childproof evey: New spring events held by Sports and Recreation club

Saturday, February 11, 2012

New spring events held by Sports and Recreation club | The Exchange

by Kyle Soule
edited by Alicia Baldino

Due to the lack of snowfall, the Sports and Recreation club was forced to change the lineup from outdoor events like skiing and snowboarding, to other events this spring.

Instead of snow related sports, there will be the highland games such as twosome, a challenging obstacle course that involves carrying another person through it. ?Other spring events will be announced as weather permits.

Carty calls this winter the warmest he?s ever witnessed here on campus. ?This is probably the most mild winter I?ve had in the past ten years,? said Doug Carty, Director of Campus Recration.

Freshman Hilbert Sterns said, ?Although the mountains are creating snow, the conditions could be better?. ?I have been snowboarding since I was eight years old and hope to go at least one more time before the end of the season.?

One alternative event is the Frozen Finger Fest of Fury, a rock climbing competition. ?On February 23, the event will be held in the adventure recreation lounge, open to all students. ?The course will include small sections equivalent to a small car garage making up a ring structure. ?The goal is to be the last person climbing. ?There will be over 700 different climbing holds. Each hold will be marked by a piece of colored tape to help identify which areas to grab.

Carty explained the impact of this upcoming event. ?The bullring cave in the adventure recreation lounge, I think, is the best kept secret on campus.?

Spring intramural leagues are also beginning. ?The sports will include five-on-five basketball, indoor soccer, floor hockey, and dodge ball. ?Students interested still have time to sign up; however, they may suffer an automatic loss for the first games due to late entry.