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      10
      April
      1,
      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kate
      VanGerven
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      university
      has
      quite
      a
     
     
      bit
      to
      offer
      in
      the
      athletics
      de-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI’s
      hidden
      gems
     
    
   
   
    
     
      partment.
      Sure,
      there
      are
      the
     
     
      sports
      teams
      who
      represent
     
     
      us
      and
      give
      us
      something
      to
     
     
      watch
      for
      free.
      However,
      for
     
     
      anyone
      who
      wants
      to
      stay
      ac-
     
     
      tive
      without
      the
      commitment
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EAD
      ee
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      FREDERICTON,
      NEW
      BRUNSWICK
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Re
      RTs
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      practices
      and
      a
      team,
      there
     
     
      are
      several
      options.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Gym:
      Open
      from
      6:30
     
     
      a.m.
      —
      10
      p.m.
      throughout
     
     
      the
      week,
      8
      a.m.
      —
      6
      p.m.
      on
     
     
      Saturdays
      and
      12
      —8
      p.m.
      on
     
     
      Sundays,
      the
      gym
      provides
     
     
      enough
      time
      for
      all
      students
     
     
      and
      members.
      If
      you’re
      a
     
     
      complete
      gym
      virgin
      like
      I
     
     
      was
      in
      September,
      the
      fitness
     
     
      centre
      may
      fee]
      a
      little
      daunt-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ing.
      Not
      the
      case!
      My
      advice
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      to
      grab
      a
      cardio
      machine
     
     
      (preferably
      one
      with
      a
      view
     
     
      of
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      gym)
      and
     
     
      run/jog/spin
      for
      as
      long
      as
      it
     
     
      takes
      you
      to
      scope
      out
      your
     
     
      next
      move.
      Another
      help-
     
     
      ful
      hint
      for
      gym
      virgins:
      the
     
     
      weight
      machines
      all
      have
      in-
     
     
      structions
      (peripheral
      vision
     
     
      comes
      in
      handy
      here)
      and
     
     
      they
      also
      display
      a
      picture
     
     
      with
      highlighted
      muscles
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      show
      you
      exactly
      what
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you’re
      working
      out.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Pool:
      It’s
      huge,
      there’s
     
     
      a
      slide,
      diving
      boards,
      and
      a
     
     
      Tarzan
      rope.
      Oodles
      of
      fun
     
     
      and
      all
      you
      need
      is
      a
      bath-
     
     
      ing
      suit!
      Typically,
      there’s
     
     
      an
      open
      swim
      offered
      from
     
     
      8-10
      every
      night
      of
      the
      week
     
     
      which
      I
      feel
      should
      be
      taken
     
     
      full
      advantage
      of.
     
    

    
     
      Sauna:
      This
      was
      a
      recent
     
     
      discovery
      of
      mine.
      Hidden
      in
     
     
      the
      depths
      of
      the
      sports
      cen-
     
     
      tre
      change
      room
      lies
      a
      small
     
     
      yet
      cozy
      sauna.
      Who
      knew?
     
     
      There’s
      not
      much
      else
      to
      say
     
     
      about
      this
      except
      that
      it’s
     
     
      guaranteed
      to
      be
      the
      hottest
     
     
      place
      on
      campus.
     
    

    
     
      Squash
      and
      _
       Racquet-
     
     
      ball
      Courts:
      These
      courts
     
     
      are
      available
      as
      long
      as
      the
     
     
      sports
      centre
      is
      open
      and
      all
     
     
      you
      need
      to
      do
      is
      sign
      up
      for
     
     
      a
      time.
      Now,
      a
      small
      warning
     
     
      for
      any
      squashers
      just
      start-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports
      editor
      Kate
      VanGerven
      begs
      for
      mercy
      on
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      squash
      court.
      Photo
      courtesy
      of
      “Charlotte”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      ing
      out
      on
      the
      great
      adven-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ture
      of
      ball
      and
      racquet:
      even
     
     
      if
      you
      are
      afraid
      of
      the
      ball,
     
     
      don’t
      tell
      your
      opponent.
     
    

    
     
      I
      made
      that
      mistake
      in
      my
     
     
      first
      squash
      attempt.
      My
      fel-
     
     
      low
      squasher,
      for
      privacy
     
     
      reasons
      we’
      ll
      call
      her
      Char-
     
     
      lotte,
      took
      it
      upon
      herself
      to
     
     
      break
      me
      of
      my
      fear.
      It
      be-
     
     
      gan
      innocently
      enough.
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      few
      easy
      lobs
      in
      my
      direc-
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      made
      me
      dance
      out
      of
     
     
      the
      ball’s
      path,
      laughing,
      a
     
     
      little
      nervously,
      but
      laughing
     
     
      all
      the
      same.
     
    

    
     
      Then
      it
      turned
      ugly.
      Char-
     
     
      lotte’s
      hits
      became
      harder
     
     
      and
      more
      frequent.
      Petrified,
     
     
      I
      shrank
      down
      the
      wall
      into
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      version
      of
      the
      fetal
      po-
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sition
      and
      held
      the
      racquet
     
     
      over
      my
      face
      in
      protection.
     
     
      I
      can
      still
      hear
      Charlotte
     
     
      preaching
      over
      my
      pleas
      to
     
     
      stop,
      “You
      can’t
      be
      afraid
     
     
      of
      the
      ball!
      You
      must
      not
      be
     
     
      afraid
      of
      the
      ball!”
      When
     
     
      I
      believed
      the
      torture
      was
     
     
      over,
      I
      moved
      the
      racquet
     
     
      away
      from
      my
      face
      with
     
     
      shaking
      hands.
     
    

    
     
      One
      final
      blow
      from
      Char-
     
     
      lotte
      struck
      me
      hard
      on
      the
     
     
      forehead
      which
      only
      con-
     
     
      firmed
      my
      very
      rational
      fear
     
     
      of
      the
      ball.
      Thanks
      Char-
     
     
      lotte.
     
    

    
     
      That
      being
      said,
      don’t
      be
     
     
      afraid
      to
      attempt
      squash!
      It’s
     
     
      easy
      to
      learn,
      a
      ton
      of
      fun
     
     
      and
      a
      fantastic
      workout!