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Ice skating* *Ice not included
Keni Walker, left, a freshman from O’Fallon studying TV, and Digital Media Radio and Criminal Justice, and Alissa Mendez, a freshman from Aurora studying Biological Sciences, put on ice skates Tuesday at the Free Frozen Fun event hosted by the Residents Hall Association, held in the upper level of Grinnell. “I haven’t ice skated before, and I was a little disappointed that the ice wasn’t real,” Walker said. “But I still had a great time.” The ice rink was made up of interlocking greased plastic tiles.
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Resolutions are ripe at the Rec Austin Miller
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N athaN h oefert • D aily e gyptiaN Zoe Yeshayahu, left, a senior from Carbondale High School, listens to her personal trainer, Mike Fiala, a junior from Chicago studying information systems technology, in the Personal Fitness & Wellness Studio at the Recreation Center. Fiala said he has already had people drop sessions they started this semester.
The calendar changing leads many people to want to change their lives. Forty-five percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions each year, according to a poll by the University of Scranton. A separate poll conducted by Marist College found healthrelated goals make up 38 percent of resolutions. Troy Vaughn, director of the Recreation Center, said the first few months are the busiest of the year. Whether it is because of resolutions, intramural sports or the desire to get a beach body for Spring Break, the Recreation Center is full of students and members. Three-thousand people visit the Recreation Center every day, and staff is stationed accordingly to those numbers. More than 200,000 people came through the doors of the Recreation Center during January, February and March in 2014, including 718 new members. With all of the new bodies in the facility, Vaughn said he hopes the staff can keep those people coming back. The more than 60 group fitness sessions, including yoga, Zumba and cycling classes, are free for all visitors from Tuesday to Jan. 30. Please see RESOLUTIONS · 2
Design student wins top-five honor Jessica Brown
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An SIU student was named one of the top-five finalists for a national interior design competition, which included about 800 college students. Sara Diesburg, a senior studying interior design from Paxton, was named a finalist for the competition, called NEXT, on Dec. 11. The contest is sponsored by Steelcase Education—an organization that helps schools create new learning environments that cater to students’ and educators’ needs.
Diesburg had to create interesting design aspects of a fictitious college campus. “For the project we had to design four different classrooms, a faculty lounge and a cafe area,” she said. This project explores how spaces can better support learning and improve student outcomes. Most education spaces are inadequate learning environments, according to Steelcase’s website. NEXT was Diesburg’s first time participating in a design competition. “My professor for interior
design studio pointed us towards it,” she said. “Our whole studio did the projects together, then the professor picked two of us to enter into the competition.” Her class then had about a month and a half to complete its designs. “It was an opportunity to take on a challenge that wasn’t set up by the professors,” Diesburg said. “It was interesting to see what professional people out in the real world can put together for students, and to understand what they want to see.” Please see NEXT · 3
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