Scc student saulo works out in the weight room. New requirements may make the weight room less accessible and more expensive for students this winter. ~Photo by Macy Wood

Students will be required to register for class to use weight room

By Lavi Aulck • Sports Editor

Beginning winter quarter, SCC will enforce a new usage policy on the fitness center/ weight room located on the bottom floor of the gym (3000) building.

The policy change will enforce that any student who is not a member of a varsity team that uses the fitness center must be registered for one of many available weight-training classes. In addition, an SCC faculty member must be present to supervise proper usage of weight-training equipment.

SCC Athletic Director Doug Palmer cites two major reasons for the upcoming changes. “The number one thing was liability,” Palmer said. “There was no one in the fitness center to supervise but there was also no way to fund it. We’re also looking for other ways for students to meet PE requirements.”

The new policy will require students not already enrolled in a PE class to register for the soon-to-be- introduced PE 200. PE 200 will be a variable-credit class that will range from one to three credits and will not be on a fixed schedule. One possible hitch in the pending change, however, is the fact that for a student to register for PE 200 and use the fitness center freely, he/ she must have previously taken either PE 100, 136, or 138– all three of which will continue to be on a fixed schedule. Read more...

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Man on the street

"How do you deal with back to school stress?"

~ Photo by Daniel Berman

Bianca DeGuzman: "I hang out with friends and ignore it."

Mitch Chavez: "Techno music, actually. And messing around in Photoshop."

Megan Dale: "I try to take classes I will feel comfortable with. But I like a little stressful."

Ivan Pedersen: "I like to exercise and this winter I'll be snowboarding."