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A personal touch ennis anyone? Badminton? Racquetball? Some students do it for exercise, others lor the sake of good-natured, yet stiff, com路
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those who engage in a variety 01 personal sports do it for a different reason-the fun of it. "It sure is a nice break from studying," said Loretta Leberknigbt, an Idaho Falls junior and swimming enthusiast. "Whenever I get restless, I'll go swim off my excess energy." Swimming is only one of the many activities open to those who wish to work off extra energy or merely 10 have
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some fun. During the autumn and spring months,students enjoy
capacity and students ususally have to wait to use the courts. The most crowded outdoor activities, such as places are usually the jogging, hik og, and playing racquetball and badminton tennis, football. or soccer. courts in the winter, and the . In the winter months, on the tennis courts in the spring, other hand, most enthusiasts summer and fall. are forced inside to warmer "Sometimes the tennis couractivities. Swimming, bowl- ts next to Wallace Complex ing, playing racquetball or will be busy until midnight or badminton, and jogging in later," said Tammy Halstead, the Dome are some of th": ... n Idaho Falls sophomore. students' favorite winter spor- "It's really. tough to get a t,. court. You have to keep a The East End Addition has sharp eye out for one to open given students nine more up and be ready to run out racquetball courts to choose and claim it." from. Still, the facilities are, But 1 when tennis and more often than not, filled to racquetball courts are in use,
there are many alternatives to choose from. There is always room for joggers, whether it be on the streets of Moscow or inside the Dome. Swimmers can usually adapt to a crowded pool and there are almost always open lanes at the SUB's bowling alley. Those who are interested in basketball, weight lilting, and soccer also have little trouble finding open facilities. With this wide variety 01 activities on the campus, it isn't surprising that personal sports are so popular at Idaho. 0