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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 33

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CULTURE | RECREATION

Rec centers offer group workouts

7 Pedicab Peddlers

12 SEC Showdown

Students sometimes go to great lengths to de-stress, but yoga classes at the Student Recreation Center offer a classic solution for more modern problems. Clear your mind, take a deep breath and assume warrior pose. Namaste.

When the bars close late on a Saturday, Jackson Downing might still be out on the town. But most nights, he isn’t drinking. Downing drives a pedicab on the Strip, giving bar patrons lifts for a fee.

Conference play for SEC football begins in earnest this weekend. With three matchups in the SEC West, all between ranked opponents, the journey to the Georgia Dome starts this Saturday.

CAMPUS FAST FOOD PRICES VARY

OFF-CAMPUS

FERGUSON CENTER

PRICE DIFFERENCE

McFARLAND BLVD.

CHICKEN SANDWICH COMBO

$5.79

$7.65

32.1%

8 PC. NUGGET COMBO

$5.79

$6.19

7%

15th ST.

By Drew Pendleton | Contributing Writer

SEE CLASSES PAGE 7

Yoga After Class

NEWS | FAST FOOD

Classes include strength training, yoga, spinning Throughout the day, the Student Recreation Center bustles with activity. With a widespread clientele that includes students, professors, instructors and members of the Tuscaloosa community, the center offers various group exercise classes that run throughout the week. Whitney Spota, coordinator of group exercise, said the template schedule for classes, which run from 6 a.m. to around 8 p.m., has been in place for nearly 30 years. “Group exercise has changed a lot,” she said. “Instructors are keeping track of what classes are doing well, and we’re using that and the trends in the fitness industry to determine They’re able to what we offer what everyone offer.” Ranging needs and wants. from yoga to strength — John Jackson — training, Spota – who created a cardio-dance course called DAZE – said the classes offered provide balance for regular visitors. “It’s a very well-rounded schedule,” John Jackson, assistant director of fitness and research, said. “The classes all complement each other and aren’t too heavy on one end, so they’re able to offer what everyone

SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SINCE 1894

6-IN./FOOTLONG

6-IN./FOOTLONG

BLACK FORREST HAM

$3.75/5.50

$3.00/5.00

MEATBALL MARINARA

$4.50/6.50

$3.75/5.35

-16.6/-19.2%

-10/-9%

15th ST.

DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER COMBO

$6.99

$6.99

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10 PC. NUGGET COMBO

$5.99

$5.79

-3.3%

15th ST.

1 SIDE & 1 ENTRÉE

$5.59

$5.59

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1 SIDE & 2 ENTRÉES

$6.59

$6.59

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CW / Belle Newby

Prices higher at on-campus Chick-fil-A Meal costs comparable or lower at other restaurants By Heather Buchanan | Staff Reporter

If a student buys a Chick-fil-A sandwich combo at the Ferguson Center for lunch every school day for a semester, they will spend around $140 more than if they had purchased the same meal at an off-campus location. The price difference is a result of the franchise agreement between Bama

Dining and the restaurant. Most restaurants in the Ferguson Center kept prices close to off-campus prices, but Chickfil-A prices on campus are significantly higher. A Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich combo at the Ferguson Center, for example, comes with a 32 percent markup compared to off-campus prices. Kristina Hopton-Jones, director of UA Dining Services, said restaurants have a great amount of control over several aspects of on-campus franchises. “Bama Dining holds the franchise license for the national brands in the

food service locations and the brand determines the price in most cases,” she said. “Just as the brand determines the equipment, fixtures and signage, they also determine the pricing. The pricing tier assigned for the locations comes from the brand based on the franchise agreement.” Hopton-Jones also said Bama Dining runs all of the food services on campus, and the brands are brought to campus through market research, surveys, SEE PRICES PAGE 7

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