A Cheaper Workout

Houston Huffman Lowers Prices

Now is the time to get the workout memberships for the summer time at the Houston Huffman. The month of July has rolled around and prices of memberships have dropped 20 dollars.

"People don't really notice that our prices drop when a month has gone by," Student Employee, Kayla Wilson said. "Everybody just assumes our prices will stay the same throughout the whole year."

Every month, when dealing with prices at the Houston Huffman, prices get lowered after the months pass and the semesters come closer to and end. The Houston Huffman will then, again, increase the prices of memberships (depending on which membership is bought) for faculty, staff, and alumni when new semesters begin in the future.

Prices are updated as of now, and will remain the same throughout the month of July. Students who wish to purchase a membership can do so with cash, check, or credit card. No bursar charge.

More Camps are at The Huff

Teams are playing here at the Houston Huffman Center. The camp is being held at The Houston Huffman Center, Lloyd Noble Center, and The McCasland Field house.

Too Much Basketball?

The Houston Huffman Center is scheduled for a very busy summer with the remains of June and the upcoming of July. The Jeff Capel Basketball camp is taking place at the Houston Huffman Center on both sections of the courts.

"It's for a good cause to come out here and see these kids getting to play and to see some of the talent at this age," Intramural Employee, Casey Hedrick said. "The down side is that I always want to play basketball and me and my friends can never play here because there is always a camp going on sometime."

If you are looking to play basketball at the Houston Huffman Center, it's probably gonna be a while until courts open up again for recreational purposes. You can call the Houston Huffman Center for information about court openings and the times they will be available.

The Houston Huffman Center will be hosting more camps throughout the rest of summer, according to the Intramural Staff at the Houston Huffman.

Flexibility at HES

The Health and Exercise Science testing laboratory is shown above. The testing laboratory is located downstairs in the Health and Exercise Science building.

Health and Exercise Science are "Flexible" when it comes to their studies.

Health and Exercise Science (HES) faculty have been on the hunt for participants in their latest study. The study consists of flexibility in the muscles and testing the bone structure of one's skeleton frame.

"We're trying to see the difference of flexibility and bone matter that can occur over the amount of time with age," Eric Ryan, HES grad student, said. "We usually have a wide range of age groups come in, from college students to senior citizens, and we like to tell them important information they should know about their bodies."

The HES department has been doing independent studies in the previous years during the semesters of school, but now they are constructing more studies in the summer as well. Studies are ran a lot at the HES building and some have even been pretty beneficial for some participants, meaning some cash is involved in particular studies.

The HES department will be holding more studies in the future and will be looking for new participants.

"Our studies have became more and more known amongst students on campus," Ryan said. Ryan said this study does not involve cash, but a lot of people enjoy being apart of the study and find pleasure in knowing how their body is holding up with their age.

Camps Take Over The Huff

Paul Kasishke (left) and Michael McDonald play a game of basketball on the north courts of the Houston Huffman Center.

More Court Closings?

The last day of the Sherri Coale Women's Basketball camp will be held on the north courts of the Houston Huffman Center this Sunday. The camp has been in progress since Monday and has had over 200 girls, according to Inter murals Coordinator, Garry Armstrong.

"Everybody wants to use our facilities because our feedback tells us that we are one of the best in the state," Armstrong said. "I know there has been a lot of complaining from the student body about the openings of the courts, but we tend to the OU's needs first and then we have to worry about basic recreational purposes."

Depending on how busy the camp is during that specific day, students can enjoy playing basketball on the south courts as well. The courts will not be free for the next couple of weeks left in June, due to more athletic camps.

Next week is a volleyball camp, which indicates the same amount of availability there is with the basketball camp, said Armstrong.

The last day for basketball camp (Sunday) begins at 7am and will end at 5pm

An Even Brighter Future for NAS?

Adam Youngbear (top) and Diante Walker do research on their laptop while in a lab at the A.I.M.M.S. camp.

A.I.M.M.S. in Session Again

The Native American Studies department will be quiet busy this week, because high school students from Watonga and Westville are in Norman for their annual American Indian Math and Science Society camp. The camp is in progress for one school week, where the students will be dealing with assignments related to science and math.

The purpose of the camp is to help promote Native American students into choosing OU as their college of choice for their future, camp coordinator Barbara Hobson said.

"This is a really great camp for both the kids and the program of Native American Studies," Bridgett Dimery, graduate student, said. "I was really impressed by how smart these kids are and how much they care for their future.

The camp is ran every summer in the middle of June, according to the Native American Studies department. As the years go by, the camp tends to grow larger by about four students every year.

The Native American Studies department is proud to have a program that allows students to consider college in their home state and helps prepare them for their future, said Barbara Hobson.  The Native American Studies department will see more students in the future who might be interested in majoring or minoring in Native American Studies and could also allow them to be reconnected in the fields of math and science, which is what they are in now at the camp

Summer At The Huff

The Houston Huffman Center has taken its summer membership policy into affect this June and July. All students and faculty staff will be affected by this policy, whether taking summer school or not, when trying to access the facility.

The summer membership policy has been going on at the huff for the past 5 years. The problem is, everybody assumes they can still use the facility, even if they are not enrolled. 

"We need everybody to help for our services," Kerry Mckeown, Rec Services Coordinator, said. "Students who aren't enrolled during the summer have to pay to keep the facility running." 

The memberships cost $43.30 and expire July 31, but after the summer is over with, regular student and faculty staff admissions will be allowed, including intersession.