| The Pit P age | | Over the Edge Jan 12, 1996 PASE 1 1

In the Snow

The Fitness Centre has dusted off the cross country skis, boots and poles just in time for the snow to fall. You can rent these by the day, weekend. Come by the PIT and
make sure we have your size.

The Intramural Scene

For the start of the intramural programs, we will be having open gym for each of the offered sports. They will be at the allocated times that corresponds to when they
will be run throughout the semester. This will give everyone an opportunity to meet others and to decide if they want to play or not. During the open gym times, people
are more than welcome to make teams for the league and submit them to the people you want to play with.

The intramurals offered this semester are the following: men’s and women’s floor hockey, coed volleyball, team handball, walleyball, squash ladder, racquetball ladder,
and ping pong ladder.

Suggestions

If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to come to the PIT and talk to anyone there or leave a note in the suggestions box. We are always looking for ways to
improve our programs and services.

Volunteers -

Anyone looking for volunteer hours or would like to get involved with the fitness center, should come to the PIT and sign up. We are actively looking for dedicated
people to help us out with the intramural special events. Depending on the number of hours you work, you may be eligible for free equipment for a 1 month period or
for the whole semester. The equipment rentals include racquets, balls, eye protectors, and ski packages. It is a great opportunity to build up your resume and then get
out on the courts and play. .

By the beginning of 2nd semester, we are hoping to build an ice rink on the field beside the gymnasium. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Jim O’Meara *
at the PIT. This rink would be for your use, so the more people that help out he better and quicker we can get the rink up and going.

Squash Update
EYEGUARDS—TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE?

Squash Canada is looking at a policy to make eyeguards mandatory for every player in Canada. If your rights include losing an eye, inability to play squash, costing our
health care system thousands of dollars, maybe losing your job, increasing our insurance costs...then yes, they are taking away our rights. They are trying to make
squash a safe and fair sport for everyone in Canada. That is part of the mandate of the National and Provincial governing bodies for squash. They have provided us

with a few facts on the subject of eye protection.
*All lenses must be made of 3mm thick polycarbonate material;
*Most people seem to agree that the wrap-around goggles are the safest as far as frames are concerned;
*If there is a hinge, the hinge should be 7 barrels. This means there should be a 3 on the leg and a 4 on the frame, or vice versa;
*You can expect to pay between $50 and $100 for the frames with regular lenses, prescriptions would be extra.

Some of the reasons for not wearing eyeguards are the following:

1. They restrict my view—players who can not see with eyeguards probably have the cheapest pair they can find. Eyeguards which meet the Canadian Standards
Association’s standards all have 3mm polycarbonate lenses. These lenses do not distort the picture at all.

2. As for fogging up—find a pair with a plastic nose piece. This will keep the guards away from your face and allow air circulation. Anti-fogging agents can be
applied to the lenses.

3. Other players say they can’t see past the frame—players who look out of the corner of one eye might as well look at the front wall. You need both eyes to
see properly.

4. I play at a high level and seldom get hit with the ball or racquet—eye injuries do not only occur among hackers. The better players are more likely to be
hit in the eye by the ball because they tend to watch the ball more. New squash players are more likely to be dinged in the back of the head since they tend to watch the

front wall rather than the ball.
5. Dll turn when I see the ball coming—what a crock! Ifa player in the back court hits the ball a mere 100km/h and you are on the T, the ball will arrive in your

eye in about 16/100 of a second. Nobody is that fast!

Is squash really worth losing an eye over? It’s only a game that 99% of us play for enjoyment and exercise. Winning is important, but at what price?

Recreation Classes

Time to use your time management skills and sign up for your recreation class. This semester we have over 30 classes to offer the students, staff and public. These
classes include the following: belly dancing, line dancing, two stepping, French, German, Spanish, Sign Language, Jujitsu, Calligraphy, Guitar, Vegetarian Cooking, Tai
Chi, Bicycle Maintenance, Jazz, Teddy Bear Making, Kung Fu, Women’s Self-Defense, Yoga, Watercolours, Tole Painting, Paper Tole, Ballet, Cross Country Skiing,
Fitness to Music, and Food Safe.

If you are interested, come to the Fitness Center, read a course outline and sign up. Space is limited, so sign up quickly.