Students Delve Into PE Options

Outdoors

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“Scuba diving is a relatively expensive activity, whether you want to buy and maintain your own gear or pay someone else to take you out,” said Melia Matthews grad, who helps assist Physical Education 1130: Open Water Scuba. “So it does tend to be more white in population, but I think people are working to make it more accessible to everyone. It’s definitely not a sport for just one group of people, it should be something that everyone can experience.”

According to the Associate Director of Physical Education and Director of Aquatics Brigitta Putnam, one quarter of Cornell’s physical education classes, as well as pool access, are free. The University offers different free courses each year so that students are able to try a variety of classes.