave. and Eastern Pkwy., the Humana Gym offers complete weight and cardiovascular rooms, dry heat saunas and gym floors are available when not used for club practices. Free for students, the Humana Gym is open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

U of L also offers a variety of different sports clubs and intramural league sports which provide students looking for a more structured plan to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, a solid solution while satisfying their competitive juices.

With clubs like badminton, fencing, gymnastics and many others, students are given the opportunity to compete while receiving a chance to learn a new sport or continuing to play a familiar one. There are also many different intramural league sports students can play including football, basketball, and soccer.

‘The degree stands; no further action will be taken’

2009-04-22T00:00:00-04:00April 22nd, 2009|Uncategorized|

Colleagues,
For the past few months, we have been examining many of our policies
and procedures in light of actions surrounding the former dean of the
College of Education and Human Development.
While we have taken all of the issues seriously, one allegation struck
at the heart of the Academy: the accusation that we inappropriately
awarded a graduate degree to one of the former dean*s students.


100 Wise Women series speakers announced

2009-04-22T00:00:00-04:00April 22nd, 2009|Uncategorized|

Leadership Louisville has lined up three impressive, dynamic women as keynote speakers for its 100 Wise Women series. This unique and lively forum connects emerging women leaders with experienced, successful women, and it has been well-received. Since the series started in 2007, every event has sold out.


SGA scholarships and budget to receive significant reductions

2009-04-20T00:00:00-04:00April 20th, 2009|Uncategorized|

The Student Government Association will be cutting $26,636 of the $76,756 scholarship money used to pay for their officials in the 2010-2011 school year. As the saved money is for scholarships only, the extra funds will be able to provide scholarships for other students. Specific appropriations for the extra money have not been decided.  
"No one on SGA should be there for the money," said Executive Vice President Mike Dennis.


Senate Bill 68

2009-04-20T00:00:00-04:00April 20th, 2009|Uncategorized|

In early March, Kentucky Senator Gary Tapp escorted Senate Bill 68 to the committee, and had it passed legislation, it would have prevented unmarried, cohabitating couples from fostering children in Kentucky.


News Briefs

2009-04-20T00:00:00-04:00April 20th, 2009|Uncategorized|

FINALS BLITZ helps students prepare and review for final exams

With finals right around the corner, REACH is holding final exam review sessions. Each session will include free study energy snacks. Also, they will give tips for preparing for finals and test-taking skills. FINALS BLITZ will be held until April 29. The test reviews include around 40 courses within the 100, 200 and 300 level. Strickler Hall, Ekstrom Library and residence halls are some of the locations the study sessions will be held. For the complete schedule of courses and information, visit reach.louisville.edu.

U of L did not violate Open Records Act

The question was presented in an appeal to the Kentucky Attorney General's office, as to whether U of L had violated the Open Records Act in failing to respond to Bruce M Tyler's records request.
In a decision by Attorney General Jack Conway on April 17, it was decided that the University of Louisville did not violate Open Records Act in failing to respond to requests that were unsuccessfully transmitted to a nonexistent email account.  Because requests did not reach the university, no error can be assigned to it.
Tyler's requests were directed to an incorrect e-mail address and therefore were undeliverable. 


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