by Jason Secrest
Intern Writer
The first University Recreation All Nighter will be held Feb. 28-29
in the Quinn Recreation Center.
The Quinn Center will open its doors 10 p.m. Saturday and will not
close until 3 a.m. Sunday.
“It’s going to be like a lock in,” UREC Publicity
Programmer Justin Gomez said.
All Appalachian State University students are invited to participate
in a number of events. Students can compete in basketball, volleyball
and racquetball tournaments, as well as a triathlon, relay races,
potato sack races and a weight lifting competition. Students can
sign up for to participate in the competitions prior to Saturday,
or they can sign up at the Quinn Center the night of.
Numerous aerobics classes will also be taught throughout the event,
and the weights and workout area will be available as it normally
is.
Jesse Anderson, UREC Administrative Graduate Assistant, said students
can come and go as they please. She said students can participate
in whichever events they want.
Gomez said UREC is hoping for a big turnout in order to make this
an annual event. Anderson said expectations are high.
Gomez said the event will be lots of fun, and also give students
a chance to get a good workout in before Spring Break. Anderson
said the all nighter is a good way for students to have some fun
before midterms.
UREC had been discussing planning an event like this for a while
to generate interest in recreation on campus, Gomez said.
Joe Carter, director of UREC, said the all nighter gives students
something different to do during the winter months when weather
prohibits a lot of outdoor activities.
The event also offers students a positive alternative to what they
might normally do on the weekends. Gomez said the all nighter goes
along with UREC’s promotion of a health, active lifestyle.
“Health is what our department is about,” Anderson said.
Carter said UREC wants to give students opportunities to find an
activity they enjoy and can stick with even after they leave Appalachian
State.
Carter said UREC is one of many ways Appalachian offers students
diversity in activities.
He said UREC’s job is to create excitement about recreation
on campus, and the all nighter is an excellent way for students
to see what UREC is about.
Along with activities, free food and prizes sponsored by Dominos
Pizza, Joe’s Italian Kitchen, Los Arcoiris, Ruby Tuesdays,
Hungry Howies, The Sports Fanatic, Woodlands Barbeque and Mile High
Sub, will be given away. The first 100 students through the door
will receive a free T-shirt.
Anderson said support from local businesses has been great.
Casey Bowen, UREC Intramural Programmer, said the sponsors have
been willing to give away anything they can afford for the all nighter.
Carter said UREC employees have worked hard organizing this event
for students.
For more information on the UREC ALL Nighter, call 262-2100.
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