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ArticlesFitness Levels Decline as Texas Students AgeJul 9, 2008 11:23 AM, By Pamela Kufahl, editor AUSTIN, TX -- Texas students become progressively less fit as they age, according to recently performed tests on 2.6 million Texas children. ... Washed AwayJul 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Stuart Goldman, managing editor, and Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor The extent of the damage caused by flooding in Iowa this summer won't be known for several weeks, perhaps even months. The rising waters from the Cedar,... Interview with Kent Blumenthal, Executive Director of NIRSAJun 1, 2008 12:00 PM We’re about [two months] removed from the NIRSA Conference and Expo in Austin, TX... Central Florida Center Becoming Too Crowded for Some StudentsMay 8, 2008 12:04 PM ORLANDO, FL -- At the Athletic Business Conference and Expo last December in Orlando, a pre-conference tour featured the University of Central Florida’s athletic facilities. The campus’s state-of-the-art, 84,000-square-foot recreation and wellness center was among those facilities.... San Diego Fitness Pioneer DiesApr 28, 2008 3:46 PM SAN DIEGO -- Frederick Kasch, a health and fitness pioneer, died earlier this month at a San Diego hospital at the age of 94, about a week shy of his 95th birthday. ... Portland State Rec Center Will House City’s ArchivesApr 28, 2008 3:41 PM PORTLAND, OR -- The $71 million Portland State University student recreation center, scheduled to open in 2010, will have a unique feature, courtesy of the city of Portland, OR.... NIRSA Conference Sets Attendance RecordApr 21, 2008 1:02 PM AUSTIN, TX -- The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) set an attendance record with nearly 2,500 attendees at its annual conference and exhibition April 2-5 in Austin, TX.... Harvard Rec Center Complies with Muslim Students' Request for Women-Only HoursApr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, Stuart Goldman Cambridge, Ma Men are banned for six hours a week from the Harvard University's Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center. The ban was to accommodate Muslim... Harvard Complies with Muslim Students’ Request for Women-Only HoursMar 10, 2008 4:47 PM CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Harvard University’s Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center has banned men for six hours a week to accommodate Muslim women who, for religious and cultural reasons, cannot exercise comfortably in their presence. A discussion about this policy was aired on NBC’s “The Today Show” this morning. ... Missouri Southern Students Protest Fee Increase for Rec CenterMar 7, 2008 5:19 PM JOPLIN, MO -- Some students at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) have asked fellow students to sign a petition to repeal a $150 per semester student fee increase that would help pay for a student recreation center.... |
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