This week marked the beginning of a series of events created especially for the recreational athlete. The Intramural Sports program, which offers these events, began the spring semester of sports with a coed volleyball league. There are two leagues and ten teams that were formed, based on the amount of students that signed up to compete. One league plays its games on Mondays and Wednesdays, the other plays on Tuesdays and Thursdays. With numerous participants in the league come various reasons for joining.
Many students participate to be competitive, or just for the love of the game.
For whatever reason, they show up in big numbers and with a lot of enthusiasm. George Maximo, a senior majoring in ICS, has been a participant of intramurals for four years and finds it as an escape from school. It's a time to un-stress and get away from school. Other students find that intramurals are an opportunity to make new friends and to share experiences with different people. Students, such as junior social work major Che Sabol, see it in this view.